4th Grade Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Ch. 16-20

Mrs. Thornburg’s version

Vocabulary Words in Ch.16-20

Roost AbandonedPlanks SingedForeleg CrouchingShimmering PerchingStreaked ScallopsSuckers Dyeing

What do we call long, flat pieces of wood?

Planks

What is a type of shellfish?

Scallops

What do we call the process of coloring fibers, yarn, or fabrics?

Dyeing

What do we call part of an animal used to suction on to an object?

Suckers

What do we call it when a bird comes to sit or rest on something?

Roost

What is another word for to burn slightly, to scorch?

Singed

What do we call one of the front legs of an animal?

Foreleg

What do we call bending close to the ground, as an animal preparing to attack?

Crouching

What is another word for sitting upright upon (as a bird would do)?

Perching

What is another word for to shine or reflect light?

Shimmering

What is another word for to run or go rapidly?

Streaked

What is another word for left behind or deserted?

Abandoned