Henry and MudgeVocabulary

Clarence the Copycat set up

blockades in the library.

Blockades- something that prevents you from getting

into a place

Say the word

blockades

Would blockades be used to keep cars

safe from danger or to keep your pencils

in your desk?

They soaked up the last rays of sunlight.

Soaked- When a

cloth takes in

water (or other liquid)

and becomes

wet

Say the word

soaked

I soaked up spilled milk with a towel. Would

water or sand be soaked up by a sponge?

Clarence helps find

misplaced books.

Misplaced- When something is in the wrong

place

What is more likely

to be misplaced,

your backpack or your mom’s car? Why?

Mr. Spanner’s principles kept him from kicking

Clarence out.

Principles- The things you believe about what is right and what is wrong

Say the word

principals

Would a person with strong

principles ask to use a pencil or just

take it?

Henry’s parents

deny his request

for a brother.

Deny- When you don’t give someone something that

they’ve asked for

Say the word

deny

Which might get

denied, a request for

a new puppy or a request for

help.

Henry’s parents consider letting him get a dog.

Consider When you think very

carefully about an idea

Say the word

consider

Which do you consider doing, going to sleep or going to the movies with

a friend?

I’m

opinionated about littering.

.

Opinionated- When you have strong ideas about

something

Say the word

opinionated

Are you more opinionated

about….?

Homework Bedtime

Mudge’s bulk

makes him too big to

carry.

Bulk- When you talk about the size and

weight of a large object

Which has more bulk….?

Puppy Bed

High Frequency

Words

children

finally

hundred

different

short

ears