"The Dog of Pompeii" words

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began to______________________ the quality of the seafood.

• corrupt
• agonize
• dislodge
• emerge

If the first flowers of spring time _______________ too early, they might be killed off by a late freeze.

• ponder
• agonize
• emerge
• corrupt

When Mr. Barrie accidentally bumped into the shelf, he caused several books to ________________ and fall to the floor.

• corrupt
• dislodge
• ponder
• agonize

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It took me a long time to __________________ that puzzle before I finally found a solution.

• emerge
• agonize
• ponder
• corrupt

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The terrible news about the disaster caused everyone to ________________ over the fate of the poor people who had been affected.

• agonize
• corrupt
• emerge
• dislodge

Which sentence uses the word ponder correctly?

• He pondered down the hillside until he landed in a cactus.
• I sat and pondered the meaning of life while I watched the clouds drift by.
• Ted stole Sally’s ponder and hid it under the bed.
• This question is very ponder and confusing.

  Which sentence uses the word agonize correctly?

• Rajiv had to pick a girl to take to prom, and he had two close girlfriends to agonize.
• Rajiv agonized over the decision, because he knew that no matter what, one girl would hate his guts forever.
• The agonize that Rajiv went through over this decision was terrible.
• Agonize, Rajiv picked Annette because she had a good sense of humor.

  Which sentence uses the word emerge correctly?

• All traffic should emerge to the left.
• A butterfly is a beautiful emerge.
• The caterpillar will finally emerge from the cocoon as a butterfly.
• Butterflies and moths both have a strong sense of emerge that helps them to locate nectar in flowers.

Which sentence does NOT use the word dislodge correctly?

• Too much jumping on the bed caused the tenth little monkey to be dislodged and fall to the floor.
• You can tell that that rock is dislodge because it used to be on top of the cliff.
• When climbing, be careful not to dislodge rocks that might fall on the people below you.
• An earthquake might dislodge bricks from tall buildings, so it is safer to be inside than on the street.

Which sentence does NOT use the word corrupt correctly?

• Too much power will corrupt a person and make them do bad things.
• I smell a distinct scent of corrupt in the air from the rotting food in the garbage.
• If you cause water pollution, you will corrupt the water supply.
• Albert’s friends were a bad influence on him, and they started to corrupt his good behavior.