Warm-up 8-1

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word "scarce."

Potatoes were very scarce during the war and hard to find at most markets.

• Abundant

• Rare

• Common

• Plentiful

Fill in the blank with the correct verb phrase: "I am swimming every day this week, and by Friday I ______ 500 meters."

• will have swam

• will swim

• am swimming

• swam

Which sentence uses correlative conjunctions correctly?

• He runs so fast that I can barely keep up with him.

• I would rather read a book then watch a movie.

• She is both smart or talented.

Punctuate the sentence correctly by adding commas: "Next week, Nico plans to visit New York City Boston and Philadelphia."

• Next week Nico plans to visit New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.

• Next week, Nico plans to visit New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia.

• Next week, Nico plans to visit, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.

• Next week Nico plans to visit New York City Boston, and Philadelphia.

Maya had a dubious look on her face when the new coach was announced. She was unsure if he would be the best for the team.

What is the relationship between the underlined words "dubious" and "unsure"? How does this help you to better understand each word?

• They are antonyms, so knowing one helps you understand the opposite.

• They are synonyms, so if you know what one means, you can determine the meaning of the other one.

• They are homophones, so they sound the same.

• They are unrelated, so knowing one does not help with the other.