Vocabulary Warm Up Macbeth Act IV

Directions: To turn in this assignments, click on the "start assignment" button and then click on the "text entry" tab. In the text entry box you will number 1-8 for Exercise A and 1-8 for Exercise B. You need only to write the answers, you do not need to write or copy and paste the questions. You can also write the answers on a Word document or Google doc and upload the file, or write the answers on a sheet of paper, take a photo and upload the photo.

Exercise A: Fill in each blank below using the appropriate word from Word List A.

Word List A: boasting, caldron, mortal, motives, rumor, scruples, trifle, vanquished

The girls' soccer team expected to be (1) ____________________ by their opponents. Their goalie had the flu, and their best player was sidelined. She had broken her leg on a school field trip, when she tripped on a large (2) ____________________ in the kitchen of the colonial museum. The injury was not (3) ____________________, but the loss of their best player hurt the team's spirit. In addition, they had heard a (4) ____________________ that the opposing team had no (5) ____________________ about breaking rules. Seeing morale was low, the coach stepped in. He showered the team with praise, calling these setbacks a small (6) ____________________. His (7) ____________________ for the speech were obvious. He did not want his team to be discouraged. Listening to his (8) ____________________ about their playing skills, the girls felt their confidence returning. They were ready to play to win!

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentence so that the sentence makes sense without changing the underlined vocabulary word from Word List B.

Word List B: benediction, dedicate, grieve, laudable, legions, reconcile, repentance, resolute

1. When the minister gave a benediction at the opening of the new hospital, he was giving his condolences.

2. Legions of fans bought tickets to the concert, so there will only be a handful of people attending.

3. A good way to learn to play an instrument is to dedicate yourself to listening to all types of music.

4. This wonderful news will grieve anyone who hears it.

5. When a person holds a grudge, he or she shows repentance.

6. A worker who does a laudable job on several projects probably deserves to be fired.

7. A resolute person will hesitate and turn back several times before leaving on a trip.

8. It is easy to reconcile five detailed reports by eyewitnesses if they contradict each other.