Vocabulary Practice
My neighbors are _______ of a French
explorer.
a) habitat
b) descendants
c) sanctuary
d) glistening
descendants – plural noun – people who
come from a particular ancestor
My friend runs a _______ for injured
hawks and owls.
a) sanctuary
b) glistening
c) descendants
d) threatened
sanctuary – noun – a refuge for
wildlife where predators are
controlled and hunting is not
allowed
The ______ eyes of the children
looked out from the stage.
a) glistening
b) threatened
c) coaxing
d) fragile
glistening – adjective – shining or
sparkling with reflected light
The dark storm clouds made the baseball
players feel ______ with a rain-out.
a) coaxing
b) threatened
c) fragile
d) habitat
threatened – adjective – having a sense
of harm or danger
The instructor was ______ young
swimmers into the water.
a) sanctuary
b) glistening
c) threatened
d) coaxing
coaxing – verb – persuading or
influencing by mild arguing
My toothpick ship is too _______ too
take to show-and-tell.
a) coaxing
b) fragile
c) habitat
d) descendants
fragile – adjective – easily broken;
delicate
A clean pond is a good ________ for
frogs.
a) fragile
b) habitat
c) descendants
d) sanctuary
habitat – noun – the place where an
animal or plan naturally lives and
grows.