Saturday, September 4, 2010

Words for the week of September 6-10, 2010

PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!!
1. Read the vocabulary words chosen from our read aloud (listed below)
2. Read the definitions and example sentences carefully. Make sure you understand the information!
3. Research the words on www.dictionary.com to get a SYNONYM AND ANTONYM for each word.
4. Click on the comments section (type your first name only) and enter the synonym and antonym. Also provide a sentence that demonstrates the meaning of each word.
(You can read the example format from August 23rd or entries from last year for more examples)
5. Be sure to put your first name and last initial only!
6. Submit your entry. You must choose "anonymous" before submitting.


THE WORDS FOR THIS WEEK ARE:
1. bouquet (p73) part of speech: noun; definition: a group or bunch of arranged flowers
Sentence from the text: Miss Lillie clipped the petals on from the bouquet in front of her.


2. infectious (76) part of speech: adjective' definition: catching or contagious
Sentence from the text: Rachel had an infectious laugh.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Words for the week of August 30, 2010

PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!!
1. Read the vocabulary words chosen from our read aloud (listed below)
2. Read the definitions and example sentences carefully. Make sure you understand the information!
3. Research the words on www.dictionary.com to get a SYNONYM AND ANTONYM for each word.
4. Click on the comments section (type your first name only) and enter the synonym and antonym. Also provide a sentence that demonstrates the meaning of each word.
(You can read the example format from August 23rd or entries from last year for more examples)
5. Be sure to put your first name and last initial only!
6. Submit your entry. You must choose "anonymous" before submitting.


THE WORDS FOR THIS WEEK ARE:
1. reservations: part of speech- noun; definition- the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart (having second thoughts)
Sentence from p. 53: "I know they will have strong reservations because of the incident with Gary."

2. enraged: part of speech-verb; definition- to make extremely angry
Sentence from p. 55: "Violent? Me?" Gary was predictably enraged.