Jargon Journal: The Mitten

Match the following

• commotion

• to push against someone while moving forward in a crowd

• swell

• a dark shape in front of a light background

• silhouette

• noisy excitement and confusion

• jostle

• to become larger than normal

A ​ (a)   is noisy excitement and confusion

• commotion
• silhouette
• jostle
• swell

A ​ (a)   is a dark shape in front of a light background.

• silhouette
• commotion
• jostle
• swell

To ​ (a)   is to push against a crowd while moving forward.

• jostle
• commotion
• silhouette
• swell

To ​ (a)   is to become larger than normal.

• swell
• commotion
• silhouette
• jostle

It was a ​ (a)   when the pet snake escaped the cage.

• commotion
• silhouette
• jostle
• swell

We hung the bunny ​ (a)   on the wall of the nursery.

• silhouette
• commotion
• jostle
• swell

I ​ (a)   for a space to stand on the crowded train.

• jostled
• commotion
• silhouette
• swell

After I fell off my bike, my foot began to ​ (a)   .

• swell
• commotion
• silhouette
• jostle

The loud noise in the hall caused a ​ (a)   in our classroom.

• commotion
• swell
• jostled
• silhouette