Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Analogies / Word warm ups

GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
hurry

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.



POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile
2)eggshell

Word Quiz
sylvan
Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods


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




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."

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