Worldy Wise Book 8 Lesson 4

Vocabulary Lesson 4

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences has the word haunted used correctly.

• Odd Noises in the night convinced Sasha that the house was haunted.

• Many children are haunted by the idea of ghosts under the bed.

• The reporter haunted the major-league clubhouses, looking for good stories.

• Suki haunted her aunt to let her stay longer.

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Which of the following sentences has the word sage used correctly.

• "Stay in school" is sage advice to anyone thinking of dropping out.

• The old sage was born many years ago and is an inspiration to many.

• Sage is a small evergreen shrub used in cooking.

• The repair work will be done in three separate sages.

Multiple Select

Which word or words go with unhappy?

• dejected

• despondent

• forlorn

• profound

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Which word or words go with endless?

• perpetual

• temporary

• interminable

• abhorrent

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Which of the following sentences has the word tirade used correctly?

• After one of his lengthy tirades about taxes, he would always fall asleep.

• Jin tried to convince the tirade to join him.

• Her tirades often happen when she hasn't eaten breakfast.

• The tirade brought six inches of rain to the coastal areas.

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Which of the following sentences uses the word abhors correctly?

• Woodchucks live in underground abhors where they feel safe.

• We were taught to abhor bigotry in all forms.

• Cheating is abhorrent to everything the school stands for.

• The soft meadow was beautiful and abhorrent.

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Which word or words go with alone?

• tirade

• recluse

• solitude

• solitary

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Which word or words with vibrate?

• accelerate

• punctuate

• reverberate

• entreat

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Which of the following sentences uses the word affable?

• By September the grapes are affable and ready to be picked.

• The principal's affable manner made him well liked.

• The affability of the soil makes growing crops.

• We should all strive for honesty and affability.

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Which of the following sentences uses the word amiss?

• If anything seems amiss, please tell me.

• My letter to my grandma went amiss, and she never received it.

• He took amiss my remark that he might want to want to work on his singing.

• Every time the dog went amiss, we knew she would come back.

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Which word or words go with strongly dislike?

• loathe

• entreat

• abhor

• detest

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Which word or words go with friendly?

• despondent

• amiable

• tremulous

• affable

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Which of the following sentences uses the word entreats?

• Plates of entreaties were served at the party.

• The student entreated the teacher to let her go to the bathroom.

• The visitors were entreated to large meal.

• Jasmine got upset when her parents ignored her tearful entreaties.

Multiple Select

Which word or words go with beg?

• beseech

• entreat

• impel

• implore