STUDY GUIDE – HOTTEST, COLDEST, HIGHEST, DEEPEST
SPELLING WORDS – Vowels with r
third
early
world
certain
dirty
herself
earth
word
perfect
verb
nerve
worm
thirsty
workout
earn
determine
commercial
whirlwind
worthwhile
virtual
VOCABULARY
average the quantity found by dividing the sum of all the quantities by the number of quantities * The average test score was not as high as the teacher had hoped.
depth the distance from the top to the bottom * The depth of the trunk was two feet.
deserts dry, sandy regions without water and trees * Even though deserts receive very little rain, plants and animals still survive there.
outrun to run faster than someone or something else * The robber was unable to outrun the police!
peak the pointed top of a mountain or hill * The mountain climbers made it to the peak of the mountain safely.
tides the rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve hours * When the tides are out it is a great time to find seashells.
waterfalls streams of water that fall from a high place * The waterfalls were so amazing I almost cried!
OTHER WORDS TO KNOW
extreme much more than usual; very great * John like extreme sports like motocross racing.
precipitation the water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail * The chance for precipitation and rain are the same thing.
temperature how hot or cold something is * The temperature of the hot cocoa was too high to drink. It would burn her mouth.
plunge to fall or move suddenly downward * The skydiver was about to plunge from the plane.
streamlined shaped so as to cause the least possible resistance to motion through air or water * The new sportscar’s shape was streamlined . It was not shaped like a box.
weightlifters people who train their bodies to lift heavy weights * The high school weightlifters won first place at their competition.
STORY WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE JENKINS