“One Hen”

1. “One Hen” Reading Vocabulary Words

2. Forecast…Can you guess the vocabulary word?Use the clues provided to try to guess the vocabulary word.

3. a ___ ___ ___ ___ d Clue: having enough money to pay for something

4. afford Jill looked at the price tag to see if she could afford to buy the blouse. Name something you would like to be able to afford.

5. l ___ ___ n Clue: money borrowed

6. loan Lin asked her mom for a loanof five dollars. When have you made a loan to someone?

7. p ___ ___ ___ ___ t Clue: the amount of money left after all business costs have been paid

8. profit Jem and Ana set up a lemonade stand and made a profit of five dollars from the sales. What could a company do to make a bigger profit?

9. p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ r Clue: to do well and become successful

10. prosper When enough rain falls and the weather is good, a garden can prosper. What can you do as a student toprosper?

11. r ___ ___ k Clue: the chance of loss or harm

12. risk Firefighters take a greatriskwhen they enter a burning building. In what other jobs do people take a risk?

13. s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ s Clue: money set aside for the future

14. savings Ray sets aside one dollar a week from his allowance and puts it in his savings. What would you like to do with some savings?

15. s ___ ___ ___ ___ e Clue: difficult to get or find

16. scarce Water can become scarce after many hot weeks with no rain. What is a synonym for scarce?

17. w ___ ___ ___ s Clue: payments received for work done

18. wages Sam and his brother earn wages for raking leaves every autumn. What is something you could do to earn wages?