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English 8 Public

To help students build their vocabulary skills in figuring out the new word meaning.

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Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word heap? (messy / flat / pile / hole)

pile

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Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word anxious? (excited / thrilled / angry / nervous)

nervous

10

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word ransacked? (protected/ organized / robbed / ignored)

robbed

20

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word feisty? (messy / energetic / young / calm)

energetic

10

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word consideration? (thought / answer / begging / question)

thought

20

Read the sentences. What word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word PLIABLE? (to cut apart / cracked / able to be bent / stiff)

able to be bent

20

Read the sentences. What word DOES NOT help the reader understand the meaning of the word foul? (horrible / dumpster / smell / sick)

smell

20

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of the word BLOT? (a spot / a spill / to soak up / to knock over)

to soak up

20