Page 18 - Reading Success B9

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. Not speaking the local language made _____________ very
universal
difficult.
b. When we talk about our emotions we talk about things that are
abstract
_________.
c. If language was _________ then everyone could understand
communal
each other.
d. While his plan might have worked it was so complex it was not
deficiency
_________.

practical Write the correct synonyms.

commonly a. mutual

b. impairment
communication
c. usually
incomprehensible
d. unintelligible

Word Search. Context Clues

Use the clues to find vocabulary words or their other word forms in the
puzzle. Circle each word. Then write the word to complete the sentence.

a. Since they were not sure if the new species
ET K O M T I L S U I Q
AB N T R B O V J C F E was a vegetable or a fruit it was difficult to
RZ B E C L A S S I F Y _________.
QL G Z M E R D Q E B B b. It can be very hard to learn a foreign
YK A P O R S F M J I Y _________.
HQ K N F L I M MV Y W c. Since he was born without a tongue he suffered
LB K O G X A A D D F I from a serious speech _________.
I A M VAU L U P N Y N
d. It is much more time consuming to use a
XH U E G Q A L N M N X
_________ screwdriver than it is to use an
VK A T G L L G H A I G
electric one.
QA R Y U X P M E O M I
e. Teachers and students sometimes suffer from a
KW Y D T M B O Z Z J H
_________ misunderstanding.

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