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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
Lesson 8 sentences
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English
5th Grade
02/20/2014

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assemble(d) (verb)
Definition
At two o'clock we _________ at the door of the museum for a tour.
OR
You need only a screwdriver to ________ the bookcase.
Term
assembly (noun)
Definition
At the ________ this morning, the fire chief will talk to us about fire prevention.
OR
The ________ of the new gas grill took us less than an hour.
Term
banquet (noun)
Definition
Six courses were served at the _______, which was given in honor of the teachers who were retiring.
Term
cargo (noun)
Definition
Teh _____ going to Chile was put into containers and loaded onto the boat.
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cask (noun)
Definition
Beverages were imported to colonial New England in large _____.
Term
celebrate (verb)
Definition
Americans _________ the signing of the Declaration of Independence every Fourth of July.
Term
celebrated (adj.)
Definition
When Charles Dickens toured America, huge crowds turned out to hear the __________ author.
Term
decrease(s) (verb)
Definition
After June 22, teh length of the day gradually _________.
Term
decrease (noun)
Definition
An outbreak of flu caused a ________ in school attendance during January.
Term
desperate (adj.)
Definition
The action star jumped from a five-story building in a _________ attempt to escape her captor.
OR
The situation of the homeless in our big cities is becoming increasingly _________.
Term
edible (adj.)
Definition
Are you certain those mushrooms are ______?
Term
edible (noun)
Definition
We'll serve the beverages at this end of the table and the sandwiches and other _______ at hte other end.
Term
frivolous (adj.)
Definition
Spending money on items like comic books seems frivolous to someone who has no money for food.
Term
frivolity (noun)
Definition
The giggling children had to be reminded that _________ has no place a a funeral.
Term
harvest (noun)
Definition
In Spain, the grape _______ begins in late summer.
OR
Iowa's corn _______ is the largest in years.
Term
harvest (verb)
Definition
We usually _______ the first peas in April.
Term
hew(ed) (verb)
Definition
Let's ___ these dead branches from the tree before they fall and cause damage.
OR
The Tlingit of the Northwest _____ totem poles from tree trunks.
Term
hostile (adj.)
Definition
Teh _______ audience would not permit the speaker to finish the speech.
Term
hostility (noun)
Definition
The governor's plan to close the neighborhood school met with so much _________ that it was quickly dropped.
Term
pledge(d) (verb)
Definition
A dozen local merchants have _______ their support for the new arts program.
Term
pledge (noun)
Definition
Before I was hired, I had to sign a ______ that I would not give away company secrets.
Term
prosper(ed) (verb)
Definition
Alaska _________ when oil was found there.
Term
prosperous (adj.)
Definition
The __________ 1920's ended with the stock market crash of 1929.
Term
task (noun)
Definition
Cutting our way through the underbrush was a difficult ____.
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