Firefighters Vocabulary and Amazing Words Second Grade Reading

Firefighters! Vocabulary and Amazing Words Second Grade Reading

Vocabulary Words • station • building • roar • masks • quickly • tightly • burning • fireproof • hydrant • outriggers

station • A building or place used for a special reason

building • Something that has been built.

roar • A loud, deep sound.

masks • Coverings that hide or protect your face.

quickly • In a short time.

tightly • When something is tied firmly.

burning • To be on fire.

fireproof • Almost impossible to burn.

hydrant • A large water pipe that sticks up out the ground.

outriggers • A framework that sticks out from the side of a light boat, canoe, or other vehicle to keep it from turning over.

Amazing Words • community • responsible • teamwork • operation • instrument • caretaker • lug • supplies

community • The people who live around you and your community.

responsible • Taking charge of something that others are counting on.

teamwork • When a group of people put a lot of effort into doing something together.

operation • When a doctor or vet opens the body to fix something.

instrument • Any tool used by a doctor and vets to help them examine a patient, to help them fix and injury, or to repair a part of the body.

caretaker • A person, like a custodian or janitor, who makes sure that everything on the inside and out side of a building is clean and in working order.

lug • To carry or pull something that is very heavy or clumsy.

supplies • The things you need to do a particular job or activity, such as cleaning supplies.