Vocabulary Words for
Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet
Using your vocabulary list,
spell each word as it is called
out.
Now, check your spelling. Write the
correct spelling for any of the words
that you missed.
pernicious
augment
portentous
chaste
heretic
disposition
forfeit
profane
solemn
revels
Copy the definition and part of
speech for the words.
 pernicious – adj. – very destructive,
injurious, or even deadly
 forfeit – n – a fine or penalty
 augment – v. – to make larger or supplement
 portentous – adj. – foreboding; negative
significance
 chaste – adj. – innocent, pure in thought;
celibate
Copy the definition and part of speech for
the words.
 heretic – n. – one who does not agree with a
dominant theory, opinion or practice
 disposition – n. – natural attitude toward
things; tendency (propensity)
 revels – n. – party or celebration
 solemn– adj. – highly serious and formal
 profane – v. – to irreverently defile
something or debase it by unworthy use
Vocabulary Activity
Working by yourself, you
will write sentences for
FIVE of your vocabulary
words.
BELLRINGER section (B1 and B2: Feb 17 ):
Working by yourself, you will write sentences
for FIVE of your vocabulary words.
Use the words in a high-school appropriate
sentence; begin each sentence with one of the
following words:
 Although
th
 Whenever
 Certainly
 Wherever
 Because
 Since
For
example,
Shakespeare N’ Stuff
January 13, 2014
1. As you watch the following (brief) video on
Shakespeare’s life and career, simply list five
interesting or unexpected facts that you learned
last class or in this video. (Review Time!)
2. Number each response.
3. Write in complete sentences.
Bellringer: Paragraph Writing
January 9, 2013
Choose one of the following prompts and write a COMPLETE
paragraph response:
1) Tell me about your break. What was the best part? Did you do
anything memorable? Did anything happen that you didn’t like?
2) What, if any New Year resolutions have you made? Explain
what and why.
3) Since you are starting a new semester, you have the
opportunity to make completely new grades in all of your
classes. Think back to last semester. How did it go for you?
What do you need to change to succeed this semester?
Correct and rewrite the following sentences.
Insert the correct vocabulary word.
1. although i was frightened by the ________________ wild animal i kept my cool
instead of crying and falling apart
2. when ever i go to a ________________ i am the life of the party
3. Because my sister needs to ________________her allowance money to buy a
car. She also mows lawns on the weekends.
4. dont you dare _________________ my dogs grave by building a basketball
court on top of it I warned my brother
5. maybe you have trouble making friends because you have such a naturally
unpleasant __________________ i replied to my sister
pernicious
forfeit
augment
profane
portentous
solemn
chaste
revel(s)
heretic
disposition
Check your work:
1. Although I was frightened by the pernicious wild animal, I
kept my cool instead of crying and falling apart.
2. Whenever I go to a revel, I am the life of the party.
3. Because my sister needs to augment her allowance money
to buy a car, she also mows lawns on the weekends.
4. “Don’t you dare profane my dog’s grave by building a
basketball court on top of it,” I warned my brother.
5. “Maybe you have trouble making friends because you have
such a naturally unpleasant disposition,” I replied to my
sister.