Thank You Ma'am Vocabulary

fit to be seen by people

• presentable

• combine

• permit

• slung

to let go

• release

• sling

• switch

• barren

What is one of the synonyms for the word barren?

• empty

• complete

• intelligent

Which word fits best in the sentence below?

My mother ___________________ in frustration when she saw my messy room.

• clapped

• frowned

• danced

What is the meaning of the verb to latch?

• to hold, to grab

• to smile

• to cry

Look at the picture. It depicts which one of our vocabulary words?

• stoop

• latch

• permit

To permit to do something means _______________________

• to allow, to let

• to forbid

• to question

What is the antonym (opposite) of the word colloquial?

• formal

• interesting

• conversational

Write a sentence using the word, "Barren".

Firmly gripped by his shirt front, the boy said, “Yes’m.” What does the word "firmly" tell us?

• The boy will be able to get away from the woman's grip easily.

• The boy can't see the woman.

• The boy is really stuck with his shirt in the woman's hand.