Penny Dreadful and The Rat

by Joanna Nadin

Worksheet 1
(pages 4 to 6)

Vocabulary
1) Circle these words in your book (page 4)

dreadful - fault - clever - annoying - long-suffering

2) Write the words next to the definitions:

a. making you feel a little angry:

b. responsibility for a mistake:
c. having suffered for a long time: very bad, causing suffering:
d. intelligent:

3) Who is dreadful and annoying in the story?

4) Circle these words in your book (pages 5 and 6)

laughs - honking goose - for instance - i.e. - magnet - busy - bulgy eyes
- hard-boiled eggs -

5) Complete these sentences about the story. Use the words in the
box above. You do not need to use all the words.
 1. Every time Penny’s dad says that she is dreadful, he _________
like a honking goose.
2. Penny’s grandma says that the girl is a __________ for disaster.
3. Penny thinks that her mum’s boss has eyes like _____________.
4. Penny’s mum and dad are usually ____________ working.

6) Look! We can use LIKE to make comparisons. Write an example

from the book.