Spelling Pretest #14
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. Also for extra credit: Give examples of the terms listed in #2
  1. He writes the most puzzling mystary stories.
  2. Terms like irony, flashback, conflict,  foreshadowing, and protagonist are called litterary terms.
  3. The spy was accused of trechary against his country.
  4. Can you prove your theary about the comet?
  5. Her bravary resulted in lives being saved.
  6. My primary goal is to graduate with honors.
  7. His skill with the basketball is legendery.
  8. Please don't resort to fourgery if you forget to get your KBAR signed.
  9. His relatives are burried in that cemetery.
  10. This is not elementery school any more.
  11. Scientists study the skies at an obzervatory.
  12. A secretery should be a good typist.
  13. The baby's nursary was painted blue.
  14. My dad didn't think I had done a satisfactory job cutting the grass, he didn't pay me.
  15. The unicorn is an imaginery animal.
  16. Having a large vocabulery makes reading much easier.
  17. Nothing unusual hapenned on this ordinery day.
  18. The machinary runs better when it is oiled.
  19. The fence marks the boundery of the land.
  20. She got a temperary job during her vacation from school.
  21. She was insulted by the derogatory comment about her hair.
  22. The itinerary for our trip was seven cities in ten days.
  23. The signs Willie ("The Other Foot") wanted to paint were discriminutory.
  24. My Mom sent me to the grocary store.
  25. Is your personality shaped more by hereditary factors or envirnomental ones?
  26. This praliminary spelling test determines how many words your final test will have.
  27. We watched a documentery on The History Channel.
  28. The extra credit is strictly voluntery don't do it if you don't want to.
  29. He has an almost photographic memery.
  30. They put the prisoner into solatary confinement.
Across 
2. A possible explanation.
6. Based on the word treason.
8. A fence is an example.
10. Inherited from your parents.
12. Not unusual.
13. Made up.
15. She (or he) keeps your secrets.
18. Supermarket.
20. Not permanent.
23. Factories have it.
24. Also known as grammar school.
26. Fakery in writing.
28. Whodunit.
29. Based on the word discrimination.		 Down 
1. By yourself.
3. Look at the stars here.
4. Larger than life.
5. Based on the word literature.
7. Word knowledge.
9. Insulting.
11. Schedule of a trip.
14. Not required.
15. OK.
16. Graveyard.
17. #1.
19. Filmed reality.
21. First try.
22. Courage.
25. Babies sleep here.
27. It gets worse (and better) with age.