1. By: Leigh Twigg

2. Gina had been saving
her allowance for
months so she could
buy her mother a
birthday gift.

3. allowance
Getting money for
doing chores or
helping at home

4. Say the word
allowance

5. Would someone get an
allowance for doing the
dishes or breaking them?

6. Mom looked rosy
and bright like the
morning sun.

7. rosy
Looks pink

8. Say the word

9. Which of these are rosy?
A sunburn or dark brown hair

10. Grandma was thrifty so she
always looked for a good
bargain on the things she
bought.

11. thrifty
When you are
careful about
spending money

12. Say the word
thrifty

13. Are you thrifty if you
don’t care about the price
or if you look for sales?

14. The girl was
industrious because
she worked hard at
the diner after
school.

15. industrious
Hard working

16. Say the word
industrious

17. Would you be an industrious
worker if you worked hard
or if you were lazy?

18. Mom found a
great bargain on
the new shoes.

19. bargain
When you didn’t
have to pay much
to buy something
good

20. Say the word
bargain

21. Which would be a
bargain for the candy
bar?
$0.50 $5.00

22. The shoes were
delivered to the
store.

23. delivered
When you take
something from
one place to
another

24. Say the word
delivered

25. Which one might be
delivered to a school?

26. The shoes
were
spoiled by
the mud.

27. spoiled
Damaged or
ruined

28. Say the word
spoiled

29. Which one is spoiled?

30. Mom had to boost
me up to see the
bird’s nest.

31. boost
When you lift him
or her up to
reach something

32. Say the word
boost

33. Would you need a
boost to touch the
ceiling or the floor?

34. My sneakers are so
comfortable.

35. comfortable
Feel good just
as you are

36. Say the word
comfortable

37. Which chair would be
more comfortable?

38. She exchanged her
money for the store’s
shoes.

39. exchanged
When you give
something and you
get something in
return

40. Say the word
exchanged

41. What are some things
you might exchange
money for at school?