Bud, Not Buddy Vocabulary Chapters 9-19

Which word means extremely foul and repulsive?

• strategy

• loathsome

• insinuate

• familiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Slang is...

• formal academic English

• informal language that gives new meaning to words

• the best type of language to use in an essay

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

Don't let the cat out of the bag!

She was a day late and a dollar short.

The grass is always greener on the other side.

These types of sayings are...

• meant to be taken literally

• a strategy to confuse you

• idioms

• slang

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you call a person "disturbed," this implies...

• You think the person is exhausted.

• You think the person is not thinking clearly; is mentally or emotionally troubled.

• You think the person is angry.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word means "planned actions that are meant to achieve an end goal?"

• strategy

• commencing

• compromise

• loathsome

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Figurative language is often found in books and poetry. It is not meant to be taken literally. An example of figurative language might be...

• a metaphor or simile

• imagery

• personification

• idiom

• facts or definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word means ill-tempered or stubborn?

• loathsome

• familiar

• ornery

• spirited

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

Insinuate means...

• obnoxious or repellant

• demented, troubled

• to to make suggestions, usually negative; imply

• to begin

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The show was _________, and the audience began to be seated.

• insinuating

• strategizing

• commencing

• compromising

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

He was a __________ guy; he valued hard work, and a good meal.

• practical

• disturbed

• loathsome

• unrealistic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4