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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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    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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    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.

    Word Sentence

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