Pretest 15--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.
  1. The ballay seems to be the most difficult form of dance.
  2. Will you teach me your painting technique?
  3. The long hike left us weak with fateague.
  4. The young actor was nervous about his debue.
  5. She is too tall to be called petitte.
  6. An amature boxer does not compete for money.
  7. The bride carried a beautiful boukay of  flowers.
  8. A massage will relax those tight mussels.
  9. His anteek chair is hundreds of years old.
  10. His directions were so vague--"Go for a litttle bit, untill you see a tree..."--that we got lost.
  11. Please sit still while I finish your portrait.
  12. The bus crawled along the crowded boulavard.
  13. Heavy rains filled the reservoirs.
  14. The storm blew debree all over the yard.
  15. The dress boutik is having a sale.
  16. The view from the platoe is splendid.
  17. I have a qupon for a $.99 pizza.
  18. The train leaves the deepoe at noon.
  19. Our names were engraved on the plack by the door.
  20. My aunt would croshay a scarf for you.
  21. Ponyboy had experienced too much to be called innocent or nieve.
  22. The criminal's actions were caught by the store surveillace camera.
  23. It was just a routine day nothing special hapenned.
  24. The singing ensamble made beautiful music.
  25. The road construction created a detoure.
Vocabulary-- Definition, POS, fill in blanks due Wed.
dismay (n), trivial, jovial, disposition, rigmarole, olfactory, via, euphemism, euthanasia
  1. He seemed smart, even though most of the facts he knew were rather ____________.
  2. He pinched her arm, a little bit with _________(ity), and a little bit with meanness, to get her to pay attention.
  3. Why do we have to go through all this __________ just to add on to our house?
  4. You can get to the park _______ the bridge over the river.
  5. They say your _________ sense can trigger the most vivid memories.
  6. "Passed away" is a _____________ for "died."
  7. The dog was so sick that the owner had to resort to ________________.
  8. To his ____________, his mom was waiting up when he tried to sneak in.
  9. He had a rather unpleasant _____________. You almost never saw him smile.
Across 
1. A fancy name for street.
3. Trash.
4. Tiredness.
6. Not quite a trophy.
7. A way of saving money.
9. Method.
13. Not pro.
15. A flat area on top of a mountain.
16. Not everything that is old is this.
17. Watching.
21. The long way around.
22. "On your toes!"
23. A small shop.		 Down 
1. A floral arrangement made to be carried.
2. Not savvy.
3. Train station.
5. Kind of like knit.
8. Picture of a person.
10. Combo.
11. It used to be call a rub-down.
12. Not special.
14. A man-made lake.
18. Not specific.
19. Small.
20. Opening night.