Sunday 28 July 2013

Spelling Lists for Semester 2 Week 9


Advanced Composition

1. flailed/thrashed his arms
2. frenziedly
3. He choked and spluttered as the water invaded his nostrils, mouth and windpipe.
4. Fear pierced him as keenly as a sword.
5. redoubled his efforts
6. dived/plunged
7. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
8. lifebuoy



Intermediate Composition

1. disorganised
2. counselled
3. inconsiderate behaviour
4. resounding thud
5. detention
6. guilty
7. let bygones be bygones
8. Unfortunately, he stepped squarely on the puddle of water and lost his balance.

Sunday 21 July 2013

Spelling Lists for Semester 2 Week 8


Advanced Composition

1. morbid fascination
2. a sense of foreboding
3. recalcitrant
4. She saw a pot teetering on the ledge before it toppled over the edge.
5. pose a hazard
6. I was relishing my neighbour's comeuppance when something caught my eye.
7. grotesque
8. deceased



Intermediate Composition

1. kidnap
2. wealth
3. luxurious mansion
4. exorbitant
5. braggart
6. twinge of conscience
7. hail a cab
8. ransom

Sunday 14 July 2013

Spelling Lists for Semester 2 Week 7


Advanced Composition

1. splurge
2. luxurious hotel
3. en-suite bathroom
4. bewilderment
5. ablutions
6. my knees almost buckled
7. swerved to avoid a collision
8. The windscreen was shattered into fragments and the bonnet of the car was crumpled like a piece of paper.



Intermediate Composition

1. Grey clouds had gathered in the bruised sky.
2. umbrella
3. a puddle of water
4. collect
5. decline the offer
6. His teacher had taught him to help others unconditionally.
7. hastened
8. Good Samaritan

Sunday 7 July 2013

Spelling Lists for Semester 2 Week 6


Advanced Composition

1. nostalgia
2. a curious quirk of fate
3. mediocre
4. clique of friends
5. feigned an indifference
6. infatuated
7. waned
8. ecstatic



Intermediate Composition

1. bustling with commuters
2. platform
3. recklessly
4. retrieve
5. Our advice fell on deaf ears.
6. rashly
7. emergency button
8. chide