Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

A bird group name
Prefixes, II

Most people know the group names of many common animals. For example, a group of deer is known as a herd. A group of chickens is a flock. A group of dogs is a pack. What group of birds is a “bellowing”?

To answer the question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words after the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Evie looked through the _____ and saw mountains and craters on the moon.

2. Our dogs hate getting wet and _____ baths.

3. Every January, Sal must _____ the license for his dog.

4. I had to _____ my story three times before I was satisfied with it.

5. The new puppy cried _____ his first night in his new home.

6. Paul and his brother _____ about politics and support different candidates.

7. It is hard to trust _____ people.

8. Each week we talk on the _____ with my grandmother who lives in Arizona.

9. I shiver just thinking about _____ temperatures.

10. _____ foods are a part of a healthy diet.

Answers

S. subzero

F. dishonest

H. nonstop

L. telephone

I. telescope

N. nonfat

B. rewrite

C. dislike

U. disagree

E. renew