Lesson 1

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Word Knowledge Spelling Selection Vocabulary

Word KnowledgeL1: wrap wrapped wrappingL2: caught stalked squawking gnawingL3: nervous treacherous

dangerous marvelousL4: victims pasture bottomless shrubs

S1: Mom wrapped the sandwich.S2: Jeremy was caught in a trap.S3: The other choice would be dangerous, too. S4: Silver can be used to make coins.

Selection Vocabulary• treacherous – not safe because of hidden

dangers (page 20)• prospect – something that could happen in the

future (page 20)• fierce – wild or threatening in appearance

(page 21)• ineffectively – uselessly (page 24)• alarmingly – filled with a sense of danger (page

28)

SPELLING 1. cactus2. lettuce3. doctor4. punish5. principle6. cockpit7. minimum8. solid9. billion10. hundred

11. contact12. rustic13. windmill14. traffic15. tablet16. victims17. pasture18. bottomless19. shrubs20. silver