5.16-Bell-ringer, Spelling Words, Etymology

Bell-ringer: Create an original sentence for the words below. Your sentences should be creative, interesting, and at least ten words long.

1. Spinster- n. an unmarried woman

2. Squatter- n. a person who lives in a place without permission

3. Squalid- adj. dirty and impoverished 

4. Stagnant- adj. (only applies to water or air in a confined place) lacking movement

5. Stationary- adj. not moving

1.    technique

2.    myriad

3.    dissolve

4.    sensitive

5.    validate

6.    business

7.    premonition

8.    vertigo

9.    busyness

10.  advocate

11.  uncertainty

12.  connoisseur

13.  scepter

14.  sovereign

15.  circulation

Spelling List 19-Etymology

Directions: Write the spelling word that corresponds with each of the clues below.

1.       In psychology, it means having a low threshold of sensation.

2.       From the Latin word meaning “to turn around.”

3.       While sitting on the toilet, the toddler “king” wielded the toilet bowl brush as a _______.

4.       The body of specialized procedures and methods used a specific field

5.       “Irresolution” and “ambivalence” are synonyms of this word.

6.       Seeing the flashing lights of the ambulance, Jane had a ________ of the bad events to come.

7.       “Disprove” is an antonym of this word.

8.       When used as an adjective, this word can mean “efficacious.”

9.       This word is pronounced two ways depending on its function in the sentence.

10.   “Let’s get down to _________ to defeat the Huns.”

11.   The act or instance of moving in a circuit

12.   From the Latin word meaning “knower”; an expert in taste or art

13.   When referring to a relationship or a bond, this word means to break-up or destroy.

14.   One definition of this word is “lively but meaningless activity.”

15.   From the Greek word meaning “ten thousand.”