Thursday, 10/26: Prepositions, Vocab, TMA

“Advisory” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: Prepositions, Vocab, TMA. Preview after Period 2.


“Prepositions, 10/26.” Write the prepositional phrases you find in each sentence. Each sentence has two.
TIP: When you think you’ve found on, ask yourself, “____ what?” If the answer is not a noun or pronoun, it’s not a preposition.
BONUS: What’s wrong with #5?

  1. The family of llamas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
  2. I found an old photo of a toothless llama in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
  3. Llamas live in burrows and under bushes, and they are cute.
  4. Llamas have been used for transportation in many places, but that is not a llama.
  5. The llama mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.

“Vocab, 10/26.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. The crowd was ____(ed) by the magician’s impressive tricks.
  2. The natural garden ____(ed) with wildlife.
  3. _____(y) is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
  4. There are times to be _____ as well as times to be resistant.
  5. Most stores today do not ____. The prices are set and marked.
  6. If you ____ over any one question too much, you won’t finish the test.
  7. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”
  8. If you get them all correct, you can claim a ____ of +1.
  9. I do not _____ you your victory; you worked hard to achieve it.
  10. The harvest was quite _____(eous); there was plenty for everyone.
  11. The midwife told Beetle to hurry and not ____, when she sent back to the cottage for pepper.
  12. (3) I was not ____to the planning, and you were _____ of my _____ suggestions, so I take no responsibility for the mission’s failure.

Slides… hrrrm. Not ready for Primetime. Some didn’t follow directions. Many didn’t share with me.

The ones that actually (Sorta) followed the directions are on the board.


TMA (hopefully through chapter 11. Link to online.