Power Words #6 (Commonly Misspelled Words)
Spelling and Vocab Quiz on Friday, December 5
Word/Phrase / Part of Speech / Definition/Synonym (These will not be on the quiz this time.) / Sample Sentence (This is what will be on the quiz instead of definition.)1) beginning / noun / origin, first thing, first part / In the ______of the story, a boy found a mysterious gold coin.
2) interesting / adjective / engaging / Some people found that program boring, but I personally thought it was ______.
3) meant / verb (past tense) / intended, trying to say / I only ______that last week you were doing better than this week!
4) skating / noun (gerund) / to skate / My mom loves to watch figure ______.
5) studying / noun (gerund) / to study / ______will help you to get much more out of school.
6) too / adverb / also; as well; too much / Ooh, bring me along, ______!
7) T.V. / noun / a device that picks up airborne signals and uses them to generate sounds and images / What is your favorite thing to watch on ______?
8) weird / adjective / strange, peculiar / You have to admit, a person with an extra foot growing out of her head would be ______.
9) yesterday / (varies) / the day before today / He arrived in Lompoc ______.
10) yourselves / noun / emphasizes multiple people / You ______aren’t exactly perfect, you know!
Assignment #1: Write all vocab words/phrases three times each. You must spell them correctly.
Assignment #2: Write one sentence for each vocab word/phrase.
Due: Friday, November 21. You can write both assignments on the same sheet of paper.
Spelling Rule #6
On your quiz, you can earn a bonus by correctly writing a dictated sentence that uses this week’s spelling rule.
The Rule: Too: When you are using the word to mean also, as well, or too much, you always spell it as too and NEVER as to.
My other brother is very smart, too.I am going to play football and get straight As, too.
I see lions, tigers, and bears too!
Me, too!
Too much!
It’s too hot!
Now it’s too cold.
However, you never use too to spell the infinitive form of a verb: to be, to see, to watch, to match, to kick, to get sick.
Power Idioms #6
On your quiz, you can earn bonus points by writing examples that correctly use the two idioms.
Word/Phrase / What It Literally Means / Example
1) Baloney! / I don’t believe it! That’s a lie! / So, yesterday my car only had a single broken valve, but today my bill is $4600 for all parts and labor? Baloney!
2) Ho-hum. / Whatever. I am indifferent. / Grandma and Granny are arguing over whether you say it as “tuh-MAY-toe” or “toe-MAH-toe.” Ho-hum. I’m just going to sit here and play my Minecraft.
How to Study: Think of an example (fiction or nonfiction) one or both of the idioms. Be prepared to explain it the day of the test.