VOCABULARY FOR

MISS NELSON IS MISSING

whiz
To move very fast

p.3

whiz
A turtle is moving

slowly through the

grass.

A train is speeding down

the tracks at 100 miles

per hour.

Is the turtle whizzing

through the grass? Why

do you think that?

Is the train whizzing

down the tracks? Why

do you think that?

PROMPT: The ______ (is/ is not) whizzing down the

tracks because ___________.

Onomatopeia
beep, buzz, crunch,
quack, oink, moo, slurp,
squish

squirm
wiggle, or twist your body from side to side, usually

because you are bored or uncomfortable.

p.4-5

squirm
When have you squirmed in your

seat because you were

uncomfortable or bored?

PROMPT: I squirmed in my seat

when ___________.

rap
Tap something sharply
and quickly

p.10 - 11

Type of music with a

steady beat

rap
What might you rap on someones door?

PROMPT: I might rap on someones door

because _________.

Multiple Meaning
Words
Sometimes words may have more

than one meaning and often those

meanings are very different.

STRATEGY: How is the word used?

snap
Speak sharply or angrily

p.10

snap
How might you feel if someone snapped at you?

Why?

PROMPT:

If someone snapped at me, I might

feel __________ because

What might you say to someone who snapped at

you?

PROMPT: If someone snapped at me, I might

say______.

likely
When something is likely, it

probably will happen or is

probably true.

p. 20

unlikely
When something is unlikely, it probably will not

happen or is probably not true.

Antonyms
Words with
opposite
meanings

Prefixes
-un

Meaning not

Likely/ Unlikely
What are you likely to do after school today?
PROMPT: After school, Im likely to _______.

What are you unlikely to do after school today?

PROMPT: After school, Im unlikely to ______.