9th Grade Vocabulary #2

I am _____ about the upcoming election because one candidate

is a close friend and the other is a co-worker.

• enthusiastic
• ambivalent

• mortified

• apathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

• Learning a second language can be _______ for career advancement.

• beneficial
• detrimental
• arbitrary

• unnecessary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The Reformers turned to the government for aid and protection,

as _______ and war ensued throughout Europe.

• cynic

• harmony
• turmoil

• peace

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

• The doctor warned that smoking would only ________ the patient’s respiratory problems.

• squander

• alleviate
• exacerbate
• lessen

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The speakers voice began to ________, and then silence.

• squander

• mortify

• falter

• murmur

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The young entrepreneur was constantly on the lookout for _______ ventures

that would help him become even wealthier.

• beneficial

• nonprofitable
• lucrative
• unprofitable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

• He's too much of a ______ to see the benefits of working together on the project.

• cynic

• team player

• cooperator
• collaborator

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Because he was afraid that his children would ________ his fortune,

the famous singer omitted them from his will.

• inherit
• falter

• preserve
• squander

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

From my _______, our school should have three lunch periods instead of two.

• perspective
• incentive

• image

• angle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The ________ for completing all my chores this week is permission

to stay out one hour past my curfew.

• perspective

• punishment
• reward
• incentive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C