Page 36 - Reading Success B9

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. The mountain was so _________ one could not even see
dominate
the top of it.

fancy b. She made a beautiful sculpture with very ________ details.
c. Since the paintings had not been hung properly I had to go
ornate back and _________ them all.
d. The artifacts ancient peoples leave behind give us an
overdo _________ into what their lives were like.

insight Write the correct synonyms.

colossal a. exaggerate

b. extravagant
critical
c. prevail
align
d. pivotal

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. He decided to _________ his story because
FG BY K E AT L O P M
OL E S V D E I B L R S he thought it was boring.
NY X C C T X M T I D A b. She hired an artist to make a _________ of
NW A U W Q T M V A W D
her out of marble.
PH G L B W R S L V M D
c. Winning this game was _________ to the
ID G P M O A L Q E U Z
VX E T Q S V N J R H R team making the playoffs.
OZ R U P E A Y P P B B d. His mansion was decorated in an _________
TC A R M H G E X L E S manner.
AR T E Z L A U X Z D K
e. I believe good will always _________ over
LR E W F U N U J M I W
evil.
RP F S D Z T F P F U D

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