unit 14

Question 1

brick

Answer 1

eng WORD LIST n. A brick is a block of hard clay that is used for building things’ such as walls. There were several bricks scattered on the ground.

Question 2

crumble

Answer 2

v. To crumble means to break or fall apart into small pieces. The old house’s walls crumbled into a pile of rock and wood.

Question 3

dough

Answer 3

n. Dough is a mixture of flour and water that becomes bread when baked. I made heart-shaped cookies from the dough.

Question 4

express

Answer 4

v. To express a feeling or idea means to show others how one thinks or feels. The nurse expressed her sympathy for the sick patient.

Question 5

Ofist

Answer 5

n. A fist is a hand with fingers bent in toward the palm. The bully made a fist and threatened to hit the small boy.

Question 6

flexible

Answer 6

adj. If something is flexible’ then it can bend easily without breaking. The tree branch was so flexible it could be bent into a circle and not break.

Question 7

flush

Answer 7

v. To flush means the face becomes red due to heat’ illness’ or emotion. After the long race’ the runner’s face was flushed.

Question 8

injure

Answer 8

v. To injure someone means to damage a part of their body. The car crash injured two people.

Question 9

lump

Answer 9

n. A lump is a small piece of something that is solid. The artist took a lump of clay and turned it into a beautiful pot.

Question 10

mixture

Answer 10

n. A mixture is something that is made by mixing other things together. The walls were built using a mixture of water’ rock’ and dirt.

Question 11

reconcile

Answer 11

v. To reconcile means to return to a friendly relationship. After arguing’ the two friends were reconciled with each other.

Question 12

ruin

Answer 12

v. To ruin something means to harm or damage it greatly. Our walk in the park was ruined by the sudden rain.

Question 13

shatter

Answer 13

v. To shatter something means to break it suddenly into many tiny pieces. When the ball hit the window’ the glass shattered.

Question 14

shutter

Answer 14

n. Shutters are wooden or metal covers in front of a window. Mr. Smith closed the shutters every night to make his bedroom dark.

Question 15

sift

Answer 15

v. To sift something means to remove all the large pieces. The baker sifted the flour into a large bowl.

Question 16

slight

Answer 16

adj. If something is slight’ then it is small or minor. There was only a slight change in the little boy’s height.

Question 17

sparkle

Answer 17

v. To sparkle means to shine brightly with quick flashes of light. The stars sparkled in the winter night’s sky.

Question 18

sprinkle

Answer 18

v. To sprinkle means to scatter something all over something else. He sprinkled the pasta with salt and black pepper.

Question 19

Ostale

Answer 19

adj. If food is stale’ then it is not fresh but dry’ hard’ and not good to eat. The cookies sat on the table so long that they became stale.

Question 20

Outter

Answer 20

v. To utter a word or a sound means to say it. The lost boy was so scared that he could barely utter a single word.