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Word bank for matching the FITB sentences are listed alphabetically below:
concordance, cordate, core, cordial, courage, courtship, discord, discourage, enamored, heartbroken, heartiness, heartland, heartthrob, infatuation, recorder, romantic, sweetheart, truelove
1 - Have you ever told your parents about a wonderful date you had and afterwards had them ask you whether the date was your "______"?
2 - It showed real ______ for Bill to go up to the three popular girls to ask one of them to go to the dance with him.
3 - My grandfather always sang, "Let me call you ______," his favorite song, to Grandma on her birthday.
4 - The issue of land development for the Candy Factory aroused tremendous ______ between the youth and community members.
5 - The high school girls showed their ______ with Tom Cruise when, naturally, they wanted to meet him to get his autograph before the TV interview.
6 - Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa are part of the ______ because they grow so much of the food our country eats.
7 - The party decorations included beautiful high arches adorned with little figurines flowers and ______-shaped leaves.
8 - Cheerful and always positive, ole Doc. Martin showed such ______ of spirit that no one questioned his optimism.
9 - Banners and crepe paper were at the ______ of the problem because Jimmy wanted to set up decorations at the arena before February 1.
10 - Our school would never ______ anyone with a signed permission slip from attending a dance.
11 - Susan was ______ to learn that the special assembly was cancelled due to lack of interest since her team had worked long hours to plan a program.
12 - The court ______ transcribed the entire proceedings with extraordinary precision.
13 - Don't you think most men understand the value of relationships and hope to meet their ______ before age thirty?
14 - Their ______ began high on the ski slopes of Aspen and after a brief engagement, the couple was married for 60 years.
15 - The visiting guests got a very ______ welcome from our student government members before the start of the meeting.
16 - John and Sally had a wonderful ______ that included relaxing moments, athletic events, gatherings with friends and, finally, their wedding in Hawaii.
17 - After many days of "negotiating," the members of the various groups were finally in ______ as to how the entire class could share in the celebration.
18 - After he met her during rehearsals for the collegiate drama, he became so ______ with her that he decided to ask her out on a date.
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Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #139:Interactive grade level puzzles: ["S139 Level 1"] -- ["S139 Level 2"] -- ["S139 Level 3"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S139Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S139Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S139Level 3-FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S139Level 1-Match"] -- ["S139Level 2-Match"] -- ["S139Level 3-Match"]
Crosswords: ["S139Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S139Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S139Level 3 C/W"]
Find the Words: ["S139Level 1 WF"] -- ["S139Level 2 WF"] -- ["S139Level 3 WF"]
Is It True or False?: ["S139Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S139Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S139Level 3 T/F"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: ["S139Level 1-Syn/Ant"] -- ["S139Level 2-Syn/Ant"] -- ["S139Level 3-Syn/Ant"]
Contextual Stories: ["S139Level 1 Story"] -- ["S139Level 2 Story"] -- ["S139Level 3 Story"]
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