Use the context clues in the sentences to determine which words belong in the blanks
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1. "I need to______
on you to take good care of your baby sister," Mom said.
2. Marsha _______out the window to see what had made that loud noise. When she looked closely, she could
see a raccoon.
3. We need to ____of all the junk in the bottom of your closet. If we don't get rid of
it, you're going to run out of room.
4. The runners______
, or went faster, as they got closer to the finish line.
5. The player won the “________
of the Year" award at the end of his first season.
6. Susan's_______and hard work paid off when she finally finished the long project
and got an A.
7. In science, we use the word_____
to mean that an entire species has died off.
8. The_____ body of the doll sat hunched over on the little girls unmade bed.
9. The lawyer brought a lot of
to court in order to prove that his client was not
guilty.
10. The baby was coming right now and there was a great sense of______
as we rushed to the hospital.