Primary 3 & 4 Vocabulary Exercise 11

Don't be such a wet blanket! Come join us now.

• spoilt child

• mother's boy

• spoil sport

• good-for-nothing

Mrs Andrews made believe that her husband was alive all these years.

• lied

• pretended

• displayed

• disguised

The old buildings were knocked down because they were unsafe.

• destroyed

• erected

• bombed

• demolished

The old man has been sitting at that crossroad since this morning.

• corridor

• verandah

• junction

• pavement

Everybody came together to discuss their vacation plans.

• gathered

• grouped

• collected

• merged

George works on board a ship. He is the man who attends to the needs of the passengers.

• steward

• helmsman

• skipper

• stoker

When Peter's turn came, he was shown into the room where the doctor examined his patients.

• clinic

• hospital

• chamber

• ward

Abdul left without delay once he received the urgent news.

• instantly

• excitedly

• fearfully

• desperately

I retired for the night early because I was tired.

• rested

• stopped

• halted

• slept

The soldier's injury is very serious and it will be a long time before he becomes well again.

• resurrects

• recovers

• restores

• repairs