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Sounds Like:: "To Get WAFTED Out To Sea in A RAFT Isn't Necessarily A Pleasant Surprise."

The document defines 12 words: waft, awry, perturb, bulletin, felon, stifle, porous, limber, enamor, utter, fetch, and splice. It provides the definition, pronunciation guide, and examples of usage for each word. The examples show how the words are used in different contexts to convey their meaning.

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Sounds Like:: "To Get WAFTED Out To Sea in A RAFT Isn't Necessarily A Pleasant Surprise."

The document defines 12 words: waft, awry, perturb, bulletin, felon, stifle, porous, limber, enamor, utter, fetch, and splice. It provides the definition, pronunciation guide, and examples of usage for each word. The examples show how the words are used in different contexts to convey their meaning.

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WAFT

(wahft) v.
moved gently by wind or waves; something
conveyed through the air; a gentle breeze
Sounds like: RAFT

“To get WAFTED out to sea in a RAFT isn’t


necessarily a pleasant surprise.”

 A gentle morning breeze WAFTED through the open


window.

 The smell of cooked bacon WAFTING through the cabin


let everyone know breakfast was almost ready.

 As Jennifer lifted the lid of the pizza box, a delicious


aroma WAFTED through the room.

101
AWRY
(uh RYE) adj.
twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Sounds like: TIE

“Ed’s first attempt to TIE a TIE went AWRY.”

 The wind blew the window shades AWRY.

 When it started to rain, our plans to go to the beach went


AWRY.

 The campaign went AWRY when the candidate refused to


make further speeches.

102
PERTURB
(pur TURB) v.
to make uneasy; to upset
Sounds like: DISTURB

“It highly PERTURBS hornets when you


DISTURB their nests.”

 It PERTURBED Bill’s father when Bill took the family car


without permission.

 The manager told his salesmen he was PERTURBED


about the drop in sales for the year.

 Traveling by air is PERTURBING when the planes are


behind schedule.

103
BULLETIN
(BUL uh tun) n.
a brief announcement of public interest;
a small publication published regularly
Sounds like: BULLET

“The mob’s BULLET BULLETIN board”

 Our teacher posted the test results on her BULLETIN


board.

 There are weather BULLETINS all day long on the


television weather channel.

 Our club BULLETIN lists the dates of all meetings and


special events.

104
FELON
(FE lun) n.
a person convicted of
a serious crime
Sounds like: MELON

“FELON MELONS going off to jail”

 A person convicted of a FELONY may be punished by


imprisonment in a state prison.

 Stealing a car is considered a FELONY.

 The police arrested a man for carrying a gun with


FELONIOUS intentions.

105
STIFLE
(STEYE ful) v.
to hold back
Sounds like: RIFLE

“A STIFLED RIFLE”

 The jungle heat was STIFLING and we sought shelter in a


cave.

 It was a boring party and Jack STIFLED a yawn and


looked at his watch.

 The revolt was STIFLED and the culprits were arrested.

106
POROUS
(POR us) adj.
filled with holes
Sounds like: POOR US

“POOR US, we get POROUS


every hunting season.”

 Natural sponges are POROUS marine creatures used for


soaking up liquid.

 You can’t have a POROUS roof and not expect it to leak.

 (Something POROUS is said to have POROSITY.)


POROSITY is an essential quality of oil bearing rocks.

107
LIMBER
(LIM bur) adj.
flexible; exercise so as to
become limber
Sounds like: LUMBER

“LUMBER from the rubber tree


is very LIMBER.”

 Ballet dancers have LIMBER muscles.

 The team LIMBERED up by doing stretching exercises


before the game.

 Diane was a LIMBER athlete, but she is no longer as


flexible as she once was.

108
ENAMOR
(i NA mur) v.
to inspire with love; captivate
Sounds like: HAMMER

“Duffy is ENAMORED of HAMMERS.”

 Jack was ENAMORED of the idea of going to the Naval


Academy and becoming an admiral.

 Bill said what ENAMORS him is a good book.

 The ENAMORING quality of dogs is their devotion to their


owners.

109
UTTER
(UH tur) v.
to speak; absolute; complete
Sounds like: BUTTER

“When the BUTTER begins to UTTER”

 Jean asked Max not to UTTER another word until he


heard her side of the story.

 Harry and Billy crept into the cemetery in UTTER


darkness.

 The UTTER daring of the ice box raid was beyond belief
for two small dogs and a pet monkey.

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Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Vocabulary Cartoon Review # 9.1


Match the word with its definition.

1. ___ waft - (raft) A) to speak

2. ___ awry - (tie) B) to inspire with love

3. ___ perturb - (disturb) C) a gentle breeze

4. ___ bulletin - (bullet) D) filled with holes

5. ___ felon - (melon) E) twisted or turned

6. ___ stifle - (rifle) F) to hold back

7. ___ porous - (poor us) G) to disturb

8. ___ limber - (lumber) H) brief announcement

9. ___ enamor - (hammer) I) flexible

10. ___ utter - (butter) J) a serious criminal


Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Vocabulary Cartoon Review # 9.2

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.

A) wafted F) stifled
B) awry G) porous
C) perturbs H) limber
D) bulletin I) enamor
E) felon J) utter

1. Jill asked Jack not to ____________ another word.

2. Sponges are ____________ marine creatures.

3. What ____________ Bill of a girl is her cooking ability.

4. It was a boring party and Janet ____________ a yawn.

5. A person convicted of a serious crime is a ____________.

6. Our teacher posted the class grades on the ____________ board.

7. The wind blew the window shades ____________.

8. Ballet dancers have ____________ muscles.

9. It ____________ bees when you disturb their nest.

10. The smell of bacon cooking ____________ through the cabin.


Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Vocabulary Cartoon Review # 9.3


Multiple Choice: Circle the appropriate word for the provided definition.

1. to hold back 6. to make uneasy; to upset


a.) enamor a.) abound
b.) fetch b.) perturb
c.) stifle c.) splice
d.) perturb d.) awry
2. to inspire with love; captivate 7. to join or unite by interweaving the
a.) enamor strands
b.) fetch a.) abound
c.) stifle b.) limber
d.) perturb c.) splice
d.) awry
3. showing great enthusiasm or
devotion to a goal 8. a scene or condition of disorder
a.) agility a.) inept
b.) embark b.) shamble
c.) zeal c.) stifle
d.) acclaim d.) awry
4. to go aboard some means of 9. flexible
transportation; to set out on a a.) enamor
venture b.) limber
a.) catamaran c.) utter
b.) embark d.) fetch
c.) abound
10. to go after and bring back
d.) fetch
a.) enamor
5. twisted or turned; wrong, amiss b.) limber
a.) abound c.) stifle
b.) perturb d.) fetch
c.) inept
d.) awry
VOCABULARY CARTOONS: Review Answers

Review #9

Review #9.1 Review #9.2 Review #9.3


Matching: Fill in the Blank: Multiple Choice:
1-c 1-utter 1. c.) stifle
2-e 2-porous 2. a.) enamor
3-g 3-enamors 3. c.) zeal
4-h 4-stifled 4. b.) embark
5-j 5-felon 5. d.) awry
6-f 6-bulletin 6. b.) perturb
7-d 7-awry 7. c.) splice
8-i 8-limber 8. b.) shamble
9-b 9-perturbs 9. b.) limber
10-a 10-wafted 10. d.) fetch

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