Spelling lesson 28 word analysis

Write the list word that contains he same prefix, root, or base word as the word given.

1. telephone: xylophone
2. quarter: quartet
3. stereogram: stereophonic
4. synthetic: synthesizer
5. decimal: decibel
6. melodious: medley
7. podiatry: podium
8. audition: auditorium

Write the list words containing the elements given below.

ia
9. aria
10. pianist

ue or ae
11. maestro
12. fugue

Write the list words containing one or two syllables.

13. maestro
14. fugue
15. medley
16. quartet
17. encore
18. rhythm

Spelling lesson 27 bonus words

Write the bonus word that matches each definition clue.

1. computer memory, especially on a disk or drive.
storage

2. put together systematically.
structured

3. visual representation.
graphic

4. written material describing how to run a program or operate a computer.
documentation

5. the act of controlling or handling.
management

6. rapid recording and handling of large amounts by a computer.
data processing

7. a device for transmitting computer information by telephone.
modem

8. the printed output of a computer by a printer onto paper.
printout

9. a movable indicator or marker on a computer screen.
cursor

10. changing a disk from one computer to make it readable by another computer.
conversion

spelling lesson 27 proofreading

Many people were cynikal about the usefulness of the microprocessor when it was first invented in 1971. One reason for the reaction may have been the publicity that surrounded the invention, which rose to mythycal heights. Still, it's safe safe to say that most of the people who remember the introduction of the microprocessor would be amazed by it's many uses today. This syntetic chip is made from siliconcrystalls. Less than a square inch in size, each chip serves as the "brain" for such devices as microwave ovens and cell phones. Removing this tiny "brain" would paralize even huge cars.

1. cynical
2. mythical
3. synthetic
4. silicone crystals
5. paralyze

Spelling Lesson 27 analogies and hidden words

Write a list word to complete each analogy.

1. Real is to factual as imaginary is to mythical.
2. Oxygen is to breathe as food is to eat.
3. Melt is to solidify as hot is to cold.
4. Sympathetic is to friend as uncaring is to enemy.
5. Square is to box as cylinder is to tin can.
6. Flute is to clarinet as cymbals are to drums.

You will find part of a list word in italic type in each of the following clues. Write the list word on the line.

1. It towers amid the stones. pyramid
2. The symbol @ means "at" or "each." symbolic
3. An ant is the opposite size of an elephant. antonym
4. No one would want to clone a storm. cyclone
5. He gave his sis a summary of the movie.
6. Put a lid on the container or the liquid contents will harden.

Spelling lesson 27 word analysis

Write the list words in which y spells the short i sound.

1. antonym
2. mythical
3. sympathetic
4. synthetic
5. cylinder
6. physician
7. symbolic
8. cymbals
9. crystals
10. oxygen
11. typical
12. cynical
13. synopsis
14. pyramid

Write the list words in which y spells the long i sound.

15. paralyze
16. python
17. cyclone
18. hydrogen
19. encyclopedia

Spelling lesson 27 vocab

Match the list words with the definition or synonym.

1. harden: solidify
2. tornado: cyclone
3. doctor: physician
4. outline: synopsis
5. usual: typical
6. mocking: cynical
7. legendary: mythical
8. artificial: synthetic
9. caring: sympathetic
10. reference book: encyclopedia
11. instruments: cymbals
12. immobilize: paralyze

Spelling lesson 26 proofreading

Write the misspelled list words.

Before they comence with their own work, new writers can learn a great deal by reading stories by other authors. For example, many writers believe that the setting is of great signifikance in a story. Joan Lowery Nixon says that the description of the setting can help to create and maintain suspense. Other authors believe that the esence of writing is in the story itself. As evidense, Jane Yolen says that too few writers today care enough about storyteling.

Whatever type of writing a writer has a preference for, the important thing to remember is to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

1. commence
2. significance
3. essence
4. evidence
5. storytelling

Spelling lesson 26 word application

Select a list word from the choices in parentheses to complete each sentence. Write your answer on the line.

1. Ken's brilliance is evident by his A+ average. (vengeance; brilliance)
2. Because it was going out of business, the store had a clearance sale. (coincidence; clearance)
3. I took my dog to obedience school because he was difficult to control. (obedience; vengeance)
4. By coincidence, Marcia and I wore the same outfit to school yesterday. (coincidence; commence)
5. Doug showed a great deal of defiance when he stood up to that bully. (obedience; defiance)
6. The tornado's sudden occurrence during the storm frightened people. (essence; occurrence)
7. The ambulance took Peter to the hospital. (ambulance; adolescence)
8. The Ackmans built a new residence on Oak Lane. (correspondence; residence)
9. His arrogance cost him several friends. (elegance; arrogance)
10. Della's performance in the play was super. (performance; preference)

Spelling lesson 26 vocab development

Write the list word that matches each synonym or definition.

1. revenge
vengeance

2. begin
commence

3. teen years
adolescence

4. proof
evidence

5. importance
essence

6. medical vehicle
ambulance

7. richness; grace
elegance

8. letter writing
performance

9. one's first choice
preference

10. brightness
brilliance

Spelling lesson 15

Use the bonus words to complete the sentences.

1. In poultry breeding, a knowledge of genes helps a farmer predict the characteristics that the birds' genetics will have.
2. The offspring, which are carried within each chromosome, determine if a trait will be inherited.
3. A mutation is a sudden unexpected variation in a cell.
4. A recessive characteristic appears if only one parent has it, but a dominant one appears only if both parents have it.