Name: _________________________________________ Date: _______________ Hour: ____________
Walk Two Moons Vocabulary 2
Write the letter of the correct match next to each problem.
1.
anonymous
a. to give comfort in a time of distress
2.
cantankerous
b. doubtful or disbelieving
3.
console
c. having an unknown author or origin
4.
flail
d. twisted and full of knots
5.
malevolent
e. to wave about wildly, especially arms or legs
6.
manna
f. bad tempered and quarrelsome
7.
reassurance
g. a miraculous gift
8.
skeptical
h. to spread thickly
9.
slather
i. doing or desiring to do evil to others
10.
gnarled
j. renewed confidence or belief
Match the following vocabulary words with their synonyms.
11. skeptical
a. nameless
12. reassurance
b. confidence
13. anonymous
c. mistrusting
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
14. The ____________ stepmother locked Cinderella in the broom closet.
15. His ____________ hands were swollen and twisted with arthritis.
16. My mother was ____________ when I told her that I would have straight As on
my report card even though I had all Fs last semester.
17. I tried to ____________ my best friend when she told me her family pet had
died.
Write your own sentence for the following words.
18. manna
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19. flail
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20. cantankerous
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