Lord of the Flies - Spelling and Vocabulary

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

• lagoon

• indigo

• blunder

• thicket

Answer explanation

"coastal" and "atoll" are two types

"They were silent on the mountain-top while the ___________ look appeared in Jack's eyes and passed away."

• opaque

• indignant

• relentless

• dung

Answer explanation

impossible to understand

“Like kids!” he said __________. “Acting like a crowd of kids!”

• scornfully

• festoon

• indignant

• shrill

Answer explanation

without respect

“I got the conch,” said Piggy ___________. “You let me speak!”

• squawked

• blundered

• scornfully

• indignantly

Answer explanation

angered at something unjust or wrong

"A single sea bird flapped upwards with a hoarse cry that was echoed presently, and something ________ in the forest."

• bewilder

• festoon

• squawked

• whimper

Answer explanation

make a harsh, abrupt noise

“Let’s be moving,” said Jack ____________ , “we’re wasting time.”

Answer explanation

never ceasing

"The tree trunks and the creepers that ____________ them lost themselves in a green dusk thirty feet above him, and all about was the undergrowth."

Answer explanation

to drape or adorn festively

William Golding describes the sea as the "unknown _______________ of infinite possibility."

Answer explanation

dark blue dye

"Ralph gazed ___________ at his rapt face."

Answer explanation

perplexed and confused; very puzzled

"Only Percival began to __________ with an eyeful of sand and Maurice hurried away."

Answer explanation

cry weakly or softly