Vocabulary Practice

A Walk in the Desert Vocabulary Practice

Most deserts have hot, dry ______. • swallows • climate • eerie • lumbering

That was Brilliant! • climate – noun – the average weather conditions of a place or region through the year

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We heard an owl’s ____ hooting as we walked home in the dark. • swallows • silken • eerie • climate

That was Brilliant! • eerie – adjective – strange in a scary way

Put a ________ hippo in the water and it becomes a graceful swimmer. • climate • eerie • lurk • lumbering

That was Brilliant! • lumbering – adjective – moving in a slow, clumsy way

Many animals _____ in their dens to escape the heat of the day. • eerie • lumbering • lurk • shimmer

That was Brilliant! • lurk – verb – to lie hidden

Antonio wrote a poem about the girl’s long _____ hair. • lumbering • lurk • shimmer • silken

That was Brilliant! • silken – adjective – like silk in appearance

Kathy’s sore throat hurts every time she ______. • shimmer • swallows • climate • silken

That was Brilliant! • swallows – verb – causes food or other substances to pass from the mouth to the stomach

The walls of the canyon began to ______ in the rays of the setting sun. • lurk • shimmer • silken • swallows

That was Brilliant! • Shimmer – verb – to shine with a faint, wavering light; glimmer

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