| 1. We need to find a _______________ in the wall, so we can put some screws in to hold up the shelving. | | |
| 2. The eruption of the volcano _______________ a huge hole in the top of the mountain. | | |
| 3. Paula _______________ with contentment as she held her new baby. | | |
| 4. I wiped out on my bicycle when my front wheel bumped against the _______________ while I was riding home. | | |
| 5. The _______________ he couldn't come to the movie tonight is that he has to study for a test. | | |
| 6. The young boy covered the walls of his room with the _______________ he had won in sports and at school. | | |
| 7. The young boy got an excellent mark for his school _______________ on the Saint Lawrence River. | | |
| 8. The cat _______________ silently towards the bird. | | |
| 9. Our pet dog disappeared one day, and I have always _______________ what happened to it. | | |
| 10. Any changes we make to our environment endanger the natural _______________ of that ecosystem. | | |
| 11. I hope that if the kids get into trouble, they'll have the _______________ to ask for help. | | |
| 12. Can you add up these _______________ for me, and see if you get the same total? | | |
| 13. There was a large wet _______________ stain on the back of his shirt. | | |
| 14. The bully _______________ the little boy's arm behind his back, and demanded he give him his lunch money. | | |
| 15. An elephant can _______________ water up to three miles away. | | |