Brave Harriet Vocabulary

Which word means: thin and weak?

• gruff

• strain

• flimsy

• long

Which word means: to want something very much?

• strain

• long

• adjust

• persist

Which word means: to move or change something slightly to improve it or to make it fit more comfortably?

• strain

• persist

• long

• adjust

Which word means: to push or pull hard?

• gruff

• flimsy

• adjust

• strain

Which word means: unpleasant or rude?

• flimsy

• long

• gruff

• adjust

Which word means: to keep doing something even though it is difficult?

• strain

• adjust

• persist

• long

Toby ____________ to lift and move the heavy rock.

• adjusted

• strained

• persisted

• flimsy

The poster was made out of __________ material so it did not hold up for very long.

• gruff

• adjusted

• flimsy

• persist

The dog ____________ in digging a hole in the backyard.

• adjusted

• longed

• flimsy

• persisted

When her glasses slid down her nose, she _________ them.

• strained

• persisted

• flimsy

• adjusted