Vocabulary Practice

Which word is an adjective that means grumpy?

• somber

• surly

• mournful

Which word means very sad and crying?

• mournful

• draperies

• beneath

Which noun means fancy curtains?

• beneath

• draperies

• somber

Which word would describe someone's mood at a funeral?

• happy

• draperies

• somber

Fill in the blank with the best word:

We hung the _________________ so the sun wouldn't come in the windows.

• somber

• beneath

• draperies

Which word means under something?

• beneath

• mournful

• draperies

Which word means a small stream?

• draperies

• brook

• mournful

The bird was so sad and lonely so her song was quite ______________________________.

• draperies

• brook

• mournful

Fill in the blank: The cow ran through the ______________________ and got her hooves all wet.

• mournful

• brook

• dismay

Fill in the blank: The boy lay ____________________ the umbrella at the beach so he wouldn't get sunburned.

• beneath

• surly

• brook