Wednesday, 9/11/02
Warm Up. A star means the answer is a word from this week's spelling or vocabulary list.
  1. autumn : autumnal :: *_________ : vehicular
  2. king : reign :: heir : *_________
  3. fathom : understand :: understand : *___________
  4. roughly : gingerly :: intense : *__________
  5. glad : rueful :: lush : *__________
-Correct vocabulary practice.
-Vocabulary pretest. In your notebook, write the word from the list that best fits each blank. Be sure to add any suffixes needed. Spelling counts. You may use your corrected vocab. practice to help you. (All correct? Exempt on Friday. 9/10 = +2. 8/10 = +1.)
  1. My friend has a lot of basketball ____________. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
  2. I touched the bruise on my cheek  ____________.
  3. The coach accused me of being too ____________ at practice. He thought I should take the game more seriously.
  4. After the accident, her outlook on life became very_____. She seemed to have no hope any more.
  5. "I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
  6. I was able to ______ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  7. A person who doesn’t like to _____ to the group is often called an outsider.
  8. The _____________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
  9. The _____________ of a word is what it makes you think of.
  10. Two-Bit nodded his head ________(ly), and said, "It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."
connotation, rueful, bleak, nonchalant, conform, savvy, gingerly, denotation, sage, infer
Adjectives II--For each sentence below, decide which of the three underlined words is used as an adjective. Also write the noun or pronoun (person, place or thing) which that adjective modifies or describes, and which of the three questions it answers.
Example: Vigorous exercise several times a week is recommended for keeping muscles in good condition. vigorous describes what kind of exercise.
  1. The coach accused Jim of being too nonchalant at practice. He thought Jim should take the game more seriously.
  2. My friend has a lot of basketball savvy. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
  3. After the accident, her outlook on life became very bleak. She seemed to have no hope any more.
  4. We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.
  5. He was charged with vehicular manslaughter after he crashed his vehicle and tragically killed his passenger.
Correct Friday Thang.   Outsiders...