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Week 6

A Word a Day

gloomy

Ben felt gloomy after his dog ran away
adjective from home.

Someone who is
gloomy feels sad. When might you feel gloomy?
y
• when you’re eating pizza

• when your cat is sick
• when you win a ballgame
• when you’re going to the toy store

• when you have a cold and can’t go to a birthday party

What do you do to cheer up when you feel gloomy?
How can you cheer up a friend who feels gloomy?

prefer

Annie prefers chocolate ice cream to vanilla.
verb
Which of the two in each pair do you prefer?
You prefer something
when you like it better • hamburgers or pizza

than other things. • make-believe stories or stories about real people
• cats or dogs
• crayons or markers

• playing outside or playing inside

Do you prefer apples or bananas? Why do you prefer
that fruit?

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