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handy • jolly
Hh hush • verb
When you hush, you become quiet.
handy • adjective
Something that is handy is useful. Our teacher asked everyone to hush
so she could read us a story.
A backpack is a handy bag for
carrying things to school. Ii
harbor • noun intense • adjective
A harbor is a place next to the land Something that is intense is really
where ships and boats are kept. strong.
The ship sailed into the harbor, where I wore my sunglasses and a hat
it would be safe from the storm. because the sunlight was intense.
hero • noun interest • noun
A hero is a person who does a brave You have an interest in something if
and good thing. you want to know more about it.
That firefighter is the hero who saved When he was my age, my dad showed
the boy from the burning house. an interest in playing the guitar.
hoarse • adjective Jj
A hoarse voice sounds rough and jabber • verb
weak.
When you jabber, you talk fast and
Katie could not speak loudly because make little sense.
a bad cold had caused her voice to
When Ryan gets excited, he often
be hoarse.
jabbers so fast that we can’t
hobby • noun understand him.
A hobby is something that you like to jealous • adjective
do for fun.
When you want something that
On Saturdays, Mark enjoys his hobby someone else has, you may feel
of building wooden birdhouses. jealous.
horrible • adjective Marcy felt jealous when her friend got
Something that is horrible is very bad. a bike like the one Marcy wanted.
I had a horrible cold that made my jolly • adjective
head ache, my nose run, and my A jolly person is happy and full of fun.
throat sore.
My jolly Aunt Meg likes to laugh and
have a good time.
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