Page 6 - Reading Success B9

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. The method by which planets form is a complex ________.
verify
b. To solve the math problem he needed to measure the

obtain circle’s _________.
c. Since the candy was so sticky it came out of the bag in a big
diameter _________.
d. We could not prove he had stolen the jewels because he left
cluster no _________.

evidence Write the correct synonyms.

process a. approximately

b. analogy
almost
c. acquire
comparison
d. confirm

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. After his _________ was widely accepted he
NA Z S B W Q L QX W Z
TY T H E O R Y FT X X became a famous scientist.
DO Y V Q J T O A J E B b. Sometimes it is easier to explain things with

UJ Y G O L A N A K W M
an _________.
OJ A I F L F T VU C P
SA S T R O N O M E R F c. Since she was an _________, she looked at
BY Z C M G D B D I D N the stars every night.
P M E N U Q ABSY H U
d. Thanks to _________, the money I had in the
AN M E Y V S Y T N X B
bank slowly grew into a larger amount.
ML N O I T E R C C A I
VY Q X H L C H ZC Q T e. He dug so far into the Earth that he made it to
LK N C O R E I T X W G the _________.

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