1. LANGUAGE ARTS STUDY GUIDE
Study the following spelling words. You need to know the correct spelling
and the part of speech.
Spelling Lesson 7
establish fanatic fantastic gigantic inhabit
abusive perusal pursuant refusal attendant
intestate compensate
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Spelling Lesson 8
afloat below bemoan bestow deplore
abreast ahead befriend beheld postpone
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Spelling Lesson 9
deport remote attempt distress connect
deflect dilute ensue imbue abridge
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Spelling Lesson 10
dismiss amidst bewitch recruit recluse
refute eclipse extinct forgive inflict
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Long Sounds of Vowels.
Spelling Lesson 11
austere revere awry beguile deprive
decrease increase repeal describe despise
prescribe decline
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2. IDIOMS
Study the idioms 21 to 40. You need to know the meaning.
English Idiom #21 EAGER BEAVER
ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON.
English Idiom #22 EARLY BIRD
A PERSON WHO IS EARLY FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
English Idiom #23 SCRATCH THE SURFACE
EXAMINE ONLY A PART OF SOMETHING. UNCOVER ONLY A FEW FACTS ABOUT
SOMETHING.
English Idiom #24 GIVE HIM THE SLIP
LEAVE HIM. HIDE FROM HIM.
English Idiom #25 COLD SHOULDER
TO TREAT SOMEONE IN AN UNFRIENDLY MANNER.
English Idiom #26 GET THE BALL ROLLING
START SOMETHING.
English Idiom #27 JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON
JOIN A POPULAR TREND OR ACTIVITY.
English Idiom #28 A LOSING BATTLE
SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED.
English Idiom #29 KEEP SOMETHING AT BAY
KEEP SOMETHING AWAY.
English Idiom #30 SPILL THE BEANS
TELL A SECRET.
English Idiom #31 BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS
PEOPLE CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING THEY GET FOR FREE.
English Idiom #32 FLESH AND BLOOD
A RELATIVE.
English Idiom #33
GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
BELIEVE SOMEONE'S STATEMENT, WITHOUT PROOF.
3. English Idiom #34 A SAFE BET
PROBABLY TRUE. WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN.
English Idiom #35 FIT THE BILL
SEEMS CORRECT.
English Idiom #36 BLACK AND BLUE
BRUISED.
English Idiom #37 IN COLD BLOOD
WITH COMPASSION OR MERCY. USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RUTHLESS
MURDER.
English Idiom #38 OUT OF THE BLUE
UNEXPECTED.
English Idiom #39 CALL SOMEONE'S BLUFF
MAKE SOMEONE PROVE WHAT THEY SAY.
English Idiom #40 ROCK THE BOAT
CREATE PROBLEMS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
READING
Stories:
Vocanoes
Hunting Hurricanes
Herbie
These Shoes of Mine
Titanic: Lost and Found
Study the following vocabulary:
Iceberg
Drills
Patrol
Stirred
Fiery
Erupted
Satellite
Navigator
Parachute
Dejectedly
Impress
Immigrant
Astronomy
Predictions
4. IRREGULAR VERBS
Study the following verbs:
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
dive dived/dove dived
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt
drive drove driven
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fit fit fit
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten
forego (forgo) forewent foregone
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
5. kneel knelt knelt
knit knit knit
Say it Right!
Correct the following sentences:
I don’t was speaking in Spanish!
My califications are getting better.
May I can go to the office?
He don’t want to help me.
INTERROGATIVE FORM.
Change the following sentences into a question.
Arthur thinks he is the best.
Does Arthur think he is the best?
They are going to the movies this weekend.
Are they going to the movies this weekend?
VERBS
Write two verbs of each kind:
Action
Linking
Verb phrases (Main and helping verbs)
Transitive
Intransitive
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Write the definition of adjective and two examples of each type.
Write the definition of adverb and two examples of each type.
