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Spelling Bee

11th grade
Boston
Tania Maury
International
Natalia Guevara
School

Stage 1:
Picture Description

INSTRUCTIONS:
You will have 3 minutes to go over all
the words given, you can make all the
mistakes you want and if you dont know
you can say loudly: NEXT

Stage 2:
Definitions

INSTRUCTIONS:
You will have 3 minutes to go over all the words
given, you can make all the mistakes you want
and if you dont know you can say loudly: NEXT

Match with the right


definitions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

Quirky
Retro
Sloppy
Stuffy
Stylish
Trendy
Congregation
Humility
Persecution
Eschew

___not fitting closely; hanging loosely.


___in accord with the latest fad
___informal terms; strikingly unconventional
___a group of people who adhere to a common faith
and habitually attend a given church
___having elegance or taste or refinement in manners
or dress
___lacking fresh air
___affecting things past
____Theactorpracticeofpersecutingonthebasis
ofrace,religion,gender,orbeliefsthatdifferfrom
others.
____a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
____a group of people who adhere to a common faith
and habitually attend a given church

Stage 3:
Vocabulary in context

INSTRUCTIONS:
You will have 3 minutes to go over all the
words given, you are welcome to make all
the mistakes you want and if you dont
know you can say loudly: NEXT

Choose the correct Word:


1. There is a multitude of small boutique shops selling
_________designer clothes.
a) Fashionable
b) Trendy
c) Chic
2. A true apostle is one who in times of ___________will always have
dust to shake off his feet
a) Persecution
b) Trouble
c) Happiness
3. Hewasascientistwithabrilliantmindanda__________
senseofhumor.
a) Casual
b) Informal
c) Quirky
4. The dedication, which followed evensong, was watched by
a________________who crowded the small church.
a) Unity
b) Congregation
c) Group

Choose the correct Word:

5. I feel _____________ with the clothes that my parents brought me


a) Stuffy
b) Tight
c) Uncomfortable
6. Nowhehastranscendedbothhisfirstmodernperiod
andhis__________period.
A ) Funky
b) Retro
c) Fancy
7. That dress doesnt fit very well. Its too ________________.
a) Cramped
b) Sloppy
c) Loose

Choose the correct Word:

8. And filled with ____________ , he bowed his knees and washed her
feets.
a) Humilty
b) Weakness
c) Compassion
9. We have some of the most___________designer of bikinis on the
web.
A) Trendy
b)T-shirt
c) Stylish
10.Italiantendsto__________
thesortofpoliteeuphemismsinwhichEnglish glories
a) Eschew
b) Avoid
c) Doctor

Stage 4:
Spelling Competition

INSTRUCTIONS: You will be given one


word to spell, you will have 30 second to
spell the word and you can make 1
mistake in your spelling.

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