Boom Town

Boom Town

Vocabulary

miners	people whose job is working in a mine to extract minerals or ores from the earth
nuggets	small chunks
skillet	heavy iron pan used for cooking and frying
stagecoach	horsedrawn vehicle with four wheels and a covered top
settle	to make a home in a new place
boom town	a community that experiences sudden and rapid growth
landmark	an object or feature that marks a boundary or identifies a place

Vocabulary Activities

Boom Town Vocabulary 1 (Click next to see word and see if you can say what the word means, then next again to see the definition)

Boom Town 2 (Find the correct vocabulary word that matches the definition.)

Boom Town 3 (Vocabulary Drop and Drag)

Boom Town Vocabulary 4 (Word in context)

Boom Town 5

High Frequency Words Practice

Boom Town 2 Seconds

Spelling

Syllable patterns: VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) words
1.	belong	6.	begin	11.	become
2.	hotel*	7.	music	12.	motel
3.	focus	8.	future	13.	baker*
4.	miner*	9.	behind	14.	cabin*
5.	pupil	10.	tiger	15.	ocean