Silly Sentence Frames
- Don't ever _____________a lion name named Claude when it's sleeping.
- When the weather is ____________, you can find me inside with a good book and some hot chocolate.
- Taking students' phones when they have them out in class is a ______________ measure.
- I drink my hot chocolate with my pinkie extended because it makes me look ______________.
- I painted a picture that looked exactly like a Picasso. Who knew I was so skilled at __________.
- If my children won't get out of bed, I come up with creative ways to ____________ them to the breakfast table.
- When Lou moved to Michigan, he decided to ____________ his carpet cleaning company in Boston.
- I'm always inspired to write poems in Poetry Club. You could say that creative students are my ______________.
- I make my children apologize when they need to _____________ an insult they have made to a friend.
- Some people swim in ice water to feel _____________. I just think they're crazy.
- For six weeks I couldn't think of a single idea for a story. I was definitely going through a __________ period.
- The new sales tax was less than one percent, so the price increases at the register were _______________.
- A brief ______________ on a quiet mountaintop usually helps clear my head.
- Batman's ________________ is The Riddler.
- The alien felt _________________ because no one would talk to him when he visited Earth.
- Please don't _________________ the stereotype that all English teachers like to read books and drink hot chocolate when it rains.
- If I don't confiscate a student's phone when they're using it inappropriately, I could be setting a bad _________.
- The ___________ politician ran away from the debate because he was scared of losing.
- My next _______________ experiment is a cake that looks like a stack of books.
- The _____________ of disco music coincided with the rise of grunge rock.
A
- If you were a superhero, who would be your adversary?
- Why do teens sometimes feel alienated?
- Give two examples of when it’s a good idea to coerce a friend?
- What does this mean: The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.
- Name two activities you find exhilarating.
- What do you wear on you feet when the weather is inclement?
- Practice giving your partner a punitive glance.
- Name a character in the movies who seems to be urbane.
- Role-play a situation when you get your way with your parents by reminding them of a precedent they’ve already set.
B
- My friend Art practices a lot of artifice. What does he do for a job?
- How would a craven person respond in a dangerous situation?
- Who has the most culinary skill in your family?
- Why might a farmer leave a field fallow?
- What might you do to harass your neighbors?
- What's a good name for a muse of vocabulary tests?
- If the difference in cost between a flight to Vietnam and a flight to Florida was negligible, where would you go?
- Do you have any family customs you hope to perpetuate?
- If you're rude to someone. What's the best way to redress their hurt feelings?
- Would you like a sojourn in Europe or in South America?
Unit 4 Words: Affiliated, ascertain, attainment, bequeath, cogent, converge, disperse, esteem, expunge, finite, invulnerable, malevolent, nonchalant, omniscient, panacea, scrupulous, skulk, supercilious, uncanny, venial
- Give an example of a parent being omniscient.
- Who is the most scrupulous character in Arthur Miller's The Crucible?
- What's the difference between malevolent and reckless?
- What's the best way to disperse a crowd in the cafeteria?
- Name three real people who have earned your esteem.
- Name three foods that are often thought of as panaceas.
- If you are able to bequeath something other than money to your children, what would it be?
- If you forgot your vocabulary book, how might you ascertain which words will be on your next quiz?
- What are two synonyms for the word "affiliated?"
- Name two situations when it is not a good idea to seem nonchalant.
Unit 4 Words: Affiliated, ascertain, attainment, bequeath, cogent, converge, disperse, esteem, expunge, finite, invulnerable, malevolent, nonchalant, omniscient, panacea, scrupulous, skulk, supercilious, uncanny, venial
Analogies: What's the relationship between the vocabulary word and its partner?
- Cogent : good argument
- Converge : Disperse
- court records : expunged
- Fossil Fuels : finite
- invulnerable : Body Armor
- Skulk : Fox
- Supercilious : a monk
- uncanny: a witch that looks just like your aunt Sue
- venial : forgivable
- attainment : loss
Unit 5: altruistic, assent, benefactor, chivalrous, clemency, dearth, diffident, discrepancy, embark, facile, indomitable, infallible, plod, pungent, remiss, repose, temerity, truculent, unfeigned, virulent.
- What are two things that make people want to be altruistic?
- Make up a rhyme to remember the difference between "ascent" and "assent."
- Would you rather have a known or an anonymous benefactor"
- Do you consider holding a door for someone to be a chivalrous act?
- What is a common synonym for "clemency"?
- Why is there a dearth of jobs in American oil fields?
- What would you say to a diffident student who got a lower than expected grade on an essay?
- Use the word "discrepancy" to define the word "irony."
- From where might you embark upon a fantastic journey?
- Could you make a facile remark about pop music today?
- Name two women with indomitable spirits.
- Have you ever felt infallible before?
- What do you wear on your feet when you feel like plodding?
- What cause the pungent odor in the kitchen?
- What should students tell their teachers when they are remiss in completing homework?
- What is your favorite place of repose at school?
- What animals are known for their temerity?
