11.13- Bell-ringer, Spelling Words, Banned Word List

Bell-ringer: Write the sentences and then define the underlined words using context clues and prior knowledge.

1. Though my sister loves rutabagas, I detest them.

2. The detrimental storm destroyed houses and tore down power lines.

3. The devilry (hateful mischief) was done by the students.

4. We could almost see straight through the diaphanous fish.

5.  Mom dissevered the cake into six pieces.

1.    sustenance

2.    condemnation

3.    belittle

4.    beneficial

5.    coexist

6.    fortunate

7.    negotiate

8.    memento

9.    proclaim

10.  vengeance

11.  vandalism

12.  preferential

13.  maneuver

14.  ingenious

15.  carnivorous

Banned Word List:

good, bad, pretty, beautiful,ugly, very, really, sad, happy, excited/ing, thing, stuff, great, slow, fast, nice, amazing, awesome, got, cool, big, small, littler, wonderful