Friday, 2/19/99
A) Vocabulary+ Quiz
B) Work on:
Editing/rewriting
Essays to be graded next week.
Dragonwings Projects/Final.
Due next Friday.
1. A(n) _____________ describes how, when, or where you
do something
2. A(n) _____________ is a person, place, thing, or idea.
3.The ones that are ideas or concepts that can't actually
be perceived are called___________.
4.The ones that are persons, places, or things are called
___________.
5. A(n) _____________ modifies a noun (or pronoun), and
explains which one, what kind, or how many.
6. In the sentence, "I screamed my head off," the word
screamed is a(n) ___________.
7. A(n) _____________ is a "guest noun" that substitutes
for a noun.
8. A(n) _____________ modifies (describes) a verb, adjective,
or adverb.
9. A(n) _____________ is a word that is used to complete
a statement, like the word be and all its forms; am, is, are,
was, were.
10. A(n) ___________ is a word that connects words
or groups of words.
11. A(n) _____________ is a word used to show the relationship
between words. Examples: between, on, over, from.
12. The words a, an, and the, since they
tell which one, are all ________(s).
13. A(n) _____________ is a word that usually appears
at the beginning or end of a sentence, and is used to show excitement or
surprise.
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, interjection,
conjunction, preposition
14. Copy and label the sentence below:
Joe walked stupidly through the green door and hit
his fat head.
1. He did not have a(n) (incredulous,
auspicious, sullen, cleaver) start to his week. On Monday, he was fired
and his dog died.
2. Miss Whitlaw thought that most of her boarders were
(perpetual, malleable, querulous, incessant) and cranky old people.
3. My dad was (sardonic, incensed, perpetual, shrewd)
when I crashed the car into a tree.
4. Which doesn’t fit and why? (deity, revelation,
undulate, adversity, exasperation)
5. It was quite a(n) (undulation, revelation,
persecution, exasperation) when Tom revealed the treasure to the surprised
town.
6. The street-savvy hustler took advantage of the (adverse,
perpetual, venerable, credulous) and inexperienced tourists.
7. My Dad has a so-called (forlorn, perpetual, venerable,
credulous) watch which he claims never needs winding or
batteries.
8. Don’t get (haughty, forlorn, inept, revelation)
with me young man; you’re no king!
9. After the earthquake, San Francisco looked as
(desolate, auspicious, fastidious, wizened) as the surface of the
moon.
10. The Greeks worshiped many (revelations, deities,
undulations, schematics), such as Zeus, and Mercury. (+1This concept
of worshiping more than one is called:_______________.)
11. He was a very (perpetual, inept, forlorn, shrewd)
opponent, who used many sly tricks to win.
12. Please stop that (inept, incessant, sardonic,
venerable) chattering. You are driving me crazy!
13. He has a very (sardonic, inept, shrewd, auspicious)
sense of humer. He is very sarcastic and bitter.
14. If you don't study, your performance on the test
will most likely be (venerable, perpetual, shrewd, inept).
15. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so
we had to (improvise, patronize, undulate, venerate).