Name: ________________________________
The following words will be tested on Friday, December 12th:
nurse
work
shirt
hurt
first
word
serve
curly
dirt
third
worry
turn
stir
firm
Major understanding: The vowel + r sound in nurse can be spelled ur, or,
ir, or er. You may need to check a dictionary if you are not sure how to
spell a word with this sound.
The following words are this week’s Target Vocabulary words. During reading assessments,
one portion of the test will cover vocabulary. On average, 5 of those words tested are from
the following list:
1. festive
2. ingredients
3. degrees
Festive means joyous
Ingredients are often the things you
include in a recipe.
Degrees are units used to measure
temperature.
4. recommended Recommended means suggested.
5. anxiously
Anxiously means with worry, fear, or
impatience.
6. cross
Someone who feels cross is in a bad
mood, or is grouchy.
7. remarked
Remarked means spoke about something.
8. tense
Tense means nervous or anxious.