Spelling (25)
Do the ones you missed on Monday.
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A bright flaim burned
in the campfire.
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Keep flammeable fabrics
away from heat.
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Use a match to ignight
the wood.
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A car needs fuel for the ignetion
to work.
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Gold was discovered at this presicespot.
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A jewel must be cut with careful precison.
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Is a metere longer than
a yard?
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The metrick system is
one way of measuring.
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This micrascope magnifies
the smallest items.
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This bug is so tiny it is almost micrascopic.
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I knew it was serious by his grave
look.
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The gravety of the problem
had us worried.
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I am gratefull for your
help with my report.
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He showed his gratetude
by giving me a gift.
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She will revize her essay
to make it shorter.
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This revison will improve
your story.
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Our best athalete plays
football and baseball.
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Exercise often if you want an atheletic
body.
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Our town humaine society
ca res for stray cats.
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All humanaty will benefit
from the new drug.
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One scoop of ice cream will be sufficent
for dessert.
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One scoop of ice cream will suffice.
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A lack of practice will impeade
your progress.
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A lack of practice will be an impedement.
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I heard the boom of the explostion.
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The firecracker got wet and couldn't
exsplode.
Vocabulary - You might use words more than once.
You might not use them all. If you are exempt, do only #7. -- cavort, revelation,
tremulous, whim, acclaim, oblivious, fervent, sublime, assimilate, clamor
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In the past, immigrants to the US tried to __________
themselves into the American culture.
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It was quite a __________ when my English teacher
showed himself to be an alien.
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Germs and amoebae "eat" by ___________(ing) their
"food."
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secret : revelation :: steady : __________
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(3) When Mr. Coward, on a ______, said there would be no homework this
week, there was a great ________ from the class, and they started _________(ing)
and dancing in the aisles.
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(2) The musician's performance was _____; it gave me chills it was so good,
and it earned him great ______.
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silly : grave :: ridiculous : _________
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Test #12. Record: a) your vocabulary homework
score (/25), b) your score on the "pink sheet" (/60), c) your MC reading
check score (/6), and d) any extra credit you may have earned this week
(+4 min/+10 max). No crossword? -10.
Pronouns and Antecedents - Do not copy.
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The antecedent of a pronoun usually come (before/after) the pronoun in
the sentence.
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Everyone brought _________ homework today.
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Many fans burned ___________ own pirate copy of the cd.
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All of the cheese was still in ________ packaging.
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Both of the teachers were happy with ________ classes' behavior.
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Neither of the teachers wanted ________ students to go home with wet feet.
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she: person? number?
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they: person? number?
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ours: person? number?
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it : person? number?
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you: person? number?
MC
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Where does the title for the story "There Will Come Soft Rains" come from?
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(2) On p179, Mom says, "I can see that'll cause trouble later..." What
will cause trouble, and why?
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(5) Give an example from the book that illustrates each of the following
"big ideas": a) cultural clash. b) revenge. c) jealousy. d)
persistence/perseverence e) courage.
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