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Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Then write a homophone next to each word.
Complete the crossword puzzle with homophones for the boldface words. Circle three homophone errors in each sentence. Then rewrite the sentences correctly on the lines. Are ewe the air to that grate fortune? Wood you be able to lone me sum money? Use the example below and your imagination to solve the riddles. Use vowels a, e, i, o, u to fill in the blanks. What would you call. Now solve the riddles by using only the first letters as clues. Congressional money?
Unscramble the homographs that match each definition below. Write homographs to find the answer to the riddle reads top to bottom. Use the definitions as clues. First write the homophone for each boldface word. Then write a brief definition of the homophone you added. We ate dinner. Pay the sales tax. He won the race. Wrap the package. Fly the kite higher. You come, too. Write two sentences showing each meaning of the boldface homographs.
An acronym is a word formed by the first letters, or first syllables, of two or more words. In order to recover, the injured dog will need a lot of TLC. Unfortunately, the accident victim 6. Cooper claims to have seen was DOA in the emergency room. Rosalind sometimes orders a BLT 7. Anna Syms has the highest sandwich for lunch. IQ of anyone in our class. The inscription on that old 8. Draw a line to match each acronym with its meaning.
SUV a. POW b. CPA c. ZIP e. VIP f. Write the meanings of the acronyms on the lines. Complete the crossword puzzle with the acronyms for U. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 1 O 3.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2 S 4. Food and Drug Administration 6. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 3 N 8. Internal Revenue Service 4 F 9. Occupational Safety and Health Administration I 9 3.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization S 4. Federal Bureau of Investigation 5. Organization of American States 7. Write out the complete form of the clipped words shown in boldface. Now write the clipped form of each boldface word. Solve the crossword puzzle. Answers are the complete forms of the boldface clipped words. Miss Mary Murphy G B. Use vowels a, e, i, o, u to complete the longer form of each boldface clipped word.
The ref called a foul on our best player. Jesse sent an email memo to his boss. Natalie has a math exam tomorrow morning. The audience cheered loudly for the pop singing star.
The names of many branches of medicine Use the clues to help you solve end in -ology. Use words from the box to the crossword puzzle. Each identify the focus of each medical specialty. Check a dictionary Check a dictionary if you need help. This lesson will acquaint you with an interesting list of various phobias. Circle a letter to identify the focus of each boldface phobia. Hint 1: Context clues can help you make a good guess. To be sure, check a dictionary. Because she is terrified of tiny rodents, Muriel suffers from musophobia.
Kent, who suffers from xenophobia, is very uncomfortable around people 2. Because of her ophidiophobia, Katya would never go hiking in the wilderness.
Aquaphobia prevents Ricky from enjoying b. Use context clues to help you figure out the meaning of the boldface Latin words and phrases. The sine qua non of a first-rate 2. Old Dr. Jed is pleased with the a. One day at a time. Thrift is wealth. Let the buyer beware. After giving the reporter information 7. The judge determined that Arthur for a story, the police detective had made a bona fide contract expected quid pro quo. Write a letter to match each boldface word or phrase with its meaning.
Is it not so? Have a good journey. Marine Corps is well h. These phrases or expressions—called idioms—have special meanings.
Write a letter to match each boldface idiom on the left with its meaning on the right. Circle a letter to show the meaning of the boldface idiom. Some employees feared that the company would go under. I finished one exam, but I still have two to go. Miranda looks down her nose at all freshmen.
The doting parents let their 6. Al tried very hard to put two 7. Joanne was knocked for a loop and two together. Derrick runs rings around 8. Willie is under the gun to all the other athletes. By ordering her brother to 1. Why did Sherry try to butter up 7.
Someone who buys a pig in her teacher? Josh calls his job a piece of cake 8. He feels discouraged and hopeless. He ignores the oncoming headlights. He has lost his eyesight.
What did you actually do if you. Write the word that correctly completes each boldface idiom. Draw a line to connect each idiom and its meaning. People who are. Circle a letter to complete each sentence with the correct idiom. Someone with a great deal of energy and drive is often called a a. If you want your brother to stop talking, you might tell him to a.
Because Mrs. Smith is an excellent attention, he tried to gardener, people say she a. Bill was bragging about his car a difficult situation, you feel that when he claimed that it could you are a.
By the time he retired, Dad said he 8. Write the idioms on the lines. Complete the sentences with words from the list. Then use each word in an original sentence. What is verve? Try these six-letter words. Circle the word that correctly completes the sentence. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Here are some eight-letter words to start you down the right road.
Here are some nine-letter words to add to your list. Complete the sentences with a word from the box. These letter words will help you on your way. Check a dictionary to help you answer the questions. Why would a hippo never be seen on a hippodrome? Why is a jowl unable to dance a jig?
Why are you unlikely to see a coati in a coat closet? Why might you find a llama on a llano? Why would it amaze everyone to see a pony on a pulpit? Why would it not be surprising to see a girl on a gurney? Why are there never any marmots in the marketplace? Why will ozone never become obsolete? Have fun with them instead! Check the dictionary definitions of the boldface words to help you answer the questions. Who would be more likely to wait on you hand and foot—an autocrat or an automaton?
Explain your thinking. Is a hermit more likely to be a misanthrope or a megalomaniac? Would you rather be widely known as pusillanimous or pulchritudinous? If you live inland, would you probably eat more vichyssoise or bouillabaisse? What do they have in common? Then use the unscrambled words to complete the crossword puzzle. Item 1-Across has been done for you. Henry short story is almost always a surprise ending. Item 2-Across has been done for you.
Item 3-Across has been done for you. As early as B. Item 4-Across has been done for you. A virtuoso is an expert at the 3. A satirist, who uses wit to PAGE 17 A somnambulist is 2. You might tame a ferret, 4. A garret is 5. A turret is a B. A troglodyte is a cave dweller; 5. PAGE 18 3. On a tombstone. It might say, A. In Italy. Polygamy means having 2. Polyandrists 3. As a bad-tempered person, a The Kansa lived in A.
Fasten 4. Psalms 6. Rhapsody 4. Cross out: falter, flit, 3. The words sorrel, piebald, flout 4. Answers will vary. Some 5. Karoo is a plateau in South flay, fleece 2. Karnak is a village in B. Since turpitude is C. Downtrodden 1. Word choices and 5. Vigorous 2. Possible A. G: oak, maple, etc. G: dog, lion, etc. Possible 4. G: wrench, pliers, etc. S: fish 1. S: color 2. S: fabric 2. S: grain 3. Order of word pairs will 4. Sentences will vary but 6. Non 6. Thermos 6. Freedom 3.
Possible 6. Possible 3. Racism Market 4. Ku Klux Klan 7.
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