Name:
disbelief:
not believing, doubt; skeptical about; suspicion
dismay:
feel shock and surprise; feeling of fear; discouraged
fabulous:
amazing, fantastic, outstanding
features:
characteristics; appearance
offered:
presented with something
splendid:
beautiful or magnificent
unique:
something that is the only one of its kind
watchful:
watching carefully; being alert or attentive
Configuration Station
Write the words from the word bank in the correct boxes.
watchful
features
dismay
unique
offered
disbelief
splendid
fabulous
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
What’s Missing?
Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.
1. Every señora in the family
to Martina, who was ready to get married.
something
2. She greeted her suitors under the
of her family.
eyes
3. The rooster announced that he would look even more
with Martina on his wing.
4. Martina pretended
on him.
when she spilled coffee
5. Martin rolled her eyes in
at the pig.
6. All of the suitors had different
in their own ways.
and were
7. They all thought that Martina looked
they just wanted to eat her or make her work for them!
watchful
features
dismay
unique
plenty
carpetmaker
offered
disbelief
but
splendid
fabulous
merchant
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
Sentence Sense
Write a 6-8 word sentence for each pair of words below.
disbelief
dismay
fabulous
features
offered
splendid
unique
watchful
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
Where Are the Words?
Find and circle all of the words from the word bank. Each word appears twice!
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watchful
features
dismay
unique
offered
disbelief
splendid
fabulous
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
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attempt
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awkward
involved
timid
cooperation
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Rhyme Time
Read each word and listen for the ending chunk. Find and paste three words that rhyme with
each word.
unique
features
creatures
antique
teachers
boutique
technique bleachers
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
Order in the Court
Place the story words below in alphabetical order.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
watchful
features
dismay
unique
plenty
straying
offered
disbelief
splendid
fabulous
merchant
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
plenty
merchant
Clever Connector
Draw a line to connect the words that have the opposite meaning.
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wit hd re w
un iq ue
awf u l
f ab u lo us
of f er e d
di str a cte d
co m m on
Awesome Artist
Martina was a splendid looking cockroach!
Many suitors offered to marry her.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
Definition Derby
Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter next to the word
(see sample). Write each word in a sentence.
Word
1. disbelief
Sentence
d Martina stared in
Definition
a. fantastic, amazing
disbelief at the
2. dismay
lizard.
b. rare; one of a kind
3. fabulous
c. observant, alert
4. features
d. not believing,
suspicion, doubt
5. offered
e. magnificent,
marvelous
6. splendid
f. characteristics
7. unique
g. proposed
8. watchful
h. discouraged; feeling
of fear
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016
Score with Scrabble!
SCORE
Disbelief
Dismay
Fabulous
Features
Offered
Splendid
Unique
watchful
spell
well
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach/Wonders Third Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Cherry Carl, 2016