Vocab Lesson 1

What does the word specialty mean in the sentence below?

The restaurant's specialty is making perfect pizza.

• chef

• hobby

• favorite food

• unique talent

What does the word collapsed mean in the sentence below?

The house of cards collapsed just as I placed the last card on top.

• bent

• fell

• grew

• jumped

What does the word disturbing mean in the sentence below?

Teddy kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework.

• bothering

• entertaining

• following

• helping

What does the word interrupted mean in the sentence below?

The baby's crying interrupted our conversation.

• changed

• helped

• reviewed

• stopped

What does the word wobbled mean in the sentence below?

The toddler wobbled toward the door.

• ran quickly

• crawled slowly

• rolled unhappily

• walked unsteadily

What does the word pursuit mean in the sentence below?

The athletes all tried their best in pursuit of the grand prize.

• the end of a race

• medal or trophy

• an effort to achieve

• something that holds money

What does the word squashing mean in the sentence below?

Bill's brother squashed any dreams he had of buying the bike when he wasted his money on junk food.

• crushed

• lifted

• sent

• recieved

What does the word struggled mean in the sentence below?

Jon really struggled in math class this year.

• had success with no effort

• it was difficult for him

• celebrated success

• ran away from home

What does the word staggered mean in the sentence below?

The man got up and staggered to the door but his wife thought he was going to faint.

• raced to the door

• crawled to the door

• jumped to the door

• walked unsteadily

What does the word numb mean in the sentence below?

Bryson's hands were numb from playing outside in the freezing cold for two hours.

• rubbed together

• had a ton of feeling

• had no feeling

• his hands fell off