1. The Phantom Tollbooth Act 1, Scene 2
BEFORE READING ACTIVITIES

2. 1-Minute Challenge: Match the definitions with the pictures below
Time’s Up!
1-Minute Challenge: Match the definitions with the pictures below
1. to daydream: to have pleasant thoughts that distract you from reality.
2. strenuous: difficult, requiring hard work
3. fanfare: music played by trumpets to announce someone important
4. fractions: parts of a whole number
5. punctuation marks: symbols used to seperate different parts of writing
6. a cloak: a type of coat that has no sleeves a b c d e f

3. Noun and Adjective Suffixes
We can add an ending (called a suffix) to a word to change it to a verb, adjective, or a noun.
Some verbs you will see in Scene 2 can be made into adjectives by adding these endings: -ed, -ing, -ant, -able.
Some verbs you will see in Scene 2 can be made into nouns by adding these endings: -tion, -sion, -ation, -ance, -ment.
Let’s see what they mean…

4. Making Adjectives
We can add -ing to the end of some action verbs to make an adjective that describes _______________________________________
We can add -ing to the end of some action verbs to make an adjective that describes the thing or person that does that action.
The instructions confuse Peter.
The instructions are confusing.
The lessons bore the students.
The lessons are boring.

5. Making Adjectives
We can add -ed to the end of some action verbs to make an adjective that describes _________________________________________
We can add -ed to the end of some action verbs to make an adjective that describes the thing or person effected by that action.
The instructions confuse Peter.
The instructions are confusing.
Peter is confused.
The lessons bore the students.
The lessons are boring.
The students are bored.

6. Making Adjectives
The suffix -ant has the same meaning as -ing: it describes the thing or person that does that action.
The suffix -ant has the same meaning as -ing: it describes __________ ____________________________
Like ostriches, some people ignore the problems around them.
Those people are ignorant.
The children expect Santa to come.
The children are expectant.

7. Making Nouns
We can add -sion, -tion, or -ation, to the end of some action verbs to make a noun that means the state or feeling that results from that action.
We can add -sion, -tion, or -ation, to the end of some action verbs to make a noun that means the __________________________________ _______
The instructions confuse Peter.
The instructions are confusing.
Peter is confused.
Peter feels confusion.
The children expect Santa to come.
The children are expectant.
Santa is expected.
The children have high expectations.

8. Making Nouns
The suffixes -ance and -ment have the same meaning as -tion: it is the state or feeling that results from that action.
The suffixes -ance and -ment have the same meaning as -tion: it is _____________________________________________
Some people ignore the problems around them.
Those people are ignorant.
Ignorance makes people stupid.
Father banished the boy to his room.
The boy is banished because he hit his sister.
He deserved his banishment.

9. Try it together!

10. The Phantom Tollbooth Act 1, Scene 2
WhILE READING ACTIVITIES

11. Act 1, Scene 2: Cast List The Whetherman King Azaz Milo
The Mathemagician
Lethargian 1
Princess Rhyme
Lethargian 2
Princess Reason
Lethargian 3
The Gatekeeper
Lethargian 4
OPTIONAL:
Lethargian 5
Sound Technician (makes background noises)
Lethargian 6
Director (reads important stage directions)
The Watchdog