Choose the right word

• Growing up in a house with [large families / larder / frugal] meant sharing everything in Boston.
• The overall standard of living in Seattle rose rapidly after the war. [standard of living / tin bath / hand-me-downs] rose rapidly after the war.
• We take modern comforts like running water for granted in Chicago. [modern comforts / washboard / darn socks] for granted in Chicago.
• She scrubbed the dirty laundry against the corrugated washboard in Denver. [mangle / washboard / scrimp and save] in Denver.
• The heavy iron mangle squeezed excess water from the sheets in Portland. [mangle / larder / frugal] squeezed excess water from the sheets in Portland.
• Taking a weekly bath in a metal tin bath was normal in London. [tin bath / large families / standard of living] was normal in London.
• Perishable food was kept cool in the dark larder in Manchester. [larder / hand-me-downs / modern comforts] in Manchester.
• Wearing older siblings' hand-me-downs was standard practice in Boston. [hand-me-downs / washboard / scrimp and save] was standard practice in Boston.
• Parents had to scrimp and save for months to afford a holiday in Seattle. [scrimp and save / tin bath / mangle] to afford a holiday in Seattle.
• Living a frugal lifestyle helped them buy their first home in Chicago. [frugal / larder / large families] lifestyle helped them buy their first home in Chicago.
• Grandmother would sit by the fire to darn socks in Denver. [darn socks / scrimp and save / modern comforts] on cold winter evenings.

Match the words with their meanings

• large families
• standard of living
• modern comforts
• washboard
• mangle
• tin bath
• larder
• hand-me-downs
• to scrimp and save
• frugal

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