Vocab 1
What does the word frantic mean:
The engineer was frantic when he discovered that the brakes on the train did not work.
A. brave
B. fearful
B. fearful
What does the word stride mean:
The turtle has a slow stride.
A. step
B. dream
A. step
What is a idiom?
A phrase that uses words that are not literal. Example: "You hit the nail on the head."
Really means you're exactly right.
What is a direct object?
The noun (person, place, or thing) that the verb is happening to.
What does the word strained mean:
The farmer strained to lift the giant pumpkin.
A. using someone's muscles
B. try to avoid
A. using someone's muscles
What does the word bounding mean:
The children went bounding out the door to the playground.
A. walking around
B. leaping forward
B. leaping forward
What is an indirect object?
The noun or pronoun between the verb and direct object.
What is the direct object in the sentence:
Erica is climbing the steepest trail.
A. Erica
B. trail
B. trail
What does the word picturing mean:
The boy was picturing where to bury his treasure.
A. drawing a detailed map
B. making a mental image
B. making a mental image
step
What is the direct object in the sentence:
The sisters can watch several movies without getting tired.
A. movies
B. without
A. movies
What is the direct object in the sentence:
The teacher is judging the art competition.
A. teacher
B. competition
B. competition
What does the word bounding mean?
leaping forward
What does strained mean?
using someone's muscles
What is the direct object in the sentence:
George will finish the painting this evening.
A. finish
B. painting
B. painting
What is the compound direct object:
Mom and Dad bought some apples and oranges at the grocery store.
A. Mom and Dad
B. apples and oranges
B. apples and oranges
What does the word frantic mean?
fearful
What does picturing mean?
making a mental image
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of an:
A. idiom
B. adage and proverb
A. idiom
"Practice makes perfect" is an example of an:
A. idiom
B. adage and proverb
B. adage and proverb