Page 48 - Reading Success B7

Word Check-Up

Put the correct word in the blank.
Word

a. It took a ________, but I finally reached my goal.
guess
b. The ________ caused many people to lose their jobs.
flourishing
c. I received ________ advice from a banker.

depression d. Holly has invested money in the ____________.

stock market

financial Write the correct synonyms.

advance a. unemployment

b. thriving
decade
c. investments
joblessness
d. speculation

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. The _________ rates increased as the
ST T T P C V W RD N E
TN K D L B L E N S O T economy entered a recession.
NE T R Q Q D L U E I G
2. The _________ kingdom was robbed of its
E M D PWW A J Y S T A
M Y T K UZ N R M S UF riches by a neighboring country.
T O C H YP Z O O L BA 3. Making smart _________ will make you
SL N Z R R Y R N T I L
become rich.
EP F G X I Q L O T R Z
VM L I Q H V K C K T E 4. Even _________ of income to your
NE W U I X A I E H S R
employees is important.
IN X O N T W C N C I B
EU H A E M S Z C G D F 5. In an attempt to stimulate the _________, the

government made tax cuts.

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