Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Grade 10 i_ii_Anc_889784.indd 4/7/08 3:49:26 PM Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved Permission is granted to reproduce the material contained herein on the condition that such materials be reproduced only for classroom use; be provided to students, teachers, and families without charge; and be used solely in conjunction with the program Any other reproduction, for sale or other use, is expressly prohibited Send all inquiries to: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 8787 Orion Place Columbus, OH 43240-4027 ISBN: 978-0-07-889784-9 MHID: 0-07-889784-X Printed in the United States of America 10 079 12 11 10 09 08 i_ii_Anc_889784.indd 4/7/08 3:49:27 PM Contents Vocabulary for Writing in the Real World The Private Journals of Denise Chavez Trahant Investigates Nuclear Transport Clarke Follows the Equator Norfolk Tells Tales Behind the Science Feature Mitchiner, Ross and Kahn Asks “What Will It Do To You?” Literature Vocabulary Blue Highways: A Journey into America “My Furthest-Back Person—‘The African’” The Solace of Open Spaces Tortuga 10 A Book of Bees 11 “A Plague on Tennis” 12 Learning from Context Definition 13 Example 14 Comparison 15 Contrast 16 Cause and Effect 17 Word Roots and Compounds Word Roots and Base Words 18 Word Roots I 19 Word Roots II 20 Word Roots III 21 Compound Words 22 Prefixes Prefixes Meaning “Not” 23 Prefixes That Tell When 24 Prefixes That Tell Where 25 Prefixes Meaning “For” or “Against” 26 iii Contents Suffixes Nouns 27 Adjectives 28 Verbs 29 Suffix Patterns I [-ize, -izer, -ization] 30 Suffix Patterns II [-ate, -ator, -ation] 31 Suffix Patterns III [-ion, -ive with spelling changes] 32 Suffix Patterns IV [-ence, -ent] 33 Suffix Patterns V [-ism, -ist, -istic] 34 Using the Dictionary and Thesaurus Using a Dictionary: Multiple Meanings 35 Using a Thesaurus: Synonyms 36 Using a Dictionary: Word Origins 37 Using Spelling Rules Spelling ie and ei 38 Spelling -cede,-ceed, and -sede 39 Spelling Unstressed Vowels 40 Adding Prefixes 41 Suffixes and the Silent e 42 Suffixes and the Final y 43 Doubling the Final Consonant 44 Adding -ly 45 Adding -ness 46 Forming Compound Words 47 Forming Plurals: General Rules 48 Forming Plurals: Special Rules 49 Mastering Troublesome Words Words Easily Confused 50 Frequently Misspelled Words I 51 Frequently Misspelled Words II 52 Answers 53 iv Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date The Private Journals of Denise Chavez Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 4–7 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to a writer’s vocabulary Say each word to yourself stanza plot solitary alliteration denouement restrictive simile climax flashback process immersed abreast stage whisper ■ A Word Association To form each word cluster below, add a word from the list above that is closely associated with the other words filter, sift, informed, aware, lone, separate, engrossed, absorbed, _ controlled, inflexible, _ ■ B Definitions Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Read each definition Write the words from the list that matches each definition This word, borrowed from French, means the resolution of a conflict in a story or play This is a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as This word describes the action in a story This is dialogue in a play that is meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other actors This word describes one part of a poem This word describes a literary technique whereby the reader is taken into the past A poetic technique that has several words in a poem beginning with the same sound The high point in a story Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Trahant Investigates Nuclear Transport Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 42–45 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to journalism Say each word to yourself beat vaporize plutonium rewriter stringer impartial doggedly Teletype general assignment reporter potential advocates syndicate ■ A Using Words in Sentences Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the list above Consult a dictionary as needed The reporter followed every lead until she had the complete story When these chemicals are exposed to oxygen, they ; that is, they dissipate A good journalist must be , not showing bias or favoritism toward any side of a story A seemingly inconsequential incident may have the to become a really big story Reporters cannot become , individuals who align themselves on one side of an issue and lend it their support is a radioactive, silvery metallic element Write the word from the list that best matches each description A reporter who submits an occasional story to a newspaper When a reporter phones in the facts, this journalist