Question

5a: sentence completion
directions: complete the following sentences with the correct word from your list. each word will only be used once.

1. the wedding invitation was written in beautiful
2. the on the headstone included a few lines from a famous poem.
3. even though i disagreed with his theory, i had no evidence to him.
4. in the 1800s, sending a was the fastest way to quickly send a message over long distances.
5. it was difficult to hear the details of the accident.
6. my doctor wrote me a for medicine when i was ill.
7. the author retells every fascinating detail of her childhood in her which is going on sale next month.
8. the kings army enforced his that stated no one could be out in public after 9:00 p.m.
9. the court recorder typed a of the entire trial.
10. the politician would her speech to her assistant, who would then type it out.

dictate
contradict
edict
autobiography
telegram
calligraphy
graphic
inscription
transcript
prescription

Explanation:

1. "Calligraphy" refers to beautiful handwriting, which fits for a wedding - invitation.
2. An "inscription" is writing on a monument like a headstone.
3. To "contradict" means to assert the opposite of someone's statement.
4. In the 1800s, a "telegram" was a fast long - distance message - sending method.
5. "Graphic" can mean vivid or detailed, suitable for describing accident details.
6. A doctor writes a "prescription" for medicine.
7. An "autobiography" is a book about one's own life.
8. An "edict" is an official order, like a king's curfew order.
9. A "transcript" is a written record of something said, like a trial.
10. To "dictate" is to speak something for someone else to write down.

Answer:

1. calligraphy
2. inscription
3. contradict
4. telegram
5. graphic
6. prescription
7. autobiography
8. edict
9. transcript
10. dictate