On the Banks of Plum Creek

Vocabulary activity for Chapters 1-2 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!

Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities by matching the vocabulary words on the right to their definitions on the left. 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.

to flow or fall in drops
to make a very small hole in something with a sharp pointed object
wooden boards or poles bent into a simple curve
to move in small waves
in a happy and lively way
to cover with a mixture (as of lime and water) for making a surface white
to shine with light reflected off a wet surface
an open box in which food for farm animals is placed
the upper layer of the soil that is filled with grass roots
to cause or feel a sharp stinging pain
an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by a government
to move in a way that does not attract attention
the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea
a shelter that is made by digging a hole in the ground or into the side of a hill
a small and strong wild horse of western North America
a metal pipe used for carrying away smoke from a stove
not wild; calm