Name

Vivid Words
Lawrence Yep uses exact and interesting words to make his description of the lightwell outside his grandmothers apartment come alive. Read the words from The Lightwell and their definitions in the word box. twilight fragments evening light just before dark small parts broken off from the whole; bits plays people who pay rent to occupy a building exclamations things said suddenly or forcefully simmering cooking gently; just at the boiling point mingles mixes or joins aromas pleasant smells banquet large, elaborate meal; feast

dramas tenants

Fill in the blank in each sentence below with the boldface word from the word box that best completes the sentence.
1. All the

in the building met for a potluck supper on Sunday vegetables, and others were

night.
2. During the afternoon, some were

grilling meat.
3. The

of the different dishes floated from the windows. with the other delicious began to fade, we knew it was time of an old wooden toy as we . at the local
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4. The smell of the cooking vegetables

smells until my mouth waters.

5. After the sun set and the

for dinner.
6. My dog happily chewed on

fixed supper.
7. Everyone agreed that all the different foods made a grand 8. On Saturday evenings, we enjoy going to see

theater.

Look up these words in a dictionary or thesaurus: tiny, receives, stretch, poor, source, perfect. Use the definitions or synonyms to write clues for a crossword puzzle. You may use the words above too. Make the crossword puzzle, and give it to a classmate to complete.
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