Vocab Lesson 2

Question 0

Hog

Answer 0

Noun or verb

A. I love turkey and stuffing so much that I eat like a hog every Thanksgiving. Noun.

B. Don’t hog all the space at the table! Verb.

Question 1

Beastly

Answer 1

Adjective

Tony’s beastly headache made it hard for him to concentrate on the test.

Question 2

Horseplay

Answer 2

Noun.

Stop that horseplay or somebody will get hurt!

Question 3

Hound

Answer 3

Verb.

She hounded her friend until she agreed to cut his hair.

Question 4

Lionize

Answer 4

Verb.

Sports fans often lionize famous athletes.

Question 5

Mammoth

Answer 5

Adjective.

The ship glided toward a mammoth iceberg.

Question 6

Parrot

Answer 6

Verb.

When Molly said,”Three times three is nine,” her three-year-old brother parroted back,”Three times three is nine.”

Question 7

Pigheaded

Answer 7

Adjective.

The pigheaded child refused to wear a coat, despite the freezing weather.

Question 8

Scapegoat

Answer 8

A. Jackie and Cindy broke the window, but tried to make Tilly the scapegoat. Noun.

B. Have you ever been scapegoated for something you haven’t done? Verb.

Question 9

Sheepish

Answer 9

Adjective.
The six-year-old looked sheepish when his mom asked him how hate the cookies.

Sheepishly
Adverb.
Moira looked at us sheepishly when we asked her who had forgotten the scissors.