Directions: Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. benefit commercial commitment communication complain creativity deserve emotional fulfillment injured inspire occupy physical spiritual thriveEach year we celebrate Mother's Day and for good reason. Our mothers are our number one heroes, according to our surveys. Fathers 1) ______ second place in our hero surveys, but they are a distant second.Mothers indeed 2) ______ it. First, mothers offer basic survival benefits (e.g., safety and healing). They protect us when we're young and are there for us when we get sick or 3) ______. Second, consistent with recent research, mothers give us cognitive benefits, such as intelligence, 4) ______, and wisdom. Third, mothers offer motivational benefits. They are our biggest cheerleaders and 5) ______ us to become our best selves. Fourth, mothers provide 6) ______ benefits. Although there are obvious exceptions, mothers are often warmer than fathers. Fifth, mothers bring us moral and 7) ______ benefits. Mothers teach us sympathy for others. As children, we watch our mothers' selflessness and daily sacrifices and learn that we're all called to perform these acts of kindness for others. Finally, our mothers offer existential benefits such as 8) ______ and purpose. They show us that love and 9) ______ to family and friends are the foundation for living a healthy life.In short, mothers help us survive, and they help us 10) ______. They help us through our worst times and prepare us for our best times. Fathers do these things, too, but mothers somehow have an edge.

Directions: Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.  benefit   commercial   commitment   communication   complain   creativity   deserve   emotional   fulfillment  injured   inspire   occupy   physical   spiritual   thrive Each year we celebrate Mother's Day and for good reason. Our mothers are our number one heroes, according to our surveys. Fathers 1) ______ second place in our hero surveys, but they are a distant second. Mothers indeed 2) ______ it. First, mothers offer basic survival benefits (e.g., safety and healing). They protect us when we're young and are there for us when we get sick or 3) ______. Second, consistent with recent research, mothers give us cognitive benefits, such as intelligence, 4) ______, and wisdom. Third, mothers offer motivational benefits. They are our biggest cheerleaders and 5) ______ us to become our best selves. Fourth, mothers provide 6) ______ benefits. Although there are obvious exceptions, mothers are often warmer than fathers. Fifth, mothers bring us moral and 7) ______ benefits. Mothers teach us sympathy for others. As children, we watch our mothers' selflessness and daily sacrifices and learn that we're all called to perform these acts of kindness for others. Finally, our mothers offer existential benefits such as 8) ______ and purpose. They show us that love and 9) ______ to family and friends are the foundation for living a healthy life. In short, mothers help us survive, and they help us 10) ______. They help us through our worst times and prepare us for our best times. Fathers do these things, too, but mothers somehow have an edge.