2. Vocabulary Practice

3. Birds _____ feed their young in the nest. A.ddecades B.rrafters C.iinstinctively D.ddecrease

4. instinctively – adverb – of or relating to a natural tendency

6. Our class made a list of ways to _____ pollution in our state. A.iinstinctively B.ddecrease C.sswiveled D.sshakily

7. decrease – verb – to lessen or reduce

8. The principal ____ around in her chair when she heard me enter her office. A.rrafters B.iinstinctively C.ddecrease D.sswiveled

9. swiveled – verb – turned something on a base

10. The little boy _______ picked up the heavy box. A.ddecrease B.sswiveled C.sshakily D.ddilapidated

11. shakily – adverb – moving quickly to and fro, up and down, side to side

12. Everyone on our street decided to help paint the ____ old house on the corner. A.sshakily B.ddilapidated C.aauction D.ddecades

13. dilapidated – adjective – fallen into ruin or decay

14. My brother bid fifty dollars for a Babe Ruth baseball card at an ________. A.sswiveled B.sshakily C.ddilapidated D.aauction

15. auction – noun – a public sale a which property or possessions are sold to the highest bidder

16. At my grandmother’s party, she told stories that spanned the eight ______ of her life. A.sswiveled B.ddecades C.ddilapidated D.aauction

17. decades – noun, plural – periods of ten years

18. Termites caused a lot of damage to the ______ in our house. A.ddilapidated B.aauction C.ddecades D.rrafters

19. rafters – noun, plural – the sloping beams that support a roof

20. Philatelist A Stamp Collector

21. Numismatist A Coin Collector

22. Philographist An Autograph Collector

23. Plangonologist A Doll Collector

24. Lepidopterist A Butterfly Collector

25. Vexillologist A Flag Collector

26. Susan Ging Lent Production Are you a Collector??