TAIN/TEN/TENT/FER

to hold; to have within

I had to _________________ my laughter when the child screamed out loud in church.

• contain

• detain

• tendon

• extend

• detention

to hold back; to delay; to keep from proceeding

The police had to ___________________ the criminal so he could not escape the country.

• contain

• detain

• tendon

• extend

• detention

a band of tough fibrous tissue that holds a muscle to the bone

When the athlete torn the ________________ in his knee, he had to have surgery and go to physical therapy.

• contain

• detain

• tendon

• extend

• detention

to hold out; to unbend; to stretch or spread out; to offer

The teacher decided to _________________ the deadline for the project by one week.

• contain

• detain

• tendon

• extend

• detention

a period of time in which someone is held back; a form of punishment by holding someone after school hours

I hope I never get ___________________________ at school.

• contain

• detain

• tendon

• extend

• detention

the distance around a circle; to carry the distance around a circle

The ________________ of the Earth is 24,901 miles.

• circumference

• differ

• infer

• offer

• prefer

to carry a different opinion; to carry an opposing view

My friend Camille and I ________________ on our choices of college football teams. She likes South Carolina and I like Clemson.

• circumference

• differ

• infer

• offer

• prefer

to bring together information to reach a conclusion; to guess

I had to ____________________ the answer to the question because the author did not explicitly state it in the passage.

• circumference

• differ

• infer

• offer

• prefer

to bring forth ideas; to propose or present

We need to decide if we want to accept the ____________________ for the free vacation.

• circumference

• differ

• infer

• offer

• prefer

to choose one thing that carries priority over another; to value more highly

I would _________________ to go to the beach instead of the mountains.

• circumference

• differ

• infer

• offer

• prefer