Trumpet of the Swan - vocabulary chapters 1-3

The little peninsula ____ out into the pond.

• jutted

• slung

• traipsed

The female swan desired _____ while she was sitting on her eggs.

• company

• privacy

• predators

Sam was ____ watching the miracle of the swans preparing their nest.

• bored

• perplexed

• spellbound

The cob was impressed by the ____ of the fifth egg which was almost five inches.

• proportions

• height

• color

Sam is a true nature lover who is very comfortable being among wild _____ such as foxes, raccoons and trumpeter swans.

• forests

• creatures

• lions

The cob was worried about his wife's ____, having to sit on her nest all of the time and not being able to eat or drink any time she wanted.

• discomfort

• discussion

• disagreement

When a bird grooms itself it is called ____?

• brushing

• preening

• combing

Baby swans are called ____?

• chickadees

• chicks

• cygnets

The fox had an ____ for fresh swan.

• apparel

• appearance

• appetite

Which word means the same as onerous?

• cheerful

• crabby

• sad