Name __________________________________
March 17, 2014
Spelling Section
List 8 (third mp) mixed review
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Your test will be Friday, March 21, 2014
Be sure that you know the meaning of each word by Friday, March 21, 2014
1. On the first line scoop each syllable.
2. Spell each word (cover the word, spell one at a time)
READ
WRITE & SCOOP
COVER & SPELL
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1. accommodate _______________________ ________________________________
2. aggressive ________________________ ________________________________
3. bask
________________________ ________________________________
4. carcass
________________________ ________________________________
5. conceal
________________________ ________________________________
6. gorge
________________________ ________________________________
7. morsel
_______________________ _________________________________
8. protrude
________________________ ________________________________
9. slither
________________________ ________________________________
10. sluggish
________________________ ________________________________
11. seldom
_______________________ ________________________________
12. dedicate
________________________ ________________________________
13. stimulate
________________________ ________________________________
14. restrict
________________________ ________________________________
15. exasperate ________________________ ________________________________
HOMEWORK:
Due Tuesday
Complete exercise 1 (5)
Due Wednesday
Use as many of the spelling words as you can. Pretend that you
could time travel BACK in history. Choose a time in the past. Describe what it is like to
live and work in that time. Underline each of your spelling words. Rough draft due
Wednesday (on Google Docs, save : last name list 8) (10)
Due Thursday
Friday
Final draft of paragraph due on Google Docs Thursday
Chart on page 5 & spelling test on Friday. (5)
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Know the meanings and part of speech for each word by Friday, March 21, 2014.
1. accommodate
to have or find room for
(verb)
2. aggressive
ready to attack; bold and active (adj)
3. bask
to relax where it is pleasantly warm
4. carcass
the dead body of an animal (noun)
5. conceal
to hide (verb)
6. gorge
a narrow passage between steep cliffs (noun) OR to stuff with food (verb)
7. morsel
a small amount (noun)
8. protrude
to stick out (verb)
9. slither
to move with a sliding, side-to-side motion of the body (verb)
10. sluggish
lacking energy; not active
11. seldom
not often (adjective)
12. dedicate
to set aside for a certain purpose
13. stimulate
to make more active (verb)
14. restrict
to keep within certain limits (verb)
15. exasperate
to make angry; to annoy
(verb)
(adj)
(verb)
(verb)
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Due Tuesday
Exercise 1
Use one of your spelling words to complete each sentence. You may need to add a
suffix ending to a word.
1. Waiting in long lines to enter the stadium, before games can be quite
_________________________.
2. Our school has some _________________________ about what students can
wear.
3. Tell me what you want and I will try to _________________________ you.
4. Many animals become
threatened.
5.
_________________________when their young are
For appetizers we served stuffed mushrooms and other tasty
___________________.
6. A snake _______________________ through the grass.
Unscramble the following words:
7. MUSTIEATL_________________________________
8. GEORG ________________________________
Write 1 spelling word to match each definition
9. not often __________________________
10. not active ______________________________
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Due Friday
Complete the following chart
Spelling Word
1. exasperate
Synonym
Part of Speech
2. bask
3. sluggish
4. morsel
5. protrude
6. restrict
7. stimulate
8. gorge
9. Use one of your spelling words in an IC;IC sentence
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10. Use one of the spelling words in a DC,IC sentence.
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