WORD WORKOUT: RHYMING WORDS
Give your vocabulary skills some exercise. Add a rhyming word to complete each verse.
Complete each rhyme. Write a word from the box on the line. The word you write should match the definition in parentheses.
agile
awl
bouquet
cousin
drought
grumpy
plummet
1. Wanda was first in the game of croquet. She won a beautiful tulip ______________________. (bunch of flowers) 2. The rain comes down! “Hurrah!” we shout. This puts an end to the month-long ______________________. (dry spell) 3. “Come help me work!” I heard the call. The cobbler said, “Hand me the ______________________.” (pointed tool used to punch holes) 4. Aunt Sal baked pies, about a dozen. She made them for me and my ______________________. (the child of your aunt or uncle) 5. I’m looking down from the mountain’s summit. If I slipped, I’d have a long way to ______________________. (fall straight down) 6. “Don’t trip now, Ben! That vase is fragile!” Ben’s mother knows her son isn’t ______________________. (able to move easily) 7. The sheets were cold; the bed was lumpy. I’ve had no sleep, and I am ______________________. (in a bad mood)
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