Vocabulary Practice The bag _____ because I put too much in it. a) burst b) neighbor c) drowns d) drifts burst - verb - to break open suddenly When I stop rowing, my canoe ____ along the river. a) gently b) neighbor c) drowns d) drifts drifts - verb - to be carried along by the flow of water or air Christopher _____ stroked the kitten. a) burst b) desert c) gently d) drifts gently - adverb - done carefully not to hurt A lifeguard watches the pool carefully to make sure that no one ______. a) drowns b) drifts c) gently d) desert drowns – verb - to die by staying underwater and not being able to breathe A new ______ moved in next door. a) burst b) neighbor c) drowns d) gently neighbor – noun - a person, place, or thing that is near to another Plants that need a lot of water will not grow in a ______. a) burst b) neighbor c) desert d) gently desert – noun – a hot, dry, sandy area of land with few or no plants growing on it. Susan Ging Lent Production