Wordly Wise Lesson 6 Vocabulary

To give someone credit for a job is to...

• choose that person to do a job.

• give that person a lot of money.

• wonder whether that person will do a good job.

• thank and praise that person.

Food that tastes foul is...

• sweet

• unpleasant

• creamy

• salty

To enable someone to go on a trip is to...

• order that person to go

• hope that he or she will be able to go

• make it possible for him or her to go

• warn that person not to go

To rig the sails on a boat means to...

• set them up

• use them for sailing

• repair them

• buy them

Foul weather is...

• very hot

• sunny and breezy

• stormy

• pleasant

Which of these is a continent?

• California

• Paris

• Asia

• Mexico

If someone is behind schedule, that person is probably...

• acting in a very careful way

• not very kind

• a hard worker

• going to be late

Gusts of wind are...

• warm winds on summer nights

• sudden strong winds

• light, gentle winds

• ice-cold winds

A plateau is a broad area of...

• lakes and streams

• snowy mountain peaks

• stores and restaurants

• flat, high grounds

A ballplayer makes a foul when he or she...

• makes a play that is against the rules

• throws the ball to another player

• makes a play that wins the game

• accidentally falls down