Term 3 Vocab & Spelling Final TEST

The final test on lists #9-#13 will be WEDNESDAY MAY 19th, 10:25am EST

Answers to List 12 Vocabulary

List 12 Words:
Remote (as an adjective)
Mayhem (noun)
Trio (noun)
Reverie (noun)
Moot (adjective)
Ceasing (to cease = verb)
Blanched (adjective)
Convalescence (noun)

#1) E Remote and 'far away' are synonyms
#2) A Mayhem and pandemonium are synonyms
#3) C Ceasing and relenting are synonyms
#4) C Convalesce and recuperate are synonyms
#5) E Blanching causes whitening in the same way as Convalescing causes healing
#6) C Remote and near are opposites - Anarchy and order are also opposites
#7) D "The governor warned that if the tax was levied on the colonists, chaos and possibly rebellion would ensue and all laws aimed at keeping order would be moot (irrelevant)."
#8) Julius Ceasar conquered distant lands stretching far north into remote areas of Gaul and Britain.

Spelling and Vocabulary - List 10

List #10
Sentences and Multiple Choice questions handout - due Wednesday April 6th;
Test - Thursday April 7th

1. Callous (as an adjective) 2. Relentless (adj) 3. Inexorably (adj)
4. Extraordinarily (adj/adv) 5. Toll (of a bell) 6. Wizened (adj)
7. Prophetic (adj) 8. Quantifiable (adj) 9. Impending (adj)
10. Tribute (noun) 11. Tawny (adj) 12. Mimic (verb)
13. Impasse (noun) 14. Glum (adj) 15. Prominent (adj)

List 9 Spelling and Vocabulary

List 9 Spelling and Vocabulary

Sentences and definitions due: Friday February 12th (Day 2)

Test: Tuesday February 16th (Day 3, the day after Family Day)



For each word provide:

1. Word function (noun, adjective, verb etc.)

2. A Definition that you understand
Try http://www.wordreference.com/ "English Only"

3. A sentence.

HINT: All of the words come from the short stories in your FEAR duotangs. You can use these sentences but be sure you use quotation marks to show that you are quoting.
The Tell-Tale Heart: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/telltale.html
The Monkey’s Paw: http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/mnkyspaw.htm


1. acute
2. foresight
3. sagacity (think sage)
4. stifle
5. fury
6. shriek (noun and verb)
7. vehemently
8. hypocritical
9. sinister
10. wail (noun and verb)

LIST 8 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY

For each word list provide
a) the part of speech (ex. noun, verb, adverb, adjective)
b) a definition that you understand
c) a sentence

1.hoping 2.hopping 3.writing 4.creepy 5.petrified 6.goblin 7.warlock
8.horrifying 9.frightening 10.cadaver

... in response to those who can't find things on this blog here are the List 1-6 words.

absence, majority, unfortunate, session, discussion, experience, proceed, practical, preliminary, receipt, possess, restaurant, parallel, physician, kerosene, pneumonia

ingenious, jaded, manipulate, pensive, practically, reiterate, renowned, tyrannize, vapid, venerate

yield, conceive, obviously, noticeable, glimpse, evident, deceive, perceive, cursory, obscure, existence, judgment, substantial, enable, relieve, impede, thwart, inaugurate, authenticate, quandary

tyrant, venerable, emphasize, neutral, gorgeous, beverage, forfeit, bolster, morbid, denizen, metaphor, simile, literal, figurative, specimen, cylinder, mystify, typify, orderly, onomatopoeia

banshee, monstrous, mysterious, shadowy, bizarre, crypt, phantom, cemetery, superstition

List 6 - Do definitions and sentences for these 10 words if you want to score above 90%. If you are struggling with Lists 1-5, you may be better off to ignore List 6 and study 1-5 very carefully. It's your choice.
coalesce, fission, altruistic, pedantic, corpulent, lax, immaculate, abhor, hackneyed, placate

Review & Challenge Test - Thurs Nov 12th - Day 4, Period 1

Next Day 3 is Remembrance Day Wednesday November 11th, therefore there will be no test that day. Instead, Thursday November 12th you will have your TERM 1 REVIEW & CHALLENGE TEST.

