1. Serious Farm
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
March 2009

2. acquired
If you own or buy something,
then you have acquired it.

3. acquired My daughter acquired a new backpack before school started.
I acquired my sense
of humor from my mother.

4. acquired
* What is something that we acquired recently for the classroom?
* What questions would you ask if
a friend told you he or she had acquired a new pet?

5. assumed If you assumed something,
then you believed something without thinking about it.
A long time ago, people assumed the earth was flat.

6. My teacher assumed I completed my homework last night.
Would you have assumed that you would have breakfast or lunch when you woke up this morning?

7. assumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day.
* Tell about something that you assumed about second grade when you were in first grade.
* Name some things you
assumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day.

8. then it is crazy or silly.
absurd
If something is absurd,
then it is crazy or silly.

9. wheeled him in a baby carriage.
absurd
It is absurd for a cow
to act like a rooster.
My dog looked absurd
when my sister dressed
him in doll clothes and
wheeled him in a baby carriage.

10. absurd * Is it absurd to eat desert after dinner?
*Do absurd things ever
happen in our classroom?
* Is it absurd to see your friend
fly across the classroom?

11. If you attempt to do something, then you try to do it.

12. attempt The animals attempt to
make Farmer Fred laugh by dressing up in his clothes.
My friend wanted to attempt
to break a record for jumping rope longer than anyone else.

13. attempt * What would you have to do before you could attempt
to walk on the moon?
* Would you want to attempt
to do fifth grade work while
in second grade?

14. serious
Serious means something is
important and not at all funny.

15. serious A severe thunderstorm is very serious. Air pollution is
a serious matter.

16. A clown is always serious.
* True or False:
A clown is always serious.
* Tell about a time when
you had to be serious.

17. Something that is extremely a certain way is very much that way.

18. extremely A cheetah can run extremely fast. I was extremely tired
because I stayed
awake the entire night.

19. extremely * Tell about something that you tried
to do that was extremely hard.
* Name a sound that is extremely loud.
* Name a sound that is extremely soft.

20. admit When you admit something,
then you agree that it is true even though you might not want to.

21. admit I admit that I am the one who put a sticker on my chair.
I admit that I should
have asked before
eating the rest of the cake.

22. admit * If you broke something in your house and nobody knew
about it, would you keep it a
secret or would you admit it?
* What might someone say
if they were going to admit
that they made a mistake?

23. When you can barely do something, then you almost can’t do it all.

24. barely Please speak louder because I can barely hear you.
My younger sister can
barely reach the counter.

25. * Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the hospital?
* True or False:
You can barely see
in foggy weather.
* Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the hospital?

26. Hilarious means something
is very, very funny.

27. hilarious
I thought it was hilarious when my teacher dressed up as a baseball.
That comedian is hilarious because
he tells very funny jokes.

28. hilarious * How can you tell if people think a movie is hilarious?
* True or False:
If I watch somebody take a spelling test, then it is hilarious.

29. witty
If you are witty, then you say
things in a clever and funny way.

30. I think my friend always
witty
My uncle told
me a witty joke.
I think my friend always
says witty things.

31. * Can your teacher be witty?
* Would you rather be friends with someone who is witty or someone who is serious?

32. ________ during the fire drill.
The teacher was very
________ during the fire drill.
A. serious
B. extremely
C. hilarious
D. witty
serious

33. Mrs. Waldner was ____________ happy with the behavior of her students.
extremely
Mrs. Waldner was ____________ happy with the behavior of her students.
A. admit
B. assumed
C. extremely
D. acquired

34. attempted Seth ____________ to be the goalie for the first time.
A. assumed
B. barely
C. absurd
D. attempted

35. witty The __________ child told a funny joke. A. acquired B. extremely
C. witty
D. absurd

36. Charlie ____________ many new toys on his birthday.
acquired
Charlie ____________ many new toys on his birthday.
A. attempted
B. acquired
C. serious
D. admitted

37. She could _______ go across the monkey bars without falling.
barely
She could _______ go across the monkey bars without falling.
A. hilarious
B. extremely
C. barely
D. assumed

38. Jazlynn ___________ there was no homework on Friday night.
assumed
Jazlynn ___________ there was no homework on Friday night.
A. assumed
B. acquired
C. attempted
D. witty

39. hilarious Devon made a _________ face that made everyone laugh.
A. extremely
B. hilarious
C. serious
D. acquired

40. admit “I _______ that I took his toy,” Jolynne confessed. A. attempted
B. absurd
C. admit
D. assumed

41. absurd A. serious B. barely C. extremely D. absurd
It would be an _________ idea
for the students to go out to
recess without a teacher.
A. serious
B. barely
C. extremely
D. absurd

42. Can you read these words?
1. acquired
2. assumed
3. absurd
4. attempt
5. serious
6. extremely
7. admit
8. barely
9. hilarious
10. witty

43. Can you read these words?
1. allowance
2. rosy
3. thrifty
4. industrious
5. bargain
6. spoiled
7. comfortable
8. boost
9. exchanged
10. delivered