Unit 1: Collection 2
Unit 1: Collection 2
Vocabulary Development SKILL BUILDER
Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? Tim O’Brien
Activity 1: Define and complete the chart below.
WORDS: stealth, diffuse, skirted, inert, valiantly
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Activity 2: Exploring Deeper Meanings
Choose the statement that provides an accurate example of the meaning of each vocabulary word.
1. stealth
A) The soldiers moved toward the enemy lines with great care so as not to be discovered.
B) The soldiers moved across the open field in a wide line.
2. diffuse
A) After the soccer game, Mike’s soreness was a dull ache throughout his back and legs.
B) After the soccer game, Mike’s broken ankle throbbed with a sharp, stabbing pain.
3. skirted
A) Bruce veered to the outside of the other pedestrians walking on the sidewalk.
B) Bruce pushed right through the other pedestrians walking on the sidewalk.
4. inert
A) The ant lay motionless on the counter.
B) The ant scrambled across the counter.
5. valiantly
A) Although heavily outnumbered, the knights charged the enemy lines.
B) The knights charged the retreating army.
Activity 3: Changing Contexts
Each vocabulary word from “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” is used at least once in the following sentences. Fill in each word where it best fits the context.
Example Ryan skirted his uncle to get to the buffet table.
|stealth |diffuse |skirted |inert |valiantly |
6. The water buffalo fought _______________________ against the lion.
7. Paolo _______________________ the large rock blocking the path.
8. Bryan felt_______________________ muscle pain after the long hike.
9. The dog sniffed at the _______________________ possum lying on the back porch.
10. The panther crept with _______________________ toward its prey.
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