DAILY
ACTIVITY for
VOCABULARY
ENRICHMENT
Better known as DAVE!
THIS IS THE LAST DAVE LIST FOR THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR!
5-12-08
Monday
word: hapless (adjective)
sentence: The hapless Carter almost died from the effects of a simple common cold.
DOL: Rewrite the DAVE sentence with the comma in the correct place.
5-13-08
Tuesday
word: culmination (noun)
sentence: Climbing Mount Everest represents the culmination of a climbers career.
DOL: Rewrite the DAVE sentence with the apostrophe in the correct place. Where would it go if it were a plural noun?
5-14-08
Wednesday
word: prestigious (adjective)
sentence: Rob Hall and Scott Fischer were both owners of prestigious climbing companies.
DOL: What kind of verb is in the DAVE sentence?
5-15-08
Thursday
word: ensuing (adjective)
sentence: In the ensuing years, Carter spoke to many groups, including schools, about his near-death trek back from the summit.
DOL: Write a synonym for today's DAVE word.
5-16-08
Friday
word: debilitating (adjective)
sentence: Hypoxia is a debilitating disorder.
DOL: Write a compound sentence (two independent clauses) using today's DAVE word.