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Ben tossed the baseball through the window.
Select the answer choice that would best replace the underlined word to show that Ben had a lot of force in his throw.
Because we want to edit the sentence to show that Ben had a lot of force in his throw when he threw the baseball, "hurled" is the best answer choice.
Like the word "toss", "hurl" means to throw, but it means to throw with great force.
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Sarah is so thin, she could not lift the book.
Select the answer choice that would best replace the underlined word to describe Sarah.
Because we want to show that Sarah is so thin she can't lift a book, "scrawny" is the best answer choice.
"Slender", "scrawny", and "little" both mean to be thin, but "scrawny" means to be very boney with no muscles. Muscles are what give people the strength to lift something.
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Select the word that is spelled correctly
The word that is spelled correctly is "affect".
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The word that is spelled correctly is "mammal".
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The word that is spelled correctly is " distance".
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The word that is spelled correctly is "weight".
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The word that is spelled correctly is "color".
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The word that is spelled correctly is "monument".
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The word that is spelled correctly is "boxes".
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Moonlight
This compound word is made up of two words: moon and light. Moonlight is light from the moon.
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Sunlight
This compound word is made up of two words: sun and light. Sunlight is light from the sun.
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Newspaper
This compound word is made up of two words: news and paper. A newspaper is a paper with the news.
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Newsstand
This compound word is made up of two words: news and stand. A newsstand is a stand that sells news.
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Bookbag
This compound word is made up of two words: book and bag. A bookbag is a bag for books.
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Raincoat
This compound word is made up of two words: rain and coat. A raincoat is a coat for the rain.
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What does misuse mean?
A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to use incorrectly because the prefix “mis” means incorrectly.
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What does rebuild mean?
A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to build again because the prefix “re” means again.
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What does precooked mean?
A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to cook before because the prefix “pre” means before.
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What does misread mean?
A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to read incorrectly because the prefix “mis” means incorrectly.
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What does reread mean?
A prefix can be added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.
The prefix pre- means before.
The prefix re- means again.
The prefix mis- means incorrectly or poorly.
The correct answer is to read again because the prefix “re” means again.
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