All About Foxes

WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. Burrs stick to my dog's bushy fur because it
bushy
is so thick and full.
2. Her father was proud of his thick, bushy
beard.
(adjective) 3. The boy's bushy eyebrows looked like fuzzy
caterpillars.
1. A fox has a coat of fur that is usually red,
fox
white, or grey.
2. A fox has a pointed nose and a bushy tail
and eats plants and animals.
(noun) 3. Have you ever heard the phrase as smart as
a fox?
1. Fur is the hair that covers the body of
fur most mammals.

2. Most mammals have fur, but fish have
scales.
(noun)
3. Tigers have striped fur.
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WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. A hunter may be a person or a predator,
hunter
such as a wolf or a lioness.
2. A hunter brings home meat, while a
gatherer brings home plant foods.
(noun) 3. The hunter lay low in the grass, holding his
breath as the antelope approached.
1. A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that
mammal
has hair or fur.
2. A mammal has a backbone, and so does a
bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian.
(noun)
3. A reptile or amphibian, unlike a mammal, is
cold-blooded.
1. The woman pricked her finger on the sharp
pointy
tip at the end of the pointy needle.
2. The pointy end of the spear is used for
hunting.
(adjective) 3. Sharpen this dull pencil to make it pointy
again.
WORD SMART
DAY 1
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students write a word in each box and then draw a picture that defines it.
Word: Word:
Draw: Draw:
Word: Word:
Draw: Draw:
bushy thick and full like a bush
(adjective)
a medium-sized mammal
fox related to a dog that has a

bushy tail
(noun)
the hair that covers the body

fur of most mammals
(noun)
a person or other animal
hunter who gets food and materials

by killing other animals
(noun)
a warm-blooded animal
with a backbone and hair or
mammal fur that nurses its young and
has babies that are born live
(noun)
with a sharp tip or end;

pointy narrow at one end
(adjective)
ANALOGIES
DAY 2
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Name:
An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must
have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a
missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair. (Example:
Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)
cold fish snail plant snake

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have
them use the words in the word box to complete the second pair of words.
1. Fur is to moose ...as... shell is to .
2. Mammal is to human ...as... reptile is to .
3. Hunter is to gatherer ...as... animal is to .
4. Bushy is to thick ...as... chilly is to .
5. Fox is to mammal ...as... minnow is to .
ANALOGIES
DAY 2
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Name:
An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must
have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a
missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair. (Example:
Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)
straight
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have
them use the words in the word box to complete the second pair of words.
6. Pointy is to dull ...as... round is to .
CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
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Name:
bushy fox fur hunter mammal

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the
sentences below.
1. The of a giant panda is black and white.
2. His hair is sleek and straight, but my thick hair is
3. The brought home a buffalo that would be

used for its meat and hide.
4. An animal with hair and a backbone that nurses its young is a
5. A is a clever mammal with a bushy tail.
CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
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Name:
pointy
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the
sentences below.
6. The rose's stem is covered in thorns
NOUNS
DAY 3
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Name:
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is the name of a person or a specific
place, it is called a proper noun. A proper noun is always capitalized.
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students read the words below. Have them decide whether each word is best
classified as a person, place, thing, or idea. Then have them write each word in the appropriate column.
Next, have them use each word in a sentence. Finally, have them write three words that are not nouns.
fur fox mammal hunter
PERSON PLACE THING IDEA
Use each noun from the table in a sentence.
1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
NOUNS
DAY 3
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Name:
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is the name of a person or a specific
place, it is called a proper noun. A proper noun is always capitalized.
Write three words that are not nouns.
CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use what they know about the vocabulary words to complete the
following sentences.
1. One animal with fur is .
2. An example of a mammal is .
3. The hunter is looking for .
4. You can pick out the bushy animal by .
5. You should be careful with pointy objects because

.
6. A fox is a kind of .
ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.
1. The dog's is very 4. A hunter gets food from

bushy. .
a fur a livestock
b nose b wild animals
c tongue c crops
2. What is a fox? 5. Which of these animals

is a mammal?
a A fox is a mammal.
a frog
b A fox is an amphibian.
b monkey
c A fox is a reptile.
c ladybug
3. A has fur. 6. A pointy hat has to be

a snake at one end.
b monkey a round
c parrot b flat
c narrow

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WORDS IN CONTEXT

1. Burrs stick to my dog's bushy fur because it

1. A fox has a coat of fur that is usually red,

1. Fur is the hair that covers the body of

fur most mammals.

1. A hunter may be a person or a predator,

1. A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that

1. The woman pricked her finger on the sharp

fox related to a dog that has a

the hair that covers the body

hunter who gets food and materials

with a sharp tip or end;

cold fish snail plant snake

1. Fur is to moose ...as... shell is to .

2. Mammal is to human ...as... reptile is to .

3. Hunter is to gatherer ...as... animal is to .

4. Bushy is to thick ...as... chilly is to .

5. Fox is to mammal ...as... minnow is to .

6. Pointy is to dull ...as... round is to .

bushy fox fur hunter mammal

1. The of a giant panda is black and white.

2. His hair is sleek and straight, but my thick hair is

3. The brought home a buffalo that would be

4. An animal with hair and a backbone that nurses its young is a

5. A is a clever mammal with a bushy tail.

6. The rose's stem is covered in thorns

fur fox mammal hunter

PERSON PLACE THING IDEA

Use each noun from the table in a sentence.

Write three words that are not nouns.

1. One animal with fur is .

3. The hunter is looking for .

4. You can pick out the bushy animal by .

5. You should be careful with pointy objects because

1. The dog's is very 4. A hunter gets food from

2. What is a fox? 5. Which of these animals

3. A has fur. 6. A pointy hat has to be

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