9.19-Bell-ringer, Grammar Activity, Spelling

Bell-ringer: Directions—write the following sentences and define the underlined words using context clues and prior knowledge. 

1.     Dr. Smith was relieved to learn that the tumor was benign.

2.     The mother beseeched the judge to let her son go free.

3.     My friend Cynthia is now betrothed and will be married soon.

4.     My grandfather has bibliomania; he has collected over two-thousand books.

5.     Rolling your eyes is a way to display a boorish attitude.

Identifying the subject and verb--click here 

1.    compete

2.    especially

3.    irritate

4.    suspicious

5.    congestion

6.    sequins

7.    incognito

8.    occupation

9.    withdraw

10.  authority

11.  paralyzed

12.  translation

13.  their

14.  there

15.  they’re