Lesson Plan for 11/15/07
Complete Daily Writing #20 and then do the excercizes below. I will collect these on Friday.
Write your answers for this on a separate sheet of paper.
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Underline the two antonyms in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
1. A famous author wrote this story at a time when she was still unknown.
2. Running shoes are too casual to wear at such a formal event.
3. It’s the same thing every four years: Karen and I always have opposite opinions about the election.
4. Andrew believes that you sold the faulty parts that he purchased on the Web.
5. How could such a dull man write such an exciting book?
6. Which is more dangerous for that spacecraft, the ascent or the descent onto the desert runway?
7. Michelle should never have told her little sister to always wear shoes on her hands.
8. If he’s really innocent, why does he look so guilty
Homonym Search
Homonyms are words that sound alike but have unrelated meanings. They are often, but not always,
spelled differently.Underline the two homonyms in each sentence. The first one is done
for you.
9.
I won’t buy a book that’s written by a ghost writer!
10.
My hare and rabbit have very smooth hair.
11.
When do you think our next payment is due?
12.
Matt is so witty he can even make a wry comment about rye bread.
13.
Do you prefer an oar or a paddle?
14.
I never guessed that Elaine would be our surprise guest.
15.
Amazingly, none of us realized that Mary was a nun.
16.
With a steel will and an absence of decency, he tried to steal the election.
17.
Any gold that’s left in the old mine is mine!
18. Is there ever a time when you’d combine garlic and thyme in a recipe?
Analogies
Complete each analogy by writing the best word in the blank. You may use a dictionary.
19. Star is to rats as pals is to _______________.
friends
enemies
pal
slap
20. Express is to say as believe is to _______________.
think
ask
wonder
deny
21. Acrophobia is to height as hydrophobia is to _______________.
rabies
fear
water
sunlight
22. Perish is to survive as retreat is to _______________.
advance
withdraw
live
vanish
23. Remove is to removal as adopt is to _______________.
adapt
adoption
parent
orphan
24. Intelligence is to intelligent as money is to _______________.
cash
wealthy
save
invest
25. Paced is to paste as bowled is to _______________.
bowling
pins
ball
bold
Verb Search
Underline the verbs. Here’s some help: In each sentence, there will be two or three verbs and they will
always be in alphabetical order. The nouns and adjectives that are made from verbs don't count. The
first sentence has been done for you.
26.
Boris carefully avoided the boiling milk that was on the stove.
27.
While blissfully bathing in his wading pool, Cameron failed to notice the hungry little shark.
28.
Di gazed into her looking glass and studied her sparkling eyes.
29.
Please count your toes every day until the count exceeds ten.
30.
Slow walking is the best exercise for someone recovering from such an accident.
31.
The annoying barking ceased when Dog recognized our voices.
32. Patricia’s abundant supply of natural gas was the reason why her invitation to the pajama party never
went out.
33.
Be honest and fair when you deal with others.
34.
Sammy suddenly saw the sinister spider sitting on his salad.
35. Garth acts as if he has no knowledge of the criminal acts that we reported.
Grammatical Misfits
Three of the four words in each set have something in common (grammatically). Underline the word
that doesn’t belong with them and tell what the three words have in common.
Example: car, house, trucks, fence
36. make, shake, bake, take
37. Monday, Canada, February, Winter
38. recite, renew, say, speak
39. their, she, her, its
40. quickly, never, before, good
41. deer, pig, ox, mouse
42. I’ll, aisle, isle, ill
43. Who’s, Jim’s, Mary’s, Dogs’
They are singular nouns.
Proofreading
There are two mistakes in each sentence. Write the corrected version of each sentence. The first one has
been done for you.
44. Their were ten broken egg’s in the carton.
There were ten broken eggs in the carton.
45. Each of the boys’ are writing a different story.
46. Did Taylor and me borrow the wrong car.
47. how many people seen the strange object?
48. Randall said, “Its too late to go out”!
49. The title of the book is a piece of Toast.
50. I’d like to invite joan to visit us in florida.