Words of the Day

dignify - grant worth or honor upon

Page 13 - With the hat and the way he sat so straight and looked so serious, he was pretty near as dignified as Mr. Jackson himself.

molt - To shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth.

Page 16 - You know how when a weasel is halfway into its molt, it show part of its white winter coat and part of it brown summer coat?

Practice

1. If the word describes dignify, place it under the word dignify, and if the word describes molt write it under the word molt.

2. Match the words on the left by placing the letters of their definitions in the blank spaces.
   
   
    

   _____________  rouse	a)  to signal or summon
   _____________  molt	b)  grant worth or honor upon
   _____________  beckon	c)  to arouse from slumber
   _____________  dignify	d)  to shed part of a coat then replaced by a new growth

    

3. Fill in the blanks using one of the four vocabulary words from the matching exercise above.

1. _______________ the soldiers with metals for their bravery.
2. When the snake _______s_ it is able to crawl out of its skin, turning the _________ed_ skin inside-out.
3. Nathan will ____________ Molly with a nod of his head.
4. In the morning Ma would ___________ the children with a song.

----------Key----------

1. dignify  -  distinguish, exalt, grace, honor
   molt  -  shed, cast off, take off, throw away 
    
2. c  rouse
   d  molt
   a  beckon
   b  dignify
   
    
3.  
   1. Dignify
   2. molts, molted
   3. beckon
   4. rouse