James and the Giant Peach Vocabulary Review

Define

1

mammoth

Extremely large or gigantic

2

thigh

Part of the leg between hip and knee.

3

scrambling

Moving quickly and disorderly.

4

vanished

Disappeared suddenly

5

beckoning

Making a gesture to come closer

Synonym

1

frost

ice

2

genius

smart, creative

3

soggy

wet

4

desolate

empty, lonely

5

peculiar

Strange, unusual

Antonym

1

shut

open

2

shortage

enough

3

gently

rude, aggressive, disrespectful

4

hideous

pretty, pleasant, beautiful

5

murky

bright, clear

Sentence

1

commercials

The radio station played commercials between songs.

2

complicated

For many students, math is a complicated subject that is hard to understand.

3

slither

The snake began to slither across the forest floor, moving silently through the grass.

4

faucet

She turned on the faucet to fill the sink with water for washing dishes.

5

descended

The hikers descended down the steep mountain trail carefully, using ropes to navigate the rocky terrain.