Friday, October 26, 2007

warm up friday

RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
1. wax
2. supplies
3. coloring
coloring

WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Tweety Bird

Porky Pig

Thursday, October 25, 2007

warm up thursday

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
1. chamber
2. spacious
3. small

(answer) small


Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato
2. a jumping bean
3. an ant farm

(answer) a couch potato

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

warm up wednsday

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter
3. rake

(answer) scatter


Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.

(answer) VERy bored

warm up wednsday

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter
3. rake

Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.

Monday, October 22, 2007

warmup october 22

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
1. dining
2. leafy
3. Popeye

(answer) Popeye

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
1. no one can beat her at tennis.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

Answer-3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.