Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Tiny blood vessels
Words with Greek roots, II

Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart. Tiny blood vessels connect arteries to veins. What are these tiny blood vessels called?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. If the underlined word is used correctly, write the letter for correct in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the underlined word is not used correctly, write the letter for incorrect. One letter is provided.

1. The prologue was an interesting start to the novel.

I. correct

A. incorrect

2. The king was the matriarch of his country.

U. correct

I. incorrect

3. Of all the subjects in school, Kareem enjoys science the most.

L. correct

A. incorrect

4. Natalie wrote an apology for not being able to attend her cousin’s party.

A. correct

O. incorrect

5. We checked the temperature on the barometer.

U. correct

E. incorrect

6. The queen was a great monarch who ruled her people wisely.

L. correct

R. incorrect

7. The diameter did not go through the center of the circle.

H. correct

R. incorrect

8. Kyle used a thermometer to measure the speed of the wind.

S. correct

C. incorrect

9. The diagram showed how the windmill created electricity.

S. correct

N. incorrect

10. Grammar is an important topic in math.

T. correct

P. incorrect