Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Spelling

Proofreading

In the early 1960s, the influence of the Beatles and any other musicians on rock music was significant. Their goal may not have been to emancepait rock n' roll but it's almost unainimuos that rock music went reeling in a thousand new directions. For instance, in 1967 the Beatles recorded one of the first concept albums, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The songs in this album featured a mix of musical genres. This kind of experimentation gave other rock n' roll artists a mandat to play with and manippulate their music.

1. emancipate
2. unanimous
3. experimentation
4. manipulate

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Spelling

Word Application

Replace the italiced word or words in each sentence with one list word. Write the list word on the line.

1. Mr. Roper earned a percentage of a large amount of money when he sold five cars in one week.
submission

2. Insects are responsible for the passing along of many diseases.
fluent

3. The sending out of the harmful elements into the air has polluted it.
emission

4. Randy is sick with flu virus and should be back in school next week.
influenza

5. There will be a 5 minute pause during the program.
intermission

Puzzle

Use the list words to complete the crossword puzzle.

ACROSS
7. feeling of strong dislike or hatred
animosity
8. a chemical element
fluoride
10. to work or operate with the hands
manual
12. the act of sending out or giving forth
animation
14. a cold-like illness
influenza
16. made or done with the hands
manipulate
17. something that is left out
emancipate
18. the art of making a motion picture
animation
19. showing complete agreement
omission
20. rest or pause
intermission

DOWN
1. money paid to someone who makes a sale
manual
2. the power to affect persons or things
commission
3. rise and fall; keep changing
unanimous
4. to set free
fluctuate
6. that which is submitted
submission
7. the act of passing something along
fluent
9. any substance that flows
fluid

Friday, April 24, 2009

Spelling



Above: Horse picture that I sketched in pencil, scanned by mom, I re-did the lines on photoshop and colored it in on photoshop. The face definition is actually the best I've ever done. :D

Write the
list words that can be used as verbs.

1. animation
2. manipulate
3. inanimate
4. animosity
5. transmission

Write the list words that can be used as adjectives.

6. fluid
7. mandate
8. fluctuate
9. influence
10. influenza

Write the list words
that can be used as a noun and a verb.

11. emancipate
12. omission
13. fluoride

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Spelling

Form list words by adding suffixes to these adjectives to make adverbs.


1. drastic: drastically
2. academic: academically
3. incidental:
incidentally
4. ideal: ideally
5. frantic: frantically
6. basic: basically
7. comic: comically
8. heroic: heroically



Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Spelling

Write the list word that matches each sound-spelling.

1. manual
2. manipulate
3. mandate
4. inanimate
5. fluid
6. emission

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

NEW WORD: supero/superare
MEANING: I conquer, I do conquer, I am conquering/to conquer

EXERCISES:

1. I want to conquer the great islands because they have silver and gold.
2. The queens bad sons are conquering the forest.
3. We are conquering the inhabitants of the islands with swords and shields.
4. The men of the islands are conque
ring the homeland.
5. A strong wall is guarding the town.
6. The men and women of the homeland are not happy because they never have food.
7. You are not able to fight the great men of the forest without food and water.
8. We always give gifts to the queen of the islands.
9. The queen's sons are guarding the towns because they love the homeland.
10. I do not like to work in the fields but I plow the fields daily.


OMIGOSH WHOOT! NO MORE LATIN!! :o


Monday, April 20, 2009

Unscramble the list words to complete the crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

4. classic
7. drastically
1
1. economic
12. mutual
15. id
eally
16. tragic
17. gradual
19. incidentally
20. academically

DOWN

1. microscopic
2. basically
3. comically
5. substantial
6. incidentally



Lesson 134

NEW WORD: supero/superare
MEANING: I conquer, I do conquer, I am conquering/to conquer

1. We have much silver.
2. We are not able to conquer the islands without many boats.
3. The homeland has many towns.
4. I want to build a strong wall with large rocks.
5. We are not able to plow the fields without many farmers.
6. The sailor loves the queens daughter.
7. The queen's daughters are happy because they have much gold.
8. There are many women on the island.
9. We are giving many gifts to the queen's daughters.
10. The queen has many sons.

COUNTDOWN:

1 (accidentally skipped Lesson 133)

Friday, April 17, 2009

Lesson 132

NEW WORD: magnus, magna, magnum
MEANING: great, large

EXERCISES

1. Filius reginae est magnus vir means the queen's son is a great man.
2. Magni viri patriae oppidum servant means the great men of the home land are guarding the town.
3. In magna insula manere non potes qyod cibum non habes means you are not able to stay on that large island because you do not have food.
4. Patria magnam reginam habet means the homland has a great queen.
5. Nauta magnam familiam habet means the sailor has a large family.
6. Casa agricolae non est magna means the farmer's house isn't that large.
7. Caelum spectamus quod stellas videre amamus means
8. Pueri validi in agris laborant sed non sunt laeti means the strong boys are working in the fields because the are great.
9. Magnae bestiae silvarum casas agricolarum delent means the great beasts of the forests are destroying the houses.
10. Nautae incolis insulae pecuniam semper dant means the sailors give money to the inhabitants of the island.

ONLY 2 UNTIL I GET TO THE END!!! (134 pages of Latin! :o)

THE COUNTDOWN:

2

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Latin Lesson 130

NEW WORD: malus, mala, malum
MEANING: bad

EXERCISES:
1. Filius agiricolae est puer malus means the farmer's son is bad.
2. Regima mala casas agricolarum delere desiderat means the sailor isn't happy.
3. Pueri mali in agris numquam laborant means the bad boys never work in the fields.
4. Poeta fabulas malas non amat means the poet does not like bad stories.
5. Viri mali oppidum delere non possunt quod oppidum servamus means the bad men aren't able to destroy the town.
6. Feminae validae saxa ab agris ad actam portant means the strong women are carrying rocks from the seashore.
7. Reginam videre desideramus quod cubum non habemus means we want to see the queen because we do not have food.
8. Peri mali saepe pugnant means the bad boys fight often.
9. Sine cibo aquaque in insula manere non potestis means you all are not able to stay on the island.
10. Viri feminqueque reginae dona dant means the men and women are giving gifts to the queen.