Grade 2 - Greek Myths

Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 9 | Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx 171

Vocabulary Chart for Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx
Core Vocabulary words are in bold.
Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.
Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).
Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.
Type of Words Tier 3
Domain-Specifi c Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

beast

Oedipus

Sphinx

Thebes/Thebans

riddle

statue

encountering

insisted*

answer/solve

city

guessed

king

monster

morning/noon/

evening

thinking

Multiple Meaning cane posedstranger feet rock

Phrases

King of Thebes

Master of the

Sphinx

Theban Sphinx

eyes flew open in

shock

dreadful situation

answered

correctly

chosen the wrong

road

shouts of joy

Cognates

bestia

estatua

encontrando

insistió*

extranjero

resolver

ciudad

monstruo