Wordly Wise 3000 Level 7, Lesson 10

Match the following

• growing or living in or on water

• avert

• without much hope

• assert

• to turn away

• aquatic

• to say firmly; to declare

• bleak

• cheerful; carefree

• blite

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the following

• not showing proper care; heedless

• assertion

• done in or upon water

• avert

• cold and dreary

• aquatic

• a firm statement or declaration

• blithe

• to keep from happening

• bleak

Match the following

• to become less

• assertive

• well behaved

• lethal

• in a carefree manner

• dwindle

• capable of causing death

• docile

• self-assured; bold and confident

• blithely

Match the following

• to watch closely and frequently

• monitor

• a difficult or dangerous conditon

• ponderous

• able to move quickly and easily

• mutilate

• heavy and slow moving

• plight

• to hurt or damage by cutting into

• nimble

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the following

• an edge, border, or brink

• vigilant

• a video screen

• nimble

• Awesomeness

• monitor

• showing quickness of thinking

• Sheehan

• watchful; ready for danger

• verge

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

The story is not merely silly; it ​ (a)   on the ridiculous

• verges
• nimbles
• asserts
• dwindles

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Swimming is a (a)n ​ (a)   sport.

• aquatic
• ponderous
• bleak
• blithe

I knew she was happy when she walked ​ (a)   out the door.

• blithely
• assertively
• aquaticly
• lethaly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

The boat propeller ​ (a)   the manatee when we collided.

• mutilated
• averted
• dwindled
• verged

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Health authorities remain ​ (a)   for any signs of the epidemic's return.

• vigilant
• assertive
• bleak
• ponderous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4