Correct Vocabulary
Practice Vocabulary Pretest Be sure to add suffixes; you may have to change the
endings of some words to make the suffixes fit. You will use some
words more than once. You will not use them all.
"You’re hungry?" he said ____(ly), "I'm the one who hasn't
eaten all day!"
Johnny persisted ___________(ly) in asking about his parents.
"If only I had a million dollars," I thought __________(ly).
The students __________(ed) the teacher to go easy on them.
My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging
out with.
We are starting to see that Dally’s toughness is just a ______
to hide the pain he feels inside.
Pony looked at Johnny _________(ingly). "Please don't cut
my hair!"
"It's not fair!" I cried ___________(ly).
Johnny would probably be ________(ed) on the charge of murder.
A good attitude is very __________ to doing well in school.
The team's _________ defense is what kept them in the game.
A savvy person is usually more _______ than a credulous one.
Moisture and heat help create an environment _________ to
the growth of bacteria.
