VOCABULARY – Festival Words

Write the meaning of the following words.

1. Amazing :
2. Carnival :
3. Competition :
4. Costume :
5. Decoration :
6. Feast :
7. Fortune :
8. Firework :
9. Instrument :
10. Parade :
11. Tradition :

Use the words in previous task to complete in the following sentences.

1. There will be a ________________________ down Pemuda Street today to celebrate the

anniversary of our nation’s independence.
2. The house next to mine is very famous in our neighborhood because of its unique style
of ________________________.
3. Members of the Dani tribe of Indonesia have a strange ________________________ of cutting off
parts of their fingers when a loved one dies.
4. The wedding was followed by a ________________________, which continued until the wee
hours of the morning.
5. He demonstrated how to use the ________________________ very well.
6. A ________________________ is a public festival during which people play music and
sometimes dance in the streets.
7. The New Year’s Eve event will end with a spectacular ________________________ display all
over the place.
8. Our national ________________________ shows our nationality.
9. The ________________________ of eating spicy ramen attracted over 500 contestants
representing 8 different countries.
10. ________________________ knocks once at least at every man’s door.
11. The human body has an ________________________ capacity to repair itself.

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

1. Extremely surprising
festival
2. Public enjoyment and entertainment
instrument
3. To take part in special enjoyable activities
amazing
4. Situation when you are trying to win something
carnival
5. An organized set of special events
celebrating
fortune
6. Chance and the way it affects your life
competition
7. A tool used for performing a particular piece of work