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39 Week Vocabulary Lesson Plan Week #2: FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS for roots DICT and CRED
This activity is NOT interactive, but the 21 answers are at the BOTTOM of this page. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study at home or in the classroom.
Word bank for the sentences below (words are listed alphabetically): Please put your answers in the blanks within the sentences. The correct word choice answers are at the bottom of this page.
1. Police officers were so relieved to have finally captured the elusive and dangerous ____.
2. The facts did not at all support the allegation so that there was little____ of the family's story.
3. The lawyer was quickly able to ____ the witness who had contradicted herself on numerous occasions.
4. ____that she had really "aced" her final, the student screamed with joy!
5. The young couple loved the sofa so much that they bought it on ____ rather than pay for it in full.
Bill was reluctant to buy the DVD player on ____ but the terms were so favorable, he couldn't resist!
6. In an ____ stoke of luck, the hotel actually had a cancellation for the dates Gordon needed to stay in Tahiti.
7. The energetic young pastor explained the church's ____ to the young couple who came to him for religious instruction.
8. Once Marian's ____had been verified, the superintendent of schools was delighted to offer her the position.
9. Statistics showed the ____ of the claims that the Oreck vacuum was a superior make.
10. Ann's lifelong ____ had been to be the best person she could be in every area of her life.
Again, feel free to make a copy for use at home or in the classroom!1. After studying various charts, the forecaster could make a relatively certain ____ about the weather for the weekend festivities.
2. Kurt's boss told him that a financially successful quarter will ____ the size of his bonus.
3. Why don't you ____ the three blank spaces on this document where I need to sign my name?
4. The United States and its allies have temporary military ____in Baghdad, Iraq and other freed cities.
5. Students plan to ____ a plaque in honor of a loyal teacher who is retiring after 25 years of teaching French classes!
6. Charlie needed to use the ____ on his bookshelf to learn the meaning of a confusing word.
7. The consequences of a ____ are disastrous for the innocent people living under an overbearing regime.
8. The king proclaimed an ____ permitting weary travelers to seek refuge in a blacksmith's stable.
9. Did you remember that Edward VIII made a decision to ____ his claim to the British throne?
10. The journalist wrote several scathing articles praising the ____ of the three thugs who destroyed properties.
11. Claire demonstrated such a ____ attitude as a manager that someone else quickly replaced her in that position.
Any questions can be directed to Jan and Carey Cook at Vocabulary University.For further understanding, explore our other Week 2 Latin and Greek root word activities:
Week 2 Crossword
Week 2 Word Find
Week 2 FITB - you are here!
Week 2 Matching
Week 2 True/False
Week 2 Story
1st Semester (13 week) Matrix
Week 2 Puzzles
DICT - 11 words
1. prediction, 2. predicate, 3. indicate, 4. jurisdiction, 5. dedicate, 6. dictionary, 7. dictatorship, 8. edict, 9. abdicate, 10. indictment, 11. dictatorial
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