WorksheetsWordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 7B - Just the Right Word
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
Your salary will be dependent to some extent on how many years of experience as a nurse you have had.
contingent
mettle
condescend
replica
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
A somewhat smaller copy of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell hangs in our town museum.
fanfare
replica
daunt
negligible
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
Young and inexperienced fencers need close supervision at first, so that they do not hurt each other with their foils.
fledgling
inane
colleague
protract
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
The cost of an oil change for the car was small enough that thought nothing of it.
claustrophobia
deluge
dispel
negligible
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
With very little display intended to gain attention, the owner announced that he would continue to pay his workers while the burned factory building was repaired.
fanfare
fledgling
condescend
dub
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
When Brad and Tom got caught in a blizzard with the herd of horses they were driving over the mountain, they had plenty of opportunities to show their ability to bear up under difficult circumstances.
mettle
daunt
dispel
inane
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
The sudden downpour of rain caused the crowd at the racetrack to run for shelter.
daunt
deluge
dispel
dub
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
On summer mornings, the ocean breeze soon gets rid of the morning mist.
dispels
daunts
mettles
condescends
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
Last summer the lifeguard at our pool was given the name Hercules because he loved to show off his muscles.
daunt
colleague
fanfare
dub
Improve the following sentence by replacing the bold phrase with a word (or a form of the word) from Word List 7.
The way to deal with the silly foolishness of daytime talk shows is to turn off the television.
mettle
inane
protract
contingent
