Born a Crime Voc 6 (#13-18)

Match the form of the word to the sentence it completes:

• patriarchal

• She was a strong ____, but not an unkind one.

• matriarch

• He was a strong ____, but not an unkind one.

• patriarchy

• We live in a _____ society.

• patriarch

• We live under the ____.

What part of speech MUST come after an article ("a," "an," or "the")?

(Doesn't have to be the next word, but must come eventually)

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

Answer explanation

Think of a simple example sentence:
"I love the tea."
"A car is fast."

What part of speech are the words that come after "a" or "the"?

The ____ group valued masculinity more highly than they valued femininity.

• patriarchal

• boisterous

• charismatic

• lenient

Each form of the word will have a synonym, part of speech, and fill-in-the-blank sentence

Groups:

(a) boisterousness

,

(b) boisterous

,

(c) boisterously

• rowdy / energetic

• concept noun

• adverb

• rowdiness / energy

• rowdily / energetically

• The family bought a puppy because he was cute, not realizing that puppies are ____.

• The family dumped the puppy at the shelter because of his ____.

• adjective

• The puppy played too ____ for the family's liking.

Possessive nouns & pronouns are what part of speech?

(examples: Sandra's car, his book)

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

• verbs

• prepositions

Match the form of the word to the sentence it completes

• loathsomeness

• She thinks that he is ____.

• loathsome

• His ____ is something she cannot stand.

• loathingly

• She had ____ him since they were kids.

• loathed

• She glared at him ____.

Present participles can be 3 parts of speech. Match the use of "loathing" to the part of speech it's being used as.

• verb

• She continued loathing him until her death.

• noun

• Her eyes were filled with loathing.

• adjective

• Her loathing eyes pierced through him.

Match the form of the word to the sentence it completes:

• leniently

• The judge smiled ____ at the defendant.

• lenient

• The defendant asked the judge for ____.

• lenience / leniency

• The judge was ____ with the defendant.

Which sentence uses "lenient" correctly?

• The principal was lenient with her.

• The principal gave her a lenient punishment.

• Both. "Lenient" can describe both merciful people & the gentle punishment.

Match the form of the word to the sentence it completes:

• anomalously

• There was an ____ with the results from Test #148.

• anomalous

• The results came out ____ on Test #148.

• anomaly

• The results of Test #148 were ____.