Bad Dog, Dodger!Vocabulary and Amazing Words

Second Grade Reading

Vocabulary Words• practice• grabbed• chewing• chased• treat

• wagged• dripping• bleachers• spectators• dugout

practice

• To repeat an action in order to improve.

grabbed

• Took hold of something suddenly.

chewing

• Grinding something between your teeth.

chased

• Ran after someone.

treat

• A special gift, often food.

wagged

• Moved from side to side.

dripping

• A liquid falling slowly, drop by drop.

bleachers

• Raised seats on which people sit to watch sports games.

spectators

• People who watch an event.

dugout

• A shelter where baseball players sit when they’re waiting to play.

Amazing Words

• behavior

• cooperate

• obedient

• companion

• consider

• reprimand

• confident

• properly

behavior

• The way people and animals act or behave.

cooperate

• When people or animals work together to accomplish a goal.

obedient

• When a person or an animal is willing to do what they are told to do.

companion

• A person or animal who spends times with you.

consider

• To think about something carefully before making a decision.

reprimand

• To get a talking to, a warning, or a scolding for doing something wrong.

confident

• If animals or people are sure about things or are certain they have the ability to do something.

properly

• When something is done in a correct way.