1. * "jumbled sound" = ______
2. * "between time" = ______
3. * "self starting" =  ________
4. * "self write" = _______
5. * "huge sound" = _____
   
6. * author : reader : musician : _______
   

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7. He was screaming. The word was is being used as a helping verb.  a) True  b) False
8. In English, we use helping verbs to help express past and future tenses.  a) True  b) False
9. The most common helping verbs are forms of the word ____.
   
10. Exactly how does the brain work? What is the verb phrase in that sentence?
    

Go over vocabulary homework. 
 

"Vocabulary Pretest 4, 9/18/13." Write the word. You will use words more than once. You might not use them all.
 discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, patronize, stamina, mimic

1. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
2. The comedian ____(ed) the famous politician's mannerisms.
3. Mr. Schalde cruised the quad, on the lookout for any ______ activity. (Not hysterical.)
   
4. non chalant : hysterical :: gossipy : _____
5. "You're so ___. You probably think this song is about you."
6. It was very (in)___ to cheat on a test, and then brag about it.
   
7. S. E. Hinton says that she didn't have the ____ to be a teacher. The kids' problems wore her out.
8. Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
9. nonchalant : hysterical :: humble : ______
10. Please stop ______(ing) me. I am not 5 years old any more.
11. If you ______ Applebee's this weekend, it benefits the local volleyball team.
12. In his pe class, Mr. Ottrando likes to emphasize building up your _____.