serious farm *robust vocabulary* created by: agatha lee march 2009
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My daughter acquireda new backpack
before school started.
I acquired my senseof humor from my mother.
acquired
* What is something that we acquired recently for the
classroom?
* What questions would you ask ifa friend told you he or she had
acquired a new pet?
acquired
assumed
If you assumed something,then you believed something
without thinking about it.
A long time ago, people assumed
the earth was flat.
My teacher assumed I completed my homework last
night.
Would you have assumed that you would have breakfast or lunch when you woke up this
morning?
assumed
* Tell about something that you assumed about second grade when you were in first grade.
* Name some things youassumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day.
assumed
It is absurd for a cowto act like a rooster.
My dog looked absurdwhen my sister dressedhim in doll clothes andwheeled him in a baby
carriage.
absurd
* Is it absurd to eatdesert after dinner?
*Do absurd things everhappen in our classroom?
* Is it absurd to see your friendfly across the classroom?
absurd
The animals attempt tomake Farmer Fred laugh by dressing up in his clothes.
My friend wanted to attemptto break a record for jumping rope longer than anyone else.
attempt
* What would you have todo before you could attempt
to walk on the moon?
* Would you want to attemptto do fifth grade work while
in second grade?
attempt
A cheetah canrun extremely fast.
I was extremely tiredbecause I stayed
awake the entire night.
extremely
* Tell about something that you tried
to do that was extremely hard.
* Name a sound that is extremely loud.
* Name a sound that is extremely soft.
extremely
I admit that I am the one who put a sticker on my
chair.
I admit that I shouldhave asked before
eating the rest of the cake.
admit
* If you broke something inyour house and nobody knewabout it, would you keep it a
secret or would you admit it?
* What might someone sayif they were going to admitthat they made a mistake?
admit
Please speak louder because
I can barely hear you.
My younger sister canbarely reach the counter.
barely
* True or False:You can barely seein foggy weather.
* Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the
hospital?
barely
I thought it was hilarious when my teacher dressed up as a
baseball.
That comedian is hilarious because
he tells very funny jokes.
hilarious
* How can you tell if peoplethink a movie is hilarious?
* True or False:If I watch somebody take a
spelling test, then it is hilarious.
hilarious
* Can your teacher be witty?
* Would you rather be friends with someone who is witty or someone who is
serious?
witty
The teacher was very _____ during the fire drill.
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1.serious2.extremely3.hilarious4.witty
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Mrs. Smith was ______ happy with the behavior of her
students.
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Seth _____ to be the goalie for the first time.
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Charlie ______ many new toys on his birthday.
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She could ______ go across the monkey bars without
falling.
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Jack _____ there was no homework on Friday night.
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Devon made a _______ face that made everyone laugh.
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“I _____ that I took his toy,” Jazz confessed.
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It would be an ______ idea for the students to go out to recess without a teacher.
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Can you read these words?
1. acquired2. assumed3. absurd4. attempt5. serious
6. extremely7. admit8. barely
9. hilarious10. witty