Flocabulary-Get Down Underground Lesson 3

Last summer, my whole family took a trip to Italy. My parents had been saving for the trip for years. Finally, they had enough money to ________ plane tickets for me, my sister and themselves.

• afford

• burrow

• venture

• tour

I had never been out of the country before. I had never even been on a plane before! I was nervous about the flight. My parents said it would take 10 hours to fly from Chicago to Rome. That was a long trip! Luckily, it was fun. My parents brought a DVD player in their ________ packed with all our clothes. We watched movies the whole time. The 10 hours flew by!

• chambers

• baggage

• burrow

• arena

When we got to Rome, we checked into our hotel. The hotel was built before the United States even existed! It was beautiful, with giant marble columns in the front. We took a tour one day of the city and learned all about the different buildings. We learned that you can tell when a building was built just by looking at its columns.

How did the family most likely learn all about the different buildings?

• from watching a 2-hour film

• by studying and taking a test

• from reading books about the buildings in the library

• from a person who guided them around the city

The best thing we saw in Rome was called the Colosseum. The Colosseum was built almost 2,000 years ago. It was a giant ________ that seated 60,000 people. In ancient Rome, people would go to the Colosseum to see gladiators, who were fighters. They would have sword fights before cheering crowds. Being a gladiator was a lot like being a boxer, only much more dangerous!

• venture

• tour

• arena

• burrow

Rome was an amazing place to visit. My whole family had a great time. I’d love to travel and explore on my own when I’m older. I can’t wait to ________ to Europe again!

• venture

• afford

• burrow

• jag

I'm so jealous that Carli has tickets to the American Idol live ________ and I don't.

• column

• tour

• venture

• chambers

My dog sometimes ________ in the dirt to hide his bones.

• columns

• affords

• shallows

• burrows

The pieces of that broken mirror are pretty ________. Be careful not to cut yourself.

• ventured

• jagged

• shallows

• baggage

Climbing a mountain will be a new ________ for my family.

• chamber

• arena

• baggage

• venture

The ________ in my town is gigantic. It seats 20,000 people.

• arena

• columns

• shallows

• venture