Unit+7

Vocabulary Unit #7
Many of you forfeited 5 marks by not contributing your sentences for the last unit. Please be sure to submit your FIVE best sentences with blanks by the due date (Thursday, Feb. 8)


 * comprehensive || conjecture (noun) || defer ||
 * degrade || diminish || enterprise ||
 * expedient (noun) || forfeit (verb) || geology ||
 * grotesque (adj.) || illustrious || impart ||
 * intrigue (noun) || intrigue (verb) || precede ||
 * proceed || singular (adj.) || surplice ||
 * surplus || ingenuity || theology ||

1. As I drove off to the airport in the night, the view of the city lights in Las Vegas slowly begn to **BLANK** 2. The **BLANK** of which was my grandfather's buisness's biggest competitor was great news for my grandparents 3. The Leafs **BLANK** their hockey game against the Canadians because they knew that we were a thousand times better than them and that we were going to beat them. 4. I was going to eat my jello, but seeing the **BLANK** way that Marc was slurping it, I decided to eat a banana instead. 5. My cousin Matt took a **BLANK** course because he finds that it is an important study.


 * SM**

1. To **BLANK** his priorities was our top priority. 2. The artist that had great **BLANK** was at the art show. 3. When I walked in to the grocery store I saw a man wearing a **BLANK**. 4. The basketball team had to **BLANK** their game on Friday because there was not enough players. 5. When the teacher left the class room she told us to **BLANK** with our work.

AM

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My team needed to **BLANK** the game because we need not have enough players to compete. Wayne Gretzky had an **BLANK** hockey career. The bridge was a useful **BLANK** for crossing over the river. When I see the snow banks **BLANK** in size I know that spring is around the corner. The forest ranger made a **BLANK** search of the area but did not find the missing bear cub.

1. My English teacher teaches a very BLANK class; it covers grammar, literature and technology. 2. His amount of money began to BLANK because his wife wanted to buy almost every thing that she saw in the stores. 3. It would be BLANK for me to order Bar B.Q. chicken for dinner because I am too tired to cook. 4. George is an BLANK student who earned a scholarship to LCC because of his outstanding marks. 5.His BLANK led him to being a very famous multi-millionaire due to his clever invention. MF

1. I think my basketball team is going to BLANK to the playoffs. 2. She has to BLANK me in line because she has to leave soon. 3. I was BLANKED when I heard the story; I only wondered if it was true. 4. We had to BLANK the game because too many of our players were sick. 5. The sheet on my window is an BLANK cover to block the sunlight until my curtains are ready. (??not sure about this one)

CL

AC
 * 1) The girls' soccer team needed to BLANK because they did not have the sufficient amount of players.
 * 2) J.K. Rowling is an BLANK author for writing the Harry Potter Series.
 * 3) The boy's BLANK behaviour got him noticed.
 * 4) After a year of farming, the farmer had a BLANK of corn.
 * 5) The boy used as many BLANKS as he wanted to finish the obstacle course.

1. When my father came home from England, he told me that many British prisons **BLANK** prisoners rights. 2. When I was at a tournament in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, my team had to **BLANK** a game because we did not have enough players as kids were sick. 3. When I went to see the movie “Shriek”, I felt bad for the main character because he was so **BLANK** and nobody loved him. 4. There is a theory out there that states that the dinosaurs **BLANK** all human beings. 5. At the warehouse, there was a **BLANK** of bacon and due to the best before date on the product we had to get rid of it at a lower cost.

MC

1) The principal told me to **BLANK** to the stage to receive my prize. 2) Mr. Cohen had to **BLANK** 100 dollars for speeding on the highway. 3) The teachers **BLANKED** the test because there was an assembly. 4) Saku Koivu is an **BLANK** leader in the NHL. 5)Elevator was a useful **BLANK** to get to the second floor. JS TN The snow is slowly **BLANK**; it could be a sign of spring.

Use any **BLANK** you think necessary to complete these following tasks.

Most adjectives, in English, **BLANK** the noun they modify.

The **BLANK** actress gracefully walked out of her car to be greeted by the paparazzi.

Archaeologists found the **BLANK** copy of an ancient manuscript that day.

The **BLANK** of the plan had kept them out of jail. The farmers grew a **BLANK** of corn due to the good weather. The exam was **BLANK** since it covered the whole year's work. The prisoners were **BLANKED** about where they were headed. The multimillion dollar movie was a **BLANK** success. JM

Sentence: We decided to **BLANK** the number of playing time the goalie was receiving. Sentence: The **BLANK** for our science project at first seemed complex but then we realized it was pretty simple. Sentence: For our science we used many **BLANK** and surprisingly they call cam in handy. Sentence: Our team was forced to **BLANK** because we did not have the right amount of players to participate in the game. Sentence: I am very thankful I do not learn **BLANK** now because apparently it is a very difficult subject. DW

1. Because we didn’t have enough players, we had to **BLANK** one of the most important games of our season. 2. We had to **BLANK** to the nearest exit after the fire alarm sounded. 3. The **BLANK** objective of the tennis player was to win the tournament. 4. I made a scarf from the **BLANK** wool that was left over from my mother’s knitting class. 5. His hopes of winning **BLANK** after the opposing team brought out their best player.

SL

sentence: The women’s shelter regularly received **BLANK** food from the hotels. sentence: She looked for books on Judaism in the **BLA NK** section of the library. sentence: She **BLANK** slowly in her car, behind the policeman who arrested her for speeding. sentence: Since he was involved in criminal affairs he had to **BLANK** his passport and could not leave the country sentence: The president showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis that threatened the country.

AB

Sentence-The quantity of clean water is **BLANK**. Sentence-She **BLANK** the match when she saw she was losing. Sentence-The hunchback of Notre Dame was a very **BLANK** figure. Sentence-Albert Einstein showed signs of massive **BLANK**. Sentence-The priest wore a **BLANK** while performing holy rites

RB

1. The Super Bowl will have to be **BLANK** due to a dangerous thunderstorm. 2. Cristobal Huet's save percentage was **BLANK** because in his last 4 games, he's allowed more then 5 goals. 3. The snow slowly **BLANK** as the temperature rose. 4.Nike/Bauer Hockey® is a huge **BLANK** that produces hockey equipment for the NHL and other leagues as well. 5. I had to **BLANK** my tennis match during the 2nd set because I sprained my leg.

DK

After foiling the German army’s nuclear missile attack, their army has now **BLANK** in strength and power. After my classmate stuttered during his speech, he **BLANK** without any hesitation. After spending most of my birthday money on a new video game, I put the **BLANK** into the bank. My team had to **BLANK** the game because the goalie did not show up and no one was able to play his position. The referees of the football game had to **BLANK** the game because of the rain. RH

1. Not studying for a test will definitely **BLANK** my chances of succeeding on it. 2. Janet’s favorite subject in school was **BLANK** because she loved history and also loved collecting data samples from different rocks. 3. The painting **BLANK** the buyer’s wife, which gave him more reason to buy the lovely piece of art. 4. Even though Bill was interrupted by Dan’s coughing fit, he **BLANK** with his speech and was rewarded later for his persistence. 5. People who want to become clergy must study **BLANK** so they can answer peoples’ questions about G-d and religion. GS

1. science course is **BLANK** and fun 2. In the early 2000’s Enron started to **BLANK** and fall.**BLANK** was first used in China around the year 1031. 4. In The Da Vinci Code there is ton of **BLANK** and suspense. 5. L.C.C has an **BLANK** sports program.
 * 3. BLANK** was first used in China around the year 1031.

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