v. TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR

The parents wanted to buy their children a new Wii but they could not _____ it.

v. TO BE ABLE TO DO

Mom could not ______ to take a nap when she had so much work to do at home.

v. TO GIVE; TO PROVIDE

The River Oaks Country Club swim team ______ Corbin the opportunity to work on his swimming technique and get in good shape.

v. TO TALK WITH TOO MUCH PRIDE IN ONESELF OR IN WHAT ONE OWNS OR HAS DONE; TO BRAG

The coach told Corbin not to _____ after he won all his races at the swim meet.

v. TO HAVE AND TO TAKE A PROPER PRIDE IN HAVING

Houston, Texas ______one of the finest football teams in the country, the Houston Texans.

n. AN ACT OF BOASTING

You could tell what the boy said was just a _____ since there was no way he could run a mile in 5 minutes.

n. THREE OR MORE NOTES OF MUSIC PLAYED TOGETHER

Cara learned to play ____ on the piano in class last week at her lessons.

adj. UNUSUALLY GOOD

Cooper is an _____ golfer for a boy his age having won several tournaments around the country already.

adj. LUCKY

We were _____ that there was no traffic on the way to school because we were running so late. 

n. AN EDGE MADE OF SHORT LENGTHS OF MATERIAL SUCH AS THREAD, USED TO DECORATE CLOTHES, CURTAINS, ETC.

My decorator helped me pick out some colorful _____ that we could use on the curtains that matched the fabric on the chairs in the dining room.

n. AN OUTSIDE EDGE

The shy boy stood on the ____ of the activity at recess.  He was too scared to join in the game.

HUMBLE

adj. PLAIN AND SIMPLE

My grandparents grew up with little money and lived in a _____ house in Virginia.

adj. NOT PROUD; MODEST

Corbin was very _____ when he received his award, shaking the hand of his presenter and quietly saying thank you for the honor.

HUMBLE

v. TO BRING DOWN IN DEFEAT

Every year the Houston Texans _____ the over-confident Dallas Cowboys by beating them in the first regular season football game.

n. A FIELD OF GRASS OR WILDFLOWERS

Shrek and Fionna fell in love and skipped through the ____ filled with bright, yellow flowers holding hands.

adj. FILLED WITH SORROW; VERY SAD

The boys on the team seemed a little _____ after they lost the game.  No one wanted to enjoy their snacks and drinks.

n. A STATE OF SADNESS

Her _____ made the others in the room concerned about her, and they asked her why she was so down.

adj. NOT WILLING TO GIVE IN; STUBBORN

Charley is know for being ____ when you ask him to do something he does not want to do.

v. TO ASK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS FELT TO BE VERY IMPORTANT; TO BEG

The little girl _____ with her mom to let her stay and play on the playground with the other children.

v. TO RESPOND TO A CHARGE BY A COURT OF LAW

The criminal ______ not-guilty to the crime, but everyone knew that the evidence proved he was guilty.

v. TO THROW ONESELF INTO

Cara was so hot after running around the block that she ______ into the pool as soon as she got home to cool herself off.

v. TO PUSH OR FORCE QUICKLY

Daddy was so hungry he _____ his spoon into the bowl of ice cream before Mom had even set it on the table.

v. TO DROP SHARPLY

The temperature outside _____ quickly after the cold front moved through.

n. A SUDDEN DIVE OR FALL

My hopes for winning the game took a ____ after the team scored three goals in a row.

v. TO BECOME LESS STRICT

I really wanted to eat my dessert first, but my parents would not ____ and insisted to make me eat my dinner first.

v. TO GIVE TO SOMEONE TO LOOK OVER OR DECIDE ABOUT

I _____ my paper on San Jacinto to my teacher who would grade it and decide if I had done a good job or not.

v. TO GIVE IN TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

When making hard choices in our family, mom usually will ___ to my dad's final decision.

v. TO WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY, AS THOUGH WITH GREAT EFFORT

The only way for the boys to get home was to ____ through the high grasses and the swampy waters.