Name___________________

Latin Root causa, cuse Meaning: reason

Usage in context worksheet

Using the following phrases, fill in the blanks below: (spelling must be perfect to get credit.)

because the business failed

inexcusable behavior

accusingly questioned by the lawyer

an accusing look

a causal agency

the accusatory statement of the student

a causative prefix

the accusation by the police

the cause of the accident

because it snowed

excused from the class

no excuse for his lateness

1. After the Crime Scene Investigators proved that the finger prints belonged to the suspect, the ______________________

_____________________________came quickly in the form of an arrest.

2. There was________________________________ because he had plenty of time to get from his car into the classroom before the bell rang.

3. The boy’s_______________________ embarrassed his sister so badly that she felt that she could never show her face at school again.

4. The hostile witness on the stand was_________________ ___________________________ regarding the suspect’s alibi for the time of the robbery.

5. Susan shot me ___________________________________ when she discovered my motive for arranging the meeting.

6. ___________________________________, the owner filed for bankruptcy.

7. __________________________________________ led to the altercation outside the classroom.

8. School was dismissed early _______________________.

9. "De-" is _________________________________meaning "to undo or reverse the action of," as in the word "defrost."

10. Feeding the homeless is a good cause; therefore, _________ __________________________, such as the Bay Area Rescue Mission, is a good ministry to support.

11. __________________________________ was tailgating at high speed on the windy mountainous road.

12. John was ___________________________ because he had earned a ditch day.