Vocabulary 1
Talent
Natural ability to do something well.
Suspect
Someone thought to be guilty
Syllables: Moment
mo-ment
Syllables: deliver
de-liv-er
Simple subject: This book contains a collection of poems.
book
Glances
Looks quickly
Burglaries
Robberies
Syllables: depends
de-pends
Syllables: cotton
cot-ton
Simple predicate: Many tourists visit the Alamo in Texas.
visit
Observed
Remarked
Favor
Act of kindness
Syllables: problem
prob-lem
Syllables: music
mu-sic
Complete subject: The woman in the blue dress slept during the trip.
The woman in the blue dress
Mood
Way someone feels
Betrayed
Gave information to an enemy
Syllables: mental
men-tal
Complete: The runner had a sudden_____ in his leg.
a. pain
b. paint
c. pan
d. pane
pain
Complete predicate: Campers of all ages enjoy visiting Big Bend National Park.
enjoy visiting Big Bend National Park.
Sensitive
Easily hurt
Shortage
Lack of something
Syllables: ignores
ig-nores
Complete: That should____ quickly after surgery.
a. he'll
b. heel
c. heal
d. hill
heal
Statement:
a. The musician put on a show last night.
b. The crocodile tried to eat three people!
c. Do your packing the day before your trip.
d. What time did the farmer light the lantern?
The musician put on a show last night.