Get Set! (Stage 3 Book 1)
The Masked Pirate

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  • Vocabulary

Select a word from the Vocabulary box below. Then drag the word into the sentence that appears. In some cases, no gap appears and a definition of the word is provided.

treasure
:
money
jewels
valuables
The
chest was buried in the sand.
chest
:
box for storage
case
strong box
trunk
The sailor kept his money in a big
.
capture
:
catch
snatch
grab
arrest
The Garda tried to
the robber.
desperate
:
dying
determined
anxious
resolved
The children were
to go on holiday.
exciting
:
amazing
gripping
delightful
nail-biting
The children went to see the
film.
rude
:
bad-mannered
insulting
unmannerly
cheeky
The
boy did not speak properly to his mother.
swelled
:
got bigger
rose up
filled out
expanded
The boy's chest
with pride when he scored the goal.
damaged
:
broken
battered
harmed
wrecked
The car was badly
in the crash.
exhausted
:
shattered
drained
worn out
tired out
The girls were
after playing the game of rugby.
dreaded
:
feared
horrible
awful
terrible
The children hated seeing the
bully in the playground.
calmed
:
cooled
quietened
settled
steadied
The angry man
down after a while.
reward
:
payment
prize
bonus
tip
The girl was given a
for finding the ring.
confidence
:
faith
belief
certainty
trust
The people of Ireland have great
in the Gardaí.
described
:
made clear
told clearly
explained
reported
The lady
what the robber looked like to the Gardaí.
exact
:
right
correct
precise
true
She went to the
spot where the accident had happened.
island
:
land surrounded by water
isle
The boat was washed up on the
.
arrived
:
came
travelled
showed up
visited
My uncle
from India by aeroplane.
recognised
:
picked out
made out
remembered
recalled
The man
the robber in the crowd.