The
Bee
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
March 2009
thickens
If something thickens,
then it becomes more gooey.
thickens
In the hive, the nectar
thickens into honey.
Whipped cream
thickens into butter.
thickens
* If frosting thickens, is it easier
or harder to spread on a cake?
* If you add flour to water,
do you think it thickens?
plentiful
If something is plentiful, then
that means there is a lot of it.
plentiful
The crops were plentiful
this past year.
What is plentiful in a forest-
cars or leaves?
plentiful
Where is snow most
likely to be plentiful?
Where are books plentiful
in your school?
role
If you have a role, then there are
certain things you have to do.
role
The role of the worker bee
is to look after the hive.
What is the role of a
police officer- to watch fires
or to keep us safe?
role
* What is the role of
a mother bear?
* What is the role of
a soccer coach?
diligent
If you are diligent, then you
keep working until you’re done.
diligent
The worker bees are diligent
about cleaning the cells.
If you are diligent at practicing a
musical instrument, would you be
more likely to perform well or
perform poorly for a recital?
diligent
* Does a diligent police
officer stop speeding drivers
or let them go?
* Does a diligent painter stop
before the painting is done?
crowd
When people
or animals
gather in
large
numbers,
then they
crowd
together.
crowd
I would not like it if bees
started to crowd around me.
Do you like it when children
crowd you in line?
crowd
* When might children
crowd you on the playground-
at recess or during class?
* If you had bread crumbs, would
ducks crowd you at the pond?
sealed
If you sealed
something,
then you
closed it up
tightly.
sealed
I tried to open the
sealed treasure chest.
My father sealed the bag so
the garbage wouldn’t fall out.
sealed
* Would you rather get a
sealed birthday present or
an opened one?
* What might you put
in a sealed bag?
carefully
When you do something carefully, then
you pay close attention to what you are
doing so that you don’t make a mistake.
carefully
My aunt carefully
cut my hair.
The beekeepers carefully
raise their bees.
carefully
* Why does a dentist
need to work carefully on
his or her patients?
* Do you study
for tests carefully?
attack
If you attack something, then you use
great force to try to cause it harm.
attack
I hope a bee does
not attack me.
Which would be more
likely to attack-
a tiger or a plant?
attack
* What can a mouse do if an
owl swoops down to attack it?
* Why might large animals
in the jungle attack
smaller animals?
pattern
When you see a design in something,
then you are seeing a pattern.
pattern
What colors would you
paint in a striped pattern?
I made a pattern
with my Legos.
pattern
* What pattern do you
see in a rainbow?
* What pattern has circles:
polka dots or stripes?
disappear
When something disappears,
then you can’t see it anymore.
disappear
Would you like it if your
favorite toy disappeared?
I wish my headache
would disappear.
disappear
* What makes
snow disappear-
the sun or the moon?
* If you laugh,
does a frown disappear?
sealed the envelope and
I put the card in
_________ it tight.
A. plentiful
B. crowd
C. carefully
D. sealed
crowd
I saw lot of people ___________
around the Jonas Brothers.
A. crowd
B. carefully
C. thickens
D. disappeared
thickencube does not
An ice
_________ when it melts.
A. role
B. attack
C. thicken
D. carefully
diligent
Your teacher is ________
about grading your tests.
A. carefully
B. diligent
C. plentiful
D. crowd
attack
I’m afraid a bear will ________
me if I get too close to it.
A. attack
B. role
C. sealed
D. thickens
Did you notice the blue and white
pattern are
diagonal lines on my shirt
arranged in a _________?
A. crowd
B. diligent
C. sealed
D. pattern
role
Is the _______ of your
teacher include making you
breakfast every morning?
A. diligent
B. carefully
C. role
D. attack
carefully
My mother _________ added the
pasta to the boiling water.
A. carefully
B. attacked
C. disappeared
D. role
plentiful
The frogs in the pond
were ___________.
A. attack
B. plentiful
C. thickens
D. crowd
disappear
I wish that spider web would
__________ from the window
by my front door.
A. seal
B. pattern
C. attack
D. disappear
Can you read these words?
1. thickens
2. plentiful
3. role
4. diligent
5. pattern
6. sealed
7. carefully
8. attack
9. crowd
10. disappear
Can you read these words?
1. acquired
2. assumed
3. absurd
4. attempt
5. serious
6. extremely
7. admit
8. barely
9. hilarious
10. witty
Can you read these words?
1. allowance
2. rosy
3. thrifty
4. industrious
5. bargain
6. spoiled
7. comfortable
8. boost
9. exchanged
10. delivered