Lesson 20

1. “Ways People Live”

2. grumbling
If you are grumbling, you are complaining or letting
others know you are unhappy about something.

3. grumbling
The poles of the house started
grumbling during the argument.
I start grumbling when it starts
raining just as I’m going to go
outside.
Would you start grumbling if you
were given a rock for your birthday
or if you were given a toy?

4. grumbling
Name things that make you start
grumbling.
If you are grumbling about something,
do you speak loudly or softly? Why?
You just won a prize in the art contest.
Would you start grumbling? Why?

5. chided
If I chided you, I corrected you.

6. chided
The roof chided the other parts of
the house for saying they were the
most important.
I chided my friend for burning the
cookies.
Would you be chided for being on
time or for being late?

7. chided
Terry promised to take out the trash,
but instead he played video games.
Should Terry be chided for not doing his
chores? Why?
Would you chide a friend who let you
borrow a pencil? Explain.
Have you ever been chided for
something that you didn’t do? How did
that make you feel?

8. realized
If you realized something, you suddenly
understood it or knew it.

9. realized
The parts of the house stopped
arguing when they realized that they
were all important.
I realized I had left my lunch at home
when I couldn’t find my lunchbox.
Is it more likely that you realized you
had brown hair or that you could
whistle?

10. realized
If you realized you had just won a
contest, what would you do?
Name something you realized after
reading “Ways People Live.”
What do you think Humpty Dumpty
said when he realized he could not
be put back together again?

11. bitterly
A place that is bitterly cold is very, very cold.

12. bitterly
The temperature in the Arctic is
bitterly cold.
If it were bitterly cold outside, would
you want to wear a coat or a bathing
suit? Why?

13. bitterly
If I say something that could be described as
being bitterly cold, you should pretend to shiver
and say “That is bitterlycold!”
the Arctic a glass of milk
boiling water a winter ice storm
a freezer a flower garden

14. dwelling
A dwelling is a place where people live.

15. dwelling
In the rain forest, people might live in
a dwelling built on stilts because
there is so much water on the
ground.
In your dwelling, do you eat dinner
with your family or take classes from
your teacher?

16. dwelling
If you think the things I say are dwellings, you
should use your arms and hands to form a
house.
house beach mobile home
igloo castle desert
tree river apartment

17. amusement
If you do
something for
amusement, you
do it for fun.

18. amusement
In the rain forest, children swim and
play under the waterfall for
amusement.
Would you go to the movies or clean
your room for amusement?

19. amusement
If you hear something you would do for
amusement, you should smile and clap your
hands.
play video games clean your room
do homework fly a kite
wash dishes go to the park
ride a bike swim in a pool

20. Let’s recap…
and review what we learned.

21. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
amusement dwelling bitterly
Many people live in a _______________
that has bedrooms and a kitchen.
It was ________________ cold outside, so
the children decided to stay indoors.

22. realized chided amusement
For everyone’s ________________ the
clown performed his magic tricks.
The children ________________ they had
forgotten to bring their money with them to
the movies.

23. realized chided grumbling
We knew she was upset because we heard
her _____________ to herself.
Grandma ___________ her friend for
forgetting to cook her favorite dessert
when she visited.