Page 6 - Reading Success B8

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. The circus was truly a wondrous ________ to see.
spectacle

b. Without ________, household appliances wouldn’t work.
flicker
c. The man __________ into a wolf.

alter d. I felt the ________ of cold air when I opened the window.

electricity

transformed Write the correct synonyms.

draft a. flash

b. expand
amplify
c. estimate
guess
d. transform

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.

1. There was a horrible truck and car
ZG Q M A M F Y Y H B W
JV R G Q P U V O U S T _________ on highway I-95.
RC R H Q H Q R D X L S
2. The singer couldn’t _________ from the
AJ O L J A Y Z F T U H
DN E L D H Y X Y Q V X stage because of her fans.
NF X A L T G J D T D K 3. The _________ of lightning scared the little
EA P R O I Y K R D P M
boy.
CM A P L H S A L F J M
SA N B S A V I W Q U U 4. The pelican first _________ its throat pouch
ER D U M N F H O D J H
to catch a fish.
DV S T P L O Y T N P U
Q G EE S T IM A T EC 5. The _________ of the accident was $1,000.

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