7 3 Practice Sheets
7 3 Practice Sheets
7 3 Practice Sheets
Directions: From the words for the unit, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences. Write the word in the space provided. 1. The resentment of the American colonists against the harsh politics of the British government _______________________________ in armed rebellion. 2. The Fourth of July ________________________ will be delivered in City Square by the mayor. 3. Only one half of the population of that underdeveloped nation is _______________________. 4. The dull conversation became much more _________________________ when it turned to a subject in which we were all interested. 5. The sunlight shining on the beautiful, copper-colored hair gave it an almost metallic ________________. 6. The man was the prime suspect in the crime until two eyewitnesses came forward to _____________________ his alibi. 7. Those books which do not fit logically under any of the subjects indicated will be placed in a group labeled ________________________________. 8. When storm clouds __________________ on the horizon, we hurried to find shelter. 9. We put supports around the tree that had been partially uprooted by the storm, and was soon standing _________________________________ again. 10. Like some storm-tossed sea, her inventive brain _______________________ with all kinds of new and imaginative answers to old problems and questions. 11. Like the traffic guard at a school crossing, the mother hen directed her large _____________________ across the yard toward a torn sack of feed. 12. Indian elephant keeps usually us a short wooden ___________________________ to control and direct the movements of their huge charges. 13. The first mark of a good cook is the ability to choose the best possible ___________________________ for the dishes he or she will prepare. 14. When I saw how handsome my father looked in his brand-new jacket, I ________________________ for new exactly like it. 15. I dont know which is worseparents who are too strict with their children and parents who _____________ them too much. 16. I believe in being careful, but Dan is _____________________ miserly when it comes to spending money. 17. Im normally fairly even-tempered, but I can become __________________ and irritable when Im tired or frustrated. 18. Larry has the _____________________ distinction of being the only students in our school ever to win varsity letters in four sports. 19. Youre just supposed to ______________________ the meat, I shouted at him in dismay, not burn it to a crisp! 20. How pleasant it is for us city dwellers to smell the new-mown hay and listen to the ________________________ of bees in the clover patch!
Antonyms
Directions: Choose the word from this unit that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or expression in the given phrase. Write the word on the line provided. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Would begin in his begin elected senator _____________________________________ Had a deserved reputation as a workaholic ___________________________________ Overheard a very dull discussion ______________________________________________ Unable to refute her story ______________________________________________________ Was on stage in an almost horizontal position ________________________________