Unit 4 and Cherry Blossom Vocabulary

What does the word " delicate " mean?

• a store that sells meat and cheese.

• high quality foods

• easily damaged or broken.

• a pleasure or joy

What is hyperbole?

• an extreme exaggeration

• someone who is hyper

• a big bowl

My mom was " lugging" the laundry basket up the stairs. What does " lugging" mean?

• throwing

• carrying or pulling with great effort

• quietly doing something

What is peculiar?

• not required

• common or ordinary

• different in an unusual way

The pirates hoisted the sails and set out to sea. What does " hoisted" mean?

• save or hide away

• the act of lifting or raising

• to attach with a rope

The fox ran _________ in the forest. What word describes HOW the fox ran?

• quick

• quickly

• quicker

I was ____________ about looking for buried treasure.

• curiouser

• curiously

• curious

The shark has _______________ jaws.

• powerful

• powerfully

• powered

My friend gasped when she saw the scary part of the movie. What does " gasped" mean?

• to bring together

• laughed

• catching one's breath out of surprise or shock

The bear forcefully shoved her cub up the tree for safety.

What does " forcefully " mean?

• to tell something before it happens

• using considerable physical strength

• to move forward in a slow way