Sir Gawain & the Green Knight Vocabulary Sentence Practice

To his _______, the president realized his bill would not have the public’s approval.

• chagrin

• renown

• respite

• reproof

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Without harsh _____, the mother calmly explained the reasons why the boy shouldn’t throw the ball in the house.

• reproof

• respite

• renown

• daunt

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Over the years, water therapy has proven quite _____at managing arthritis pain.

• efficacious

• aghast

• uncanny

• pivot

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During the recital, the ballerinas ____on their tiptoes simultaneously to the speed of the music.

• amend

• renown

• pivot

• wince

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The threat of lightning did little to ______local golfers.

• flinch

• daunt

• wince

• pivot

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

As the car moved rapidly towards me, I was _______and could not move to safety.

• amend

• aghast

• renown

• unwieldy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The young boy would _____when the bee buzzed right next to his ear causing his head to turn suddenly away from the bee.

• amend

• wince

• heft

• flinch

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The umbrella was ______devised to fold up into your pocket.

• ingeniously

• unwieldy

• pivot

• efficacious

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Winning four music awards in one night brought _____ to the new artist.

• reproof

• renown

• respite

• unwieldy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Barry used his strength to _____ the sofa while his wife vaccumed underneath it.

• daunt

• wince

• flinch

• heft

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4