7th. Grade Spelling List No. 20

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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words.
1.   already

2.    amateur

3.    analyze

4.    campaign

5.    cancel

6.    choose

7.    develop

8.    extremely⁴

9.    forty

10.  fourth

11.  guarantee

12.  paid

13.  parliament

14.  recognize

15.  sophomore

16.  speech

17.  Tuesday

18.  whether

19.  whose

20.  written

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.    ravenous       adj. (related form:  ravenously, adv.)

                                       extremely hungry

2.    remnant        noun

                                       remainder, remains

3.   scapegoat      noun

                                       one who is blamed or punished for the sins of others

4.    subsequent   adj.

                                       following or succeeding

5.    succumb        verb

                                       yield, give away, submit

 6.   uncouth         adj.

                                       awkward, uncultured, ill-mannered

7.    volley              noun

                                       burst of weapon fire

Vocabulary Sentences

1.    Missing lunch made Corey ravenous at dinner time.

       Missing lunch made Corey extremely hungry at dinner time.

2.    Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that escape the sword among the nations.

       Yet will I leave a remainder, remains that ye may have some that escape the sword among the nations.   --Ezek. 6-8

3.    Jesus voluntarily became our scapegoat when He died on the cross, taking the punishment for our sins.

       Jesus voluntarily became our one who is blamed or punished for the sins of others when He died on the cross, taking the punishment for our sins.

4.    The first chapter of the book was not very interesting, but the subsequent chapters were enthralling.

       The first chapter of the book was not very interesting, but the following or succeeding chapters were enthralling.

5.    Many small businesses succumb to the superior buying power of large chain stores.

       many small business yield, give way, submit to the superior buying power of large chain stores.

6.    In Shaw's Pygmalion, Professor Henry Higgins teaches an uncouth flower girl the speech and manners of a duchess.

       In Shaw's Pygmalion, Professor Henry Higgins teaches an awkward, uncultured, ill-mannered flower girl the speech and manners of a duchess.

7.    By a new method, we were able to get off a volley every ten seconds.

       By a new method, we were able to get off a burst of weapon fire every ten seconds.