prepares the story This is a reporter’s area of specialization News from around the world is transmitted to a newsroom via this device This journalist covers a wide variety of subjects A news organization that distributes stories to other news organizations for publication Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ■ B Definitions Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Clarke Follows the Equator Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 122–125 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to a ship Say each word to yourself prominent seasoned expedition bulkheads briefing itinerary galley starboard transcribe transitions editing crow’s-nest stateroom bridge ballast hold ■ A Word Association To form each word cluster below, add a word from the list that is closely associated with the other words Consult a dictionary as needed copy, record, _ schedule, plan, initiation, introduction, _ revising, polishing, _ important, significant, experienced, veteran, _ bridges, changes, adventure, excursion, _ Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ■ B Using Words in Sentences Complete each sentence with a word from the list The is a high platform from which a crew member can keep a lookout Without appropriate , a ship would be unstable on the water Cargo is stored in the of a ship Delicious meals are prepared in the Facing the bow, is the right side of a ship The holds of a ship are separated by In the evening, passengers retire to their for the night The is the nerve center of a ship, the place from which the vessel is navigated Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Norfolk Tells Tales Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 166–169 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to storytelling Say each word to yourself narrative folklore fable evoked legend quest pantomime minstrel critique improvisational myth climax skald ■ A Understanding Definitions Write the word from the list above that best matches each definition below evaluate or criticize the emotional high point of a story invented on the spur of the moment a search, or journey of discovery something not true; a legend a story a story told with actions but no words call up or summon Complete each sentence with a word from the list You may need to change the form of the word Refer to a dictionary as needed In the Middle Ages, Scandinavian poets called would recite their poems orally for audiences throughout the country , which usually end with a moral, are favorite performance pieces for storytellers Although are usually associated with the playing of musical instruments, they often accompanied their tunes with poems and stories , which may or may not be true, is passed from one generation to the next, often orally Ichabod Crane’s frightening adventures are part of this often told by storytellers Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ■ B Using Words in Sentences Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Behind the Science Feature Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 216–219 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to sleep Say each word to yourself jargon dormant potential siesta REM sleep forum colleague synthesized query treatise affiliations layout stellar insomnia ■ A Word Association To form each word cluster below, add a word from the list above that is closely associated with the other two words superb, first-rate, essay, discourse, _ discussion, dialogue, _ vocabulary, lingo, connections, associations, _ question, inquiry, friend, associate, Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc capacity, possibility, processed, arranged, _ 10 format, arrangement, _ ■ B Using Words in Sentences Complete each sentence with a word or expression from the list During , your eyes move rapidly while you dream During the winter, many plants lie , which is for them a kind of sleep People who cannot seem to get a good night’s rest often suffer from In many tropical climates, a , or noonday nap, keeps people indoors during the hottest part of the day A formal, systematic piece of writing on a particular subject is called a Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Mitchiner, Ross and Kahn Asks, “What Will It Do to You?” Use with Writing in the Real World, pp 278–281 Key Information The following words are important for understanding Writing in the Real World and words related to advertising Say each word to yourself patrons campaign crucial media testimonial conscious informal storyboard direct mail prospective irreverent banners public service ad ■ A Word Association To form each word cluster below, add a word from the list above that is closely associated with the other two words future, expected _ placards, posters casual, familiar intentional, planned _ audience, spectators bold, daring vital, key _ ■ B Using Words in Sentences Complete each sentence with a word or word group from the list You may need to change the form of the word A involves a well-known personality endorsing the use of a product or service , a powerful advertising tool, is referred to by many of its recipients as “junk mail.” A television commercial is first presented as a series of illustrations on a Advertising occupies a variety of , including billboards, magazines, radio and television—even park benches and signs trailing from airplanes! include campaigns to encourage people to stop smoking, to protect the environment, or to donate to charities Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc effort, attempt Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 46 Adding -ness Key Information When adding -ness to a word that ends in n, keep both n’s stubborn + ness = stubbornness plain + ness = plainness ■ A Spelling Words Ending in -ness Correctly Add -ness to each of the italicized words in the following sentences Then rewrite each sentence using the new word When it comes to mean, a mother bear defending her cubs provides a vivid demonstration Because of the sudden of the storm, the boats had no time to seek shelter in the harbor Her keen for the game made up for a lack of talent Thanks to his thin, the thief was able to escape through the narrow window Lean is a major consideration when choosing heart-healthy selections of fish, fowl, and red meat The brazen of the general’s battlefield tactics surprised even his most ardent admirers His common was the subject of much discussion among the officers of the membership committee ■ B Writing Sentences with Words Ending in -ness Write a sentence of your own for two of the new words you formed in Part A 46 Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Clarice’s sullen made the party less enjoyable for all who attended Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 47 Forming Compound Words Key Information When joining two words to make a single compound word, not change the spelling of either word spot + light = spotlight salt + cellar = saltcellar blue + berry = blueberry pawn + shop = pawnshop Some compound nouns are written as two separate words Nevertheless, the two words are still considered one noun water + chestnut = water chestnut orange + peel = orange peel ■ A Spelling Compound Words Correctly Combine the words in the word bank with water, home, and sea to create a variety of compounds Remember, some compounds are written as two separate words spun buffalo turtle maker tower power urchin room color coast Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc water home land cooler floor economics food sea 11 _ _ 12 _ _ 13 _ _ 14 _ _ 10 15 _ ■ B Writing Sentences with Compound Words Combine each of the following word pairs and use the resulting compound word in a sentence basket + ball _ fair + ground _ row + boat _ garage + sale _ Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 47 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 48 Forming Plurals: General Rules Key Information If a noun ends in a consonant + o, add es: potato, potatoes ch, s, sh, x, or z, add es: sandwich, sandwiches fax, faxes Exceptions: silo, silos; halo, halos glass, glasses f or ff, add s: waif, waifs a consonant + y, change the y to i and add es: charity, charities a vowel + y, add s: day, days sheriff, sheriffs Exception: leaf, leaves If, change f to v and add es: self, selves fe, change f to v and add s: life, lives a vowel + o, add s: stereo, stereos ■ A Spelling Plurals Correctly Correctly form the plural of each of the following words _ canary _ valley _ studio _ embargo _ reef _ wolf _ knife _ crutch _ 10 reflex _ ■ B Proofreading Proofread the following sentences, correcting any spelling errors resulting from the formation of plurals If a sentence contains no errors, write Correct in the blank The employees’ salarys were raised when the new manager took over Over ninety autoes were damaged or destroyed during the hurricane The Italian bakery bakes several hundred loafs of bread every day The library ordered new shelves for the reference section The tropical rain forests of Africa are home to many species of monkies 48 Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ash Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 49 Forming Plurals: Special Rules Key Information To form the plural of proper names, add either s or es the Washington family, the Washingtons the Gomez family, the Gomezes To form the plural of one-word compounds, follow regular rules homestead, homesteads blueberry, blueberries To form the plural of hyphenated or two-word compounds, usually make the first word plural runner-up, runners-up editor in chief, editors in chief