Picture it
What word describes this picture?
A. Skedaddle
B. Lollygag
C. Snollygoster
A. Skedaddle
Which sentence uses flibbertigibbet correctly?
A. The flibbertigibbet fixed the broken computer quickly.
B. Everyone called her a flibbertigibbet because she talked nonstop and jumped from topic to topic.
C. The flibbertigibbet is a type of sandwich we ate for lunch.
B. Everyone called her a flibbertigibbet because she talked nonstop and jumped from topic to topic.
Which word does NOT mean borborygmus?
A. rumble
B. growl
C. silence
D. gurgle
C. silence
Snollygoster
SNAH-lee-goss-ter
A. The widdershins barked loudly all night.
B. The dancers moved widdershins around the fire.
C. She widdershins her homework before class.
B. The dancers moved widdershins around the fire.
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What word describes this picture?
A. Cattywampus
B. Borborygmus
C. Brouhaha
C. Brouhaha
Which sentence uses cattywampus correctly?
A. The picture frame hung cattywampus on the wall.
B. The cattywampus chased after the mouse.
C. She felt cattywampus after drinking water.
A. The picture frame hung cattywampus on the wall.
Which word does NOT mean lollygag?
A. dawdle
B. hurry
C. linger
D. stall
B. hurry
Bumfuzzled
BUM-fuh-zuld
Fill in the Blank
After spinning around too many times, Sponge Bob felt completely __________.
(befuddled / jubilant / luminous)
Befuddled
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What word describes this picture?
A. Cattywampus
B. Bumfuzzled
C. Flibbertigibbet
A. Cattywampus
Which sentence uses bumfuzzled correctly?
A. He was bumfuzzled by the tricky math problem.
B. The bumfuzzled chair broke in half.
C. We bumfuzzled the pizza in the oven.
A. He was bumfuzzled by the tricky math problem.
Which word does NOT mean gobbledygook?
A. silly talk
B. nonsense
C. clear words
D. gibberish
C. Clear words
Brouhaha
BROO-ha-ha
True or False
A gardyloo is something shouted to warn people below.
True / False
True
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What word describes this picture?
A. Ragamuffin
B. Borborygmus
C. Lollygag
B. Borborygmus
Which sentence uses snollygoster correctly?
A. The snollygoster shared their lunch with a friend.
B. I sat on the snollygoster by accident.
C. The snollygoster tricked Spongebob into the jail.
C. The snollygoster tricked Spongebob into the jail.
Which word does NOT mean skedaddle?
A. flee
B. escape
C. arrive
D. bolt
C. arrive
Cattywampus
KAT-ee-WAM-pus
Read the sentence and choose the correct definition of the underlined word.
At the street fair, vendors were selling colorful bumbershoots in many patterns and sizes.
A. hats worn in winter
B. umbrellas
C. picnic baskets
B. umbrellas
What word describes this picture?
A. Flibbertigibbet
B. Gobbledygook
C. Bumfuzzled
C. Bumfuzzled
Which sentence uses brouhaha correctly?
A. There was a big brouhaha when the teams argued over the game rules.
B. I brouhahaed at the joke.
C. I danced the brouhaha at the dance
A. There was a big brouhaha when the teams argued over the game rules.
Which word does NOT mean ragamuffin?
A. scruffy
B. neat
C. ragged
D. shabby
B. neat
Flibbertigibbet
FLIB-er-tee-JIB-it
The lackadaisical student forgot to ____________
Answers will vary. Example:
“The lackadaisical student forgot to finish his homework.”
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