1. *The sun has many bad _________(s) on your skin.
2. *I would recognize his ____(ive) voice anywhere.
3. *Try to ______ the structure of your sentences, (so they don't get boring).
4. *He didn't realize the great ___ of his small action.  (Don't use effect.)
5. *The Boy Scouts teach you to be _______(ful).
6. **relaxed : intense :: nonchalant : _________
7. **inventive : resourceful :: suspicious : _______
8. **laugh : cry :: convict : _________

Verbs II - "Mr. Morton"/"That's What's Happening"  Click only.

1. A verb expresses action, being, or _______.  a) feeling  b) state of being  c) past, present, future  d) thought  e) being in action
2. The word ________ is another name for the main ________ in a sentence.  a) subject/verb  b) predicate/adjective  c) noun/verb  d) predicate/verb  e) noun/predicate
3. The words am, is, are, was, were are all forms of the same word.  a) True  b) False
4. Only _______  have a past, present, and future tense.   a) adjectives   b) verbs   c) nouns  d) All have a past, present and future. e) NOTA
5. The main verb in a sentence is called...   a) the action  b) the large and in charge verb  c) Mr. Morton  d) linking verb  e) NOTA
6. Thor was fabulous in the play.  a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
7. Fritz's leap across the pool was a failure.   a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun  d) NOTA
8. The climb up Walton mountain took us two hours. a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
9. Lucille's party at the pool was a failure.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
10. Lenny had to time the race for us with his watch.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective   d) NOTA

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #3.  (Oh, Raffle King?)

1. Johnny persisted ______(ly) in asking about his parents; he just kept asking and asking.  a) ironic  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) indignant  e) leery
2. The students _______(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. "Please?"a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) indignant  e) implore
3. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with.  a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) leery
4. I can't eat Snickers any more since I _______(ed) on them at Halloween.  a) bluff  b) dogged  c) leery  d) implore  e) gorge
5. I waited until Mom's anger ________(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.  a) acquit  b) dogged  c) bluff  d) subside  e) leery
6. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) implore  e) gorge
7. Since I studied, I __________(ed) myself quite well on the test.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge
8. A good attitude is very _______ to doing well in school. a) ironic  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) acquit
9. The team's _______ defense is what kept them in the game.  a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) subside
10. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one. a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) bluff
11. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) gorge
12. "You're hungry?" he said _____(ly), "I'm the one who hasn't eaten all day!"   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) implore
13. Homesick away at camp, Stevie thought ________(ly) of his life back home.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) gorge

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