Word List

• n. An alley is a narrow road between houses or buildings.
  The alley behind my house looks dirty.
• n. An ax is a tool used to cut wood.
  She used an ax to cut some wood for the fire.
• n. A bunch is a group of the same things.
  She was hungry, so she ate the entire bunch of grapes.
• n. A chore is an unpleasant job that must be done.
  It's Nikki's chore to do the dishes every Tuesday and Wednesday night.
• adj. A decent person or thing is OK or good enough.
  Eric did a decent job painting the fence.
• adj. Disgraceful behavior is behavior that is very bad.
  This is a disgraceful waste of money.
• n. The elbow is the middle part of an arm, where it bends.
  She pointed to her elbow to show me where she hurt herself.
• adj. A grateful person feels thankful about something.
  The girls were grateful for the chance to visit their grandfather.
• v. To irritate means to annoy someone.
  Karen's brother irritated her when he told her that he had lost her camera.
• v. To kid is to say something that is not true as a joke.
  I am not really mad. I was kidding when I said I was angry.
• adj. A loose thing is not held in place tightly.
  The bolt was loose, so I tightened it with the wrench.
• v. To offend is to make someone angry or upset.
  They were both offended by what they had said to each other.
• adv. An overnight action happens during the night.
  The campers stayed in the tent overnight.
• v. To persist means to keep doing something even when it is hard.
  Even though the lesson was difficult, he persisted until he understood.
• n. A pine is a type of tall, thin tree with needles instead of leaves.
  There were many beautiful pine trees in the forest.
• n. A scar is a mark on the skin after a wound heals.
  The man had horrible scars on his cheek and forehead.
• n. A sensation is a feeling that people get from their senses.
  Mom got a painful sensation in her head from the loud noise.
• n. A sled is a small vehicle used on snow.
  Marvin likes to ride his sled down the hill in winter.
• v. To tease means to laugh at or make fun of someone.
  Jake teased Charlie because he was the new student.
• n. A valentine is someone loved or admired with great affection.
  Harry wanted Molly to be his valentine.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Circle the right definition for the given word.

C ‣ Write the word that best fits each blank.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.