LEONEL’S VOCABULARY

WORDSDate:2-15-12

WORD: ASSESSDefinition: To make a judgment about Part of speech: VerbSynonyms: Judge, rate, and check Antonyms: NounOriginal sentence: A teacher will come and assess or examine my work .

WORD: CEASEDefinition: To stop Part of speech: VerbSynonyms: Close, quit, and end Antonyms: Begin, go, and startOriginal sentence: I had to cease my video game because I was going somewhere .

WORD:CONTEMPORARY Definition: Belonging to the present timePart of speech: AdjectiveSynonyms: Current, latest, and newAntonyms: Old, old fashioned, and pastOriginal sentence: People like to read contemporary newspaper instead of old ones.

WORD: HIGHLIGHT Definition: To make something easy to noticePart of speech: VerbSynonyms: Best part, important, and focusAntonyms: NounOriginal sentence: I had to highlight important info on my paper , so it would stand out.

WORD: NEUTRAL Definition: Not supporting either side in an argument, competiton, or war Part of speech: AdjectiveSynonyms: Aloof, easy, calmAntonyms: Biased, committal, and prejudicedOriginal sentence: I am neutral I don’t care who was right or wrong.

WORD: RATIO Definition: A relationship between two amounts Part of speech: NounSynonyms: Equation, fraction, and quotientAntonyms: NounOriginal sentence: The ratio of boys to girls in my house is 3:3.

WORD: RETAIN Definition: To try to getPart of speech: VerbSynonyms: Save, absorb, and containAntonyms: Free, lose, and releaseOriginal sentence: I like to retain my new vocabulary and use it over and over again.

WORD: SOURCEDefinition: The thing, place. or person you get something fromPart of speech: NounSynonyms: Author, authority, and causeAntonyms: Effect, end, and resultOriginal sentence: The sources I used for my research paper were websites and books.

WORD: TARGET Definition: An aimPart of speech: NounSynonyms: Ambition, function and markAntonyms: NounOriginal sentence: The store owner’s target is to get us to buy more from him.

WORD: THEORY Definition: An Idea.Part of speech: NounSynonyms: Approach, code, and base.Antonyms: NoneOriginal sentence: A theory, or idea , I have is that there will be a robot that does your homework.

SPELLING QUIZDIRECTIONS: Circle the correctly spelled

word in each group.

1. Assess Asess Aess

2. Case Cease Kease3. Contemporary Comtemporry

Contemporari4. Hightlight Hilight Highlight5. Newtral Nevtral Neutral6. Radio Ratio Retio 7. Retain Reetain Retayne 8. Source Sourse Soarse9. Target Taget Tarjet10. Theory Theori Thiory

FILL IN THE BLANK QUIZWord Bank: Assess, Cease, Contemporary, Highlight,

Neutral, Ratio, Source, Target, Theory 1) A teacher will come and ___________, or examine, my work.

2) I had to __________ playing my game because I was going somewhere. 3) People like to read __________ fiction books instead of old ones.4) I had to __________ important information in the story, so I would be

able to find it when I wrote the essay. 5) I am ___________________ and I have no opinion about who is right or

wrong. 6) The _________________ of boys and girls in my house is 3:3. 7) I hope I can _______________ my new vocabulary and use it over and

over again.8) The store owner’s _______________ is to get us to buy more from him.9) A __________________ , or idea, I have is that there will be a robot that

does your homework.10) The _________________ I used for my research paper were websites and

books.