Angel wasted his day by napping and watching TV. Then he realized his mother would be home in 15 minutes. He rushed to clean up the kitchen and vacuum the floor.

Gregorio’s father hadn’t heard from him all day and that wasn’t like him. He usually called in the morning on his way to work and now it was noon. His father kept looking at his phone, worried.

I only eat vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. I get it every time I go to the ice cream shop. Even if they offer a sampling, I still get vanilla and rainbow sprinkles.

It had been raining for three days. Nicole was so happy when the sun came out. She went for a long walk, soaking in the beautiful, warm sunshine.

During the war, some armies would use morse code or a system of long and short beeps to send information and share messages across battlelines.

At the memorial, most people spoke in hushed tones and there was no laughter. Parents held their kids hands and wouldn’t let them run around and play. It was a serious affair.

The first day after laundry was done, the house smelled of fresh scent or sunny breeze. By the end of the week, you could barely smell it. It went from overwhelming to barely there.

My father had been working hard on his job and getting promotions; if he keeps it up, he could be offered a Vice President position. There’s only one other person ahead of him.

Because of the hard times people were going through, the government allowed people to keep some of the money that would normally go to the government as taxes. People didn’t have to do what would normally be required.

Even though Imani had closed the door tightly, the wind blew it open with a ____ gust.

Because Moe had missed school when his grandmother died, the teacher ____ him from the quiz on the day he returned.

Yaneli works late and she usually has someone walk her to her car. Tonight everyone was busy, so she had to walk to the car alone. She felt ____ for the entire walk.

The painters had obviously worked ____: there was paint splattered on the floor, the wood moulding, and even the ceiling!

Miriam ____ holding her infant grandson, because she knew the day would come when he would be too big for snuggles.

When you buy a fish from the pet store, you have to keep them in the bag it came in and place the bag in the fishtank to ____ the fish to the new water temperature.

At the football game, the mood was ____ as the ROTC students presented the colors and the band played the “Star-spangled Banner.”

Thomas knows his sister has lied to him before. Therefore, it’s ____ that she’s lying now.

To prevent mosquitoes from ____ malaria, a blood disease, many places spray chemicals to kill them and their eggs.

With each presentation Yancey made, his fears ____ and he became more confident in talking to large groups of people.