Vocabulary 1
Filthy
Very dirty (skitten, ekkel)
He has a messy beard full of old food and dirt
Mr. Twit
Mr. Twit puts this in Mrs. Twit's bed to scare her
A frog
Mr. Twit smears this on the tree to catch birds
Hugtight glue
He was born in this European country in 1916
Wales
Frightful
skrekkelig, fryktelig
She has a glass eye that she likes to use to scare her husband
Mrs. Twit
To make Mrs. Twit think she's shrinking, Mr. Twit does this to her chair and hat.
Adds extra height each day
Mrs. Twit uses this item to whack at children
Her walking stick
During World War II, Dahl worked as this before becoming a full-time writer.
Fighter pilot
Greedy
Grådig
These are the animals the Twits keep trapped and force to stand on their heads
Mrs. Twit drops this into Mr. Twit's drink
The Twits keep this type of family locked up
The Muggle-Wump monkeys
This book is one of Dahl's most famous works, and was later adapted into a film
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Disgusting
Motbydelig
This colorful friend helps the monkeys and warns the birds
the Roly-Poly Bird
Mr. Twit uses these little creatures in spaghetti to fool Mrs. Twit
Worms
The birds are caught and used to make a dish. What is the name of the dish?
Where were Dahl's parents from?
Norway
Horrid
Fryktelig, avskyelig
They are the victims of the Twits' glue traps and end up in pies
Birds
The Twits oftne try to play mean tricks on each other; this word describes their behavior
Tricksy
Mr. Twit's beard is so disgusting that it contains this type of tiny creatures:
Beardlice
Dahl based many of his childhood experiences on this type of person in his stories
Cruel adults or teachers