Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to determine which word should be used.

Word Bank
athlete - prophecy
concentrate - reference
criticize - seize
incident - suspense
pronunciation - think

1. I did not witness the _____________ but I heard that the red car hit the blue one.

2. In college, Jake was a star ________________.

3. She didn’t want to __________ his choice, but the shirt that he wore was very ugly.

4. You will find the dictionaries in the ____________ section of the library.

5. Greta’s ____________________ of Italian words was not very good.

6. When Darren could no longer stand the _____________, he asked his
teacher to grade his paper soon.

7. Beulah found it difficult to _________ on her homework with the
television blaring in the next room.

8. I __________ I hear my phone ringing.