1. advocate (v) to support or to argue for
  2. compel (v) to force or influence to act
  3. comply (v) to obey or agree
  4. fervent (adj) with intense feeling or passion
  5. fundamental (adj) essential or basic
  6. gratify (v) to satisfy or delight
  7. interpose (v) to put forth in order to interfere
  8. malice (n) ill will
  9. principle (n) a primary truth or rule of conduct
  10. subsequent (adj) following or coming after something or someone

Part One

Determine which column is using the word properly.

A / B
1 / The convict brought three witnesses to advocate for a light sentence during the sentencing phase of the trial. / The construction crew first raised the steel beams that advocated the remainder of the structure.
2 / No matter how hard I tried, I could not compel the drink machine to take my limp dollar bill. I was thirsty. / Although your friends may compel you to act irrationally, do not slap random people on the street.
3 / No matter how much I admonish her to stop talking to Dave, Sera will not comply. / I complied with my mother that people should not drive and text.
4 / Pastor Danny spoke with such fervor that the congregation shuddered with fear at the upcoming apocalypse. / Dan made me so fervent when he accused me of flirting with Jamal that I dumped him through a text message.
5 / At school, we learn the fundamentals of English such as literary analysis and formalist literary criticism. / If you do not know the fundamentals of grammar by high school, you will probably have a difficult time passing your EOCTs.
6 / May I be excused so that I can gratify my thirst? / I felt gratified when the evil queen died at the end of the film.
7 / When you interpose class time with questions about your grade, you probably don’t have a good one in the first place. / Quintez interposed class with a snide comment about wearing blue. Everyone just stared at him.
8 / I was at home for a week because of the malice in my stomach. The doctor gave me some medicine, so I am better now. / The father was sentenced to homicide with malice after he starved his daughter to death.
9 / I hate my principle so much because she makes us wear uniforms and put away our phones. / Marcus returned the dropped money to the man because he had strict principles.
10 / I love my first period class; it is the subsequent ones that make me want to stay at home. / No matter how hard he tried to evade him, the dog subsequented him through the neighborhood.

Part Two

Answer the following questions in two-five sentences using the word within your answer.

  1. For what cause do you think people should advocate? Why?
  2. How can I compel you to succeed in this class?
  3. Describe a time when you have complied with your parent(s)’ demands because you feared the consequences.
  4. For what hobby or topic do you have fervor? Why?
  5. Detail the fundamentals of understanding a foreign language.
  6. What gratifies your heart? Explain.
  7. Why do you think students interpose class with random questions?
  8. Describe malice. What does it look like? How does it act?
  9. Discuss principles that dictate how you behave.
  10. What do you plan to do subsequent to high school?

Part Three

Create concepts for the words. Be sure to have a phrase or clause for your stem.

Ways my teacher can compel me to complete my homework:

  1. Call my parents
  2. Show me my failing grade
  3. Make it more interesting

Part Four

Divide your paper in half. Write a sentence on one half and complete a corresponding illustration for each word on the other.

Part Five

Match the words to the corresponding pictures.

Part Six

Fill in the Blank.

  1. I ______ly believe that every student can succeed if they consistently put forth their best efforts.
  2. Often it is not just the fact that he was stabbed twenty-five times, it was the fact that it was done with such ______that he was barely recognizable.
  3. Instead of complaining about issues at the school, you should ______for change by petitioning.
  4. We read “The Raven” ______to reading “Pit and the Pendulum.”
  5. Somehow the most ______ing thing about coming home is being able to sit on the sofa, watch television, and eat an entire bag of Oreos.
  6. Your character is dependent on the ______your parents and elders teach you and those you learn yourself.
  7. Incessant talking in class ______s your teachers to give more work.
  8. The running back was ______ed by a 300-pound defender before he could run a yard.
  9. Although I wanted to curse at my teacher when she yelled at me, I instead ______ed with her request to move my seat.
  10. The ______truth is that you are in charge of your destiny.

Part Seven

Game Day.