Vocabulary Week 3 Name

Vocabulary Week 3 Name:

On a bleak day in the depths of winter, the grey clouds swirled darkly in the sky and came close to the earth, completely covering the summit of the town’s only hill. Snow fell rapidly, completely covering the sidewalks, causing passersby to plod through it slowly. Darkness descended over the town as quickly as the snow, extinguishing the remaining bit of natural light.

1.  Bleak – (adj.) bare; desolate; depressing; dreary; cold and piercing (as in wind)

2.  Descend – (verb) to go from higher to lower; to move or come down; to settle as a cloud or vapor

3.  Extinguish – (verb) to put out a fire or light; to bring to an end; to obscure

4.  Plod – (verb) to walk heavily; to proceed in a laboriously slow manner

5.  Summit – (noun) the highest point or part of something (as in a hill or mountain)

Exercise 1 – Select one of the above vocabulary words to correctly complete each sentence. Write it on the line.

1.  Many of Edgar Allen Poe’s stories take place in a ______setting.

2.  The firemen worked fast to ______the huge flames that were engulfing the building.

3.  I often heard my mother talking about having to ______through the mud on her way to school down the dirt lane that lead to the road.

4.  Mountain climbers often try to reach the ______of Mount Everest, but it is a difficult task.

5.  After reaching the top of the Empire State Building, we were too tired to try to ______the stairs right away.

Exercise 2 – Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.

1.  Bleak ____ a. to walk heavily; to proceed in a laboriously slow manner

2.  Descend_____ b. to die or be destroyed through violence

3.  Extinguish ____ c. a small donkey

4.  Plod ____ d. the state of partial darkness between day and night

5.  Summit ____ e. to go from higher to lower; to move or come down

6.  Burro ____ f. clothing, especially rich or splendid garments

7.  Shudder ____ g. bare; desolate; depressing; dreary; cold and piercing

8.  Attire _____ h. to tremble or shake; quiver

9.  Dusk _____ i. to put out a fire or light; to bring to an end; to obscure

10.  Perish _____ j. the highest point or part of something (as in a hill or mountain)

*BONUS* Exercise 4 – Synonyms; think of and write one word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the vocabulary word. (Use a dictionary or thesaurus).

1.  Bleak = ______

2.  Descend = ______

3.  Extinguish = ______

4.  Plod = ______

5.  Summit = ______