Spelling Pretest #2
In your notebook, write the correct spelling of
each boldfaced, underlined word. Some are already correct, most are not.
Also be on the lookout for any other mechanical mistakes to fix for extra
credit.
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Which composer wrote that symfoney?
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Please speak into the micraphone so we can
hear you.
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Old phonagraf records can sometimes be valuble.
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The dancers studied the choreography for the
recital.
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He claims to have Babe Ruth's autagraph.
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Most people call an automobile a car.
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May I use your telafone to call home?
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His reports bibleography listed six sources.
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Look up the fonetic spelling of that word.
I want to see how its pronounced.
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We studied the major river in Geography.
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I used special film to take that photagrap.
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The grafix on his web page were cool.
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A paragraph should only deal with one topic.
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The burgler tripped the autamatic alarm.
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In the "Old West", people often sent messages by telagraph.
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Each award certificate was written in caligraphy.
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My autobiography covers the first ten years
of my life.
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Which band instrament do you play?
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He is a musiscian in the band.
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The audience was very respectful of the performers.
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There was an intermision between the two acts
of the play.
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What a preformance the singer gave!
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When the whole class talks at once, the result is a cacophony
of sounds.
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The police officer used a megaphone so the
crowd could hear him.
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We studied fonix when we learned to read.
Vocabulary: First, look up the words
below, and write the definition and the part-of-speech (POS) for each in
your notebook. Then fill in the blanks below with the correct words. Then
write a new sentence (in your notebook) of your own using each word.
aloof, elite, dumbfounded, ornery, contemptuous,
gallant, foreshadow, stereotype
1. He wasn’t unfriendly, just a little __________.
2. The soldiers __________(ly) rode into battle to defend
their homes.
3. The small children were getting a bit _________ and
needed a time-out.
4. He looked at the criminal ________(ly). This guy deserved
any punishment he got.
5. Sometimes an author will ____________ what will happen
next.
6. I was ____________ when we found the treasure. I never
thought we would.
7. He thinks he is part of an _____ group of people who
are "better" that the rest of us.
8. Dally seems like the ________ of a greaser. Pony doesn't
seem like the type.