Wednesday, 6/7/00
Vocabulary Pretest

1. Before there was language men may have made sounds like the bark of a dog to ___________ excitement.
2. The universe is ________(s) older than the earth.
3. After my brother and I had a fight, we made ________.
4. The team had the dubious __________ of losing ten games in a row.
5. Everyone needs to learn to make the __________ between right and wrong.
6. Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb and bringing us electric light could be compared to ____________.
7. gstingusid: Antonym for #10
8. arelllap: Antonym for #9.
9. rrappencudlie: Antonym for #8.
10. antsplea: Antonym for #7.
11. What sort of __________(ance) did you use to get here?

amends, distinction, aeons, Prometheus, convey
Anagrams II
The Mystery and Wonder of Words (p400)

1. What was your first word?
2. What do you think the first word ever was? Why?