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Week 9
Name A Word a Day
Review Words pest • boast • scamper • strange
Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
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1. Which sentence uses the word boast correctly?
Dad will boast to the plumber that the pipes need fi xing.
Matt likes to boast that he is the strongest boy in class.
Gemma needs to boast so that she can win the drawing contest.
Let’s boast a song about our school.
2. Which sentence tells about a pest?
James reads a story to his little sister every night.
Camels carry people across hot deserts.
A gopher ate the fl owers in my garden.
Ana lets her sister wear her clothes.
3. Which animal can scamper?
a rabbit
a hippo
an owl
a goldfi sh
4. Which sentence tells about something strange?
Lee plays in the sand at the beach.
Robins are birds that eat worms.
Butterfl ies taste food with their feet.
Kate skates on ice.
Writing
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Write about someone who acts like a pest. Use pest in your sentence.
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