T.D. Shorts Answer Key

Vocabulary – Choosing the Best Answer
  1. favourable – b 2. launch – c 3. prominent – a
  4. mother lode – b 5. isolated – a 6. profit - b
 
Vocabulary – Matching
  1. pioneer – C 2. attempted – I 3. nautical – B
  4. non-existent – G 5. favourable – A 6. lifeline – E
  7. maiden voyage – J 8. exaggerate – D 9. substantial – H
  10. scruffy – F    

Vocabulary – Using Context Clues
 

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pristine - pure, clean, plain
entrepreneur – businessperson
ventures - risky investments, attempts at business dealings
destination – the final place someone is going to
commercial - business operating for profit
exhausting – tiring
cargo - freight, goods
impressed – to influence favourably
obtained – to get possession of, acquired, got
grudge – ill will towards someone over a grievance

Parts of Speech - Nouns      
  Proper Nouns Common Nouns  
 

Captain Shorts
Shorts
Kelowna
Lord Aberdeen
Coldstream Ranch
Vernon
Vernon Fall Fair
Aberdeen

character
beard
stains
smoking
chewing
man
rules
example
grudge
everyone

people
stop
freight
wealth
1891
owner
end
lake
crew
someone

dance
day
boat
person
business
attitude
case
years

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