Parents and Children Vocabulary

Marquise’s boyfriend is so ___ ; he gets angry whenever Marquise spends time with friends instead of him.

• Adversary

• Prodigy

• Possessive

• Relent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I make rules to try and keep my teenage daughter safe, but she sees me as a(n) ___ and treats me so cruelly!

• Prodigy

• Adversary

• Possessive

• Retort

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Carla’s brother used to always pick on her, but after she got sick, he ___.

• Relented

• Retorted

• Imparted

• Elaborated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My six-year-old nephew is still learning how to argue; his favorite ___ is, “You’re a garbage head!”

• Prodigy

• Foresight

• Adversary

• Retort

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The villains in superhero movies tend to make up ___ plans with many tricks and false leads.

• Relent

• Elaborate

• Adversary

• Possessive

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Marinda showed a lack of ___ by not packing any warm clothes for her month-long trip.

• Relentlessness

• Elaboration

• Prodigy

• Foresight

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Gabby Douglas is a gymnastics ___ who won Best All Around at the Olympics when she was only seventeen.

• Prodigy

• Adversary

• Retort

• Impart

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Traditional folk tales ___ wisdom about the natural world and human behavior.

• Relent

• Impart

• Retort

• Foresight

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C