Pretest #20--As always, look for other mistakes
to fix for extra credit.
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Jim and her corraspond by e-mail.
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She didn't like the arrangment of the room.
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The homework handed in was illegable.
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The store sells a wide asortment of items.
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An iregular heartbeat is not normal.
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He teaches illitarate adults how to read.
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His first atempt at cooking was a disaster.
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We sat in our accustumed seats on the bus.
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The students were very imature when the substitute
was here.
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Vandalism is an iresponsable act.
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The police hope to arrest a suspect soon.
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It is ilogical to wear shorts in the snow.
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Is the crack in the vase irreparable?
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The long distance seemed imeasurable.
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I must have more of that iresistible pie.
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Will you accompany her to the dance?
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A cast imobilizes the bones so they can heal.
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The fire in the museum destroyed some irreplacible
paintings.
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Your asignment will be to write a research
report.
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His Mom was ticketed for parking in an illeagle
space.
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How much money is in your acount?
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I can assure you that he is telling the truth.
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Moon Shadow is an immagrant to this country.
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A good student will have several attributes.
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Alcohol can make even a smart person irational.
Vocabulary--muse (v), patronize (2), intuitive, improbable,
unruly, flounce (v), flail (v), exasperate, simper
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Father didn’t actually know anything about horseless carriages,
but somehow he had an ________ feel for fixing things.
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(2) Joanie __________(ed) angrily out of the room, _____________(ing)
her arms and yelling.
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In the mornings Steve’s hair is usually unruly and hard to
manage; much like this class sometimes.
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I got very ____________(ed) with my dog while I was trying
to teach him to fetch.
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My parents found my excuses very ____________ and lame.
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Please don't ______ me as though I were a child; I can take
care of myself.
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A court jester's job was to _______ and bow for the king.
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I sat around all afternoon, daydreaming and _______(ing)
on my future.