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WORD SELECTION
Circle the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
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The purchase of the new equipment was ________________ to the success of the firm. (momentous / essential / salient)
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Their ________________ concern was the health of their children. (paramount / eminent / essential)
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The customers who attended the presentation were impressed with the ________________ speaker. (momentous / essential / eminent)
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The ________________ feature of the product is the ease of use. (urgent / eminent / salient)
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The firm's president was asked to speak at the ________________ event. (salient / eminent / momentous)
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FILL IN THE BLANKS
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Write a word in the blank space provided that is "more than" the word given. Use words you already know … and your imagination!
Examples
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louder than talk
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scream
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better than good
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excellent
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1. worse than bad
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2. thinner than thin
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3. older than mature
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4. younger than adolescent
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5. shinier than bright
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6. hotter than warm
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7. colder than cool
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8. wetter than damp
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9. madder than angry
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10. sadder than blue
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On a separate sheet of paper, write a sentence using each of the words you wrote in the blank spaces.
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USING YOUR WORDS
Use each of the following phrases in a sentence that demonstrates that you understand the meaning of the phrase.
Example salient benefit
The salient benefit was the generous vacation time
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the eminent physician
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the salient feature
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the essential part
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a momentous occasion
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the paramount concern
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the salient point
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essential to the formula
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a momentous decision
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eminent scholar
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paramount achievement
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