Spelling Pretest #7 -- Eighth Grade. As always, look for extra credit mistakes to find and fix.

1. He is a famous furniture deziner.
2. When the car's wheels are out of alinement, the steering is wobbly.
3. His campain for president was surprisingly low-key.
4. The rat nawed through the wires.
5. I am indebted to you for your help in this matter.
6. It is doutful I will accept it this late.
7. The salms are an often quoted part of the Bible.
8. Dr. Strauss wouldn't let Charlie study sykology.
9. I ate spaggetti with marinara sauce.
10. The getto version of Monopoly is offensive and racist.
11. He took a solem vow to tell the truth.
12. She wrote a colume in the newspaper.
13. The prisoner was condemed to die.
14. Orange is considered an autum color.
15. I had no qualms about trusting her; she has never let me down.
16. I calmly called 911.
17. The plumming in the old house was leaky.
18. The shot the doctor gave me nummed the pain.
19. I heard a rythmic tapping at the door.
20. The poem was one of those that rymed.
21. We bought acerage for our ranch.
22. The police luetenant investigated the case personally.
23. The creek dried up in the drout.
24. There was no garantee that we'd survive.
25. We didn't have enough players, so we had to forfit the game.

Vocabulary
parable, indigent, indigenous, deft, writhe, semblance, disparage, lucent, lucid

1. The native Americans were the __________ people of North America.
2. Two-Bit ________(ly) shoplifted the knife.
3. Jesus told many ___________(s) to help people understand his message.
4. The snake _________(ed) in my hands.
5. I did not mean to ______________ the chef, but the food wasn't very good.
6. He was too ___________ to afford even a coat.
7. The pearl was _________ when you held it up to the light.
8. After the the head injury, it was tough for him to remain conscious and ________ .
9. Please try to keep some ____________ of working; it's too obvious you're slacking.