Vocab
What word means isolated and alone?
alienation
Mom picked the tomatoes before _________ (they or them) were ripe.
Mom picked the tomatoes before they were ripe.
Were is a verb and needs a subject pronoun.
Geology is the study of __________.
earth
geo = earth
Where did the name the "Freedom Writers" come from?
What does -ology mean?
-ology means the "study of"
Which two words mean to understand someone's feelings?
commiserate - usually negative feelings
empathize
Michael and Sarah played hockey with ________ (us or we).
Us --> we use object pronouns when a pronoun comes after a preposition.
astr means
ped means
astr = star
ped = foot
What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was during World War 2. Germany under Hilter's rule arrested and put to death over 6 million Jews and many other people. The Holocaust was the one of the worst examples of racial prejudices in history.
What pronoun is ALWAYS capitalized?
The pronoun I is ALWAYS capitalized.
Define ethnicity and segregation.
segregation = the separation of people by race or other external characteristics.
George and ________ went to the party last night together.
I or me
I --> always use the subject pronoun I when the pronoun is part of the subject. Me is an object pronoun and cannot be doing the action in a sentence.
What does the root jur mean?
jur = judge
What three things are included in most diary entries?
1. Salutation
2. The thoughts and feelings of the author
3. Time order words like first, once, finally, next, etc.
Name 3 capitalization rules.
The first letter of every sentence
Names of people and places
The pronoun I
The title of songs, books, and movies.
Which word means an observation or feeling about something?
a. perception
b. tolerance
c. integrate
d. alienation
aud means ___________ and rupt means ________.
aud = sound
rupt = burst
In the song, "Strength, Courage, Wisdom" the speaker's emotions change from fear to triumph.
Name five prepositions.
of, about, at, by, for, in , of, over, to, with and many more words.
Which vocabulary word is the opposite of segregation?
integrate = to mix races of people together into one group
Sort and list the words by subject and object pronouns: they, I, us, he, her, me, we, them, it, you, him, and she.
Subject pronouns: I, we, you, he, she, it, they
Object pronouns: me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Malconstruct means to ____________.
To build something badly.
mal = bad
struct = build
Who is Anne Frank and what is she famous for?
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived during the Holocaust in World War 2. She is famous for her diary that she wrote while hiding from the German soldiers.
Name the FANBOYS.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So