This document contains a neighborhood newsletter with sections about vocabulary words and their definitions. Some vocabulary words covered include flutter, selected, announcement, career, penalty, location, excitable, and positive. Examples are provided for each word. At the end, there are review sections testing comprehension of additional vocabulary words through multiple choice questions.

1. Neighborhood
News
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created by: Agatha Lee
September 2008

2. flutters
If something flies
or moves in a light
and quick way, it
flutters.
The butterfly flutters over to the flower.

3. Jonathan’s heart flutters
when the cameras are on.
When does your
heart flutter?
flutters

4. * Which of these two items
flutters- a rock or a leaf?
* Which of these two items
flutters- a kite or an airplane?
flutters

5. selected
If you have chose a particular
thing, then you have selected it.
The man selected
grapes from the
fruit stand.

6. Jonathan was thrilled to be
selected as the news anchor.
What would you do if you had
selected a hamburger but
received a salad?
selected

7. * Did you or your parents
select what clothes
you are wearing today?
* Would you select a pizza or
steak from a menu?
selected

8. announcement
When someone gives new information
to a group of people, that person has
made an announcement.

9. Our principal made
an announcement on
the loud speaker.
I heard an announcement at the
beginning of the movie.
announcement

10. * Why is it hard to hear
an announcement when
everyone is talking?
* Would someone use a loud or
quiet voice to make an
announcement to a large group?
announcement

11. career
A career is a job for
which someone might get
training or go to school.
My mom has a career as
a police officer.

12. Mrs. Lee has a career
as a teacher.
What career do you want?
career

13. * Tell about a career that
sounds like a lot of fun.
* What career does Hannah
Montana have?
career

14. A penalty is a punishment
for doing something wrong.
penalty

15. The librarian told me
there would be no penalty
for overdue books.
Do you think someone should
get a penalty for talking in line
or losing a book?
penalty

16. * Is a reward the same
thing as a penalty?
* Would you get a penalty for
driving through a red light?
penalty

17. location
A location is a place.
The location of our school
is in Palm Coast.

18. The news reporter went
to only one location.
Which location would you
like to live in- the middle of a city
or in the country?
location

19. * In what location might you find
people eating and ordering food?
* Can you find the location of
the store on the map?
location

20. excitable
If people or
animals get
worked up
easily, then
they are
excitable.

21. The soccer team was an
excitable group.
Puppies are excitable.
Would you like to have
an excitable pet?
excitable

22. * Which is more excitable-
a turtle or a kitten?
* Would a child be excitable if he
or she received 100 new toys?
excitable

23. positive
When you are very sure about
something, then you are positive.
I’m positive the duck
has two feet.

24. The weatherman was positive it
would be sunny today.
Are you positive you remembered
to bring your lunch today?
positive

25. * What would you wear if you
were positive it would rain?
* Are you positive you have
a signature on your planner?
positive

26. The soccer team got a ______
for not following the rules.
A. announcement
B. location
C. positive
D. penalty

27. Are you ______ you locked
the front door?
A. career
B. positive
C. excitable
D. location

28. My friend ________ a new pencil
out of our classroom treasure box.
A. positive
B. career
C. announcement
D. selected

29. Tiger Woods has a _______ in golf.
A. career
B. location
C. positive
D. selected

30. We watched the butterflies
______ around our garden.
A. excitable
B. location
C. flutter
D. selected

31. The monkey was very __________.
A. excitable
B. career
C. announcement
D. positive

32. The teacher made an important
_______ about homework.
A. penalty
B. location
C. career
D. announcement

33. Do you know the _________ of
the nearest Burger King?
A. positive
B. announcement
C. location
D. selected

34. Let’s Review!!!
Do you remember what
these words mean?
1. ignore
2. proficient
3. dangerous
4. heed
5. passion
6. style
7. challenge
8. underestimate

35. Let’s Review!!!
Do you remember what
these words mean?
1. ventured
2. described
3. edge
4. hesitate
5. anonymous
6. unselfish
7. satisfied
8. neighborly

36. Let’s Review!!!
Do you remember what
these words mean?
1. blockades
2. soaked
3. misplaced
4. principles
5. deny
6. consider
7. opinionated
8. bulk

37. Let’s Review!!!
Do you remember what
these words mean?
1. disability
2. position
3. attached
4. assistance
5. depend
6. responsibility
7. frisky
8. affinity