Spelling Pretest #7 -- Seventh Grade. As always, look for extra credit mistakes to find and fix. Do what #17 says.

1. I nocked  loudly on his door, but he didn't hear me.
2. Careful investagaton  will reveal the answer.
3. That guy in the Wiggles uses a feather for a sord .
4. Wolves walk softly to escape detection .
5. The king's rain  lasted for fourty years.
6. Speeding is a traffic violation .
7. I knew the anser  before you did!
8. The school has an exabition  of student art.
9. He risked life and lim  to get that photo.
10. I need the opperation  to fix my injured knee.
11. Please vacuum the crums  off the rug.
12. I ordered a duplacation  of that photo for you.
13. I can't believe I ate the hole  thing.
14. Be sure to turn in the evalation  sheet with your final draft.
15. The cereal is in the cubbard .
16. We need your partisipation  in the discussion.
17. Please copy and puncuate  this sentence said Mr. Coward
18. Commas and periods are puncuation  marks.
19. You need a passport to travel in a forein  country.
20. I will send my congradalations  to the happy couple.
21. Jack climbed up the bean stock .
22. When you read, try to make a connection  to your own life.
23. He rapped  the burrito in foil.
24. This will take everyones coperation .
25. Most allmunds  are grown in California.
26. The best place to start a story is not always the begginning .
27. After the scandal, he had to rezine from his job.
28. It was a desparate situation .

Vocabulary: Definition, POS, new sentence--in notebook--due Wednesday.
bona fide, prolific, diligent, audacious, subtle, incognito, deduce, diffident, taboo

1. She was rather __________ at the party, too shy to talk to anyone.
2. When Pony and Johnny cut their hair, they were trying to go _____________.
3. The author Ray Bradbury is a very ________ writer, writing at least a thousand words per day.
4. He tried to be very __________ as he cheated, so that the teacher wouldn't see.
5. Pony and Johnny are __________  heroes; they're the real deal.
6. The detective ___________(ed) the criminal's identity from the clues he left behind.
7. If you are __________ about your homework, you will do well.
8. Before The Outsiders, it was pretty much ________ for young adult books to cover the real concerns and emotions of a teenager.
9. He ____________(ly) cussed in front of Mr. Anderson.