| A | B |
| letting | My parents are ______ make my own decisions. |
| following | The ducklings were ______ their mother. |
| cheating | No one was _______. |
| labored | They had ______ all day and wanted to rest. |
| gathered | The studetns _______ in the main schoolyard. |
| hammered | She ______ the nails into the board. |
| controlling | Sometimes she has trouble _______ her temper. |
| bothering | Is that noise ______ you? |
| ruined | The deer have _____ our flower garden. |
| listening | Were you _____ when I gave the directions? |
| studying | They are ______ for the social studies test. |
| swallowed | Our dog _____ the whole egg. |
| permitting | The police officers are ______ cars on that street. |
| carrying | He was ______ a crate. |
| compelled | The storm _____ several families to leave their homes. |
| groaned | I ______ when I heard the bad news. |
| arid | The _____ climate of the desert does not allow for many plants. |
| assiduous | A person must be ______ to become president. |
| asylum | The endangered birds were taken to an ______ for safety. |
| benevolent | Letting a classmate borrow a pen is a __________ act. |
| camaraderie | The football team showed their ______ when they all ate lunch together. |