Unit 6 Lesson 6 Vocabulary Skills Practice

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. The heat (nimble/sensor) on the machine can detect the temperature.

• nimble

• sensor

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 2. Kim (swiftly/fleeting) put out the fire with a bucket of water.

• swiftly

• fleeting

Most of the pond’s residents are fish, but there are some (aquatic/blistering) mammals here.

• aquatic

• blistering

We just have time to (sensor/saunter) through the park before sunset.

• sensor

• saunter

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 5. Tad only saw the rare warbler for a few (fleeting/secreting) moments.

• fleeting

• secreting

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 6. The (meandering/nimble) gymnast kept her balance on the narrow bar.

• meandering

• nimble

One kilometer is the (equivalent/surface) of one thousand meters.

• equivalent

• surface

The pancreas is known for (secreting/meandering) the hormone insulin into the bloodstream.

• secreting

• meandering

Many animals could not survive in the (nocturnal/blistering) heat of the desert.

• nocturnal

• blistering

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 10. The (saunter/surface) of the water was so smooth it looked like glass.

• saunter

• surface