Vocabulary Review: The Envious Neighbor

1. Mr. Tufts was (greedy, decent) when he took the last 4 brownies on the tray. greedy decent 2. It was raining out, but the sun was shining, so Sally and her friend sat on the (veranda, coincidence) to enjoy the day. veranda coincidence 3. Instead of being (envious, witchery) of his sister's new bike, John offered to help her learn to ride it. witchery envious 4. When the second grader found a 5 dollar bill on the ground, she felt like she had found a (fortune, veranda)! THAT was a lot of money to her! veranda fortune 5. After the snowstorm, Paul felt (dejected, inquisitive) about going back to school. He wanted to stay home and play in the snow. inquisitive dejected 6. The soccer players showed up to practice with the exact same cleats. It was a (coincidence, fortune) that they had bought the same pair. coincidence fortune 7. The new puppy was (decent, inquisitive) about the bag of toys sitting on the rug. He sniffed each one of them! inquisitive decent 8. The students on the debate team are (decent, greedy) students, they always do their homework assignments. greedy decent 9. Harry Potter practices (wizardry, coincidence) at Hogwarts, he learns magic and how to cast spells. coincidence wizardry 10. Since she is so (greedy, veranda) with her time, she is not willing to help her mother clean the house on Saturday. veranda greedy 11. The student felt (envious, dejected) because when the fire alarm went off he was not able to finish his oral book report to the class. envious dejected Match the word to its synonym. envious feeling jealous dejected sad coincidence happening at the same time greedy being selfish fortune a large amount of money veranda porch with a roof decent fair, polite, kind inquisitive curious, asking questions