Farmer Boy

Vocabulary activity for Chapters 19-20 of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder!

Here are some exerts from the story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.

They walked side by side, swinging their scythes into the tall grass, and the _____ timothy fell.
1. grubby
2. plumed
3. snuffled
The plumed timothy fell in great _____.
1. shawls
2. grubs
3. swathes
Now the men _____ their scythes, making the whetstones ring gaily on the steel blades.
1. whetted
2. gritted
3. scalded
Everything must be saved, nothing wasted of all the summer's _____.
1. grit
2. scalding
3. bounty
Father and Royal could bind oats as fast as the _____ cut them.
1. bounty
2. reapers
3. swathes
Almanzo put his socks and moccasins, his cap and coat and mittens, and Alice put on her hood and _____.
1. bounty
2. shawl
3. whet
The ground was cold and the potatoes were cold, and a sharp, cold wind blew _____ dust into Almanzo's eyes.
1. gritty
2. shawl
3. whet
Alice held out her _____ hands to warm them, and the fire shone on her face like sunshine.
1. bounty
2. scalding
3. grubby
Suddenly he heard a soft, hissing puff, and something hit his face. It stuck on his face, _____ hot.
1. snuffling
2. plumed
3. scalding
"I guess it's your potato," he _____.
1. snuffled
2. swathed
3. reaped