Unit 8: Day 1 1. Simple ____ seems to be the main reason such a large percentage of voters failed to cast ballots. 2. I hope that you will never have the experience of trying to cross the desert on a _____ old mule that refuses to move. 3. He basked in the approval of friends and family. 4. Compose a sentence using the word OBSOLETE (use at least 2 prep. phrases & underline them)

Unit 8: Day 2 1. From all his growling and barking, you would think our dog felt _____ toward every other dog on the block. 2. "On its last legs" is a good description of the _______ old house down the block. 3. Her request for a new I-pad was blocked by her penny-pinching parents. 4. Compose a sentence using the word SUAVE (use a compound preposition in your prepositional phrase)

Unit 8: Day 3 1. If we increase our tariff rates on goods to other countries, we can be sure that they will raise their own rate in _____. 2. Throughout the hot, dusty journey, we _________ in the thought that soon we would be swimming in the lake. 3. I prefer to be surrounded by like-minded friends.  4. Compose a sentence using the word INGENUOUS (being your sentence with 2 prepositional phrases)

Unit 8: Day 4 1. Under his tyrannical rule, censorship and violence are often employed to suppress criticism and ______ dissent. 2. We _________ the young man for the skill and enthusiasm with which he had managed the charity drive. 3. The widow welcomed expressions of sympathy from friends. 4. Compose a sentence using the word DERIDE (underline any prep. phrase you use in it)

Unit 8: Day 5 1. Despite all the safety precautions, I couldn't help feeling a little _______ as I set out for my skydiving lesson. 2. It was hard for me to believe that such a _______ and cultured young man was a criminal. 3. He has an all-devouring sense of curiousity.  4. Compose a sentence using the word STULTIFY (and use an adverb phrase)

Unit 8: Day 6 1. We attended the ceremony to _______ the new house of worship. 2. The oppressive heat seemed to ________ the determination of our team to win the game. 3. Is it better to dabble in varied skills or to master only one? 4. Compose a sentence using the word PARSIMONIOUS & an ADJECTIVE prepositional phrase

Unit 8: Day 7 1. Solving the problem left me in quite a _____; I couldn't fathom an answer. 2. Is seeking ______ for your injury worth the hardship and damage it my cause? 3. The shocking display of rancor between the two teens stunned the teacher. 4. Compose a sentence using the word OMNIVOROUS & an adverb phrase

Unit 8: Day 8 1. Struggling to overcome her _______ nature, she finally reached into her pocket and offered me one thin dime! 2. Now that I'm in 10th grade, it is hard to believe that I was ever as innocent and _______ as the members of the 7th grade class! 3. I have entrusted my prized possessions in your care while I'm away. 4. Compose a sentence using the word SUAVE & an adjective prepositional phrase

Unit 8: Day 9 1. So there I was--having accepted two dates for one night put me in quite a _____. 2. Political candidates who do nothing but _______ their opponents may alienate voters. 3.The boys were caught in a hopeless predicament. 4. Compose a sentence using the word APATHY (underline any prep. phrase you use)

Unit 8: Day 10