This document provides vocabulary exercises based on a passage from Roald Dahl's short story "The Hitchhiker." It includes 11 sentences from the story with a bold word that needs to be replaced by a synonym. It then asks the reader to select 5 of the words and create new sentences using each. This provides context and examples to help learn new vocabulary words from the story in a concise and engaging manner.
This document provides vocabulary exercises based on a passage from Roald Dahl's short story "The Hitchhiker." It includes 11 sentences from the story with a bold word that needs to be replaced by a synonym. It then asks the reader to select 5 of the words and create new sentences using each. This provides context and examples to help learn new vocabulary words from the story in a concise and engaging manner.
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This document provides vocabulary exercises based on a passage from Roald Dahl's short story "The Hitchhiker." It includes 11 sentences from the story with a bold word that needs to be replaced by a synonym. It then asks the reader to select 5 of the words and create new sentences using each. This provides context and examples to help learn new vocabulary words from the story in a concise and engaging manner.
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Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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English tuition: Vocabulary Exercise/ Roald Dahl – The Hitchhiker
A. Replace the word in bold with another suitable word or phrase less than 7 words.
Sentence Word Meaning
‘Or perhaps your house is on fire and Dashing you’re dashing home to rescue the family from upstairs?’ His voice was dangerously Mocking soft and mocking. ‘You mean prison?’ I asked, alarmed. Alarmed ‘Absolutely,’ he said, …and a hefty fine Hefty into the bargain. He gave me a crafty little ratty look out of Crafty the sides of his eyes… ‘I’m in the queerest peculiar trade of ‘em all’. Peculiar ‘I don’t like that word,’ he answered. ‘It’s a Coarse coarse and vulgar word. Pickpockets are coarse and vulgar people who only do easy Amateur little amateur jobs’ ‘I’m a professional fingersmith.’ He spoke Professional the words solemnly and proudly, as though he were telling me he was the Solemnly President of the Royal College of Surgeons.
‘Caught?’ he cried, disgusted. ‘Me get Disgusted
caught! It’s only pickpockets get caught.’
In the long delicate fingers of his right Delicate
hand, the man was holding up in triumph the two books he had taken from the Triumph policeman’s pockets. ‘Easiest job I ever done,’ he announced proudly. Proudly
B. Select 5 words from above and create a sentence with each.