2. Amazing Words

3. galaxy tranquil wildlife underneath identify detective fascinating slimy

4.  gal – ax - y  A galaxy is a huge group of stars. Earth and the sun are part of a big galaxy.  On a clear night you can see a galaxy of stars.  Scientists say there are lots of galaxies besides the one we are in.

6.  tran - quil  Tranquil is how you feel when you are very calm and peaceful.  Looking at the stars makes me feel tranquil.  A warm summer night seems tranquil.

7.  wild - life  Animals and plants that live wild outdoors are called wildlife.  There are many kinds of wildlife in the forest.  We saw many kinds of wildlife when we went camping.

9.  un – der - neath  If you put a book under your chair, you can say the book is underneath your chair.  My socks are underneath my pajamas in the top drawer.  In my lunchbox, I have an apple underneath my sandwich.

10.  i - den - ti- fy  When you identify something, you tell what it is.  The tags on a dog’s collar identify the dog’s owner.  I put my name on my lunchbox to identify it.

11.  de - tec - tive  A detective is a person who tries to solve a mystery or figure out a problem.  You are a word detective when you figure out what a word means.  A police detective figures out who is responsible for a crime.

12.  fas – ci – nat - ing  Something that is fascinating is very interesting.  We read about a girl who found insects fascinating.  I read a fascinating book about elephants.

13.  slim - y  Something slimy feels slippery and gooey when you touch it.  Some people think snakes feel slimy, but they really don’t.  The mud at the bottom of the river felt slimy on my feet.