_{Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the red phrase with a word from the word list.}

Many stores in the area had to suffer through a loss of business when the shipyard closed.

• Vital

• Imperiled

• Diminish

• Sustained

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The taxpayer's did not approve of the town's wasteful spending large amounts of money.

• Conservation 
• Extravagance 
• Resources
• Drastic 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The new medicine was recalled because it contained many dirty and harmful substances.

• aggravations
• resources
• Conservations
• impurities 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A thick layer of dust had gathered little by little on top of the piano.

• accumulated
• sustained 
• imperiled 
• contaminated

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A cook who is careful not to waste anything can make interesting dishes from leftovers.

• vital
• extravagant
• frugal
• resourceful 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The pain started to become less severe after a few days.

• conserve 
• aggravate 
• contaminate 
• diminish 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Our abilities to deal with difficult situations were tested to the maximum when our raft was propelled into dangerous rapids.

• conservation 
• resources
• accumulation 
• vitals

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

She seems so full of lively spirit that one forgets she is seriously ill 

• vital 
• frugal 
• Drastic
• peril

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The stage manager faced many things that bothered or annoyed her in trying to be ready for open night.

• conservation 
• extravagances 
• impurities 
• aggravations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

By driving recklessly, you placed in real danger the lives of your passengers.

• Drastic

• imperil

• diminish

• sustain

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4