1. Charlotte’s Web Words Chapters 5-8

2. To gnaw is to chew at something, or to scratch something with one’s teeth.

3. The dog gnawed at the bone. He thought it tasted very good.

4. To yawn is to be open, stretched wide.

5. The baby yawned.

6. The canyon yawned.

7. To doze is to sleep lightly— you are asleep, but you can be easily awakened.

8. The little boy is dozing in the chair.

9. To waddle is to walk with short steps, rocking from side to side, like a duck.

10. The penguins are waddling on the grass next to the creek.

11. A person is plotting if he is making secret plans, especially plans that hurt or cheat someone else.

12. The criminal was plotting how to steal some money
The criminal was plotting how to steal some money. He was a bad man for doing that!

13. A jubilee is a special kind of party—a celebration in which people have fun.

14. Springtime is a jubilee time for these sparrows.

15. To be clever is to be intelligent, or smart—to think quickly and have lots of good ideas.

16. The little girl was very clever.

17. Morals are doing the right thing.

18. You will be happier in the long run if you have good morals—that means, if you do the right thing.

19. A thought is untenable if there is no reason to think it is true
A thought is untenable if there is no reason to think it is true. A place is untenable if you cannot live there.

20. Could he fly off the cliff? No, that thought is untenable.

21. She does not want to live in that house. It is untenable.

22. Something is rigid if it is stiff, like a thick piece of wood
Something is rigid if it is stiff, like a thick piece of wood. It is very hard to bend, and if you try to bend it, it will break.

23. This block of wood is very rigid.

24. The End