Vacation Vocabulary Railway Children Ch 3,4

Task 1: Look up words you don’t know in your dictionary. Write the definition in the space provided.

Task 2: Write the word in your Vocabulary/Literature notebook. Write sentences using each word to demonstrate your understanding of the word.

Task 3: Prepare for Spelling Quiz on February 21.

Words from The Railway Children 3 and 4

1. fetch (v) ___________________________________________________________
2. shavings (n) ___________________________________________________________
3. pardon (n) ___________________________________________________________
4. hedge (n) ___________________________________________________________
5. strengthen (v) ___________________________________________________________
6. politely (adv) ___________________________________________________________
7. firmly (adj) ___________________________________________________________
8. hereabouts (colloquial speech) ___________________________________________________________
9. kicking me (colloquial speech) ___________________________________________________________
10. plucking up (colloquial speech)
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