Page 72 - Reading Success B9

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. After the police arrived the crowd was forced to ________.
disband
b. Her body had been so invaded by _________ that she
could not stop vomiting.
susceptible
c. Our defenses were so weak that we could not survive

disease another _________.
d. You could tell his wound had an _________ as fluid was
resistant leaking out of it.

infection Write the correct synonyms.

onslaught a. immune

b. vulnerable
toxic
c. persist
endure
d. poisonous

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. Unlike the rest of my class, I did not get sick
XF L O D W O A L S Z J
TI Z F W A Q A U I C O because I had _________ from the disease.
ES M V D D T O O Q A E
b. You should not eat that plant because it is
YT Y M O S N M J W I L
YB A A U O T E F J E B _________.
LP Y R S N T W G I Y A c. My stomach is unable to _________ rocks.
DQ Z I T G I U C F U R
d. Because the fortress’ defenses were so
HI O D A E D T U I R E
TP G E A E N Z Y L T N strong the army could not _________ them.
FV G E L Z Y E O D B L
e. Because he had injured his knee in the past
HY B Z S Y Y V P W J U
HU N T A T X M T W D V he was very _________ there.

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