EN 9 - Vocab. 1 Grammar 1

Fill in: You were concentrating intently at the work on your desk, so I did not wish to _____.

Identify the verb: Mr. and Mrs. Owens, a pair of ghosts, discovered the baby and decide to keep him and raise h

Fill in: Jane was in a _____ mood after she finished reading the thought provoking novel.

Change the underlined verb to present tense: The stranger unlocked the side gate.

Identify the verb: The main character escapes the man Jack's knife by climbing out of his crib and hiding in a

Change the underlined verb to past tense: The man outside is hauling a garbage can.

Definitions: a scarcity; lack

Definitions: a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation

Definitions: morally unrestrained

Change the underlined verb present tense: The man Jack thought.

Fill in: The author placed a relevant _____ at the beginning of each chapter.

Definitions: uninterested; listless

Change the underlined verb to future tense: The stranger reached them as silently as the fog itself.

Identify the noun in the sentence: Neil Gaiman published the children's fantasy novel The Graveyard Book in 2008.

Definitions: dreamily thoughtful

Fill in: The _____ of jobs in the small town forced Jack to find work elsewhere.

Definitions: a coin collector

Definitions: in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

Fill in: _____ thinkers believe that there is nothing they can do to change the course of their lives.

Fill in: The _____ student sat in the detention hall and stared out the window.

Fill in: My father is a ______ who has hundreds of coins from ancient Rome.

Change the underlined verb to future tense: They declared this place an official nature reserve.

Fill in: Like St. Augustine, some people want to abandon their _____ lifestyles.

Identify the noun: The book tells about the childhood of Bod, who is raised by ghosts after his parents were murdered.

Definitions: to force oneself into a situation uninvited

Fill in: We were _____ to learn that our team would be moving on to finals.

Definitions: to turn away feelings or affections

Fill in: Your sarcastic remarks may alienate your teammates.

Definitions: believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

Change the underlined verb to past tense: He walks passed the high brick wall that runs around the graveyard.