Vocabulary.com - Thematic feature on the Rain Forest

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Type in 12 answers to the Rooty® puzzles in the boxes BELOW the puzzle and use the "submit" button after the third puzzle. You will get immediate feedback in the form of the correct answers and the use of the words in context. A word bank menu below each puzzle will assist in your personal vocabulary acquisition.

To see a list of 388 rain forest words click here."







The following story will further clarify the meanings of these new words.

Tim's trip took him into the DENSITY of magnificent forests. He found a PLETHORA of ageless, PRIMITIVE trees. He admired the CASCADE of the waterfall that he almost missed seeing due to the CAMOUFLAGE of the huge trees. Their ADAPTABILITY over time allowed them to SURVIVE. How repulsive to think some people would DEFOLIATE a forest! Tim worried about ENDANGERED SPECIES and appreciated efforts of CONSERVATION for the flowers and FAUNA.

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    Puzzle #1 - Directions

    Rootonym® - Puzzle #1 "text" of RAIN FOREST - Conditions:

    • Answer 1:--9 letter adjective--root is PRIM = first -- word means: *** Being the first or earliest in existence (as in age or period)
    • Answer 2:--7 letter noun--root is CAS = fall -- word means: *** Waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface; anything seeming to flow or fall in abundance
    • Answer 3:--10 letter noun--root is CAMOUFLIER = disguise -- word means: *** concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance
    • Answer 4:--7 letter noun--root is DENS = thick, close -- word means: *** the quality of being crowded, packed tightly together or compact; the amount of something per unit measure; thickness of consistency

    PUZZLE #1 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Cinny Nym
    "Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."
    In the list of 20 rain forest words below, 4 are correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • aboriginal, camouflage, canopies, cascade, density, fledlging, humidity, integral, jungle, odoriferous, pervasive, precipitation, primitive, profuse, quintessential, redolent, remote, tranquil, utopia, waterfalls


    Puzzle #2

    Rootonym® - Puzzle #2 "text" of RAIN FOREST - Description:

    • Answer 5:--5 letter noun--root is FAUN = animal -- word means: *** a list of animals of a given region or period; from the Roman God of animals, Faunus
    • Answer 6:--12 letter noun--root is APT = fit -- word means: *** able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions; capable of individual adjustment or modification
    • Answer 7--8 letter noun -- root is PLE = fill, be full -- word means: *** an excessive quantity of fullness; overabundance
    • Answer 8--7 letter noun -- root is SPECIE = kind, sort -- word means: *** a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind

    PUZZLE #2 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Dick Shinary
    "Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."
    In the list of 20 rain forest words below, 4 are correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • adaptability, attribute, bromeliad, crevice, fauna, flora, foliage, gamut, inhabitant, intermittent, menagerie, parrots, predator, prey, plethora, pristine, robust, species, tropical, wildlife


    Puzzle #3

    Rootonym® - Puzzle #3 "text" of RAIN FOREST - Consequences:

    • Answer 9--10 letter adjective -- root is DONGIER = danger -- word means: *** being in a state or circumstance or peril, risk or harm
    • Answer 10--9 letter verb -- root is FOLI = leaf -- word means: *** to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in area like a jungle or forest
    • Answer 11--8 letter noun -- root is VIV = live, alive -- word means: *** the act of remaining alive or continuing in existence or use, esp. under adverse or unusual circumstances
    • Answer 12--12 letter noun -- root is SERVAT = protect, save -- word means: *** The official care, protection or management of natural resources (waterways & forests)

    PUZZLE #3 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Crossword
    "Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University.
    In the list of 20 rain forest words below, 4 are correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • aftermath, balance, calamity, conservation, conundrum, decimate, defoliate, deplete, dire, ecosystem, encroach, endangered, environment, extinct, husbandry, plunder, precarious, reparations, succumb, survival


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    For an "assessment exercise" for the Rain Forest Thematic Content, click on Rain Forest FITB Assessment here.
    To see the Alphalary list of 388 Tropical Rain Forest Words click here.

    Lesson Plan questions to study:

  • 1. In what countries does heavy rainfall occur that would allow tropical rain forests?
  • 2. What makes the plant life interesting to scientists in rain forests?
  • 3. What kinds of plants grow on tree branches? Why?
  • 4. Animals live in the upper and lower canopies of a rain forest. Name some of them and explain how they can live at various levels, even on the ground.
  • 5. If people live in rain forest, how do they survive? Can you give a few examples?
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    Definition MATCH: ["S139Level 1-Match"] -- ["S139Level 2-Match"] -- ["S139Level 3-Match"]
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    A list of the 60 rain forest related words above from which to choose the correct answers are:
  • aboriginal, camouflage, canopies, cascade, density, fledlging, humidity, integral, jungle, odoriferous, pervasive, precipitation, primitive, profuse, quintessential, redolent, remote, tranquil, utopia, waterfalls
  • adaptability, attribute, bromeliad, crevice, fauna, flora, foliage, gamut, inhabitant, intermittent, menagerie, parrots, predator, prey, plethora, pristine, robust, species, tropical, wildlife
  • aftermath, balance, calamity, conservation, conundrum, decimate, defoliate, deplete, dire, ecosystem, encroach, endangered, environment, extinct, husbandry, plunder, precarious, reparations, succumb, survival

    To see a list of 388 rain forest words click here."


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