Today I would like to read the words and definitions below and then match the correct word to its definition.
(You do not need to include the synonyms -they are there to help you)
Words
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Definitions
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ogre
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feeling fear
or anxiety; frightened.
Synonyms: frightened,
scared, terrified, fearful, petrified, nervous, scared to death,
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clenched
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the part of a
building that is wholly or partly below ground level.
Synonyms: cellar,
vault, crypt
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afraid
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(of a door or
other opening) slightly open.
Synonyms: slightly
open, half open, agape, unfastened, unlatched, unlocked, unsecured, off the
latch
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descended
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in a way that
shows eagerness to know or learn something
Synonyms: inquisitively,
enquiringly, strangely, oddly, weirdly, intriguingly, interestingly
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basement
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(of the
fingers or hand) closed into a tight ball.
Synonyms: firm, fast,
secure, fixed, clenched, clinched
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ajar
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move or fall
downward.
Synonyms: go down,
come down, drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge,
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curiously
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walk in a
specified way. Past tense - trod
Synonyms: walk, step,
stride, pace, go, march, tramp, plod, stomp, trudge
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tread
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a man-eating
giant.
Synonyms: monster,
giant, troll, bogeyman, demon,
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Use
the words to complete the sentences below.
Unfortunately, she had left the window ---------that
morning.
The neighbours peered ---------------through the windows
at him as he sauntered down the street.
Her shoes were squeaky so she had to ------ carefully so as not to disturb the monster.
In the swamp, the -------- waited menacingly for its
next unlucky victim.
He admitted, "I'm -------- of dogs."
The aircraft began to -------- silently towards the
ground.
As she approached the stairs, she heard strange
sounds in the -------- below.
Without warning, he struck the wall with his ---------
fist.
Challenge
Can you use some of the words in your own sentences?
Challenge
Can you use some of the words in your own sentences?
