Absurdities  

  Comp 43B  

 

Nonsense
Words
Don't Fit

The mountian
lake thawed in
the intense heat
of the very
cool
summer sun.

cool (no)
hot (yes)

Replace the blue nonsense word with a better choice.

My mother and dog
are always reminding
me to clean my room.

1.  cat  dad
  dad

That crazy cow kept
me up all night long
with his loud squawking.

2.  horse  bird
_______

The wine grew and
grew until it completely
covered the fence.

3.  sign  vine
_______

The mice were hungry
and ate an entire
plate of
cans.

4.  forks  cheese
_______

After a nice hot bath,
I always feel fresh
and squeaky
dirty.

5.  clean  cold
_______

My friend Junior ran
with such speed and
grace, he easily
lost.

6.  quit  won
_______