South Carolina ELA Grade 8 Chapter 1

Look up the parts of the word upheaval, and analyze what the word means based on those parts.

Read this sentence and the question that follows.

"Like many things about them, scorpion reproduction is somewhat unusual."

Which synonym for unusual carries a negative connotation?

For each pair of words, use a dictionary to write the common denotation for the pair.Then, fill in the blanks in each sentence pair with the appropriate word choice.

[variable, inconsistency] Denotation:

a. The missing ___ needed to solve the mystery was the time of the crime.

b. The ____ of the musician kept the orchestra from playing in tune.

In Romeo and Juliet, when Mercutio is about to die of a stab wound, he says, "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man." This is an example of a(n) –