Exceptions: drive-in, drive-ins; orange peel, orange peels Some plurals are formed irregularly and follow no rules: child, children tooth, teeth Some nouns have the same singular and plural form cattle, cattle pants, pants ■ A Spelling Plurals Correctly Write the correct plural of the italicized word in each of the following sentences We’re planning a Mexican buffet with the Sanchez to celebrate Cinco de Mayo At the Orchard Farm just outside of town you can pick fresh blackberry In some places, plows are still pulled by teams of ox Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Sheep have been grazing in that valley for centuries Six rowboat were used for lifeguard training ■ B Writing Sentences with Plurals Form the plurals of the following nouns and use each one in a sentence Use a dictionary to check your answers man Japanese oak leaf datum Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 49 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 50 Words Easily Confused Key Information The correct spelling of some words can be confusing because the words contain similar sounds Homophones, words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings, can be especially troublesome Mastering the words in the following list will improve your written communication skills affect, effect access, excess a lot, allot cite, sight, site formally, formerly holey, holy, wholly its, it’s lose, loose moral, morale passed, past precedence, precedents personal, personnel rap, wrap stationary, stationery than, then ■ A Spelling Easily Confused Words Choose the words in parentheses that correctly complete each sentence Write the correct words in the blanks “I enjoy science (a lot, allot),” Tom said, “but I also like to draw and paint.” His face was unshaven and his clothes were (holey, wholly), but his conversation was intelligent and his manner gracious “(Its, It’s) not that I wouldn’t love to go,” LaWanda said, “but I’ve got to finish this report for history class.” The governor (formally, formerly) advised the legislature of her intention to veto the tax bill In the (past, passed), she always (passed, past) math with ease ■ B Proofreading Proofread the following sentences, correcting any errors in spelling If a sentence has no spelling errors, write Correct in the blank What was the ultimate affect of the death of Franz Ferdinand? With a polar bear cub on the lose, the zoo was closed to the public as a precautionary measure Jeff was concerned that the guest of honor would arrive before he had finished rapping all the presents The palace guard remained stationary, refusing to move or smile despite the tourist’s determined efforts Tom was told to report to the personal department at the start of his first day at work 50 Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc In an effort to boost the team’s (moral, morale), the coach reminded them that they had already beaten this week’s opponent twice Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 51 Frequently Misspelled Words I Key Information Some words are more difficult to spell than others One way to master these frequently misspelled words is to develop a personal word list and study it often Add the words in the following activities to your personal word list ■ A Spelling Words Correctly Some of the words in the following list are correctly spelled and some are not If a word is spelled correctly, write Correct in the blank If a word is incorrect, write its correct spelling advertisment melodyous _ cafeteria neccesity _ embarras _ 10 prevelent _ forfit _ 11 rebellion _ gallary _ 12 calender _ imediate _ 13 discipil _ license _ 14 femminine _ Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc _ _ ■ B Proofreading Proofread the following sentences, looking for spelling errors Write the incorrectly spelled word in each sentence in the blank At the start of World War II, Germany and Italy formed a military aliance Medical research has determined that some diseases are heredatary; that is, within a family they are passed from one generation to the next Through her innovative legislation, the Senator had become an innfluential member of Congress Computers have made many complicated tasks simpler and more managable Public officials often use “photo opportunitys” to enhance their public images The sponser of the charity banquet turned all of the proceeds over to the hospital building fund Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 51 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date 52 Frequently Misspelled Words II Key Information Some words are more difficult to spell than others One way to master these frequently misspelled words is to develop a personal word list and study it often Add the words in the following activities to your personal word list ■ A Spelling