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Lesson 6
Lesson 6
(SUCK ur) n.
help; relief; assistance
Sounds like: SOCCER
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FOWL
(fowl) n.
any type of bird;
the meat of that bird
Sounds like: FOUL
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RUNT
(runt) n.
undersized; a small
animal or person
Sounds like: BUNT
Silver was my RUNT pony, but I loved him all the same.
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PREVAIL
(pree VAIL) v.
to be victorious; to persuade
Sounds like: SAIL
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FERVOR
(FUR vur) n.
intensity of feeling or expression
Sounds like: FEVER
Avid sports fans have such FERVOR for their teams they
often argue during the games.
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WAD
(wod) n.
a small mass of soft material
squeezed into a ball
Sounds like: SOD
Jake stood before the principal and WADDED his cap into
his pocket.
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AVERT
(uh VERT) v.
to ward off; to turn away;
to keep from happening
Sounds like: HURT
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ZIGZAG
(ZIG zag) n.
a series of turns in different directions that
nevertheless proceed in a general direction
Sounds like: TAG
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WHIMSICAL
(WIM zuh kul) adj.
erratic in behavior; unpredictable;
having a quaint or fanciful quality
Sounds like: SWIM POPSICLE
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SCAMPER
(SCAM pur) v.
to run; to go hastily of lightly
Sounds like: HAMPER
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________
A) succor F) wad
B) fowl G) avert
C) runt H) zigzagged
D) prevailed I) whimsical
E) fervor J) scampered
6. We all agreed to ____________ our eyes when the scary part of the
movie appeared.
10. The car ____________ its way down the crooked road.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________
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