VOCABULARY 4

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1. The husk of a durian is _______ . (hairy/ smooth/ thorny/ wrinkle)
2. Mother added some ____ to her fairy cakes. (buns/ rice/ raisins/ sandwiches)
3. I bit into the crunchy red ______. (plum/ pear/ apple/ orange)
4. My favourite meat is ______. It comes from a young cow. (beef/ veal/ venison/ turkey)
5. The _____ is a type of flower vegetable. (celery/ tapioca/ cauliflower/ asparagus)
6. Limes taste very _____. (sour/ salty/ bitter/ sweet)
7. When a _____ is being baked in the oven, it smells delicious. (cake/ cereal/ sausage/ burger)
8. The rambutan has a ____ skin. (hairy/ thorny/ smooth/ wrinkled)
9. Spinach and kangkong are ____ vegetables. (root/ stem/ leafy/ flower)
10. The meat of a cow is called _____ (pork/ beef/ mutton/ venison)
11. A _____ provides us with honey. (hen/ bee/ bear/ bird)
12. A farmer keeps a/an _____ to help him plough the fields. (pig/ horse/ earthworm/ water buffalo)
13. _____ provide us milk. (Cows/ Horses/ Donkeys/ Cockerels)
14. A _____ can be trained to guide a blind man. (cat/ dog/ camel/ horse)
15. A _____ crows when the sun rises. (chick/ cow/ cockerel/ duck)
16. In a desert, a ______ is a good form of transport. (deer/ goat/ donkey/ camel)
17. The lumberjack makes use of a/an _____ to pull the logs. (cow/ horse/ elephant/ camel)
18. A cowboy rides a/ an ______ to round up cattle. (cow/ ox/ camel/ horse)
19. We can train a ___ to pluck coconuts. (cat/ bird/ bear/ monkey)
20. We make a sweater from the wool of the ______. (goat/ horse/ sheep/ chicken)
21. We need a ____ to transport all the furniture to our new house. (lorry/ canoe/ bicycle)
22. They took a _____ across the sea to Kusu Island. (van/ ferry/ scooter)
23. Hassim took a _____ to work as he was late. (taxi/ train/ glider)
24. A/ An _____ takes the injured boy to the nearest hospital. (excavator/ tractor/ ambulance)
25. In the olden days, postmen walked or cycled. Nowadays, they deliver letters on _____. (rafts/ scooters/
cargo planes)
26. Every morning, the _____ collects rubbish from the dustbin outside my house. (dustcart/ road roller/
dumper truck)
27. A farmer uses a ______ to pull machinery on farms. (oil tanker/ tractor/ monorail)
28. Many office workers and school children take the _____ because it is fast and it can carry many people.
(taxi/ coach/ train)
29. The rich man steered a ______ across the river. (car/ trishaw/ motorboat)
30. The sailors were rescued from the water by a _____. (coach/ spacecraft/ water taxi)
31. A _____ has many trees, bushes and animals. (sea/ cave/ river/ forest)
32. A/ An ______ is a piece of land surrounded by water. (lake/ brook/ island/ waterfall)
33. A colorful _____ may appear in the sky when the sun shines on droplets of moisture. (star/ cloud/
comet/ rainbow)
34. Do not leave sugar on the table. It will attract ______. (ants/ beetles/ bumblebees)
35. A ____ has black and yellow stripes on its body. (wasp/ ladybird/ dragonfly)
36. A _____ can change its color to blend into its surroundings. (butterfly/ millipede/ chameleon)
37. Most _____ live in the soil. (worms/ snails/ tree lizards)
38. A _____ is red or yellow with black spots. (slug/ ladybird/ praying mantis)
39. A _____ flits from flower to flower collecting nectar. (bee/ mosquito/ grasshopper)
40. I can hear the chirping of ____ in the field. (wasp/ spiders/ crickets)
41. When in danger, a _____ hides in its shell. (snail/ tree lizard/ chameleon)
42. The young of a _____ is called a caterpillar. (mosquito/ butterfly/ centipede)
43. A/ An _____ has many legs on its body. It is difficult to count all of them. (squirrel/ millipede/
dragonfly)
44. In the story “The frog Prince” the frog turned into a ____ prince. (pretty/ pointed/ handsome/ beautiful)
45. The gentle orphan had two _____ stepsisters. They were very mean to her. (nasty/ timid/ valiant/
dangerous)
46. The princess had a/an ____ stepmother who hated her and wanted to harm her. (wicked/ honest/ sincere/
considerate)
47. The _____ wolf tried to trick the little girl. (sly/ violent/ harmful/ amazing)
48. The ____ witch locked Hansel in a cage and waited for him to grow fatter before eating him. (sharp/
bright/ haunted/ greedy)
49. The wizard boiled frogs’ eyes and a ____ snail for his magic potion. (mean/ sly/ pleasant/ slimy)
50. The monsters had five green eyes and sharp ____ ears that could poke through flesh. (terrible/ fierce/
pointed/ rounded)
51. Dragons and unicorns are ____ creatures. They are not real. (horrible/ fantastic/ amazing/ imaginary)
52. The knight is proud of his ____ sword. It shines brightly in the sun. (terrible/ piercing/ gleaming/
pleasant)
53. The ______ knight saved the princess from the monster. No one dared to go near the creature. (plain/
angry/ valiant/ gentle)
54. The cheeky boy sticks out his ____ at the policeman. (arm/ nose/ thumb/ tongue)
55. Sheila will ____ her birthday with a big party at her house. (invite/ enjoy/ throw/ celebrate)
56. Mohamad loves _____. He is the goalkeeper in the school team. (football/ badminton/ basketball/ table
tennis)
57. I said ____ to Linda because I accidently knocked into her while running. (sorry/ please/ good luck/
thank you)
58. Mrs Ong takes cooking lessons at the _____. (bakery/ library/ supermarket/ community center)
59. The collector bought an oil painting from the art _____. (hall/ gallery/ library/ museum)
60. A _____ has a handle and a spout. (jar/ mug/ teapot/ saucepan)