route

Ricky retraced the route that he took home.

route

When you follow the same route to school each day, you are going the same way each time.

route

Who might use the same route everyday –

a police officer?

a mail carrier

or

semblance

Ricky used shoe polish to make a semblance of a mustache.

semblance

When you make a drawing that looks a lot like someone, it is a good semblance of that person.

semblance

Which would be a better semblance of something –

a clay sculpture?

a photograph

or

distraught

Ricky was distraught when he couldn’t find the mustache.

distraught

When someone is distraught, that person is very unhappy.

distraught

Would you be distraught if you got -

good grades

poor grades

or

on your report card?

improvise

Ricky tried to improvise to make a mustache.

improvise

If you improvise a song or a story, then you make it up as you sing the song or tell the story.

improvise

Would you improvise if

you missed your bus?

you forgot your lines in a play

or