Vocabulary

• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• strike: To hit something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
• sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
• tulip: Colorful spring flower growing from a bulb
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• love: Person's name
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
• gingerbread: Cake flavored with ginger
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• potato: Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• melon: Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
• harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
• teen: Teenager
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• cuckoo: Bird that lays its eggs in the nest of other birds
• tinsel: Shiny metallic paper used for parties or Christmas
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
• holly: Tree with red berries, associated with Christmas
• partridge: Brown bird with a short tail which is often hunted
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter