VOCABULARY MODULE 1

The powerful new _________ brought the trains to their destinations in record time.

• phonograph

• chugged

• locomotives

• gadgets

Thomas Edison's invention of ________ changed the course of music history.

• phonograph

• cylinder

• patents

• incandescent

The new Broadway show turned out to be a __________.

• patents

• incandescent

• locomotives

• chugged

The steam trains __________ along the countryside.

• chugged

• sputtered

• flop

• incandescent

The __________ inventor was known around the world.

• revere

• excel

• gadgets

• illustrious

Scientists protect their inventions with ______ so no one can copy them.

• locomotives

• patents

• cylinder

• sputtered

I ______ people whose inventions improve the world.

• chugged

• excel

• revere

• incandescent

The mechanic replaced the leaky _________ with a new one.

• flop

• locomotives

• transcend

• cylinder

We replaced the burnt out light bulbs with ________ bulbs.

• flop

• incandescent

• chugged

• cylinder

CHALLENGE:
The engine sputtered as the car drove down the road.

What is the meaning of SPUTTERED?

• worked in a steady way and silently

• worked in a slow way and noisy

• worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises

• worked in a zigzag way