Al Capone Does My Shirts Vocabulary Exercise Ch. 15 - 32

Vocabulary

Builder

This 30 word vocabulary

exercise was created for the

benefit of one of my Primary

5 students who studies at

DBS in Hong Kong. It is

based on words from

Chapters 15 - 32 of the novel

‘Al Capone Does My Shirts’.

absorbed - apparently - bologna - budging - chapel - churning - corners - deficiencies -

drapes - eerily - humiliation - in unison - indignity - jeopardize - journalism - lousy

penitentiary - plaid - possessive - preposterous - raid - recommendation - rusty - scheme

- shin - smug - spectacle - stewing - sturdy - ventriloquist

Shirley bought ______________ to match the carpet in her home.

The dairy has huge vats for ______________ milk to turn it into butter.

Being knocked out of the FA Cup by a non league side was a major

______________ for the reigning Premier League champions.

The government proposed a ______________ to give young workers the

experience they need to help them get jobs.





Shirley bought drapes to match the carpet in her home.

The dairy has huge vats for churning milk to turn it into butter.

Being knocked out of the FA Cup by a non league side was a major

humiliation for the reigning Premier League champions.

The government proposed a scheme to give young workers the experience

they need to help them get jobs.





It is not a good idea to cut ______________. If a job is worth doing it is worth

doing well.

Barry came up with a ______________ reason as to why he should not have to

do the required 3 mile run for P/E class.

Neil sat ______________ trying to think of ways to get even after a group of

older kids pushed him around and stole his lunch money.





It is not a good idea to cut corners. If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well.

Barry came up with a preposterous reason as to why he should not have to do

the required 3 mile run for P/E class.

Neil sat stewing trying to think of ways to get even after a group of older kids

pushed him around and stole his lunch money.





Romans would flock to the Coliseum to witness the ______________ of

gladiators fighting to the death.

My French is quite ______________ and I am a little worried that I won’t be

able to be understood when I visit Paris next week.

The hospital has a small ______________ where families and patients can go

to seek solace in times of need.





Romans would flock to the Coliseum to witness the spectacle of gladiators

fighting to the death.

My French is quite rusty and I am a little worried that I won’t be able to be

understood when I visit Paris next week.

The hospital has a small chapel where families and patients can go to seek

solace in times of need.





The first grade class recited the 5 times table ______________ at the

instruction of their teacher.

Michelle put mustard on the two slices of bread, added some

______________, tomato, lettuce and pickled onions to create a great tasting

sandwich.

Mark is currently walking with a limp because he got kicked in the

______________ during football practice this afternoon.





The first grade class recited the 5 times table in unison at the instruction of

their teacher.

Michelle put mustard on the two slices of bread, added some bologna, tomato,

lettuce and pickled onions to create a great tasting sandwich.

Mark is currently walking with a limp because he got kicked in the shin during

football practice this afternoon.





The class went ______________ quiet when the principal suddenly appeared

at the door with an angry look on her face.

The ______________ and his dummy entertained the audience with some witty

banter.

The ______________ that Alice’s music teacher has written gives her a good

chance of being accepted into the orchestra.





The class went eerily quiet when the principal suddenly appeared at the door

with an angry look on her face.

The ventriloquist and his dummy entertained the audience with some witty

banter.

The recommendation that Alice’s music teacher has written gives her a good

chance of being accepted into the orchestra.





There was a police ______________ on an illegal casino late last night.

Mary insisted that it was her turn on the swing but her brother wasn’t

______________ so a heated argument broke out.

Liam’s mother did not want him to ______________ his chance of getting into a

good high school so she does not let him watch cartoons and instead insists

that he revise both his Maths and English textbooks.





There was a police raid on an illegal casino late last night.

Mary insisted that it was her turn on the swing but her brother wasn’t budging

so a heated argument broke out.

Liam’s mother does not want him to jeopardize his chance of getting into a

good high school so she does not let him watch cartoons and instead insists

that he revise both his Maths and English textbooks.





Louis suffered the ______________ of tearing a large hole in his pants whilst

playing football at lunchtime.

Sarah is very ______________ of her comic books and won’t let her sister read

them.

Al Capone was locked up in Federal ______________ for the crime of tax

evasion.





Louis suffered the indignity of tearing a large hole in his pants whilst playing

football at lunchtime.

Sarah is very possessive of her comic books and won’t let her sister read

them.

Al Capone was locked up in Federal penitentiary for the crime of tax evasion.





The bench was not as ______________ as it looked and it collapsed as soon

as Peter sat on it.

Morris was so ______________ in his cartoon that he did not hear his mother

shouting for him to go wash his hands for dinner.

It was good ______________ which uncovered corruption within high levels of

government.





The bench was not as sturdy as it looked and it collapsed as soon as Peter sat

on it.

Morris was so absorbed in his cartoon that he did not hear his mother shouting

for him to go wash his hands for dinner.

It was good journalism which uncovered corruption within high levels of

government.





Terry had a ______________ look on his face after he got 100% on his

dictation.

Mitchell is a ______________ basketball player and he is always picked last

when his friends play at school.

A number of my classmates failed last month’s exam because

______________ they did not read the questions carefully enough.





Terry had a smug look on his face after he got 100% on his dictation.

Mitchell is a lousy basketball player and he is always picked last when his

friends play at school.

A number of my classmates failed last month’s exam because apparently they

did not read the questions carefully enough.





The team’s ______________ in defence were badly exposed last weekend

when they faced the current champions who beat them easily 4 -0.

His ______________ trousers seemed hopelessly out of fashion.





The team’s deficiencies in defence were badly exposed last weekend when

they faced the current champions who beat them easily 4 -0.

His plaid trousers seemed hopelessly out of fashion.

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