Say the words!

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

realized

• Understood; figured out

• He realized it was time to take Blue for a walk.

fleet

• group of ships or boats

• A fleet of ships were sailing together.

launched

• Caused to slide into the water

• They launched their boats into the lake and sailed away.

drifted

• Pushed along by moving water

• The fishing boat drifted onshore.

horizon

• The line where the sky and land or a body of water seem to meet

• The sun is beginning to sink below the horizon.

looming

• Appearing large and scary

• These storm clouds are looming over the baseball field.

cozy

• Snug, comfortable

• The meerkats are nice and cozy in their environment.

Let’s Practice

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• It was a few moments before he _______ he had been swept out to sea.

• Realized is correct!

• In a _______, comfortable hole by the sea, lived a young mole.

• Cozy is correct.

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• He grew lonely and bored as he stared at the _________ day after day.

• Horizon is correct.

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• Poor Montigue ________ for days with nothing to drink except lime soda and nothing to eat.

• Drifted is correct

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• Montigue looked up half-dazed and saw a giant sailor ________

over him.

• Looming is correct.

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• They all worked together on their ______ of ships.

• Fleet is correct

• realized• fleet• launched• drifted• horizon• looming• cozy

• They ___________ their fleet of ships out into the water.

• Launched is correct