2. 1.A green plant with pointed needles that grows in the desert 2.Someone who works in an office and fixes teeth. 3.A grasshopper, a fly, or another tiny animal 4.The opposite of failure tablet credit invent contact success admit dentist insect comment solid suggest product napkin until cactus traffic progress punish after lettuce Write a Core Word from Lesson 7 for each clue below. Each word will have two syllables and two vowel sounds.

3. 5. dry 6. inside 7. lost 8. forbid Write a Core Word from Lesson 8 that means the opposite of each word below. The missing word will have an /oi/ or /ou/ sound. plow found joint destroy allow ground moist employ tower bounce choice about oyster poison outside account appoint enjoyment rejoice trousers

4. Rewrite each phrase or sentence. Replace the underlined word or words with a Core Word from Lesson 9. Each word will have a /k/ sound. The corrected phrase or sentence is a famous quotation. 9. “We are so outnumbered there’s only one thing to do. We must begin the battle.” -Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham 10. “There was a silence supreme! Not a sudden loud yell, not a scream.” -Lewis Carroll check lucky plastic pocket picnic struck bucket hockey attic attack jacket stocking rocket shriek ticket nickel frantic heroic atomic poetic

5. Rewrite each phrase or sentence. Replace the underlined word or words with a Core Word from Lesson 9. Each word will have a /k/ sound. The corrected phrase or sentence is a famous quotation. 11. “As he rose like a jet engine, he fell like a stick.” -Thomas Paine 12. “Hard-boiled as a meal eaten outside egg.” -Edward E. Paramore, Jr. check lucky plastic pocket picnic struck bucket hockey attic attack jacket stocking rocket shriek ticket nickel frantic heroic atomic poetic

6. 13. zoo, elephant, tall, neck, ______ 14. morning, breakfast, milk, ______ 15. square, triangle, ______ 16. floor, walls, _____ ceiling giraffe citizen gem citrus circle cereal genius celery certain gerbil cement center general cedar century cymbals genuine cinnamon geography Write a Core Word from Lesson 10 that fits each group of words. Each word you write will have the /s/ or /j/ sound.

7. 17. The bus will be here on Tuesday, December 4. 18. School will begin in August this year. 19. The club always meets on the first Wednesday. 20. Sunday is the last day of November. Rewrite each note below. Shorten each one by using one or more abbreviations you studied in Lesson 11. Dec. Sat. Nov. Mon. Jan. Wed. Apr. Sun. Feb. Thurs. Oct. Aug. Tues. Fri. Mar. St. Blvd. Sept. Ave. Rd.