Tricky Christmas Words

The ___________ of the story served as a captivating ________, setting the tone for the entire narrative.

• prologue, modicum

• modicum, zenith

• zenith, prologue

• roll around, wane

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

As the seasons changed, the once vibrant garden began to ________, and the flowers that once ________ the landscape now drooped sadly.

• festooned, wane

• wane, festooned

• lugubrious, roll around

• deep-seated, lugubrious

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Every year, as the holidays approached, a sense of excitement would __________, and the town would be __________ with colorful decorations.

• roll around, festooned

• rob, wane

• zenith, lugubrious

• deep-seated, prologue

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The mystery novel revealed a __________ secret, and the detective was determined to __________ the truth from the elusive suspect.

• lugubrious, roll around

• prologue, rob

• deep-seated, extract

• zenith, wane

The unexpected turn of events seemed to _________ the protagonist of any sense of __________, leaving a void that lingered throughout the story.

• rob, gratification

• gratification, rob

• gratification, festooned

• rob, wane

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5