Word of the day OE

What word best fits the context?

In the midst of a ________________ debate over the future of their village.

• sparse

• contentious

• silent

• indifferent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What word best completes the sentence?

A small _____2_______ of villagers sought to address the situation.

• crowd

• faction

• mob

• family

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The villagers sought to ____________ the situation by proposing a compromise. Which word best fits the blank?

• escalate

• ignore

• ameliorate

• complicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

Maria, with a ______________ for public speaking, stood before the crowd.

• delicious

• predilection

• dislike

• fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word best fits the blank?

The vocabulary test was _______________, but the students had their notes to help them.

• broken

• formidable

• hesitant

• doubtful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Pick one of these words and write a sentence:

ameliorate, faction, predilection, contentious, formidable

Remember capital letter and periods.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Pick one of these words and write a sentence:

ameliorate, faction, predilection, contentious, formidable

Remember capital letter and periods.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E