90% of the test will consist of List 1 – List 5 spelling and definitions (Review).
10% of the test will consist of challenge words. This part is optional, but necessary if you wish to score over 90% (Challenge)

This test will be worth twice the value of a weekly test.

To prepare for this test:

1) Make sure you have all of Lists 1-5 words and their definitions in your Spelling and Vocab notebook. All lists can be found in the blog

2) By Friday (November 6th, 2009) get a parent, guardian, older sibling or friend to test you on the spelling of the five lists (see over).

3) Correct spelling.

4) Read through the list again. Mark words with an asterisk (*) if you don’t remember the definition. Cue cards can be a great way to study vocabulary. Write the word on one side, and the definition and sentence on the other.

5) Decide whether you will focus your energy on working on Lists 1-5, and whether you wish to add List 6 (the Challenge words).


List 6 (do word type, definitions and sentences – worth 10% of test)
• Coalesce
• Fission
• Altruistic
• Pedantic
• Corpulent
• Lax
• Immaculate
• To Abhor
• Hackneyed
• To Placate

List 5 Words

Vocabulary / Spelling List #5
(Definitions due Day 2 – Friday Oct 30th, Quiz Day 3 - Mon Nov 2nd)

For each word list provide
a) the part of speech (ex. noun, verb)
b) a definition that you understand
c) a sentence


1. grieve – (verb) - to feel grief or great sorrow, often after a death
Even after four weeks Caleb was still grieving the end of his relationship with Michelle.

2. banshee
3. monstrous
4. mysterious
5. shadowy
6. bizarre
7. crypt
8. phantom
9. cemetery (plural is cemeteries)
10. superstition
Need a challenge?? – Provide the Word Origin – Use more than one word in a sentence.

List 4

Vocabulary / Spelling List #4.
(Definitions & Sentences due Day 2 – Wed Oct 21st, Quiz Day 3 - Thurs Oct 22nd)

1. Correct any errors to your pretest. Write the word shape and spell the word with the incorrect part exaggerated.

2. For each word list provide
a) the part of speech (ex. noun, verb)
b) a definition that you understand
c) a sentence
(the first three are completed for you)

1. tyrant – (noun) Defn - a person who exercises power in a cruel way
The tyrant ruled the country with an iron fist.
2. venerable – (adjective) – Defn worthy of profound respect, often because of age or wisdom
People came from far and wide to hear the venerable woman speak.
3. emphasize – (verb) - to stress, single out as important
Ms. Gesner wanted to emphasize how to complete the vocabulary homework properly.


4.neutral 5. gorgeous 6. beverage 7. forfeit 8. bolster 9. morbid 10. denizen, 11. metaphor,
12. simile 13. literal 14. figurative 15. specimen 16. cylinder 17. mystify 18. typify
19. orderly 20.onomatopoeia

Need a challenge?? – Provide the Word Origin – Use more than one word in a sentence

Day 3 - List 3 of vocabulary/spelling

List three is half as long as list #2 (my Thanksgiving present to you). Unfortunately the quiz will be the day after Thanksgiving... but you have two weekends before then.

ingenious, jaded, manipulate, pensive, practically, reiterate, renowned, tyrannize, vapid, venerate

HOMEWORK:
1. Highlight any errors you made in the pretest. Write the word correctly. Write its word shape. Write it with the difficult part exaggerated.

2. Using a dictionary, or an online dictionary - Write a definition AND a sentence for EVERY word.

Need a challenge?? – Instead of writing a definition, write the word origin (Ex.: Instead of using one word per sentence use several words in a sentence or paragraph.

Spelling and Vocab homework

Monday Sept 21st we will have our first Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz.

8-7 Students - Make sure you've written a sentence or definition for the following words in your Spelling/Vocab notebook (This is Homework!)
absence, majority, unfortunate, session, discussion, experience, proceed, practical, preliminary, receipt, possess, restaurant, parallel, physician, kerosene, pneumonia

The quiz will involve a dictation of all of these words, followed by four short vocabulary questions where a) you will be given a definition and asked to find the word from the list b) write a sentence with two words.

BLOG HINT: The words you will have to write sentences with on Spelling Quiz #1 will both start with the letter P.