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SPELLING LIST 16-20

LET’S HAVE A DRILL

co__i__ioner

a__eviate

re__e__ing

ma__iagealleviate

commissioner

marriage

referring

emba__a__

di__ipline

inter__upt

exa__e__atediscipline

embarrass

exaggerate

interrupt

a __ i __ ude

a__o __ odate

re __ o __ end

i __ enseaccommodate

attitude

immense

recommend

co __ ercial

a__omplish

pr __ v __ l __ ge

leng __ e __ ingaccomplish

commercial

lengthening

privilege

co __ i __ ees

a__aratus

pre __ ence

disa __ ointmentapparatus

committees

disappointment

presence

SPELLING LIST 16-20

IDENTIFYING ERRORS

A B C Dacquire humorous scene refering

Dreferring

A B C Dweather jealousy aleviate sergeant

Calleviate

A B C D

A B C Dembarass emphasize description schedule

Aembarrass

A B C D

A B C Dmedieval narrative become dicipline

Ddiscipline

A B C D

A B C Dsuppress accomodate condemn tremendous

Baccommodate

A B C D

A B C Dexcercise attitude rhythm immense

Aexercise

A B C D

A B C Dseparate technique lenghtening appearance

Clengthening

A B C D

A B C Dforeigners oppose privelege genius

Cprivilege

A B C D

A B C Dattire breath confusion gramatically

Dgrammatically

A B C D

A B C Daparatus committees presence procedure

Aapparatus

A B C D

A B C Ddisillusioned hallelujah intelect tyranny

Cintellect

A B C D

VOCAB LIST 16-20

LET’S HAVE A DRILL

VOCABULARY | List 16

homeDOMICILE


relieveALLAY


emphasizeACCENTUATE


threatening shake or waveBRANDISH


eatingCONSUMPTION


burdenedLADEN


dangerousPERILOUS


wanderingMEANDERING


moralVIRTUOUS


preventOBVIATE

Vocabulary | List 17

unceasing

INCESSANT


joined, linked

ALLIED


right, power

JURISDICTION


suitable

APT


lingo

JARGON


countless, abundant

MYRIAD


lively, spirited

SPRIGHTLY


similar, like

KINDRED


uncertain

PRECARIOUS


diminish, lessen

MINIMIZE

VOCABULARY List 18

obey, conform, submit COMPLY

VOCABULARY List 18

choke, smother, suppress STIFLE

VOCABULARY List 18

sharpen,stimulateheighten WHET

VOCABULARY List 18

sharp, biting, sarcastic CAUSTIC

VOCABULARY List 18

peaceful, calm, quiet PLACID

VOCABULARY List 18

fineness of taste, feeling, or thought REFINEMENT

VOCABULARY List 18

foam,froth

SPUME

VOCABULARY List 18

self-satisfied, self-

complacent

SMUG

VOCABULARY List 18

small rounded

hill KNOLL

VOCABULARY List 18

warmth, earnestnesssincerity

CORDIALITY


covetous, greedy

GRASPING


bind, shackle,

tie PINION


winding,curving

SINUOUS


ravenous,greedy

VORACIOUS


persistent, long-lasting

CHRONIC


abnormally lean,haggard-looking

GAUNT


dim,dark,

gloomyMURKY


relevant,related

PERTINENT


bank,reef,bar SHOAL


trace,track,signVESTIGE


unbiased by personal interest, impartial

DISINTERESTED


chain, shackle,

confine FETTER


state of extreme perplexity or

uncertaintyQUANDARY


tightly drawn, tight, tense

TAUT


fleshy, fat, obese

CORPULENT


share, portion, gain

DIVIDEND


bizarre, distorted, weird

GROTESQUE


supreme, unexcelled, unsurpassedSUPERLATIVE


earthly

TERRESTRIAL


clouded,muddy, murky

TURBID

VOCABULARYFor sentence completion1. Read the sentence carefully.2. Choose the appropriate word for the

sentence.3. Recall the meaning of each word.4. Find key words or clues in the sentence.

Paul encourages us to think in Philippians 4:8 to think _________ thoughts.

A B C D

laden virtuous perilous meandering

B

A B C D

The accounting office told me that she had no _______ over student loan approvals, only the principal had the authority to decide.

consumption domicile jargon jurisdiction

D

A B C DA B C D

The lack of _________ is nothing to be proud of; we should exert effort to attain our full potential.

refinement knoll smug spume

A

A B C DA B C D

Sometimes when a Christian has a _________ illness, God uses the persistent affliction to do good things for that person and for others.

grasping murky gaunt chronic

D

A B C DA B C D

Without a map, we sat at the crossroads in a _____________ about which road to take.

dividend grotesqueness tautness quandary

D

A B C DA B C D

VOCABULARYFor analogy1. Identify the relationship of the given pair of

words.2. Choose the pair that has the same relationship

with the given pair. It’s important that you understand the meaning of the word.

3. Recall the meaning of each word and determine the relationship.

D. consumption : conservation

A. incessant : continualB. meandering : wanderingC. precarious : uncertain

obviate : allow

COVERAGEUSING ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS CORRECLTY

MISPLACED AND DANGLING MODIFIERSUSIN PREPOSITIONS CORRECTLY

SENTENCE STRUCTUREOUTLINING

Only the grammar topics that we discussed will be included in the identifying errors.

ADJECTIVE / ADBERB MODIFIERS

A.Lying under the sod, he discovered an

antique silver dollar.

