1. James and The Giant Peach Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
Novel Study

2. Fifth Grade Novel Study
Chapter 8 – 11 Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
Novel Study

3. Words to Know
greedy
soggy
trembling
gigantic
bolt
glanced
famished

4. greedy
trembling
soggy
gigantic
glanced
bolt
famished
bolt
Leave fast

5. greedy
trembling
soggy
gigantic
glanced
bolt
famished
soggy
wet

6. Large, enormous gigantic greedy trembling soggy gigantic glanced bolt
famished
gigantic
Large, enormous

7. Very hungry famished greedy trembling soggy gigantic glanced bolt

8. Wanting more than you need
greedy
trembling
soggy
gigantic
glanced
bolt
famished
greedy
Wanting more than you need

9. To shake trembling greedy trembling soggy gigantic glanced bolt
famished
trembling
To shake

10. A quick look glanced greedy trembling soggy gigantic glanced bolt
famished
glanced
A quick look

11. Wanted more than they needed
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The aunt were greedy and wanted lots of money.
Wanted more than they needed
stupid

12. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The boy was trembling after seeing the ghost.
shaking
speaking

13. Wet stormy Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The grass was very soggy and there were mud puddles all over after the rain.
Wet
stormy

14. huge dark Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
Her house was gigantic and towered over my house.
huge
dark

15. looked smelled Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
She glanced at me when I farted.
looked
smelled

16. Ran away quickly Came to the door
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I bolted when I heard Dad’s car pull in the drive.
Ran away quickly
Came to the door

17. starving tired Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I was famished after football practice.
starving
tired

18. You’ve got it!