On the Banks of Plum Creek

Vocabulary activity for Chapter 19-20 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.

feeling shame or guilt; embarrassed
full of sorrow; very sad
a small twig or stem that has leaves or flowers on it
a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave
afraid or nervous
long and thin and usually weak
a long and narrow or shallow channel or hollow place
a band of silk or cotton cloth worn as a sign of mourning
to form into small tight curls
very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression
to use figures in mathematical process; to do math
a small sheet of hard rock in a wooden frame that was used in schools for writing on with chalk
a bird with a long thin beak that lives in wet areas
to make a lot of small movements because you are nervous or bored
to say out loud from memory
to call out loudly
a firm structure or framework
very unpleasant