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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tonight's homework

I love to see you doing your vocabulary homework, but perhaps we need to work on following directions.  You were supposed to write your answers on a piece of paper to turn in to me tomorrow, not respond on the blog.  Remember when I said, "Number your paper 1-10 and only write the word that goes in the blank." 

Vocabulary Homework for 10/16

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the vocabulary words. 

1.  People in California live in ____ of earthquakes.
2.  We were ____ at the destruction of the fire.
3.  We heard _____ sounds and a thump in the night.
4.  Mary's house was ____ to the grocery store.
5.  The students wanted to know what would ____ if they skipped school.
6.  People often become ill during _____.
7.  It is wise to be ____ of strangers who come to your door.
8.  After eating six hamburgers, Rosie felt stomach ____.
9.  The toys in the store were of a ____ quality.
10. The story that Ed had won teh lottery was a _____.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Vocabulary Unit #4 - Test 10/26/12

1.  shoddy - of poor quality or make, dishonest
2.  transpire - to happen; to become known
3.  hoax - a practical joke; something intended to deceive
4.  qualm - a feeling of illness; a distrubing feeling
5.  harsh - unpleasant to the senses; unpleasant conditions
6.  famine - a drastic, wide-reaching shortage of food
7.  adjacent - adjoining, next to; near or close
8.  wary - to be alert, cautious; on guard, watchful
9.  dread - to be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance
10. aghast - shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!

I forgot to hand out all of the homework tonight so don't worry about it.  So sorry!