81. Word Lists and Sentences
| List 1 | |
|---|---|
| addict | indicative |
| contradict | dedicate |
| vindicate | |
| List 2 | |
|---|---|
| spirit | transpire |
| expire | respirator |
| uninspiring | |
- The dictators of many countries around the world treat their citizens horribly and often imprison and torture them.
- There are new conspiracy theories popping up every day about whether or not the government is telling the truth about alien visitors from outer space.
- It is important to be flexible in the world of business today in order to keep up and compete with the ever-shrinking global community.
- What is the weather person predicting for today’s forecast, sun or rain?
- When it’s time for me to take a test or give a presentation I try to wear clothing that doesn’t show how much I’m perspiring.
Review Words
| inflexible | psychological |
| disrespect | league |
| manuscript | indication |
| information | subscribe |
| punctual | formality |
| circumspect | reasoning |
| scribbling | caution |
| misinformation | specifications |
| pharmacy | campus |
| conspiring | ventricle |
What Says?
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
Spelling and Sentence Dictation
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
| 11. | 12. |
| 13. | 14. |
| 15. |
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
Review
Latin root ‘form’ – to shape or form
Latin root ‘script’/’scrib’ – to write
Latin root ‘spec’/’spect’/’spic’ – to see
Latin root ‘flect’/’flex’ – to bend or curve
Latin root ‘dic’/’dict’ – to say or tell
Latin root ‘spire’/’spir’ – to breathe
Practice
- Place each syllable in the correct column.
Word Closed Open VCe R-Controlled Vowel Team Cle steeple carefree underdog mayday complain ample soya refrain - Is it ‘ai’ or ‘ay? Is it ‘oi’ or ‘oy’?
st_____n for_____ m_____nt_____n portr_____ sirl_____n depl_____ carb_____ m_____st - Underline the prefix in these words.
precede unsettled readjust dismantle detained intervened translation present - Circle the schwa ‘a’ in these words.
amass cobra awake vista affirm attain flotilla comma - Match the Greek combining form to its meaning.
_____bio a. measure _____geo b. distant _____graph/gram c. study _____meter/metr d. earth _____ology e. light _____phon(o) f. life _____photo g. write _____tele h. sound - Match the Latin root to its meaning.
_____dic(t) a. to break or burst _____flect/flex b. to write _____form c. to throw _____ject d. to see _____port e. to shape _____rupt f. to build _____script g. to bend or curve _____spect h. to carry _____struct j. to pull _____tract j. to tell or say - Add the suffix to these words. Which spelling rule?
Word New Word 1+1+1 Drop the e complete+ed spit+ing exchange+ed ban+er fuss+ed serve+er charge+ing derange+ed merge+er absolve+ing torment+ing singe+ed place+ed mince+er dim+est - Circle the suffix. Scoop the syllables.
refute sparkle disgrace trickle intrude braided abruptly underlay crusty cloyingly intersperse reinstated established disturb comprises decomposing transformations reputations
