Vocabulary In Context

Her quiet, timid ways made us guess at her true feelings about the story because she kept her ideas to herself and never spoke in class.

• Shy

• Boisterous

• Kind

• Serious

He was found running down the street after curfew, and his parents were penalized. The ticket read: "Illegally in the streets at 1:00 a.m." Now he would have to pay the ticket with his own money.

• Crooked

• Fined

• Delicate

• Informed

The woman crossed her fingers as her daughter did the cheer. She was hoping that everything would work out for her daughter as she vied for a position on the squad. Her daughter wanted to be a cheerleader more than anything.

• Shouted

• Enclosed

• Expanded

• Tried

The boy knew that the lake was teeming and overflowing with bass, so he brought a big net to help get the fish in the boat.

• Rare

• Enclave

• Full

• Sparse

It was difficult to listen to Tommy speak because he droned on and on just like a buzzer that won’t stop buzzing.

• Ideal

• Same tone

• Lively

• Scared

1.      The lithe girl was perfect for the basketball team because she was all muscle and could play well.

• Lean

• Cubed

• Short

• Strange

1.      Thomas went to the apex of the mountain, and because it was so high, he had to take a tank of oxygen with him.

• Bottom

• Breathe

• Top

• Clear

1.      The apparatus that Jill used to connect the fabric was similar to a sewing machine, but this one did all of the work while she just pushed a button.

• Idea

• Zipper

• Instrument

• Singular

1.      The frigid air seemed to suck his breathe away as he attempted to finish his first snowman of the season.

• Deficient

• Sappy

• Thick

• Cold

The first review on the Harry Potter movie was favorable. Many people attended and enjoyed the movie. Some people even saw the movie three times.

• Negative

• Uncertain

• Positive

• Clear