Only Ivan 1 Vocab

Match the following

• growing thickly and healthily

• lush

• a high-pitched; ear-splitting

• trilling

• without good sense; foolish

• shrill

• making a vibrating sound

• feeble-minded

• worn-out and shabby looking

• threadbare

The microphone suddenly made a (a)   noise that hurt our ears.

• trilling
• majestic
• feeble-minded
• lush
• threadbare
• shrill

The ​ (a)   ballroom was a popular place to hold special events.

• majestic
• trilling
• feeble-minded
• lush
• threadbone
• shrill
• threadbare

Even though Melissa's doll was ​ (a)   , it was still her favorite toy.

• threadbare
• majestic
• trilling
• feeble-minded
• lush
• shrill

The ​ (a)   of the birds in the garden woke Leslie up.

• shrill
• majestic
• trilling
• feeble-minded
• lush
• threadbare

During his walk though the​ (a)   forest, Tom identified twelve different types of trees.

• lush
• majestic
• trilling
• feeble-minded
• threadbare
• shrill

Some dogs are very smart, but others can be quite ​ (a)   .

• feeble-minded
• majestic
• trilling
• lush
• threadbare
• shrill

A simile is a figure of speech that uses the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two things. Ivan uses many similes to explain his thoughts. For example, Ivan thinks Julia's pictures "are like pieces of a dream." Find and type two other similes from this section.