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- who's
- (contraction of who is or who has(Who's going to the museum)(Who's been eating by soup)
- to
- (prep) in the direction of; toward(also used before the base form of a verb)(We are going to visit Grammy)
- led
- (v) past tense fo lead-went first (John led the pack of dogs to the fence)
- councilor
- (n) a member of a council(The mayor appointed seven councilors)
- waist
- (n)the midsection of the body(I wear a belt around my waist)
- it's
- contraction-It's cold outside (IT IS)
- cloths
- (n) pieces of cloth( Ineed some more cleaning cloths)
- through
- (prep) in one side and out the opposite side(I can't see through the lens)
- brake
- (n) a device to stop a machine(I used the brake to stop)
- whose
- (possessive form of the pronoun who-belonging to whom(Whose jacket is that on the steps)
- compliment
- (v) to praise someone(n)praise from someone(Ben complimented Will)(Thank you for the compliment)
- council
- (n)a group called together to accomplish a job(The mayor's council has seven members)
- two
- (adj or n)one plus one ( We have two dogs)
- formally
- (adv)with dignity;following strict rules or procedures(We must dress formally for the party)
- choose
- (v-rhymes with lose) to select(We choose activities today in gym)
- accept
- (verb) to receive; to agree to (The boy would not accept the gift.)
- there
- (adv)at or to that place( or use to begin a sentence)(Le's meet there)(There are toys hidden inside the pinata)
- stationary
- (Adj)in a fix position (Is the chalkboard stationary)
- their
- (poss. form of they) belonging to them(Can you understand their message)
- except
- (prep.) with the exclusion of;but(Everyone except Will agree with him.)
- then
- (adv) at that time(If we meet, we can talk about it then)
- they're
- (contr of they are) They're all from Hamilton)
- advise
- (verb) to recommend a course of action(She advises me to take the job)
- principle
- (n) a rule of conduct; a fundamental truth(Action should be guided by principles)
- desert
- (n) a ddry, barren sandy region; a wilderness(The cacturs grows in the desert)
- formerly
- (adv)previously; at an earlier date(Formerly, people thought travel to the moon was impossible)
- shown
- (v)-past particlple of show-to revealed;demonstrated(Ben has shown me how to play the game)
- desert
- (v) to adandon; to leave(A good sport doesn't desrt his team)
- capital
- (n)a city; the location of a government(What is the capital of Texas?)
- all together
- (adj) in the same place(All together, the class looked smaller);(adv) at the same time( Sing all togather now)
- whether
- (conj)-if (We do not know whether we should expect him home)
- piece
- (n) a part of something(I want a piece of pie)
- counsel
- (n)advice(He needs legal cousel on this matter)(v)to give advice(His lawyer will counsel him)
- too
- Adv) also more than enough( I have had too much ice cream)
- quite
- (adverb) whooly or entriely; to a great extent(Some students are quite sure of their answers)
- alter
- (verb) to change (Another hurrican many alter the shoreline)
- past
- (N) time that has gone by(prep)beyond (Adj) ended(The past came alive in that story)(We rode past your house)(That era is past)
- altar
- (noun) a table o r stand at which religious rites are held(Put the flowers on the altar)
- its
- (Possessive of pronoun)belonging to it(That book has lost its cover)
- break
- (v) to fracture; to shatter(Don't break your leg)
- quiet
- (adj)still and peaceful;without noise(The forest is very quiet)
- affect
- (verb) to act upon; to change(Does bad weather affect your health)
- threw
- (v)-past tense of throw) hurled; tossed- (Ted threw me the mitt)
- here
- (Adv)in this place(How long have you been here)
- stationery
- (n)writing paper(Do you have any stationery to write a letter)
- loose
- (adj) rhymes with moose-not tight(This belt is loose)
- all right
- Adj-correct; satisfactory, safe (Adv) adequately (Jess will be all right.)
- counselor
- (n)one who advises(Mr. Lamb is the guidance counselor for 7th grade)
- passed
- (v)past tense fo pass-went by(He passed us five minutes ago)
- weather
- (n) the condition of the atmosphere(The weather seems to be changing)
- lead
- (n)-rhymes with red -a heavy metal graphite used in a pencil(I need to sharpen my lead in my pencil)
- effect
- (n) result;consequence(What effect does the weather have on your health)
- capitol
- (n)a building; statehouse( They will meet in the capitol in 6th street)
- weak
- (adj)feeble; not strong(The illness left her very weak)
- all ready
- (adj) all prpared; in readiness(The crew is all ready to set sail)
- shone
- (verb)-past tense of shine-gleamed glowed(The moon shone all night)
- plain
- (adj) unadorned, simple, common(n) flat area of land(He looked so plain in jeans)(The buffalo roamed on the plain)
- coarse
- (adj) rough; crude; not fine(The coarse sand acts as a filter)
- complement
- (v) to make complete(n)something that completes(The piano mcomplemented the solo)(The red shoes are a good compement to the outfit)
- waste
- (v) to use foolishly(n)a needless expense(Try not to waste you money now)(That is a waste of time)
- than
- (Conj used to compare) Alaska is bigger than Texas
- advice
- (noun) a recommeddation for action(what is your mother's advice.)
- altogether
- (adverb) entirely(Is is altogether too cold for swimming)
- lead
- (verb-rhymes with feed)to go first; to be a leader(Can she lead us out)
- already
- (adverb)previously( We have already studied for the test)
- peace
- (n)quiet order and security(World peace is the goal of the UN)
- principal
- (n)the head of a school(adj) chief, main(Our principal is Mrs Smith)(I outlined the principal ideas)
- week
- (n) seven days(We'll wait for a least a week)
- chose
- (v) past tense of choose- We chose activities yesterday
- dessert
- (n)a sweet final course fo a meal( I love a chocolate dessert)
- you're
- (contraction of you are) You're my best friend
- clothes
- (n) wearing apparel(I decided to put on warm clothes)
- lose
- (v)-rhymes with the verb use-to suffer loss-(Fran will lose the race if she stops)
- plane
- (n)a flat surface;a tool ; an airplane(The inclined plane helped us work)(We flew on a plane)
- hear
- (v)to receive sound( Can you hear me)
- course
- (n)path of action; series of studies(Whatis is the best course for me to take)Also an expression-of course)
- your
- (possessive form of the pronoun you) belonging to you(What is your name)