adjective: teal

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noun: blue

verb: redadverb: pink

Open Court Level 3 - Unit 2 Lesson 6

shallow

The smaller kids stayed in the shallow end of the pool.

The water is dark and shallow in its concrete bed.

adjective:(p. 182)shallo

wnot deep

adjective:shallowLacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge

Did you see those protesters on TV? That one girl’s hair was a mess.

And what about those shoes?

If they knew they were going to be on TV, you think they’d put on makeup.

The Shallow People Show

concrete

The concrete sidewalk in front of our home has cracks in it where dandelions grow in the spring.

The water is dark and shallow in its concrete bed.

noun: (p. 182)concretea hard building

material

concreteadjective:

meaning:solid

noun:concrete

other words from creare

increasedecrease

createcrescentto grow

Latincreare

together grow

com- +creare+

The crescent moon grows in size during a lunar eclipse.

slopes

The maple trees grew on two steep slopes that lead down to a clear stream.

Bushes and tangled weeds cling to the slopes of the concrete walls.

upward or downward slant

slopesnoun: (p. 182)

sloping

adjective:

DRY SKI

SLOPE

“If this doesn’t work, we’ll have to find another use for them.”

nounslopes

plumes

The peacock spread out its beautiful plumes and showed off their deep colors.

I watch the bird float down, its legs thin and reaching, its head plumes fanned.

noun:

(p. 184)feathers

plumes

a structure or form that is like a long feather

plume

shadowed

The sun was shining so brightly, he moved to a more shadowed area to stay cool.

A coyote came to lap the shadowed water.

covered in shadow; partially hidden

noun:shadow

adjective:shadowed

(p. 189)

shadow

shadow

boxer

shade tree

wilderness

My mother says spending a lot of time in nature and the wilderness makes her happy.

“Before the city grew, there was wilderness.”

(p. 190)

area undisturbed by human activity

noun:wilderness

adjective:wild

Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not tamed; unruly