Week 3 Synonyms

Spellings : Hardship, Misfortune, Harmonious, Amicable, Endearing, Lovable, Perseverance, Determination, Voyage, Expedition

1. As Rachel walked into the veranda, a huge fluffy white kitten pounced on top of her, knocking Rachel over. Rachel stood up and dusted herself. "What a lovable kitten!" she exclaimed, as she noticed the poor thing huddled under a small can, its paws sticking out.
2. Nancy always struggled with swimming. Her teacher, Miss Smiths called out to her, "Nancy, if you have the determination to do your 5 meters backstroke, you can certainly stick up with your perseverance." But Nancy would pretend not to hear and would wade on with her nose stuck high in the air.
3. The sun dawned bright and early, as Eric got up with a yawn. Then he realized that today he was going sailing away. He zapped into his clothes, when his father Mr.Clares hurried along and took Eric's hand.
   "Bon Voyage!" cried out Eric."I hope that the expedition goes well." said Mr.Clares, dabbing his eyes on the back of his sleeves. As he dropped his son off to the docks, tears welled in his eyes and Mr.Clares wondered if he'd ever see Eric again.
4. While Faith and her gran visited Abigails Orphanage of the needy to hand down some of Faiths outgrown clothes, her gran said "What a hardship these youngsters are going through."
   "Indeed they are, its such a misfortune" replied Faith in an unusually low voice.