Au, Aw, Al Vocabulary Skill Builder

"My brother's laugh was automatic after he broke the glass. Mom was really mad about it."

Which definition of "automatic" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition A

• Definition B

• Definition C

• Definition 2

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"The author wrote their book for a younger audience than who showed up at the book reading."

Which definition of "audience" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1A

• Definition 1B

• Definition 2a

• Definition 3a

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"I asked my favorite celebrity to sign their autograph on my shirt."

Which definition of "autograph" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition A

• Definition B

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"My teacher didn't offer many alternative choices for our project. We could only write an essay, make a posterboard, or film a video."

Which definition of "alternative" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2A

• Definition 2B

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"We went to see a few buildings that were historical. They were important hospitals during the Civil War."

Which definition of "historical" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1a

• Definition 1b

• Definition 1c

• Definition 2a

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

""It would be awesome if you could help," Elaina cheered. Mom didn't like it when she used slang, but she pretended not to notice."

Which definition of "awesome" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1a

• Definition 1b

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

"I saw the cost of the gaming console as a huge drawback."

Which definition of "drawback" best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1a

• Definition 1b

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The only ​ (a)   to going on the field trip was that we had to wake up really early.

• drawback
• awesome
• alternative
• automatic
• audience
• historical
• autograph

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

He only wanted to make jokes when he had the entire classroom as an ​ (a)   .

• awesome
• alternative
• automatic
• audience
• historical
• autograph
• drawback

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

He could seen an ​ (a)   monument towering over the rest of the city.

• awesome
• alternative
• automatic
• historical
• autograph
• drawback
• audience

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E