LESSON
17
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Content Words: Ships and Boats
freighter
mast
keel
kayak
deck
helm
wharf
galley
hull
marina
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A mast is a tall pole
that supports a
boat’s sails.
Special words name things relating
to ships and boats.
A ship that carries cargo is a freighter.
The helm of a ship is a wheel used for steering.
A wharf is where a ship docks to load or unload.
The keel is the long beam on the bottom center of a ship.
The kitchen on a boat is called the galley. / A kayak is a kind of canoe.
The body of a boat is the hull. / The deck is the floor of a boat or ship.
A marina is a place where people keep their boats.
1. You paddle me.
___________________
2. You ship things on me. ___________________
3. You cook in me. ___________________
4. You anchor at me. ___________________
5. You steer me. ___________________
6. You put sails on me. ___________________
7. You walk on me. ___________________
8. You find me on the very bottom of a ship. ___________________
B. Read each vocabulary word. Circle two other words that mean the
same thing.
1. wharf
2. hull
pier
dock
rudder
casing
gangplank
shell
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A. Read each sentence. Write the vocabulary word that it describes.
LESSON
17
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Content Words: Ships and Boats
freighter
mast
keel
kayak
deck
helm
wharf
galley
hull
marina
A. Use what you know. Write the best word to complete each sentence.
1. About 100 sailboats are kept at this _____________________ .
2. The camper paddled along in her _____________________ .
3. There are cold drinks and sandwiches in the _____________________ .
4. The captain stood at the _____________________ to steer.
5. Part of a boat’s _____________________ is in the water.
6. The longest piece of wood on a boat is the _____________________ .
7. Sailors hung rigging from the tall _____________________ .
240 Vocabular y Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 3 © 2012 by Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources
8. Last summer, we fished off this _____________________ .
9. A large _____________________ carried cars across the ocean.
10. The waves splashed over the _____________________ and made it slippery.
B. Read each question. Choose the best answer.
1. Which one has a sink?
2. What’s the helm for?
3. Which one is smaller?
4. Which one can you climb?
5. Which one can you walk on?
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galley
stirring
kayak
mess
keel
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gallery
steering
freighter
mast
deck
Writing to Learn
Draw a picture of a boat or ship. Label the parts using at least two
vocabulary words.
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LESSON
17
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Content Words: Ships and Boats
Use the vocabulary words to fill in the map.
Kinds
1. ______________________
Boats and Ships
Parts
Places
3. ______________________
9. ______________________
4. ______________________
10. ______________________
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
8. ______________________
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2. ______________________
240 Vocabular y Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 3 © 2012 by Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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Lesson 17, page 54: A. 1. kayak
2. freighter 3. galley 4. marina
5. helm 6. mast 7. deck 8. keel
B. 1. pier, dock 2. casing, shell
page 55: A. 1. marina 2. kayak
3. galley 4. helm 5. hull 6. keel
7. mast 8. wharf 9. freighter
10. deck B. 1. galley 2. steering
3. kayak 4.mast 5. deck page 56:
Kinds: kayak, freighter; Parts: hull,
mast, galley, helm, keel, deck;
Places: wharf, marina
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