Pretest #14 -- 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. Do what #23 says.

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. Don't impose on him by asking for money.
10. I hope it won't be an imposition on you to stay here.
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. Who is the person you most admiere?
26. Everyone has a lot of admaration for the good deeds he has done.

Vocabulary -- alacrity, prone (2), deduce, covet, lugubrious, palpable, smote, zephyr, frivolity, incantation, eloquent, fickle

1. (2) His short temper makes him _______ to fighting, and he often ends up ______ on the floor.
2. The speech was short but ___________, and people were moved to tears.
3. A ghost, by definition, is not ___________.
4. A person who is _________ is probably not going to be a good friend, since he/she probably won't be very reliable.
5. A gentle _________ blew in the afternoon.
6. The birthday party was full of __________ and good times.
7. One of Tom's superstitions says that, if you do the proper things, and say the proper ____________(s), your lost possession will be found.
8. When the teacher said I had only 5 minutes left, I finished the test with ___________.
9. The lonely wolf's howl was long and _____________.
10. Godzilla easily __________ the pathetic tanks the Japanese army sent at him.
11. Tom __________(ed) the attention and glory, not the bible prize.
12. The detective was able to ___________ who the killer was by the clues he left behind.