Just the Right Word Lesson 20

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

My cut is becoming swollen and sore because I did not clean it well enough.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

After Galileo said that Earth revolves around the sun, church authorities forced him to confess he was wrong.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Ms. Hamilton's expression of dissatisfaction made me guilty that I hadn't practiced more.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

"Downloading digital photos goes beyond my understanding," my grandfather confessed.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Nelson Mandela's speech received an enthusiastic reception from the huge South African audience.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

I'm much less easy to deceive now that I'm older and have more experience.

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Coach Levine's half-time pep talk was so deeply felt and expressed with such feeling that it rallied the team and we went on to victory.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Whenever I read that column, I have to try to exercise self-control and keep myself from writing an angry letter to the editor.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Senator Joseph McCarthy made insulting remarks about many innocent Americans.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 20.

Since Melissa has moved in with her grandmother, she doesn't seem to go out of her way to be unfriendly to people the way she used to.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E