Practice: Skippy Fishback, Chapter 2
Match with the pictures:
[ flag – fish hook – pant – pirate – plead – angle – bury – sting – sting ray – stretch – toss – flash ]
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Match the synonyms:
- distant
- to part
- plead
- chuckle
- squirm
- confess
- piece of cake
- concentrate
- restless
- carefree
- gloomy
- silly
- wiggle
- easy
- not relaxed, not calm
- laugh, giggle
- dark and sad
- say goodbye, leave
- having no worries
- admit
- funny, goofy
- far away
- think hard, focus
- beg
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Match with the definition:
[ related - learn your lesson - apologize -
have a blast - concentrate - bury -
confess - catch your breath - repay ]
__ when you focus all of your attention on something
__ when you say you’re sorry
__ when you learn something good from your punishment
__ when you dig a hole, put something inside, and cover it up
__ when you tell a secret or something bad that you did
__ being a family member, connected
__ to do something nice for someone who helped you
__ when you breathe hard after exercise
__ to enjoy yourself, have a good time
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ chuckled – distant – catch my breath – concentrate – have a blast – gloomy – learned my lesson – restless – confess - carefree ]
1. After carrying the piano up the stairs, I had to ______________.
2. When I cheated on the test, my teacher gave me an F. I never cheated again because I ________________.
3. I can’t wait for the party. We will ________________.
4. My grandpa ____________ when I told a silly joke during dinner.
5. I will never ______________ where I hid the money!
6. I have to _____________ very hard when I do algebra problems.
7. In the summer I don’t have to work and I don’t have to study. I just have fun – I’m ____________.
8. It is a ______________ day because it looks like it will rain.
9. The children couldn’t play outside in the rain, so they were very _____________ inside the house.
10. My first day of school is a _____________ memory.
