Glossary for

“The Letter V Song”

Merry:

Definition: A merry person is usually happy, in a good mood, and enjoying what he or she is doing. If something is merry, it is full of happiness and fun, with people having a good time.

Sentence: A very, very, very merry little song for the valuable letter v!

Valuable:

Definition: If a person is valuable to someone, they are very important to that person. If a thing is valuable, it is worth a lot of money.

Sentence: My dad’s old baseball card is valuable because it is worth a lot of money.

Vehicle:

Definition: A vehicle carries people or things and moves them from one place to another place. There are many kinds of vehicles, like cars, boats, and airplanes.

Sentence: I helped my dad clean his new vehicle at the car wash.

Velvet:

Definition: Velvet is a type of very soft, smooth cloth. If a person has a velvet voice, his or her voice sounds soft and smooth.

Sentence: She also sang with a velvet voice, but the violin was Vera's choice!

Vent:

Definition: A vent is an opening that lets out warm air, cold air, or something else.

Sentence: When we turn on the air conditioning in our car, cold air comes out of the vents.

Vest:

Definition: A vest is a piece of clothing without sleeves that people wear on the top of their body.

Sentence: I wore a vest over my new shirt.

Victory:

Definition: Victory is success in getting what you want or winning in a game or contest.

Sentence: I received a trophy for my victory in the coloring contest.

Viddle:

Definition: Viddle is a made-up word.

Sentence:

Vine:

Definition: A vine is a type of plant that grows up and around other objects.

Sentence: The vine started to grow up the side of the fence.

Violin:

Definition: A violin is a musical instrument with four strings. A person plays a violin by moving a stick called a bow, with long horse hairs on it, across the strings.

Sentence: When Vera took her vitamin she played better on her violin.

Vitamin:

Definition: A vitamin is something in food that your body needs to be healthy. Sometimes people take vitamins that are in little pieces, called tablets, that they can swallow.

Sentence: When Vera took her vitamin she played better on her violin.

Volcano:

Definition: A volcano is a mountain with a hole at the top where hot, melted rock called lava sometimes comes out.

Sentence: Volcanoes are what Victor likes. Up volcanoes, Victor hikes. It's very hot! But, Victor vows it is not!

Vow:

Definition: When people vow something, they promise that they will do it or that what they are saying is true.

Sentence: Volcanoes are what Victor likes. Up volcanoes, Victor hikes. It's very hot! But, Victor vows it is not!