Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled

Bike

*Robust Vocabulary*

Created By: Agatha LeeJuly 2008

rickety

Rickety means an object is old and shaky.

The girl road on an old, rickety train.

The student sat at a rickety desk.

Is something new likely to be rickety?

rickety

* Is it safe to standon a rickety ladder?

Why or why not?

* Would you rather sit on arickety chair or on a sturdy chair?

Why?

rickety

rattlingRattling means something is

makingshort knocking sounds.

The train was rattling on the tracks.

The window was rattling in the wind.

If something is rattling,is it quiet or loud?

rattling

* How do you notice thatsomething is rattling?

Do you hear it or smell it?

* How can you stop ascreen door from rattling?

rattling

pryingPrying means you are trying to

open something with a crowbar or other tool.

I am prying open a boxwith a screwdriver.

The burglar wasprying open a window.

prying

* If you are prying open a door,are you trying to open it or shut it?

* If you want to pry something open,do you get a tool from a toolbox

or a book from a bookcase?

* If you are prying a staple from apiece of paper, what are you using?

prying

impatiently

Impatiently means you are upset and bothered because you have to wait.

impatiently

The little girl impatiently asked a question.

The old woman impatientlywaited for the bus.

Do you think people complainwhen they are impatiently waiting

for something to happen?

* If you answer impatiently,do you wait your turn or

do you shout out your answer?

* If a puppy acts impatiently, is he running around or waiting

quietly?

impatiently

rompRomp means you move around

playfully.

Gus and Skipper like to romp in the yard.

Would an old cat romp around a house?

Would a young child romp around a house?

romp

* Can you romp on a playground?

* Should you romp in a movie theatre?

Why or why not?

romp

defeated

If you feel like you have lost,then you feel defeated.

Gus feels defeated whenhe crashes his bike.

Would you feel defeated ifyou received a trophy?

Would you feel defeated ifyour soccer team lost a game?

defeated

* If you feel defeated,are you smiling or frowning?

*If your friend feels defeated, how can you make your friend feel

better?

defeated

jubilant

Jubilant means you feeljoyful and happy.

Gus feels jubilant that hecan ride a two-wheeled bike.

Would you be jubilant ifyour friend got hurt?

The student was jubilant thathe received good grades.

jubilant

* If you are in a jubilant crowd,is everyone cheering or booing?

* Have you ever felt jubilant at school?

What happened?

jubilant

masterIf you master something,

then you learn to do it well.

Tiger Woods is a master at

golf.

Gus practices until he can master riding a two-wheeled bike.

Would a child be likely tomaster driving a car?

Would a ninety old man be likelyto master riding a skateboard?

master

* Can you master learning a new song

if you hear it only one time?

* What do you want tomaster when you grow up?

* Do you think an airplane pilot hasto master a lot of skills?

master