Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary Shiloh

2. delivering verb Delivering is taking or carrying something to a person or place.

3. slurp verb To slurp something is to eat or drink it noisily.

4. shrieks noun Shrieks are loud cries.

5. decency noun Decency is the quality of being polite and considerate.

6. Eli had the _______ to help Jarrod to his feet after he tackled him. Mary showed great _______ to her friend Jane by helping her with the dishes. Doc Murphy had the ________ to let Marty pay Shiloh’s bill in small amounts.

7. Talk to your partner… about a way you can show decency. Sentence starter: “I can show decency by ______.”

8. dilemma noun A dilemma is a situation that requires a choice between 2 actions, neither of which is a good solution.

9. Barb had a _______ when she accidentally scheduled appointments at the doctor and the dentist’s office at the same time. Joe faced a _______ when he told a lie and then his little brother was grounded because of it. The family faced a _______ when Judd’s dog was injured on their property.

10. Dilemma or Not? Jeri stubbed her toe on the chair. Trevor had to choose between going to the Nebraska game or to Jason’s birthday party. Marissa’s family is moving, so she has to decide between keeping her dog or her cat, but not both. Mark lost his ipod and broke his finger on the same day.

11. mournful adjective When someone is mournful, he or she is full of sadness.

12. Betsy was _______ when she had to move away from her friends. The ________ dog was lonely and howled all night in his kennel. Marty was ________ that Shiloh was being abused.

13. Talk to your partner… about situations that could cause someone to be mournful. Sentence starter: “Someone may be mournful if _____.”

14. Sympathy noun When someone feels sympathy, he or she understands another’s feelings.

15. Matt showed _________ toward the other soccer player when he twisted his ankle. Gina’s family expressed their _______ for Nate’s family by taking them a meal. Paige had ________ for the old dog when it was no longer able to walk. Marty felt ________ toward Shiloh and hid him from Judd.

16. Word Family sympathy sympathize sympathies sympathetic nonsympathetic Ann expressed her ______ to Jill when Jill’s great-grandmother died. Ann could ______ with Jill because Ann’s great-grandmother died last year. Ann’s family also expressed their _____ to Jill’s family. Ann was ______ when Jill did not want to come to school the next day. Brenda was _______ because she had never experienced a death in her family.

17. Talk to your partner… about 2 ways you could show sympathy. Sentence starter: “2 ways I could show sympathy are ______.”