GRAMMAR
Chicagoans' _______weather fear is a blizzard.
biggest
gymnasium means
athletic facility
I have never been so _________ in my life.
I had just ________ the last three endless hours trying to get to the airport so that I could travel home.
anxious.....spent
My father used to have a beard but now he is ____________.
clean shaven
Two alternative words for 'bad'
horrible, terrible, awful
John is playing a game of tennis.
He ________ for 2 hours.
has been playing
And its decision to CARRY more of the ‘necessities’ like groceries was a serious underestimation of the American consumer’s resilience.
In this sentence, carry means to:
stockpile
I can only hope that one day I will be able to do the same for another traveler who is suffering through a terrible journey.
Is the conclusion above a moral, prediction or revelation?
prediction
Describe this person's personality.
Sam's always wanted to be rich and successful.
ambitious
Romeo told Juliet that her spaghetti sauce was terrible; ___________, Romeo now cooks for himself
as a result
It is not kind to ______ fun of somebody just because they are different from you.
make
Health officials are gravely concerned by the ASTOUNDING rise in the cases of skin cancer.
What is the meaning of astounding in this sentence?
surprising or amazing
Combine the below sentence using 'as'
My sixteenth birthday approached. I beamed with excitement, I beamed with anticipation.
As my sixteenth birthday approached, I beamed with excitement and anticipation.
How many supporting details are given in the paragraph below.
Birds are animals with distinctive characteristics.For example, all birds have feathers. Birds also have beaks rather than teeth and wings instead of arms. In addition, birds lay eggs.
4
People are living longer.
Two effects of this are ......
a)governments can not provide the same benefits for everyone
b) overcrowded
The bike ______ in the mud, and he flipped over the handlebars.
skidded
They use _________ as a way of stating their standings on the issue.
violence
That night my father was ________. I was in tears. How lucky we had not been hit with another car.
Clue: another word for serious
sombre
A piece of paper which gives you information or advertises something ....
leaflet
The fish swam to the top of the bowl. Why?
I sprinkle fish food in the bowl!
If the same amount of attention ______ given to proper diets, exercise, and sunscreens, perhaps the number of overall cancer cases could be reduced.
were
A wheelwright and his helper squat in their dark room hammering spokes into a hub.
In this sentence, spokes means:
A spoke is a bar or rod that connects the center of a wheel to its rim
Complete these sentences
1. Harry worked very hard .......
2. The old man fell down ......
3. The lion struggles fiercely .....
Suggested answers:
1. but he still failed his exam.
2. and broke his leg.
3. and yet it could not escape.
Rewrite the sentence with the correct capitalization.
the statue of liberty is located on liberty island in new york.
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York.
I love to write research papers for school. _________, I really enjoy receiving large amounts of homework from my instructors
Moreover