Grammar+Unit+1

Grammar lesson 1 A: synonyms will vary. My answers are: 1. discover 4. surprise 7. anxious 2. difficult 5. pretend 8. animated 3. gloomy 6. myth 9. jump

B. synonyms will vary. My answers are: 1. Her broken leg slowly began to ameliorate. 2. The white cat dashed across the room. 3. The vacationers returned from their trip tired, but content. 4. The animated child was pounding a drum. 5. The couple danced smoothly across the floor. 6. This flower is so lovely? What is it named? 7. "Well actually," Sek-Lung muttered, "I live up the lane." 8. After a long evening babysitting, Anton was worn out. 9. The clerk was furious about the computer failure

Grammar Lesson 2: A: 1. brake 2. loan 3. days 4. stationary 5. principle 6. break 7. principal 8. stationery 9. daze 10. lone B: You can do this with a partner :)

Grammar lesson 3: A. 1. a, 2. b, 3. c, 4. b. B: 1. jar, 2. watch, 3. squash, 4. bang, 5. light C: 1. There were bats eating mosquitoes all over the park. I will take my ball and bat and go home! 2. I saw him eating a cheeseburger. There are several kinds of saws used in woodworking. 3. The patient was in stable but critical condition. There are horses and pigs in the stable. 4. The bark on oak trees is much rougher than the bark of birches. My dog was out in the yard all night--and his barks woke the neighbours. 5. She usually reads slowly, but today she read too fast. After you make the rope fast to the caribiner, you can rappel down the cliff.

Grammar lesson 4: A: 1. impractical, 2. unlike, 3. uncomfortable, 4. nonviolent, 5. misunderstand B: subatomic: smaller than atoms microscope: sees small things disagree: not agree preview: see before the official showing misspell: spell incorrectly redo: do again subway: path to travel under the main roads disgrace: shame (opposite of grace) misplace: put in the wrong place (forget where you placed something) impossible: not possible.

Grammar lesson 5 1. mountainous, 2. helpful, 3. snowy, 4. national, 5. knowledgeable, 6. Fortunately, 7. diver, 8. protection, 9. careless

Grammar lesson 6 A: 1. they are. 2. will not, 3. There is, 4. That is, should not. 5. were not. 6. does not. 7. can not, it is. 8. they have, they will. 9. it is, are not. 10. they would. B. 1. I've, I'd (I have, I would) 2. It is, what is = it's, what's 3. I'll (I will) 4. doesn't (does not)

Grammar lesson 7: A. Answers will vary. I saw these: 1. workout. 2. baseball, 3. downstream, 4. touchdown, 5. groundball, 6. undersea 7. carefree 8. walkout 9. airbase, 10. airway

B. 1. a board where the score is posted. 2. a small cake baked in a cup. 3. a string-like object worn around the neck. 4. the meal at which you eat for the first time since the day before. 5. the imaginary space in the virtual world.

Grammar lesson 8: A 1. +, 2. +, 3. -, 4. -, 5. -, 6. N, 7. -, 8. -, 9. -, 10. N, 11. -, 12. - or N The customer walked into the store and asked to see the manager. As the manager approached, he looked at her. "I bought these shoes yesterday," he said. "I wore them once out in the rain and look, they're already ruined," he stated in an even tone. "What can you do about it?" he continued politely. "Well, sir, our policy is to give you a new pair of shoes if you're not satisfied with the ones that you've bought," she replied. "I don't want a new pair," he responded, smiling at her suggestion. "What an interesting idea. I request my money back."

Grammar lesson 9: A. 1. d, 2. a, 3. c. 4. e. 5. f. 6. i, 7. b. 8. g. 9. h B. 1. working extremely hard 2. makes them laugh 3. broke 4. crazy or ridiculous 5. overwhelmed with 6. only rarely 7. remind me of it often 8. upset 9. too new to know much of anything

Grammar lesson 10: Answers will vary. 1. Jerry raced down the boulevard in his go-cart 2. Marcel flew across the Pacific in a jetliner 3. I listen to opera when I do my studying 4. Davida played a clarinet in the orchestra 5. She renovated the kitchen in the old split-level. 6. The pickup and hatchback crashed at the stop sign. 7. The five-and-ten sells inexpensive clothing. 8. His parka is made of wool. 9. The dalmatian guarded the warehouse.

B: 1. exclaimed, 2. shouted, 3. sprinted. 4. sauntered. 5. glimpsed. 6. flitted 7. dashed 8. toiled 9. gobbled

Review A: synonyms: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. B: 1. knew, new. 2. threw, through, 3. They're, their, there. 4. It's, its. 5. Two, too, to. C: 1. b, 2. c. 3. a. 4. a. D: 1. reread, 2. cheerful, 3. misrepresent 4. disinterest, 5. thankless, 6. uncivilized. 7. foolish, 8. careless, 9. amazement 10 misplace E: 1. doesn't, 2. I'd, 3. It's, 4. doesn't, 5. mustn't, 6. Who's, 7. didn't F: 1. bedside, 2. greenhouse. 3. doorbell, 4. sunflowers, 5. landlord G: 1. -, 2. +, 3. -, 4. -, 5. +, 6. -, 7. -, 8. -, 9. -, 10. - H: 1. rest on her laurels--relax and make less of an effort. 2. make ends meet--find enough money to pay all the bills 3. turn over a new leaf--change his ways.

Using What You've Learned A. 1. The lightning flashed across the darkened sky as the trees swayed in the wind. 2. Gusts of wind whistled through the gaps between the boards on the window. 3. Then a quiet seemed to fall over our part of the earth.

B.1. I knew better than to forget my project at home. 2. Seven is greater than three. 3. I hate that Suzy opens her mouth when she chews. 4. Don't wait for me--go ahead. 5. If you come to class without doing your homework,you waste your teacher's time.

C. 1. a. You should light a match in here--I can't see a thing! b. That box is empty, so it's pretty light. 2. a. The snake shed its skin while the children watched, fascinated. b. My tools are all out in the shed in the backyard. 3. a. I need to sit down for a rest--my feet are tired. b. There are three quarter notes and a half-rest in this bar of music.

D: 1. misplace, 2. redirect, 3. reuse, 4. speechless, 5. tireless, 7. remarkable, 8. misspell, 9. payable. 10. refund. (Others are possible. You could even have some words with more than one suffix or prefix, like: nonrefundable!)

E: 1. I can't stand taking piano lessons anymore. I want to throw in the towel. 2. You've got to be pulling my leg--everyone in BOTH English classes got 100% on the test? 3. Watch out, kiddo--you're skating on thin ice. If you talk to me like that again, I'm sending you to the office to speak to Mr. Hildebrand! 4. I've tried every way I can think of to get in touch with Mr. Smith: cell phone, home phone, facebook messages and even email, but he still hasn't contacted me. 5. This grade nine class is a little unpredictable. The substitute teacher had better keep an eye on them if she lets them work in groups.

F: 1. clammy, dewy 2. scream, project (a voice) 3. shack, mansion 4. ancient, antique 5. argue, consult 6. rags, suit 7. demand, request

G: 1. cap, 2. SUV, 3. Persian, 4. vegetables, 5. moaned. 6. trudged 7. stared 8. sped