Archie went to school last Monday and was surprised to find it ________; it turns out that he foolishly forgot that we had the day off!

I was pretty drenched walking home today; what started as a _____ of rain, turned out to be become a full fledged downpour.

The student said, "I don't mean to ______ the lesson, but I really need to go to the bathroom."

The tasty appetizer is just a _______ of the upcoming gourmet meal.

The class will be ______ if you are not engaged in the lesson or participate in discussions.

She expected _______ for all of the valuables that were stolen from the locker room.

Tim offered to help ________ his neighbor's backyard deck that was falling apart, as long as his neighbor invited him over to parties.

The parent was concerned about his ______ son who often never seemed happy.

When I saw the pencil ______ across the classroom, I immediately inspected to see who was missing a pencil.