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bravado /brəˈvɑːdəʊ/ : courage
slithery /ˈslɪðəri/ : slippery
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
slimy /ˈslaɪmi/ : unpleasant
protested /ˈprəʊtestɪd/ : express an objection to what someone has said
admitted /ədˈmɪtɪd/ : agreed

Way With Words

A. Find words from the passage which mean the following.
1) saying something in a very proud way: __________

2) finally; in the end: __________

3) holding on tightly to something: __________
4) talk big of oneself: __________

5) sad and hopeless: __________

6) powerful: __________
7) very proud: __________

8) calling bad names: __________ __________

B: Which adjectives are used to describe each of the animals?
Put these adjectives into the correct column.

slimy, meek, dirty, proud, strong, brave, slithery, cunning, gentle,
mighty, little, biggest, quiet, frightened, best, timid
Lion Sheep Rats

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