Page 24 - Reading Success B9

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. He was not skilled enough to play hockey professionally
informal
and only played it for _________.
allow b. Before we began to ________ the sport it was total chaos.

c. Since his plans were faulty he had to _________ them.
alteration
d. Cell phone ownership has become so _________ that I do

common not know anyone who does not have one.

regulate Write the correct synonyms.

modify a. vigorous

b. variation
recreation
c. enable
exuberant
d. casual

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 there was no referee we decided to
SQ Z J R L L U K H V E
MU Z R Y S C H E N C Y play a _________ game.
BJ O W L A J X I O P F
b. Tennis can be a _________ workout.
GY U R S Y A P M I P H
LR Z U O N U P B T L C c. To advance the ball in basketball one must
LQ A L R G E T A A L Q _________ it.
OL J Z N T I K Q I X V
d. “Streetball” is a _________ of traditional
BC E X I S I V J R A B
AA K T A H E Z D A D H basketball.
KB I K C Z I U E V Z A
e. Sometimes school sport teams can be very
DV S D R I B B L E IW
EG E J B X I I E R B Y _________.

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