Sadlier Level D, unit 11

After 7 days of solid rain, the _____ behind our house looked like a mighty river!

• recoup

• recoil

• staccato

• rivulet

Many famous people become so addicted to drugs that they ruin their careers and  _____ the talent that made them famous in the first place!

• forestall
• recoil
• squander
• reek

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

We live in a more _____ time period now than we did in the past, considering the fact that we no longer have public executions or burn people at the stake!

• enlightened
• relentless
• concise
• comport

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Tracy _____ from the rabid dog that was growling at her and carefully backed away.

• deteriorated

• forestalled

• recoiled

• comported

I planned a ______ lesson on grammar so that I would not bore the students and put them to sleep.

• brevity
• concise
• depreciation
• demure

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6

It was difficult for Abraham Lincoln to find many _____ of an amendment to legally end slavery even among the legislators from the North.

• proponents
• reeks
• statutes
• garbles

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The ______ bombing gave the civilians no time to flee or find a safe shelter.

• staccato
• demure
• divulge
• relentless

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

After working at the stables for three straight weeks, we became accustomed to the _____ of manure and it no longer bothered us.

• rivulet
• comport
• reek
• garble

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Gina may act ______ and obedient in class, but outside of school she is a totally different person.

• concise
• demure
• quaver
• recoil

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The steady ______ sound of the ticking clock kept me awake all night long.

• recoup

• staccato

• demure

• brevity