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Circle the letter next to the sentence that suggests the bold vocabulary word. There may be more than one correct answer or no correct answer.
1. grandiloquence
(a) Every mother's son and every father's daughter will be there.
(b) He wore a green velvet coat, satin breeches, and a tall hat with a feather.
(c) In the summertime, the garden was a mass of flowers of every color.
2. cataclysm
(a) The Mariana Trench near Guam is the deepest known part of the Pacific Ocean.
(b) In 1890, between two hundred and four hundred Sioux men, women, and children were massacred by U.S. government troops during the Battle of Wounded Knee.
(c) The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most violent in history.
3. hybrid
(a) This vehicle, which is part car and part boat, can travel on the road and on water.
(b) Ann Ross and Sam Brinkley changed their last names to Brinkley-Ross when they
got married.
(c) Mules are half horse and half donkey.
4. burgeon
(a) Thanks to Johnny Appleseed, orchards sprang up throughout the Ohio Valley.
(b) The number of community theaters grew rapidly in the 1960s.
(c) We discovered that a water pipe had burst and flooded the cellar.
5. agrarian
(a) Throughout the 1800s, the greater part of the population grew their own fruits
and vegetables.
(b) Ant farms are popular with people who like insects.
(c) Plowing, planting, and harvesting marked the passage of the seasons.
6. Scourge
(a) The Great Plague of London killed about seventy-five thousand people from 1664
to 1666.
(b) She cried when she skinned her knee.
(c) After the dinner party, Nate had a lot of pots and pans to clean.
7. temperate
(a) The island hasa comfortable year-round temperature between 70°F and 75°F.
(b) He is always diplomatic, even when we strongly disagree.
(c) There was little to set Elisa's house apart from the others on the street.
8. stalemate
(a) Neither country could back down from the growing crisis.
(b) The two athletes were considered equally good tennis players.
(c) Talks resumed for the ninth time today with no agreement in sight.
9. palatable
(a) Mondrian used a narrow range of colors in his geometric paintings.
(b) The soup was so bland and flavorless thatl couldn't finish it.
(c) The water that came from the spring was fresh and pleasant-tasting.
10. denigrate
(a) You're wasting your time working here, for the job has no future.
(b) Looking grave, the doctor told DeShawn that he was very sick.
(c) The old car began to rust and needed more and more repairs every year.
Circle the letter next to the sentence that suggests the bold vocabulary word. There may be more than one correct answer or no correct answer.
1. grandiloquence
(a) Every mother's son and every father's daughter will be there.
(b) He wore a green velvet coat, satin breeches, and a tall hat with a feather.
(c) In the summertime, the garden was a mass of flowers of every color.
2. cataclysm
(a) The Mariana Trench near Guam is the deepest known part of the Pacific Ocean.
(b) In 1890, between two hundred and four hundred Sioux men, women, and children were massacred by U.S. government troops during the Battle of Wounded Knee.
(c) The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most violent in history.
3. hybrid
(a) This vehicle, which is part car and part boat, can travel on the road and on water.
(b) Ann Ross and Sam Brinkley changed their last names to Brinkley-Ross when they
got married.
(c) Mules are half horse and half donkey.
4. burgeon
(a) Thanks to Johnny Appleseed, orchards sprang up throughout the Ohio Valley.
(b) The number of community theaters grew rapidly in the 1960s.
(c) We discovered that a water pipe had burst and flooded the cellar.
5. agrarian
(a) Throughout the 1800s, the greater part of the population grew their own fruits
and vegetables.
(b) Ant farms are popular with people who like insects.
(c) Plowing, planting, and harvesting marked the passage of the seasons.
6. Scourge
(a) The Great Plague of London killed about seventy-five thousand people from 1664
to 1666.
(b) She cried when she skinned her knee.
(c) After the dinner party, Nate had a lot of pots and pans to clean.
7. temperate
(a) The island hasa comfortable year-round temperature between 70°F and 75°F.
(b) He is always diplomatic, even when we strongly disagree.
(c) There was little to set Elisa's house apart from the others on the street.
8. stalemate
(a) Neither country could back down from the growing crisis.
(b) The two athletes were considered equally good tennis players.
(c) Talks resumed for the ninth time today with no agreement in sight.
9. palatable
(a) Mondrian used a narrow range of colors in his geometric paintings.
(b) The soup was so bland and flavorless thatl couldn't finish it.
(c) The water that came from the spring was fresh and pleasant-tasting.
10. denigrate
(a) You're wasting your time working here, for the job has no future.
(b) Looking grave, the doctor told DeShawn that he was very sick.
(c) The old car began to rust and needed more and more repairs every year.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the letters that suggest the bold vocabulary words for each sentence:
1. **grandiloquence**
- (b) He wore a green velvet coat, satin breeches, and a tall hat with a feather.
2. **cataclysm**
- (c) The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most violent in history.
3. **hybrid**
- (a) This vehicle, which is part car and part boat, can travel on the road and on water.
- (c) Mules are half horse and half donkey.
4. **burgeon**
- (a) Thanks to Johnny Appleseed, orchards sprang up throughout the Ohio Valley.
- (b) The number of community theaters grew rapidly in the 1960s.
5. **agrarian**
- (a) Throughout the 1800s, the greater part of the population grew their own fruits and vegetables.
- (c) Plowing, planting, and harvesting marked the passage of the seasons.
6. **scourge**
- (a) The Great Plague of London killed about seventy-five thousand people from 1664 to 1666.
7. **temperate**
- (a) The island has a comfortable year-round temperature between 70°F and 75°F.
8. **stalemate**
- (a) Neither country could back down from the growing crisis.
- (c) Talks resumed for the ninth time today with no agreement in sight.
9. **palatable**
- (c) The water that came from the spring was fresh and pleasant-tasting.
10. **denigrate**
- (a) You're wasting your time working here, for the job has no future.
Feel free to ask if you need any further clarification or assistance!
1. **grandiloquence**
- (b) He wore a green velvet coat, satin breeches, and a tall hat with a feather.
2. **cataclysm**
- (c) The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most violent in history.
3. **hybrid**
- (a) This vehicle, which is part car and part boat, can travel on the road and on water.
- (c) Mules are half horse and half donkey.
4. **burgeon**
- (a) Thanks to Johnny Appleseed, orchards sprang up throughout the Ohio Valley.
- (b) The number of community theaters grew rapidly in the 1960s.
5. **agrarian**
- (a) Throughout the 1800s, the greater part of the population grew their own fruits and vegetables.
- (c) Plowing, planting, and harvesting marked the passage of the seasons.
6. **scourge**
- (a) The Great Plague of London killed about seventy-five thousand people from 1664 to 1666.
7. **temperate**
- (a) The island has a comfortable year-round temperature between 70°F and 75°F.
8. **stalemate**
- (a) Neither country could back down from the growing crisis.
- (c) Talks resumed for the ninth time today with no agreement in sight.
9. **palatable**
- (c) The water that came from the spring was fresh and pleasant-tasting.
10. **denigrate**
- (a) You're wasting your time working here, for the job has no future.
Feel free to ask if you need any further clarification or assistance!