Name Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary of the City of Ember

Name Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary of The City of Ember Word Part of Speech Definition visualize verb To form a mental image of something; imagine vista noun A pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening visionary noun A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like audible adjective Able to be heard audition noun An interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a performance. audience noun A group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event auditorium noun The part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits cacophony noun A mixture of various unpleasant sounds; harsh sounds xylophone noun A musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallet phonograph noun A machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player ember noun A hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire genre noun A kind of literary or artistic work endeavor noun An attempt to achieve a goal

successor noun A person who will inherit a position, title, or ranking before another labyrinth noun A maze fray verb To unravel or become worn at the edge disreputable adjective Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance scavenger noun Someone who collects things discarded by others reverberate verb To echo or ring with sound plummet verb To drop sharply Vocabulary Activities Directions: Complete 3 of the activities to turn in on Thursday. 1. Write a sentence that contains each spelling word. The sentence must demonstrate the meaning of the word and each sentence must contain correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 2. Make a flashcard for each word. The front of the flashcards must contain the word and a sentence containing the word. The back of the flashcard must contain the word’s part of speech and its definition. 3. Write a story using 15 of your words. The story must contain correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 4. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of 10 of your words. 5. Write a synonym or antonym for 10 of your words. 6. Create a word search using Puzzlemaker on Discoveryeducation.com or graph paper that includes all of your vocabulary words. Then, solve your words search by highlighting each spelling word.