Here is a simple and fun way to focus on some vocabulary from the Go Read and Write Podcast story “Being First”. You will find nine vocabulary words hidden in the wordsearch. Try to find the nine words. Then below, you will find definitions for the vocabulary words that you need to know from the Story. Next, write sentences that use the words so that they make sense. The first one is done for you.
Vocabulary Words from Go Read and Write Podcast Story “Being First” and Their Meanings from the Oxford Dictionary
Ambush: the act of hiding and waiting for somebody and then making a surprise attack on them
Basking: sitting or lying in the heat or light of something, especially the sun
Colony: group of animals who live together
Dreaded: causing fear
Eternity: time without end, forever
Krill: very small shellfish that live in the sea
Potential: something that can develop or be developed in the future
Predator: animal that kills and eats other animals
Strained: forced, used deliberate effort
Whiskers: long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of an animal
Wobbled: to move in an unsteady way, to move from side to side
Sentences to Show Meaning: Try to make sentences for each vocabulary word. The first one is done for you.
Ambush : The lion was waiting in the bushes ready to ambush the gazelle.