Read each sentence and decide whether the underlined vocabulary word is used correctly. If it is, write “correct” on the line and don’t re-write the sentence. If it is NOT used correctly, rewrite the sentence making any necessary corrections so that the underlined word makes sense. Warning: Simply adding the word “not” will not fix the incorrect sentences! Also, you MUST use the underlined word in the re-written sentence. HINT: Only two of the sentences are correct as written.

Under lined words are
1. Pre-requisite
2. subservient
3. accolades
4. activist
5. pittance
6. accommodations
7. clairvoyant
8. edible
9. capitalist
10. commencement

1. Since the pre-requisite for Electrical Circuitry is Algebra I, you can sign up for both classes during the same semester.

2. The aggressive employer was subservient to all of her employees.

3. Those who receive accolades for their work are given demerits and are disgraced.

4. The activist chained himself to a tree to protest the deforestation practices.

5.The pittance that I received for the completed project was enough to pay all my bills for a year.

6. An accommodation from the DSS office is available to every college student.

7. The clairvoyant woman helped the police find the missing child.

8. Consuming edible mushrooms can lead to food poisoning and even death.

9. In a capitalist society, the government pays everyone to work; there is no private business.

10. I was able to participate in the commencement ceremony at the beginning of my college studies.