Make Your Point, Jr. > Words in ABC Order > gasp

Study the word GASP: (Source) When you're shocked, or surprised, in a good or bad way, so you suddenly breathe in a gulp of air—! That's a gasp. To gasp is to pull air into your mouth suddenly, because you're surprised by something. And, a gasp is the air that you suck in, or the sound of it. When you gasp, you might open your mouth wide, and, to be polite, you might cover your mouth with one or both hands. (Source) Maybe you've just gotten a papercut. (Gasp!) Maybe you've spilled your entire drink. (Gasp!) Maybe your very favorite song that you haven't heard in a year has just started to play. (Gasp!) Maybe you've just bumped into your teacher outside of school. (Gasp!) Maybe someone has just handed you a wonderful surprise gift. (Gasp!) (Source) Usually, you gasp when you're surprised. But you might also gasp if you're exercising hard, and you're trying to get more air into your body. If you just ran a mile, or just did a hundred jumping jacks, you could be gasping for breath. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture gasp to suck air into your mouth all of a sudden   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word GASP: Remember: to gasp is to show your surprise by taking in a breath of air, and a gasp is a breath of air that you take in. Idea 1: "With a gasp of (surprise, excitement, or horror), I catch a glimpse of (something awesome or scary)." Idea 2: "After (doing something really tiring, like climbing the stairs to the top of a skyscraper, or pedaling a bike to the top of a steep hill), I pause and lean over, gasping for breath." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.