Vocabulary

South Carolina ELA Standards: R.LCS.9, R.LCS.10

Adopt: (verb) to legally raise a someone else's child as your own.

Annie gets adopted by Mr. Warbucks.

Bum: (noun) slang for someone who avoids work.

The police find Annie with some bums after she ran away.

"Hard Knock Life": (adjective/noun) a life that is very difficult.

The orphans live a hard knock life.

Limousine: (noun) a large fancy car.

Mr. Warbucks rides in a limousine.

Locket: (noun) a small case worn around a person's neck to hold something small in.

Annie wears a locket that was given to her by her parents.

Millionaire: (noun) someone who has a large amount of money, millions of dollars.

Mr. Warbucks is a millionaire.

Mush: (noun) a cornmeal pudding.

Miss Hannigan serves the orphans cold mush for breakfast.

Mutt: (noun) another word for a dog that is the combination of different breeds.

Annie's dog sandy is a mutt.

NYC: (noun) New York City, the capital of the state New York.

Annie goes to NYC with Mr. Warbucks.

Orphan: (noun) a child whose parents have passed away or are no longer around.

Annie and the other girls are orphans.

Orphanage: (noun) a place that takes care of and houses orphans.

The orphans in Annie live in an orphanage.

President: (noun) the elected leader of a country.

Mr. Warbucks invites President Roosevelt to Christmas at his house.

Rich: (adjective) having a great deal of money.

Mr. Warbucks is rich.

Secretary: (noun) a person who works for someone to helps with tasks and keep track of appointments.

Grace is Mr. Warbucks' secretary.

Sewing Machine: (noun) a machine that mechanically moves a needle to sew.

The orphans use sewing machines to sew.

Swindle: (verb) to deceive someone.

Rooster and Lily try and swindle Mr. Warbucks in order to get money.

Can you use these words in a sentence?

Can you draw a picture that shows the meaning of these words?

Can you act these words out?