unit 4

Question 1

Column1

Answer 1

Column3

Question 2

alley

Answer 2

n. An alley is a narrow road between houses or buildings. The alley behind my house looks dirty.

Question 3

ax

Answer 3

n. An ax is a tool used to cut wood. She used an ax to cut some wood for the fire.

Question 4

bunch

Answer 4

n. A bunch is a group of the same things. She was hungry’ so she ate the entire bunch of grapes.

Question 5

chore

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

decent

Answer 6

adj. A decent person or thing is OK or good enough. Eric did a decent job painting the fence.

Question 7

disgraceful

Answer 7

adj. Disgraceful behavior is behavior that is very bad. This is a disgraceful waste of money.

Question 8

elbow

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

grateful

Answer 9

adj. A grateful person feels thankful about something. The girls were grateful for the chance to visit their grandfather.

Question 10

irritate

Answer 10

v. To irritate means to annoy someone. Karen’s brother irritated her when he told her that he had lost her camera.

Question 11

kid

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

loose

Answer 12

adj. A loose thing is not held in place tightly. The bolt was loose’ so I tightened it with the wrench.

Question 13

offend

Answer 13

v. To offend is to make someone angry or upset. They were both offended by what they had said to each other.

Question 14

overnight

Answer 14

adv. An overnight action happens during the night. The campers stayed in the tent overnight.

Question 15

persist

Answer 15

v. To persist means to keep doing something even when it is hard. Even though the lesson was difficult’ he persisted until he understood.

Question 16

pine

Answer 16

n. A pine is a type of tall’ thin tree with needles instead of leaves. There were many beautiful pine trees in the forest.

Question 17

scar

Answer 17

n. A scar is a mark on the skin after a wound heals. The man had horrible scars on his cheek and forehead.

Question 18

sensation

Answer 18

n. A sensation is a feeling that people get from their senses. Mom got a painful sensation in her head from the loud noise.

Question 19

sled

Answer 19

n. A sled is a small vehicle used on snow. Marvin likes to ride his sled down the hill in winter.

Question 20

tease

Answer 20

v. To tease means to laugh at or make fun of someone. Jake teased Charlie because he was the new student.

Question 21

valentine

Answer 21

n. A valentine is someone loved or admired with great affection. Harry wanted Molly to be his valentine.