1. EDL Vocabulary #2
Bellwork exercises

2. Monday, Feb. 1 1. sinister - evil or relating to evil
2. stamina - endurance; the ability to endure
3. strenuous - requiring much physical or mental energy
4. swindle - to cheat (someone)
5. tragedy - a disastrous event
6. transform - to change from one thing to another

3. Tuesday, Feb. 2 7. tuition - payment for instruction
8. vengeance - the act of getting even
9. virtue - an admirable quality
10. writhe - to twist the body in pain
11. Grammar Rule- a participial phrase is a verbal that acts as a adjective descriptor, describing a noun. Example- What is that barking sound?

4. Wednesday, Feb. 3
Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle the vocabulary word used.
1. Wearing a black cape, the sinister man ripped off the hood and revealed his skull-like face.
2. Snapping her fingers and muttering an incantation, the gnarled old woman transformed into a fish, then a swan, and finally an eagle.
3. Locked in the trunk, the puppy writhed and scratched.

5. Thursday, Feb. 4
Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle the vocabulary word used.
1. The rhino, caught in the tangled rope, strenuously looked for freedom.
2. The old flag, battered by wind and weather, was finally replaced.
3. Told in many versions, it is a virtue that the story is still funny.

6. Friday, Feb. 5
Directions: Underline the participial phrase and circle the vocabulary word used.
1. The plane, veering wildly to avoid tragedy, almost crashed to the ground.
2. Finished, the artists paid their tuition.
3. Exhausted, Victor fell to the ground after his long run because his stamina was depleted.