Pretest #15 -- Seventh Grade -- 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 voices joined in sweet harmuny.
  2. Your attitude makes for a harmonius classroom.
  3. Did your pets adapt to your new house yet?
  4. The movie adaption of  The Outsiders was pretty lame.
  5. What was the insparation for your essay?
  6. A great speech can inspire a crowd.
  7. Good students always try for excelence.
  8. Studying will help you excell in spelling.
  9. I hope it won't be an imposition on you to stay here.
  10. Don't impose on him by asking for money.
  11. Hair color is a jenetic trait you inherit from your parents.
  12. Your eye color is determined by a jean.
  13. The riding acadamy has students of all ages.
  14. The acedemic year ends in June.
  15. Those shoes come in a variaty of colors.
  16. We used various kinds of fruit in the pies.
  17. We listened to a narative of the tail.
  18. Ponyboy narates his own story.
  19. A gentle smile revealed her kind disposition.
  20. Please dipose of your trash in the trash can.
  21. We triumphed over the opposing team.
  22. The song was most triumphent.
  23. Please cumbine these two sentences. Use the suffix "ing."
  24. Don't be a bonehead and tell people what your locker combonation is.
  25. Everyone has a lot of admaration for the good deeds he has done.
Vocabulary. divine, discerning, stark, prevail, demur, lurid, revoke, restitution, impertinent, brood(v)
"Poem #435" by Emily Dickinson

Much Madness is ________(est) Sense--
To a ___________ Eye--
Much Sense--the _______(est) Madness--
'Tis the Majority
In this, as All, _________--
Assent--and you are sane--
_________ --you're straightway dangerous--
And handled with a Chain--

6) Quit asking _____________ questions and stay focused.
7) Everyone was shocked by the ___________ details of the murder.
8) After his brother died, he sat ___________ (ing)  in his room, blaming himself.
9) After he was caught stealing, he was forced to make __________ for what he stole.
10)  They __________(ed) his driver's license when he was arrested for DUI.