Words Correctly Some of the words in the following list are correctly spelled and some are not If a word is spelled correctly, write Correct in the blank If a word is incorrect, write its correct spelling _ aknowledge _ behavior _ cemetary _ changable _ disatisfied _ emphasize _ fision _ gayety _ 10 genius _ 11 idealy _ 12 juvenile _ 13 larinx _ 14 mosquitoe _ 15 rythm _ 16 vacume _ ■ B Proofreading Proofread the following sentences, looking for spelling errors Write the incorrectly spelled word in each sentence in the blank As the Trang family strolled through Disneyland, they purchased a variety of souveneers The newspaper article refferred to the firefighters as heroes Because he couldn’t stop taking things that didn’t belong to him, the suspect was called a cleptomaniac in the police report We thought the practical joke was humerous, but Clara was clearly angry and embarrassed In ancient Egypt, the buryal of a pharaoh was a solemn occasion Merrill’s time for the footrace clearly exceded her expectations 52 Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc accidentaly Answers ■ PAGE ■ PAGE The Private Journals of Denise Chavez Behind the Science Feature Part A process abreast solitary Part A stellar treatise forum jargon affiliations Part B denouement simile plot stage whisper immersed restrictive stanza flashback alliteration climax ■ PAGE Trahant Investigates Nuclear Transport potential advocates Plutonium Part B stringer rewriter beat Teletype general assignment reporter syndicate ■ PAGE Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Clarke Follows the Equator Part A transcribe itinerary briefing editing prominent seasoned transitions expedition Part B crow’s-nest ballast hold galley starboard bulkheads staterooms bridge ■ PAGE Norfolk Tells Tales Part B skalds Fables minstrels query colleague potential synthesized layout siesta treatise ■ PAGE What Will It Do to You? Part A doggedly vaporize impartial Part A critique climax improvisational quest Part B REM sleep dormant insomnia 10 Part A prospective banners informal conscious Part B testimonial direct mail storyboard patrons irreverent crucial campaign media Public service ads ■ PAGE Blue Highways Part A ironic zealous sporadic gorge exposure Part B conifers cleft hypothermia 10 verdant strategic inaccessible seared rotundity arid ford baroque ■ PAGE 8 myth narrative pantomime evoked Folklore legend “My Furthest-Back Person—‘The African’” Part A indelible deciphered dubious compress eminent 10 multitude gibberish bumbled cacophony agitated Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 53 Answers ■ PAGE 12 10 proximate native compulsion forebears archives The Solace of Open Spaces Part A tarnished illustrious compelling mania equalizer Part A humility vitality coy desperado haphazardly Part B typified synonymous compensate impeccable symphonic ■ PAGE Part B implements affluence Stetson engorged washes chic prescient perceptive Tortuga Part A desolate tenacious alkaline pelt dismal Part B gurney illuminating compounded rosary arthritic lulled dilapidated mused A Book of Bees Part B nectar larvae venom allergy granules insipid acumen emulate finesse integrity commercialism Learning from Context: Definition Part A numismatist chronic grandiose lassitude firebrand ambiguous Part B Sentences will vary hypochondriac: one who chronically believes he is ill when he isn’t maudlin: weakly and effusively sentimental omnivorous: consuming anything edible defeatist: one who never believes he will win pseudonym: a false name ■ PAGE 14 fatigue distorted mantle ■ PAGE 11 Part A hollows sheathed scorn exquisitely extravagantly 10 ■ PAGE 13 hangdog buckboard exiled ■ PAGE 10 54 “A Plague on Tennis” nostrums vile efficacy Learning from Context: Example Part A mild or gentle; nonmalignant forthright honesty a lover of pleasure, especially food a large city Part B Answers will vary Possible answers follow hibernating bears cactus she believed the moon was inhabited frosted glass ■ PAGE 15 Learning from Context: Comparison anthers pupa catkins Part A esoteric placid contiguous vapid impious genial Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Part B staccato linguistics gamecock astound hybrid Answers Part B Sentences will vary disinterested: not interested hypocritical: one who affects qualities he does not have tempestuous: stormy loquacious: full of excessive talk ■ PAGE 16 Learning from Context: Contrast Part A briefness making unjustified or untrue claims lacking firmness efficient Part B inscrutable solicitous meticulous demure Learning from Context: Cause and Effect Part A bloated transparent polygamy chaotic Part B Sentences will vary estranged: separated redundant: repetitious succinct: brief and to the point pallid: wan, pale impartial: not favoring any position Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Word Roots I Part A Answers will vary Possible answers follow inspiration domination audition cogitate Part B -cogn-, in disguise; unknowable -dom-, most forceful or controlling -aud-, unable to be heard -spir-, breathe out; die ■ PAGE 20 Word Roots II ■ PAGE 17 Part A Answers will vary Possible answers follow dislocate, location credit, credulity refer, circumference solitude, desolate abstract, tractor Part B Sentences will vary Possible answers follow The cowboy always traveled light and alone She was a village girl, having been born and raised there The wheels spun furiously, but the tires couldn’t grip the road Maria’s face took on a look of disbelief as the stranger spun his unbelievable tale In obedience to the wishes of his king, the knight willingly accepted the dangerous quest ■ PAGE 21 ■ PAGE 18 Word Roots and Base Words Part A Answers will vary Possible answers follow benefit scientific general deviate pedal Part B Sentences will vary moral credible frost knowledge ■ PAGE 19 friend villain Word Roots III Part A Answers will vary Possible answers follow philosophy, sophists amity, amicable describe, inscribe depend, pendulum homeopathic, empathy Part B Sentences will vary Possible answers follow His was a tale of suffering and woe that never failed to elicit feelings of compassion from those who heard it Strong-willed even as a child, Wanda remained a free spirit throughout her life Kevin was a happy, smiling fellow, always ready to lend a hand Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 55 Answers ■ PAGE 22 Compound Words Page A Answers will vary Possible compound answers follow homespun seabird homesick 10 seacoast homeroom 11 sea chest home stand 12 sea biscuit rainmaker 13 farmhouse homemaker 14 farmyard haymaker 15 farmhand moneymaker 16 farmstead Part B Sentences will vary Possible words follow airplane slowpoke basketball skim milk ■ PAGE 23 Prefixes Meaning “Not” Part A displease illiterate impassable irresponsible nonexistent Part B disrespect illegible impassable 10 ungrateful undeserved irrelevant impartial disobey Irresponsible noncompetitive unforgivable ■ PAGE 24 Prefixes That Tell When Part A ante, to precede in time pre, to see before post, after the season pre, to cook before post, after the war post, after surgery Part B Sentences will vary 56 ■ PAGE 25 Prefixes That Tell Where Part A international midnight subfreezing subcontinent circumlunar 10 interstate midwest midship circumpolar subbasement Part B talking around a subject halfway below zero halfway between two points many depending on one another ■ PAGE 26 Prefixes Meaning “For” or “Against” Part A promilitary antiterrorism probusiness counterclaim counteract 10 proenvironmental antilabor prodisarmament antiestablishment counterproductive Part B Sentences will vary ■ PAGE 27 Suffixes: Nouns Part A leakage; that which has leaked resistance; opposition employee; one who is employed electricity; electrical power inquiry; question Part B leakage resistance employee maturity photography ■ PAGE 28 Suffixes: Adjectives Part A comical believable wooden senseless Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 babyish legal Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Although Pat was already in her second year of high school, wisdom and maturity continued to elude her A glass display case held the rare, handwritten illuminated document from the Middle Ages Answers Part B Yes, in an X-ray Yes, such as snow skiing Yes, if it was of a type that rarely happened Yes, if she was caged in a zoo or tranquilized ■ PAGE 29 Suffixes: Verbs Part A activate widen simplify modernize falsify shorten terrorize vaccinate Part B blacken solidify emphasized cause to become active cause to become wide make simple make modern render false make short cause terror to deliver vaccine to validate terrorized Part A reorganizer, reorganization tranquilize, tranquilization vaporize, vaporization pressurize, pressurizer centralizer, centralization dramatize, dramatization populizer, popularization nationalize, nationalization modernize, modernizer Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Part A delusion, delusive explosion, explosive invention, inventive restriction, restrictive exclusion, exclusive digestion, digestive intrusion, intrusive permission, permissive comprehension, comprehensive 10 explosion, explosive Part B explosive Digestive intrusion comprehension exclusive Suffix Patterns IV Suffix Patterns I Part A reverence adherent deference coherent Part B Sentences will vary persistent excellent reference reverent excellence persistence existence insistent ■ PAGE 34 Suffix Patterns V nationalization modernization ■ PAGE 31 Suffix Patterns II Part A humanist, humanistic moralism, moralistic realism, realist legalist, legalistic