STRAIN/STRICT/STRING = bind, tie, or draw tight

After washing her face she used some _______________ on a cotton ball to tighten her skin.

• astringent
• constrict
• strain
• stringent

In the snake exhibit at the zoo, we saw the _________________ squeeze its prey before eating it.

• boa constrictor
• restrain
• string
• constrict

We tried to ____________ the growth of the tomato plants into the cages we put over the pots.

• constrict
• strainer
• strain
• district

The region of our country that is considered the nation's capital is called the _____________ of Columbia.

• District
• Restricted
• Constrict
• Stringent

The seat belts in my car are supposed to _____________ me if I get into an accident.

• restrain
• strain
• string
• constrict

Because my grades weren't very good on my last report card, my parents __________________ my afterschool activities.

• restricted
• constricted
• strained
• restrained

The ____________ on the rope was so tight it almost snapped.

• strain
• string
• constrict
• restrain

When mom made the spaghetti she had to use the ______________ to drain all the water from the cooked pasta.

• strainer
• string
• restrain
• stringent

We used _______________ to tie the balloons together.

• string
• strainer
• astringent
• restrain

Some teachers have very ________________ rules in their classroom and are quite rigid.

• stringent
• strain
• district
• constrict