unit 19

Question 1

afflicted

Answer 1

adj. Afflicted means to suffer physically or mentally. He was afflicted by pain in his right arm.

Question 2

aisle

Answer 2

n. An aisle is a space between two things that people use to walk. They were told to clear the aisle because the plane was about to land.

Question 3

atmosphere

Answer 3

n. The atmosphere is the air around the Earth where weather conditions form. Scientists worry that harmful substances are hurting the atmosphere.

Question 4

author

Answer 4

n. An author is a person who wrote a certain piece of writing. The author was hard at work on his next novel.

Question 5

breakdown

Answer 5

n. A breakdown is a failure to work correctly. Her car had a breakdown’ and she wasn’t sure how to fix it.

Question 6

cargo

Answer 6

n. Cargo is the items carried by a ship or an airplane. The cargo of the ship got wet when it started raining.

Question 7

chapter

Answer 7

n. A chapter is a part of a book that usually has a number or a title. The first chapter of a book usually introduces the main character of a story.

Question 8

connect

Answer 8

v. To connect two things means to join them together. I connected the mouse to my laptop computer.

Question 9

etc.

Answer 9

n. Etc. is short for “etcetera.” It is used to refer to other unspecified objects. She was going to bring treats to the party: cookies’ muffins’ cake’ etc.

Question 10

flip

Answer 10

v. To flip means to press a switch quickly to turn it on or off. To turn on the lights’ just flip this switch.

Question 11

idle

Answer 11

adj. If you are idle’ you are not doing anything. She read a book to keep from being idle.

Question 12

notify

Answer 12

v. To notify someone of something is to tell them about it. The teacher notified us about a change to our assignment.

Question 13

pea

Answer 13

n. Peas are a vegetable that is small’ round’ and green. His favorite food was peas.

Question 14

raisin

Answer 14

n. A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are one of my favorite snacks.

Question 15

retain

Answer 15

v. To retain something is to keep it. Even by the afternoon’ the day had retained the morning’s freshness.

Question 16

Ostate

Answer 16

v. To state something means to say it in a definite way. The president stated his opinion about the world’s health concerns.

Question 17

tray

Answer 17

n. A tray is a flat plate used to hold food. The waiter brought our food on a tray.

Question 18

unfortunate

Answer 18

adj. If something is unfortunate’ it is bad or unlucky. It was unfortunate that Dave’s team lost’ but he still had fun.

Question 19

vivid

Answer 19

adj. When something is vivid’ it is bright and colorful. The figures in the painting were vivid.

Question 20

vomit

Answer 20

v. To vomit means to have food come up from one’s stomach. It is common for women to vomit when they are pregnant.