Vocabulary Unit 1.1

The excited fans began to _________ the movie star, asking for autographs and pictures. 

• besiege

• famished

• oaf

• gainful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

After the long hike, the children were ________ and ate their sandwiches very quickly

• douse

• famished

• ingenious

• recede

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A cold _________ can alleviate your pain if you hurt your ankle.

• besiege

• douse

• irk

• compress

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

• After the rain stopped, the floodwaters began to _________ from our street. 

• compress

• irk

• recede

• gainful

• She quickly ran to ________ the candle flame with her fingers to put it out. 

• douse

• irk

• ingenious

• famished

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The big, clumsy ______ tripped over his own feet and fell into the mud. 

• irk

• besiege

• oaf

• douse

• My aunt got a new job, and now she has a ________ career where she gets paid a lot of money. 

• gainful

• famished

• recede

• dispatch

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

• My parents will _________ the package to Grandma as soon as I finish packing it. 

• ingenious

• besiege

• recede

• dispatch

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The student came up with an _________ plan to use only recycled materials for their science project.

• compress

• ingenious

• gainful

• irk

• It _______ my dad when the TV is left on with no one watching it. 

• douses

• oafs

• irks

• recedes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4