TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
DAY 1
Share the Day 1 word clue with students.
DAYS 2– 4
Read a new word clue each day.
DAY 5
Announce the Mystery Word. Show students the corresponding Day 5 Art Card and
read the definition and context sentence aloud. Discuss the word and its meaning.
PLEASE NOTE
All Mystery Words are included in the VocabularyA-Z.com database and can be
further taught as part of a standard five-day vocabulary lesson.
If you do not wish to receive teaching instructions with future lessons, you may
choose to print only pages 2–6.
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DAY
1
m
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I am a six-letter adjective that starts
with “m”. I describe someone who has
a withdrawn and gloomy attitude.
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DAY
2
I am crabby, depressed, and sullen.
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DAY
3
I am not cheerful, happy, or joyful.
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DAY
4
I can fit in the following sentence:
I felt ____________ after failing last
week’s test.
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DAY
5
ART CARD
I am morose.
morose (adj)
sullen or gloomy; depressed
Rebecca has been morose ever since her best friend,
Sarah, moved away.
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