Unit 3 Academic Vocabulary (Modern Technology)

To cause someone to believe that something is true or right.

• certain

• convince

• declare

• various

Answer explanation

Once again - part of speech has helped you answer this one! Convince is a verb - certain (the trick answer is an adjective).

When you see the word "to," at the beginning of a word's definition, it's probably a verb!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Known for sure...shown beyond doubt.

• convinced

• certain

• various

• sufficient

Answer explanation

This word is an adjective - it describes someone or something that is very clearly known.

This sounds like the definition of convince, but certain is a describing word rather than an action.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

enough; adequate

• certain

• various

• sufficient

• declared

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

to say something in a serious way that emphasizes your point.

• declare

• convince

• certain

• sufficient

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

more than one; several

• convince

• sufficient

• certain

• various

Her main goal was to _____ her teacher to give her an extension on her essay.

• certain

• declare

• convince

• various

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

Her mom was ____ that she had no idea where here sunglasses were. My sister and I laughed, because they were on her head.

• Certain

• Convince

• Sufficient

• declared

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

His apology was not _____ for his friends to forgive him.

• certain

• various

• sufficient

• convinced

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

The principal _____ that any phone he saw would be confiscated on sight.

• convinced

• varioused

• declared

• sufficiented

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

There were _____ prizes to choose from every Friday now that Burnet Bucks were being handed out in school.

• convincing

• certain

• various

• declared

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4