Pretest 13
  1. The force of the erruption shook the ground.
  2. The pilots put on a spectaculershow.
  3. I jumped at the aprupt knock at the door.
  4. A spectater in the stands caught the ball.
  5. What a spectacal the circus parade was!
  6. Vivid details bring a discription to life.
  7. We will examine the spesamen in science class.
  8. The rain caused an interuption of the game.
  9. She wants to subscribe to that magazine.
  10. Loud noises disrupt my sleep.
  11. The inspecter checked the roof for holes.
  12. Can water pipes rupsture in cold weather?
  13. I rispect him for his work with the homeless.
  14. The author sent her manuscript to a publisher,
  15. It is fun to speckulate on our future careers.
  16. Each aspect of the plan had to be considered.
  17. I must transscribe my notes from the lecture.
  18. Can you read the inscription on the monument?
  19. I suspect they are late because of traffic.
  20. He was bancrupt after the stock market crash.
  21. A rainbow is made up of the spectram of colors.
  22. His diguise actually made him more conspicous instead of less.
  23. The salesman made a lot of phone calls, looking for pruspective customers.
  24. Try to discribe the robber for me.
  25. In retrospect, it seems as though I made a mistake.
spec:__________  rupt: __________ script:___________

Vocabulary. Definition, POS, fill in blank due Wednesday.
allay, dignity, scrutinize,  assuage,  pummel, assail
1. His father had too much ____________ to accept charity.
2. The Midnight Raiders ____________(ed) the poor old man with vegetables.
3. Always _______________ the fine print before you sign anything.
4. Can you describe the ___________(ant) for the police, so he can be caught before he attacks anyone else?
5. Robert said that the sonnets (love poems) had ____________(ed) his broken heart.
6. He made sure he had a good excuse to ____________ any suspicions they had.