7th. Grade Spelling List No. 18
Spelling Rules Keys to Good Spelling
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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words.
1. accidentally2. advise
3. bureau
4. captain
5. cemetery
6. definite
7. especially
8. finally
9. government
10. interfere
11. library
12. meant
13. parallel
14. privilege
15. quiet
16. really
17. sincerely4
18. usually
19. weather
20. woman
Note: A superscript number (1,2 etc.) after a word indicates the spelling rule in the Spelling Rules page.
Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.
1. august adj.
impressive, awe-inspiring, magnificent
2. benefactor noun
giver of aid, patron
3. boisterous adj. (related form: boisterousness, noun)
rough, violent, turbulent
4. cavalcade noun
procession, parade
5. chaos noun (related form: chaotic, adj.)
utter confusion, disorder
6. cosmopolitan adj.
worldly-wise, at home in any country
7. emigrant noun
person who has left his own country to settle in another
Vocabulary Sentences
1. When the queen of Sheba visited the august court of King Solomon, she expressed amazement at all she saw.
When the queen of Sheba visited the impressive, awe-inspiring, magnificent court of King Solomon, she expressed amazement at all she saw.
2. In Dickens's Great Expectations, the boy Pip does not know who his benefactor is.
In Dickens's Great Expectations, the boy Pip does not know who his giver of aid, patron is.
3. Boisterous conduct is not permitted in the hallway.
Rough, violent, turbulent conduct is not permitted in the hallway.
4. The king's coach was followed by a cavalcade of mounted soldiers.
The king's coach was followed by a procession, parade of mounted soldiers.
5. The tornado left a trail of chaos everywhere it touched down.
The tornado left a trail of utter confusion, disorder everywhere it touched down.
6. Assuming a cosmopolitan air, Mr. Dyson casually ordered dinner in French.
Assuming a worldly-wise, at home in any country air, Mr. Dyson casually ordered dinner in French.
7. Alexander Graham Bell, a famous emigrant from Scotland, because a teacher of the deaf and later invented the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell, a famous person who has left his own country to settle in another from Scotland, because a teacher of the deaf and later invented the telephone.