Just the Right Word Lesson 5

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

Spencer's parents wished he were not so willing to take risks as they watched him climb rocks.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

My sister is always accusing me of being very untidy and careless in my personal habits.

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

Poison ivy grows in very large amounts at the southern end of the island.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

When making loans, bankers are expected to act with care to avoid anything that might be too risky.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

An act of defiance against one's superior is a serious crime.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

Unlike many of the early colonists, Roger Williams, acting in a principled and honest manner, paid the Narragansetts for the land he wanted to occupy.

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

Helena had the first fain suggestion she had won the election when reporters arrived.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

I hope you are not a person for whom an imagined slight continues to irritate just as much as a real one.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

The group's dancing was so lacking in enthusiasm that they looked bored.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Improve each of the following sentences by replacing the italicized phrase with a word (or form of the word) from Word List 5.

Before mountaineers can start out on an expedition, they need supplies.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E