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Writing!, February, 2008
Directions: Each sentence below includes a challenging vocabulary word used in Writing issue 5. Choose the best definition for each boldfaced word.
audible, monotone, pitch, intonation, guttural, upgrade, dissonant, cacophony, racket, excoriated
Although he wore headphones, his music was audible to the rest of the passengers.
a. easy to hear
b. eardrum shattering
c. extremely annoying
2. I could barely stay awake in class while listening to the teacher's monotone lecture.
a. high
b. quiet
c. flat
3. Kevin feared the high pitch of his mother's voice when she was angry with him.
a. tone
b. whisper
c. yell
4. The storyteller...
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