Task 1: Look up words you don’t know in your dictionary. Write the definitions for all words 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 25.
Words from The Railway Children 4 (pre-reading vocabulary)
1. fortnight (n) ___________________________________________________________
2. whooping-cough (n) ___________________________________________________________
3. splendid (adj) ___________________________________________________________
4. trampled up (v colloquial simple past) ___________________________________________________________
5. extravagant (adj) ___________________________________________________________
6. fortifications (pl n) ___________________________________________________________
7. wreath (n) ___________________________________________________________
8. corrugated (adj) ___________________________________________________________
9. awfully decent (colloquial speech) ___________________________________________________________
10. mentally registering (colloquial speech)
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