Force of Eating
Force of Eating
Answer Key
Teacher Note Vocabulary Ladders
For detailed instructions Word Definition
on how to implement the
components of this lesson, to take small bites or eat a small
nibble
see pages 15–19. amount of food
snack to eat a little, usually between meals
munch to chew steadily and sometimes loudly
Objective gobble to eat quickly and sometimes sloppily
Students will analyze words to eat a large meal, sometimes
related to eating, from weak chow down
very fast
to strong.
devour to eat hungrily until nothing is left
Ordering Words
Materials
Check that students can explain why the words are ordered
• Vocabulary Ladders the way they are.
template (page 142)
• Activity Cards Sentence Clues
(page 41)
1. Apples are a treat horses love to (snack/munch) on.
• Ordering Words
(page 42) 2. The mouse took a small (nibble) at the cheese.
• Sentence Clues
(page 43) 3. After a long, hard practice, Martina is known to
(gobble/chow down/devour) her dinner.
• Sentence Stems
(page 44) 4. The hikers were lost for two days and wanted to (devour)
a meal immediately.
• Write About It!
(page 45)
Sentence Stems
Check that student responses reflect the meaning of the
Additional Words underlined word in each sentence frame.
Introduce students to
additional words such as Write About It!
gorge and polish off as you Check that responses include the new vocabulary terms used
work through the lesson. in the correct way.
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Activity Cards
Directions: Cut apart and match the words and definitions below.
Then, glue them onto the Vocabulary Ladders activity sheet in order, from
weak eating to strong eating.
to eat hungrily until
chow down nothing is left
to eat a large meal,
devour sometimes very fast
to eat quickly and
gobble sometimes sloppily
to chew steadily and
munch sometimes loudly
to take small bites or eat
nibble a small amount of food
to eat a little, usually
snack between meals
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Force of Eating
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Ordering Words
Directions: Write the words from the Word Bank in the order you choose,
from weak eating to strong eating, on the ladder. Then, explain an
important difference between two of the words.
Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack
Comparing Words
Choose two words.
Word 1: _________________
Word 2: _________________
One difference between these
words is:
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Sentence Clues
Directions: Choose the best word from the Word Bank to complete
each sentence.
Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack
1. Apples are a treat horses love to ___________________ on.
2. The mouse took a small _____________________ at
the cheese.
3. After a long, hard practice, Martina is known to
______________________ her dinner.
4. The hikers were lost for two days and
wanted to ____________________ a meal
immediately.
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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________
Sentence Stems
Directions: Complete each statement.
1. One dinner I can really chow down is _________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
2. Two foods that are healthy to snack on are ____________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
3. Three things a squirrel might nibble are _______________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
4. Some crunchy foods to munch on are ________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
5. A few things the Big Bad Wolf might gobble are _________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
6. Sharks are known to devour ________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ .
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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________
Write About It!
Directions: Read the prompt. Then, write a response. Underline the new
vocabulary you use in your response.
Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack
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