use it don''t lose it grade 8

By Marjorie Frank 8th Grade Use It! Don’t Lose It! Use It! Don’t Lose It! DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE IP 612-3 [...]... means freedom from punishment? indictment impunity impertinence illicit 5 Rewrite each sentence in active voice A Joe seemed miserable with his mosquito bites 2 Write a word that contains a silent letter that fits each definition B That bear is really close! chocolate candy apparition pack animal C Tom is probably on the wrong trail giggle mute pen name D Does it appear to be thundering? 3 What part of... 1,045 Aug 5, 1 989 Singapore 8, 2 38 Sept 30, 2000 Singapore 9,234 Write Think of yourself as a radio reporter covering one of the record-setting events above Write a brief report that you will give, describing the event to your audience Use your imagination to elaborate on what you think it might be like to watch the event ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN 13 Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3... coaster offers the same combination of dread and excitement Write Write a short summary of one or both of the selections ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN 19 Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 MONDAY WEEK 6 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name 1 What is the meaning of the bolded word? After 18 days on the trail, Teryl was getting hungry because of a dearth of food 5 What kind of terrain... Todd caught fish and served them to the girls seasoned with salt and pepper 7 Paddling the raft to the shore, the picnic looked inviting 8 While waiting on my surfboard, a jellyfish stung me 9 Shakira saw a shark in her bathing suit ready to go into the water 10 Tired and hot from running on the beach, the water looked good to us Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 10 ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville,... 4 Which campsite is farthest from North Fork Creek? 5 What direction is Agate Butte from the ranger station? Write Write clear directions that a hiker could follow to get from Three Fork Campsite to Agate Butte passing through Redwood Grove Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 22 ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN MONDAY WEEK 7 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name 1 Write a homonym... long baggy trench coat? he lingered in the shadows furtively sneeking out and darting back, to his hiding place behind a post, it wasn’t long befor other passengers, began to notise his surreptitious behavour 4 What is the meaning of surreptitious in item 5? Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 14 ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN WEDNESDAY WEEK 4 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name 1 What... order watery wetsuit waterlogged wetter water whack ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN 23 Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 WEDNESDAY WEEK 7 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name 1 Should you get into an altercation with a barracuda? 5 Make an inference about what happened to the author 2 Place parentheses correctly in the sentence After the incident with the shark the one with the mean look... At any given hour in the United States, 61,000 people are up in the air in airplanes In 1 987 , American Airlines eliminated one olive from each salad served in the first class cabin, saving $40,000 At the busiest airport in the world, an airplane lands or takes off every 37 seconds In 1961, it became illegal to hijack an airplane Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 FRIDAY WEEK 8 LANGUAGE... want to visit Then add at least three supporting details or examples Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 28 ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN MONDAY WEEK 9 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name 1 Circle the correct word for the sentence I (compliment, complement) you on your skiing! 5 Read and follow the directions to make a snowflake 2 Fix any capitalization errors 1 Start with a 6-... appears? 4 Circle the preposition Draw a box around the object of the preposition Her blisters were so painful that Brooke could only hobble along the trail slowly ©2006 Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville, TN 21 Use It! Don’t Lose It! IP 612-3 FRIDAY WEEK 6 LANGUAGE PRACTICE Name Read 1 Could someone travel by water from Diamond Lake to Rainbow Campsite? 2 What bodies of water . Frank 8th Grade Use It! Don’t Lose It! Use It! Don’t Lose It! DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE IP 612-3