Vocabulary Lessons 5-8 Practice

His adversary had only one rule -- to win.

• teammate

• mentor

• opponent

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The minor argument turned into a belligerent shouting match.

• hostile

• loud

• senseless

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Mom chided Alice for leaving her slippers out where the dog could chew them.

• scolded

• punished

• rewarded

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

We were puzzled by the contradictory statements of the two witnesses.

• similar

• upsetting

• inconsistent

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The vacation was ruined by discord among the campers.

• reunion

• conflict

• illness

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Try not to get embroiled in arguments between other people.

• cooked

• separated

• entangled

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Some people go to flea markets just to haggle over prices for fun.

• bargain

• save

• spend

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The ruse succeeded, and the escapees disguised as prison guards vanished into the night.

• trust

• trap

• trick

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Six people were killed in the skirmish that started a civil war.

• long war

• minor battle

• ambush

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Strife between ethnic groups in Bosnia resulted in the deaths of many thousands of people.

• long-term animosity

• brief conflict

• peace

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A