Lord of the Flies - Spelling and Vocabulary

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

• lagoon

• indigo

• blunder

• thicket

Answer explanation

"coastal" and "atoll" are two types

"They were silent on the mountain-top while the ___________ look appeared in Jack's eyes and passed away."

• opaque

• indignant

• relentless

• dung

Answer explanation

impossible to understand

“Like kids!” he said __________. “Acting like a crowd of kids!”

• scornfully

• festoon

• indignant

• shrill

Answer explanation

without respect

“I got the conch,” said Piggy ___________. “You let me speak!”

• squawked

• blundered

• scornfully

• indignantly

Answer explanation

angered at something unjust or wrong

"A single sea bird flapped upwards with a hoarse cry that was echoed presently, and something ________ in the forest."

• bewilder

• festoon

• squawked

• whimper

Answer explanation

make a harsh, abrupt noise

“Let’s be moving,” said Jack (a)   , “we’re wasting time.”

Answer explanation

never ceasing

"The tree trunks and the creepers that (a)   them lost themselves in a green dusk thirty feet above him, and all about was the undergrowth."

Answer explanation

to drape or adorn festively

William Golding describes the sea as the "unknown (a)   of infinite possibility."

Answer explanation

dark blue dye

"Ralph gazed (a)   at his rapt face."

Answer explanation

perplexed and confused; very puzzled

"Only Percival began to (a)   with an eyeful of sand and Maurice hurried away."

Answer explanation

cry weakly or softly