EDL VOCABUL ARY
#2
B E L LW O R K E X E R C I S E S
MONDAY, FEB. 1
• 1. sinister - evil or relating to evil
• 2. stamina - endurance; the ability to endure
• 3. strenuous - requiring much physical or mental energy
• 4. swindle - to cheat (someone)
• 5. tragedy - a disastrous event
• 6. transform - to change from one thing to another
TUESDAY, FEB. 2
• 7. tuition - payment for instruction
• 8. vengeance - the act of getting even
• 9. virtue - an admirable quality
• 10. writhe - to twist the body in pain
• 11. Grammar Rule- a participial phrase is a verbal that acts
as a adjective descriptor, describing a noun. Example- What
is that barking sound?
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3
Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle the vocabulary
word used.
• 1. Wearing a black cape, the sinister man ripped off the hood and
revealed his skull-like face.
• 2. Snapping her fingers and muttering an incantation, the gnarled old
woman transformed into a fish, then a swan, and finally an eagle.
• 3. Locked in the trunk, the puppy writhed and scratched.
THURSDAY, FEB. 4
Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle the vocabulary
word used.
• 1. The rhino, caught in the tangled rope, strenuously looked for
freedom.
• 2. The old flag, battered by wind and weather, was finally replaced.
• 3. Told in many versions, it is a virtue that the story is still funny.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5
• Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle
the vocabulary word used.
• 1. The plane, veering wildly to avoid tragedy, almost
crashed to the ground.
• 2. Finished, the artists paid their tuition.
• 3. Exhausted,Victor fell to the ground after his long
run because his stamina was depleted.