Friday, November 30, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ANALOGY

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch

WORD QUIZ
circumspect

When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.

Friday, November 2, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD

What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful


WORD QUIZ
draconian
Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful

Thursday, November 1, 2007

ANALOGY

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
2. loose


WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."