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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- abysmal - - hurtle - - lurk - - confiscate - - jostle - - loathe - - wizened - - knack - - babble - - remorse -




When Harry walked in there was a sudden hush, and then everybody started talking loudly at once. He slipped into a seat between Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table and tried to ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him. Fortunately, Dumbledore arrived moments later. The ____ died away.

And suddenly, their wardrobes were empty, their trunks were packed, Neville’s toad was found ____ing in a corner of the toilets.

A ____ old guard was up by the ticket barrier, letting them go through the gate in twos and threes so they didn’t attract attention by all bursting out of a solid wall at once and alarming the Muggles.

“Oh, he does,” said Quirrell casually, “heavens, yes. He was at Hogwarts with your father, didn’t you know? They ____d each other. But he never wanted you dead.”

“No doubt they thought it would amuse you. Madam Pomfrey, however, felt it might not be very hygienic, and ____d it.”

“The two things most human beings would choose above all — the trouble is, humans do have a ____ of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”

“Thanks,” said Harry, “I’ll need something to look forward to.” People ____d them as they moved forward toward the gateway back to the Muggle world.

“Well, I got back all right,” said Hermione. “I brought Ron round — that took a while — and we were dashing up to the owlery to contact Dumbledore when we met him in the entrance hall — he already knew — he just said, ‘Harry’s gone after him, hasn’t he?’ and ____d off to the third floor.”

“Hagrid!” said Harry, shocked to see Hagrid shaking with grief and ____, great tears leaking down into his beard.

Even Neville scraped through, his good Herbology mark making up for his ____ Potions one.