1. The Bee
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
March 2009

2. then it becomes more gooey.
thickens
If something thickens,
then it becomes more gooey.

3. In the hive, the nectar thickens into honey.
Whipped cream
thickens into butter.

4. thickens
* If frosting thickens, is it easier or harder to spread on a cake?
* If you add flour to water,
do you think it thickens?

5. If something is plentiful, then that means there is a lot of it.

6. plentiful The crops were plentiful this past year.
What is plentiful in a forest- cars or leaves?

7. Where are books plentiful
Where is snow most
likely to be plentiful?
Where are books plentiful
in your school?

8. If you have a role, then there are certain things you have to do.

9. role The role of the worker bee is to look after the hive.
What is the role of a
police officer- to watch fires or to keep us safe?

10. role
* What is the role of
a mother bear?
a soccer coach?

11. If you are diligent, then you keep working until you’re done.

12. The worker bees are diligent about cleaning the cells.
If you are diligent at practicing a musical instrument, would you be more likely to perform well or perform poorly for a recital?

13. diligent * Does a diligent police officer stop speeding drivers
or let them go?
* Does a diligent painter stop before the painting is done?

14. crowd
When people or animals gather in large numbers, then they crowd together.

15. crowd I would not like it if bees started to crowd around me.
Do you like it when children crowd you in line?

16. crowd * When might children crowd you on the playground-
at recess or during class?
* If you had bread crumbs, would ducks crowd you at the pond?

17. sealed
If you sealed something,
then you closed it up tightly.

18. My father sealed the bag so the garbage wouldn’t fall out.
I tried to open the
sealed treasure chest.
My father sealed the bag so the garbage wouldn’t fall out.

19. * Would you rather get a sealed birthday present or an opened one?
* What might you put
in a sealed bag?

20. carefully
When you do something carefully, then you pay close attention to what you are doing so that you don’t make a mistake.

21. The beekeepers carefully raise their bees.
My aunt carefully
cut my hair.
The beekeepers carefully raise their bees.

22. need to work carefully on
* Why does a dentist
need to work carefully on
his or her patients?
* Do you study
for tests carefully?

23. attack
If you attack something, then you use great force to try to cause it harm.

24. attack I hope a bee does not attack me. Which would be more
likely to attack-
a tiger or a plant?

25. attack * What can a mouse do if an owl swoops down to attack it?
* Why might large animals
in the jungle attack
smaller animals?

26. When you see a design in something, then you are seeing a pattern.

27. paint in a striped pattern?
What colors would you
paint in a striped pattern?
I made a pattern
with my Legos.

28. * What pattern has circles: polka dots or stripes?
* What pattern do you
see in a rainbow?
* What pattern has circles: polka dots or stripes?

29. When something disappears, then you can’t see it anymore.

30. Would you like it if your favorite toy disappeared?
I wish my headache
would disappear.

31. disappear * What makes snow disappear- the sun or the moon?
* If you laugh,
does a frown disappear?

32. I put the card in the envelope and _________ it tight.
A. plentiful
B. crowd
C. carefully
D. sealed
sealed

33. crowd A. crowd B. carefully C. thickens D. disappeared
I saw lot of people ___________
around the Jonas Brothers.
A. crowd
B. carefully
C. thickens
D. disappeared

34. _________ when it melts.
An ice cube does not
_________ when it melts.
A. role
B. attack
C. thicken
D. carefully
thicken

35. diligent Your teacher is ________ about grading your tests.
A. carefully
B. diligent
C. plentiful
D. crowd

36. attack I’m afraid a bear will ________ me if I get too close to it.
A. attack
B. role
C. sealed
D. thickens

37. Did you notice the blue and white diagonal lines on my shirt are arranged in a _________?
A. crowd
B. diligent
C. sealed
D. pattern
pattern

38. role A. diligent B. carefully C. role D. attack Is the _______ of your
teacher include making you
breakfast every morning?
A. diligent
B. carefully
C. role
D. attack

39. My mother _________ added the pasta to the boiling water.
carefully
My mother _________ added the pasta to the boiling water.
A. carefully
B. attacked
C. disappeared
D. role

40. plentiful The frogs in the pond were ___________. A. attack
B. plentiful
C. thickens
D. crowd
plentiful

41. I wish that spider web would __________ from the window
by my front door.
A. seal
B. pattern
C. attack
D. disappear
disappear

42. Can you read these words?
1. thickens
2. plentiful
3. role
4. diligent
5. pattern
6. sealed
7. carefully
8. attack
9. crowd
10. disappear

43. 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

44. 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