idealism, idealistic Part B Sentences will vary opportunistic materialism, materialist surrealistic moralism, moralist rationalism, rationalist Part A arbitration, arbitrator acceleration, accelerator calculator, calculation Navigation, navigator emancipation, Emancipator Part B conjugation educator violator Suffixes: Suffix Patterns III ■ PAGE 33 ■ PAGE 30 Part B centralization dramatization popularizer ■ PAGE 32 mediation demonstration agitator Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 57 Answers ■ PAGE 35 Using a Dictionary: Multiple Meanings Part A Definitions will vary Possible answers follow (n) an airplane (v) to smooth a surface (n) something dull (v) drill (n) an academic subject (v) classify (n) the area where two crustal plates meet (n) error Part B Sentences will vary ■ PAGE 39 Spelling -cede, -ceed, and -sede Part A precede recede proceed succeed intercede Part B secede accede Correct exceed succeeded ■ PAGE 40 ■ PAGE 36 Spelling Unstressed Vowels Using a Thesaurus: Synonyms Part A i, hypocritical i, original e, funeral Part B Answers will vary Possible answers follow lively boring specks deception ambiguous ■ PAGE 37 Using a Dictionary: Word Origins Part A Spanish Chinese Dutch French of African origin Part B Sentences will vary Spanish French 10 Italian German German Chinese Spanish German Dutch ■ PAGE 38 Spelling ie and ei Part A Field deceived, niece Chief ceiling, weight foreign, protein, achievement Part B Sentences will vary medicine fantasy definite a, fantastic i, e, hostility, incidentally legal opposite ■ PAGE 41 Adding Prefixes Part A dissatisfaction mid-Atlantic overconfident circumnavigate counterproposal Part B mistreated midmorning overcrowded antiwar underdressed ■ PAGE 42 Suffixes and the Silent e Part A rarely excitable changeable shiny seeing Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 10 desirable finest woeful singeing completely Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Part A Answers will vary Possible answers follow eagerness, cheerfulness strengthen, fortify puzzling, mystifying bravery, courage 58 Part B Sentences will vary Answers ■ PAGE 46 Part B whiteness Correct valuable completely Correct Adding -ness ■ PAGE 43 Suffixes and the Final y Part A tried, copying, playful, luxurious, ferrying, Part B Sentences will vary marrying funnier carried 10 fuzzier, boyish, conveyed, scurrying, purveyed, gaiety enjoying Doubling the Final Consonant Part A dipping submitted enveloped reference cracking Part B reminder Correct referring admitted Correct ■ PAGE 45 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ■ PAGE 47 Part A water buffalo water tower water power watercolor watercooler homespun homemaker homeroom 10 11 12 13 14 15 homeland home economics sea turtle sea power sea urchin seacoast seafloor Part B Sentences will vary basketball fairground rowboat garage sale ■ PAGE 48 Adding -ly Part B Sentences will vary terribly dully unbelievably politically fully inspirationally Part B Sentences will vary Forming Compound Words ■ PAGE 44 Part A tropically jelly practically Part A meanness suddenness keenness thinness leanness sullenness brazenness commonness Forming Plurals: General Rules incapably medically horribly Part A ashes canaries valleys studios embargoes 10 reefs wolves knives crutches reflexes Part B salaries autos loaves Correct monkeys Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 59 Answers ■ PAGE 49 ■ PAGE 52 Forming Plurals: Special Rules Frequently Misspelled Words II Part A Sanchezes blackberries oxen Sheep rowboats Part A accidentally acknowledge Correct cemetery changeable dissatisfied Correct fission gaiety 10 Correct 11 ideally 12 Correct 13 larynx 14 mosquito 15 rhythm 16 vacuum oak leaves data ■ PAGE 50 Words Easily Confused Part A a lot holey It’s Part B effect loose wrapping morale formally past, passed Correct personnel ■ PAGE 51 Frequently Misspelled Words I Part A advertisement Correct embarrass forfeit gallery immediate Correct Part B alliance hereditary influential 60 10 11 12 13 14 Part B souvenirs referred kleptomaniac humorous burial exceeded melodious necessity prevalent Correct calendar disciple feminine manageable opportunities sponsor Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Part B Sentences will vary men Japanese ... ribbons 10 Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ■ B Using Words in Sentences Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice. .. eventually found herself face-to-face with the guillotine Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 23 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name ... Writer’s Choice: Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice, Grade 10 Vocabulary and Spelling Strategies and Practice Name Class Date Mitchiner, Ross and Kahn Asks,