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 surveillance 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.
diversion, somber, perpetual, hazard (v), rebuke, vulnerable, tableau

1. I couldn't even __________ a guess about the cause of the crash.
2. My dad _________(ed) for being rude to our guests.
3. For centuries, people have tried to create a _________ motion machine, even though such a thing is physically impossible.
4. The mood of the class was very __________ after the accident.
5. We played word games as a _____________ to pass the long hours.
6. The three figures froze in the spotlight, making a striking _____________.
7. The damage to the ship's guns made it _____________ to attack.