Steamboats on Okanagan Lake Answer Key

Vocabulary – Choose the Right Answer
1. precious – a 2. mahogany – b 3. saloon – b 4. launch – c
5. routines – a 6. commercial – a 7. provisions – b  
8. coarse – c 9. efficient – b 10. brisk – a  

Vocabulary – Using Context Clues

  1. gangplank – a plank or movable board used to get on a ship
  2. restored – returned to an original state, fixed up
  3. declared – stated, announced
  4. berth – a place to sleep on a ship or train, bed
  5. attempted – tried
  6. interfered – got in the way
  7. cutlery – silverware, knives, forks, and spoons
  8. severe – extreme, difficult, harsh
  9. staterooms – private cabins on a ship
Parts of Speech – Nouns

lakes
people
lands
supplies
system
shore

rivers
years
settlements
goods
boats
transportation

oceans
waterways
areas
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Valley
exploration

way
time
place
thousands
       
Parts of Speech – Verbs

have been
were built
was
helped

have used
settled
were
needed

opened
was needed
travelled

  
       
Parts of Speech – Adjectives

new
efficient
lake’s

trade
transportation
water

white
commercial
important

  

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