VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR & WRITING
JOURNAL #7 – Lord of the Flies Chapters 8-12
ENGLISH 10
VOCABULARY JOURNAL 7.1
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Use the reading guide to write the definition of the following words in your own words.
Chapter 8
1. prefect _______________________________________________________________
2.
rebuke _______________________________________________________________
3.
demure ______________________________________________________________
4.
fervor ________________________________________________________________
5.
demented ____________________________________________________________
6.
palled ________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY JOURNAL 7.2
Practice with Synonyms
Using a thesaurus and/or a dictionary, fill in two synonyms for each of the vocabulary
words from chapters 8-9. Then, choose one of the synonyms and write a sentence correctly
using the word. Circle, highlight, or underline the word you use in the sentence!
1.
derision ______________________________________________________________
sauntered ____________________________________________________________
10. abominable ___________________________________________________________
synonym#1 __________________ synonym #2__________________
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2.
9.
rebuke
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
Chapter 9 & 10
7. corpulent _____________________________________________________________
8.
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demure
synonym#1 __________________ synonym #2__________________
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
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3.
11. assimilating ___________________________________________________________
corpulent synonym#1 __________________ synonym #2__________________
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
12. compelled ____________________________________________________________
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Chapter 11
13. luminous _____________________________________________________________
14. myopia ______________________________________________________________
15. sniveling _____________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY JOURNAL 7.3
Practice with Synonyms
4.
16. propitiating ___________________________________________________________
18. truculently ____________________________________________________________
20. talisman ______________________________________________________________
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5.
21. cynical(ly) ____________________________________________________________
23. cordon _______________________________________________________________
24. ululating _______________________________________________________ ______
25. elephantine ___________________________________________________________
26. crepitation ____________________________________________________________
27. epaulettes_____________________________________________________________
sauntered synonym#1 __________________synonym #2__________________
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
Chapter 12
22. acrid _________________________________________________________________
synonym#1 __________________ synonym #2__________________
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
17. quavered _____________________________________________________________
19. parried _______________________________________________________________
derision
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6.
abominable synonym#1 ________________ synonym #2__________________
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________
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VOCABULARY JOURNAL 7.4
Practice with Analogies
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REFELCTION 7.5
Analogies are a shortened way of expressing relationships between words or ideas. These
relationships can by synonyms, antonyms, word to part of speech, part to whole, worker to
creation, item to category, and MANY MORE.
Your goal when solving an analogy is to find the word which correctly completes the word
pair. To find the word that completes the pair, look at the relationship established in the
first pair. Once you have established the relationship between this word pair, look for the
word that would show the same relationship for the second word pair.
Listen…
For example: juice: beverage : : pizza : __________________________.
Why? _____________________________________________________________________
Complete the following analogies which have used the vocabulary from chapter 11. First,
figure out the relationship between the first set of words, then use a dictionary or thesaurus
to complete the full analogy.
Example: endure: quit opposite types of actions (relationship) :: praise: criticized
1.
parched: thirsty _____________________________ (relationship) ::
luminous:______________________________
2.
black: white _____________________________ (relationship) ::
myopia:______________________________
3.
starving: ravenous _____________________________ (relationship) ::
sniveling:______________________________
4.
habitually: repeatedly _____________________________ (relationship) ::
propitiatingly:______________________________
5.
modern: outmoded _____________________________ (relationship) ::
quavered:______________________________
6.
dissimilar: comparable_____________________________ (relationship) ::
truculently:______________________________
7.
sturdy: robust _____________________________ (relationship) ::
parried:______________________________
8.
peach: fruit _____________________________ (relationship) ::
talisman:______________________________
What surprised you this week? Why?
What still confuses you? Why?
How will you prepare for the quiz?