Power Words #3 (Abstract Nouns!)
Spelling and Vocab Quiz on Friday, October 17, 2014
Word/Phrase
Part of
Speech
Definition (remembering that
Sample Sentence
nouns are persons, places,
things, events, ideas, or feelings)
1) celebration
(abstract)
noun
2) civilization
(abstract)
noun
3) conviction
(abstract)
noun
(abstract)
noun
an event where participants
take pleasure in an
accomplishment
the idea that the sacrifice of
humans’ natural instincts
leads to an improved society
the idea or feeling of being
certain
the thing on which something
higher rests
4) foundation
5) imitation
(abstract)
noun
the thing you do when you
are trying to act the way that
someone else does
6) infection
(abstract)
noun
7) organization
(abstract)
noun
8) question
(abstract)
noun
an event where someone’s
condition is passed on to
others OR an event where
bacteria invade a wound
the idea that everything is put
into an efficient and
predictable order
an idea expressed in a way
that you get even more
information
9)
(abstract)
recommendation noun
10) suggestion
(abstract)
noun
an idea that someone makes
to you as advice
an idea that is offered during
brainstorming
Let’s have a celebration!
We can’t have a civilization
without families, schools, and
good morals.
“We are going to win,” she said
with conviction.
Adding numbers together is
the foundation of subtracting
them.
Jason found his little brother’s
constant imitation of him
much less cute than his
parents did.
He got the infection by sharing
his water bottle with a
teammate.
The organization of your
binder relates to your ability to
turn in assignments on time.
The second time I watched the
movie, I came up with some
questions that I had not
thought of before.
I read that book on Jessica’s
recommendation.
Do you have any suggestions
for us?
Assignment #1: Write all vocab words/phrases three times each. You must spell them correctly. Due:
Friday, October 10th.
Assignment #2: Write one sentence for each vocab word/phrase. Due: Friday, October 10th.
You can write both assignments on the same sheet of paper.
Spelling Rule #3
On your quiz, you can earn a bonus by correctly writing a dictated sentence that uses this week’s
spelling rule.
The suffix -ion turns a verb into an abstract noun. Like –ing (Spelling Rule #2), you
drop the final “e” in the verb if you are adding –ion.
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suggestsuggestion
questquestion
imitateimitation
convinceconviction
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hesitatehesitation
ruinruination
electelection
emoteemotion
Thou MAY use the –tion suffix to turn a verb into an abstract noun!
Power Idioms #3
On your quiz, you can earn bonus points by writing examples that correctly use the two idioms. (The
right-hand column gives you models of what you should write the day of the test!)
Word/Phrase
1) A stitch in time
saves nine.
2) A blessing in
disguise.
What It Literally Means
Take action as soon as a problem
appears. If you wait for it to get
worse, it will be much harder to deal
with!
An event that seems terrible at the
time… but you realize later that it
actually caused something amazing
to happen in your life.
Example
I’d rather pay the mechanic
$100 to fix the problem now
than to wait for the whole
engine to die and have to
spend $1000. A stitch in time
saves nine.
If our old apartment hadn’t
burned down, our family
would have never moved into
this amazing house. I didn’t
realize it at the time, but it was
a blessing in disguise!
How to Study: Think of your own example (fiction or nonfiction) one or both of the
idioms. Be prepared to explain it the day of the test.