Bellwork 2
1. humorlessly- (adverb) in a boring manner
2. interminably- (adverb) all the time; seemingly without stopping
3. regretfully- (adverb) with sadness
4. ritual- (noun) the prescribed procedure for conducting religious
ceremonies
5. petulantly- (adverb)in an easily irritated or annoyed manner
6. reprimand- (noun) an act or expression of criticism and
censure
7. paraphernalia- (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
8. perfunctory- (adjective)hasty and without attention to detail; not
thorough
9. daintily- (adverb) in a refined manner
10. boisterous- (adjective) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
11. brackets [ ] are often used to show a word was changed from what the
original author wrote. This is done for clarity if a quotation taken out of
context needs more information.
Write each sentence and complete it with the
correct vocabulary word.
1. The teacher laughed _______________ at
the young boy when he challenged her
authority.
2. The children were ___________________
and unruly after a night of eating candy.
3. My mom had to _________________ my
brother for eating our little sister’s candy.
Write out the synonyms and complete the set with the
correct vocabulary word.
 1. remorsefully, unhappily, repentantly, _______________
 2. admonishment, scolding, rebuke, __________________
 3. neatly, prettily, delicately, _________________________
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Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks in the
page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of
Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Write out the sentences and replace the
underlined word with the vocabulary
synonym.
1. He seemed very proper and important as he
talked forever to Mr. Graves and the Martins.
2. They grinned at one another boringly and
nervously.
3. When school released for the summer,
students felt free of books and lectures.
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Write the three words and fill in the vocabulary
synonym.
1. grumpily, peevishly, moodily, ____________
2.ceremony, habit, custom, _____________
• Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read. Remember:
Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.)
Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Source Type.
Write out the sentences and replace the
underlined word with the vocabulary synonym.
 1. The original equipment for the lottery had
been lost long ago.
 2. There had been a recital of some sort,
performed by the official of the lottery, a
routine, tuneless chant
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Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful
quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or
anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Write each sentence and complete it with the
correct vocabulary word.
1. ______________, his choice of words
showed poor judgement, and now he has
lost a friend.
2. Albert preformed the ______________ task
of walking to school each day.
3. Lila sat her tea cup down ___________.
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1. Draw a picture of a ritual
2. Draw a picture of a reprimand
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Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the
page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last,
First.) Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Source
Type.
Write the three words and fill in the
vocabulary synonym.
1. cheerful, jolly, merry, __________________
2. rowdy, unruly, disorderly, _______________
3. delay, break, pause, ____________________
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