Thursday 1/7/98

ILAA: Writing

Vocabulary Practice: (Dragonwings Chapter 1)
1. I improved my grade so much, my teacher said I was like "a ____________, rising from the ashes."
2. It would be very perilous to be ____________ to a grumpy policeman.
3. Unfortunately, in many cultures, a woman without a sizeable ____________ will find it difficult to merry.
4. Even though there was chaos in the classroom, the sub sat (un)___________(ed), as though nothing were wrong.
5. He treated me with respect, so I _____________(ed).
6. To reenact a scene from Julius Caesar, we all wore __________(s).
7. A(n) __________ modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun. (Example: Jimmy is a fast runner.)
8.A(n) __________ describes how, when, or where something is done. (Example:  Then, Jimmy ran quickly away.)
9.____________ was once the West Coast center for ____________(s) from Asia to the U.S.
10.Change:
         a) appalled (n) into an adjective.
         b) reciprocate (v) into a noun.
(E.C.) Find and fix at least two mistakes in this exercise.
(E.C.) What is the reciprocal of 1/5?

tunic, perturb, reciprocate, noun, adjective, verb, adverb, phoenix, dowry, miscreant,  insolent, Angel Island, immigrant, appalled,