B.He discovered an antique dollar lying

under the sod.⁄


A.The brownies with the nuts on top came from Mrs.

Spencer.

B.The brownies came from Mrs. Spencer with the nuts on

top.⁄


A.I could see the post

office looking through my study

window.

B.Looking through my

study window, I could see the post

office.⁄


A.I could envision the

heather on the moors reading the

gothic novel.

B.Reading the gothic

novel, I could envision the heather

on the moors.⁄


A.I saw rainbow trout jumping as the sun came up in White

River.

B.I saw rainbow trout jumping in White River as the sun

came up.⁄


A.I told Mother that I would be late for dinner on the telephone.

B.I told Mother on the

telephone that I would be late for

dinner.⁄


A.The missionary told us he would leave for Borneo at the end of the month.

B.The missionary told us at the end of the month he would leave for Borneo.⁄


A.Driving around the city, many tourist attractions were

seen by the group.

B.Driving around the city, the group saw

many tourist attractions.⁄


A.Smashing over the right tackle, he

tripped his foot over a fallen lineman.

B.Smashing over the right tackle, his foot tripped over a fallen

lineman.⁄


A.The dog lay down by a tree with a bone in

its mouth.

B.The dog with a bone

in its mouth lay down by a tree.⁄

co__i__ioner

a__eviate

re__e__ing

ma__iage

1. and “defenseless”

2. the word silly

3. once meant “helpless”

4. which today means “foolish”

A. 2341B. 2431C. 2143D. 2413

a__eviateThe word silly, [which today means “foolish,”] once meant “helpless and defenseless”.

I + D = Cx

co__i__ioner

a__eviate

re__e__ing

ma__iage

1 the name deer was once given to any four-legged animal

2. for example squirrels

3. although today a deer is a large animals with antlers on its head

4. and rabbits were once called deer

A. 3142B. 3241C. 3421D. 3124

a__eviate[Although today a deer is a large animals with antlers on its head,] the name deer was once given to any four-legged animal; for example squirrels and rabbits were once called deer.

D + I + I + = CdCx

co__i__ioner

a__eviate

re__e__ing

ma__iage

1 considered the best

2. the best poet of his nation

3. is generally

4. Robert Burns

A. 4312B. 3214C. 4123D. 4213

a__eviateRobert Burns is generally considered the best poet of his nation.

I = S

co__i__ioner

a__eviate

re__e__ing

ma__iage

1 on the gallows

2. was promoted to a position of power

3. Hamman was hanged

4. and Mordecai

A. 3124B. 3241C. 3421D. 3142

a__eviateHamman was hanged on the gallows, and Mordecai was promoted to a position of power.

I + I = Cd

The Prince says that he is going to stay ___the well, but he asks the narrator to go back ___his

airplane and then return to the well the next evening. The narrator honors the request. When

he returns to the well the next evening, the narrator sees the Little Prince sitting __top ___a

wall near the well. He seems to be having a conversation _____a creature that the narrator

cannot at first see; the creature is the snake that the Prince encountered when he first landed on

earth.

A. to B. of C. on D. with E. at E. at

A. to

C. on B. of

D. with

It was on the 20th of July, that Captain Bonneville first came in sight of the a D. grand region of his hopes and anticipations,

the Rocky Mountains. He had been making a bend to the south, to avoid some obstacles along the river, and had

attained a high, I. rocky ridge, when a H. magnificent prospect burst upon his sight. To the west, rose the Wind River

Mountains with their F. bleached and G. snowy summits towering into the clouds. These stretched far to the north-

northwest, until they melted away into what appeared to be faint clouds, but which the E. experienced eyes of the

A. veteran hunters of the party recognized for the J. rugged mountains of the Yellowstone; at the feet of which, extended

the wild Crow country: a C. perilous though B. profitable region for the trapper.

A. veteran B. profitableC. Perilous D. grand E. experienced F. bleached G. snowy H. magnificent I. rocky J.

rugged?

? ?

? ?

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Mount Elbert is the most highest of A Ball the peaks in the Rocky Mountains. C D

B

Bryan’s playing is worser A B C than his singing. D

C

Those kind of birds are A B Ccalled ravens. D

B

His voice was as low as A B Cthat of a bull frog. D

E

A Christian living in God’s will is the A B C happiest person on earth. D

E

The sun shines more A B Cbright than the moon. D

C

It was snowing outside that I couldn’t A B Chardly see across the street. D

C

Strawberries grow most A B Cwell in the springtime. D

C

Of the two dresses, I believe A Bthis one looks neat, Karla. C D

D

Gideon said he was the A Bleast in his father’s house. C D

E

LITERATURE

1. Read the question first before the excerpt.

2. Try to answer the question without reading the choices.

3. Look at the choices and select the BEST answer.

4. If not sure, do the process of elimination.

5. The answer is on the text. Read the lines or read between the lines.

1.BEFORE THE TEST, you need to review the coverage of the test. Focus on the topics that you find difficult.

2.DURINGTHE TEST, you need to read and think before you answer. Follow the instructions and give the answer that is being asked in the questions.

3.AFTER ANSWERING THE TEST, go over the entire test paper and review your answers.

REMINDERS

100Words

inSpelling

andVocabulary

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding.”

-Proverbs 3:5

Simpleto

ComplicatedRules

inAdjectives,

Adverbs,Prepositions,

and Sentences

4Literary

Selections(Poems

andShort

Stories)

“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

-Philippians 4:13

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