Vocabulary Lesson 5
The word that means "an unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place to live."
What is hovel?
This type of writing is used to convince someone to do or believe in something.
What is persuasive writing?
Find the mistake in the sentence:
the chaos from the street found its way into our home and disrupted our tranquil dinner.
The "t" in the needs to be capitalized.
Fill in the blank with (their, there, or they're)
_____________ house was destroyed in the terrible hurricane.
What is "Their"?
The _________ marker cannot be erased from the desk.
What is "permanent?"
The word that means "Unable to read or write."
What is illiterate?
This type of writing is used to inform someone of facts.
What is informative/informational/ expository writing?
Find the mistakes in the following sentence:
if people do not have adequate food, they will not be able to function in everyday life
The "i" in "if" needs to be capitalized and the sentence needs a period at the end.
Fill in the blank with to, two, or too
He decided that it would be beneficial ___ walk ___ the beach.
What is "to"?
He feels like he is having a heart attack and has an ___________ need for medical attention.
What is "urgent"?
The word that means "Lasting or expecting to last a long time."
What is permanent?
This type of writing is used to tell a story.
What is narrative writing?
Correct the mistakes in the sentence:
i hate having to do menial labor around my home when i get home from school
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
Because they decided to help _________ parents, I think ____________ truly kind hearted people.
What is "their" and "they're"
Oranges, lemons, and tangerines are all examples of _________________ fruit.
What is "citrus"?
The word that means "a period of rest."
What is respite?
The following is an example of this type of writing:
Cicadas start their lives as eggs. Females lay 200 to 400 eggs in tiny holes that they make in the branches of trees and shrubs. After six to 10 weeks, cicada young called nymphs hatch from the eggs and immediately fall to the ground.
What is expository/ informative / informational writing?
Correct the mistakes in the sentence:
working out is so strenuous i cant fall asleep after a difficult gym workout
The "w" and "i" both need to be capitalized. The cant needs an apostrophe. The sentence needs a period. The sentence needs a conjunction such as "that" or it can be made into two sentences. It is currently a run on sentence.
Fill in the blank with the correct words:
She paid _____dollars ____ ride the ferris wheel at Coney Island.
What is "two" and "to"?
The miners_______________ for better working conditions.
What is "agitated?"
The word that means "to give in or surrender."
What is capitulate?
The following is an example of this type of writing:
""Up!" she screeched. Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the sound of the frying pan being put on the stove. He rolled onto his back and tried to remember the dream he had been having. It had been a good one. There had been a flying motorcycle in it. He had a funny feeling he'd had the same dream before."
What is narrative writing?
Correct the mistakes in the sentence:
she is indifferent to the pain suffering of other people only thinks of her own difficulties
The "she" needs to be capitalized
There needs to be the word "and" between pain and suffering and after the word "people"
There needs to be a period at the end of the sentence
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
_______ new house on the bay was bought _____ show everyone that ___________ now doing well and have a lot of money.
What is "Their", "to", and "they're"?
The plan to close the local school was met with ____________ opposition from the parents.
What is "strenuous?"