286 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6
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Vocabulary and
Spelling
- According to the weather forecaster, it will (probably, probablely) rain tomorrow.
- The entire family is going to Little Rock to see Uncle Luigi, who will be (fourty, forty)
years old this Saturday. - Jake saw a (humerous, humorous) program on television.
- Rachel and Joan have (similar, simaler) taste in clothing.
Exercise 2 Complete each word by filling in the missing letters.
accident[ a [ l ly (happening by accident)
- traff[ i [ c (movement of cars along a road)
- de[ s [ c end (to go from a higher place to a lower one)
- rest[ a [ u rant (a place where people eat)
- us [ u [ a lly (most of the time)
- for [ e [ i gn (outside one’s own country)
- ne [ c e [ s sary (needed; required)
- perm [ a n [ e nt (lasting; without change)
- gramm [ a r (the study of words and sentences)
- advi [ s [ e r (a person who gives information or recommendations)
- n [ e [ i ghborhood (the area in which one lives)
- jew [ e [ l ry (rings, bracelets, necklaces)
- li [ c en [ s e (a permit to do something)
- bus [ i n [ e ss (a company or type of work)
- immed [ i [ a te (right away; now)
- h [ e [ i ght (the distance from the bottom to the top of something)
- te [ c [ h nology (new knowledge or a new way of doing something)
- rec [ o [ g nize (to know or be familiar with)
- sep [ a r [ a te (distinct; apart)
- ball [ e [ t (a classical dance)
- gove [ r [ n ment (an organization formed to run a country)