- What do truculent people carry in their pockets?
- When to many children exhibit unfeigned joy?
- Why do so many people have such virulent views about other races and creeds?
Unit 6: accede, brandish, comprise, deft, destitute, explicit, extirpate, inopportune, ironic, musty, officious, ominous, pinnacle, premeditated, rampant, solace, stately, supple, suppress, venal
- Under what circumstances might someone brandish a weapon?
- What are two synonyms for deft?
- Make a gesture that communicates explicitly your frustration with this activity?
- Why is it a good thing that saplings have supple branches?
- What would cause rams to run rampant on a ramp?
- What is the mustiest part of your home?
- What is the opposite of premeditated?
- Role-play a situation where one of you is doing homework and the other is being officious.
- Is Holden ever in danger of becoming destitute?
- Something ominous just happened in THIS room. What was it?
- name two things that comprise a good essay.
- What's the best way to extirpate an old tree?
- Name two inopportune things that could happen on a first date.
- You get in an elevator with a stranger and something ironic happens. What was it?
- What made the basement so musty?
- When does a rock star know she's reached the pinnacle of her career?
- Name two things that give you solace after a hard test.
- Would you rather live in a home that is stately or cozy?
- How do dictators suppress their subjects?
- Who seems more venal the Patriots or Roger Goodell?
Unit 7: abhor, amend, buffet, chaos, commodious, corrosive, discern, extant, implicate, inter, martinet, obviate, renegade, reprehensible, somber, squalid, turbulent, vociferous, voluminous, waive.
- Name three foods in the cafeteria that you abhor?
- What is the noun form of the verb "to amend"?
- Is it good or bad to be buffeted by ocean waves?
- What are two antonym for "chaos"?
- Fill in the blank; JayZ has a commodious __________________.
- Who is the most corrosive character you've read about this year?
- How can you discern when people are lying?
- What's the antonym of "extant"?
- How did the high school student become implicated in the bank robbery?
- What tools do you need to inter something?
- Why do some students like teachers who are martinets?
- What's the difference between "obviate" and "erase"?
- In what was is Gatsby a renegade?
- Name two reprehensible things done by Tom Buchanan.
- What does the word "somber" have in common with a "sombrero"?
- Would you describe our school as "squalid" or not?
- Would you rather experience a turbulent adolescence or a turbulent war?
- Who is a vociferous character in The Great Gatsby?
- What is the most voluminous building in Winchester?
- Why do some people waive their right to an attorney when they are arrested?
Unit 8: animosity, apathy, apprehensive, commend, compatible, condolence, consecrate, decrepit, deride, ingenuous, multifarious, obsolete, omnivorous, parsimonious, quandary, recalcitrant, reprisal, revel, stultify, suave
- What do men wear when they want to look suave?
- What are the first three things you notice about a decrepit house?
- Name two things that make Huck apprehensive?
- What is the source of the animosity between the Yankees and the Red Sox?
- How might a teacher respond to a class’s apathy?
- What are two things you can do with an obsolete computer?
- Can you name two omnivorous animals?
- What’s the difference between a quandary and a dilemma?
- What is the best music to listen to when you want to revel?
- Who is the most ingenious character in Huck Finn?
- Turn to the person on your right and commend him or her for the work he or she has done this year.
- Do you think it's possible for two people to be compatible all the time?
- Other than a funeral, when might one offer her condolences?
- Why did Lincoln claim the the Battle of Gettysburg consecrated the ground where it was fought?
- Why do some political candidates choose to deride their opponents?
- Who is the most multifarious person you know?
- Would you ever seek reprisal if someone hurt your feelings?
- Name a parsimonious character in literature.
- Do you find heat or cold more stultifying?
- Which of the following is the closest to recalcitrant: moody or ornery?
Unit 9: allocate, ardent, assiduous, brash, capricious, chastise, copious, deviate, emaciated, exult, gnarled, indemnity, inkling, limpid, omnipotent, palatable, poignant, rancor, sophomoric, spontaneous.
- How much money should I allocate for building a tree house this summer?
- Name someone who is an ardent reader of books.
- What are the qualities of an assiduous learner?
- Would you rather be brash or bold?
- Would you like to own a car called the "caprice?"
- What would you do if someone was chasing you to chastise you?
- What would you do if you had copious amounts of ________________?
- Why did the runner deviate from the race track?
- Could you describe someone's imagination as emaciated?
- How did you exult in the Patriot's Super Bowl victory?
- Why do some people have gnarled fingers?
- There was a crime movie called "Double Indemnity." What do you think it was about?
- When have you ever felt an inkling of doubt about a person?
- Would you like to have a limpid understanding of the tax codes or how car engines work?
- What are the first three things you'd do if your were omnipotent/
- How might a teacher make his final exam palatable to students?
- Name a song you find poignant.
- Is there really rancor between cats and dogs?
- Name a senior prank that seems sophomoric to you.
- If you're asked to be more spontaneous, is it actually possible to be more spontaneous?