Fintry Answer Key


Spelling - Homonyms
1. dear 2. grate 3. sea 4. bare
5. board 6. bean 7. daze 8. manner
9. close 10. creak    
 
Spelling - Antonyms
1. poor 2. late 3. hated 4. left; wrong
5. play; relax; sleep   6. cry; frown 7. bought; give
8. ashamed; embarrassed 9. sad; unhappy; depressed 
10. hill; mountain    11. awake; insomnia 12. lost
 
Spelling - Synonyms
1. city; village 2. manager; employer; chief; head
3. walk; amble 4. crazy 5. hurt; shot 6. basement
7. rug 8. dock; pier 9. porch; balcony 10. stream; river

Short Answer Questions - A
  1. England in 1864.
  2. He inherited money from his uncle whose last name was Dunn. It was a way of keeping the Dunn name in the family. J.C. changed the name a bit by dropping one “n.”
  3. Dun-Waters’ first wife. There were married in 1887.
  4. Hunting and curling.
  5. Pack apples, or other fruit, into boxes.
  6. 85
  7. Named it after the old family home in Scotland where he was raised.
  8. 1911 - 1912.
  9. It was built near a creek. Scottish word for creek is burn.
  10. Sense of accomplishment getting the stump out of the ground.
  11. She particularly liked the flower gardens at Fintry.
  12. Took underprivileged boys and girls from cities in England and brought them to Canada and Australia. They were given an education that included how to work on a farm.


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