November 9th-13th

Veterans Day on Wednesday—no school, no warm-up!

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

1.How will this test (affect, effect) my average?2.When the group is (all ready, already), we can

leave?3.Each of the families had a luxurious (berth, birth) on

the cruise liner.4.We read of a large (amount, number) of fatalities.5.Rachael has a real (flair, flare) for skating.6.This team has (fewer, less) spirit than last year’s

team.7.The (council, counsel) will meet this Wednesday.8.Taran has the (medal, mettle) to fact this

dangerous task.9.The (seam, seem) in her dress began to split at the

dance.10.A person who is nasty is described as a (heal,

heel).

List 10 things that you want to do or accomplish in your life.

Each clue below suggests a word that ends with the letters A-G-E. The first has been done for you.

1. A vegetable cabbage2. What travelers take3. Ocean trip4. Place to park the car5. Bravery6. To harm7. Fierce8. Type of breakfast meat9. Mailing fee10.A pet bird’s home11.A communication12.Fury13.A horse-drawn cart14.An actor’s platform15.A small town

1. Which state is mostly a peninsula: California, Texas, Florida, Ohio?

2. Which pharaoh ruled first: Tutankhamen or Ramses I?3. Which word is listed first in a dictionary: finish or final?4. Do “biodegradable” materials break down in the soil

or keep their chemical structure?5. The day-care center bought 5 playpens at $50.50

each. What was the total cost?6. When blue litmus paper is dipped in an acid, what

color does it turn?7. What country in Africa supplies most of the worlds

gold?8. Charles the First was beheaded. Was he a kind of

England, France or Russia?9. Al is a “chip off the old block.” Is Al the opposite of his

father or just like him?10. What ethnic group would you expect to see at a First

Americans Festival?