February 7th-11th Warm-ups

Monday, February 7th Warm-up

See if you know these words that often appear on the SAT.

banal belittle calamity commencedisdain ingenious limber pivotalprompt subsequent torment spontaneous

1. following after 7. begin2. on time 8. to put someone

down3. crucial 9. clever4. common 10. scorn 5. to annoy or tease 11. disaster6. flexible 12. unplanned

Tuesday, February 8th Warm-upUnscramble these eleven proverbs.1.Good die the only young2.Be boys will boys3.Over milk don’t spilled cry4.Leap look you before5.Is believing seeing6.Still deep waters run7.Horse look in mouth don’t a gift the8.The wheel the oil squeaky gets9.Survive only the strong10.Is as strong weakest link a its chain as11.Makes fonder the grow absence heart

Wednesday, February 9th Warm-up

Unscramble these words that have a double z combination.

1.(zzmleu) the front end of a firearm2.(zzlepu) to confuse3.(zzlaref) fray4.(zzonel) the spout at the end of a hose5.(zzifle) to make a hissing sound6.(zzidlre) to rain lightly7.(zzmleeeb) to make money fraudulently

(illegally)8.(zzslei) to be extremely hot9.(zzebadle) to bewilder10.(zzeulg) to drink greedily

Thursday, February 9th Warm-up

How many words can you make from the phrase

President’s Day

Rules: Words must be three letters long or

longer, and no proper names!

Friday, February 11th Warm-up

1. Find a Central American country: Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia.

2. What country was once ruled by Catherine the Great?3. Spell the plural of “potato.”4. In what country did sumo wrestling originate?5. What is the smallest whole number divisible by 2, 3

and 4?6. Does an atomic number equal the number of neutrons

or protons in an atom?7. What country shares the island of Hispaniola and

Haiti?8. Where did Renaissance kings have limited power:

Spain, France or England?9. Find the prepositional phrase: 1.) We sat a long time.

2.) We sat on the floor.10. What is a shorter way to say “acquired immune

deficiency syndrome”?