Question

1. of the three words listed below, one is found in a band, one in a lake and one in a jar. which is which? pickerel__ piccalilli piccolo 2. how many syllables are in the word duped? 3. what do the following words all have in common: sabot, pump, clog? 4. add a letter to the word shrew to make a new word that means cunning or tricky. 5. which word doesn’t belong in this list: skiff, tiff, miffed, rift why? 6. can you pillory someone by giving them too many pills? why or why not? 7. put the words in the following sentence into alphabetical order: the wicked wizard washed the windows in the wigwam on wednesday with a washcloth rinsed in windshield wiper fluid. 8. write one sentence that uses all four of the following words correctly: shrike, tyke, pike, hike. 9. could a milliner be a miscreant? why or why not?__ 10. write one sentence that uses all three of the following words correctly: euphonious, euphoric, eulogy.

Explanation:

1. pickeral: A pickeral is a type of fish, so it is found in a lake. piccalilli: It is a type of pickle, so it is found in a jar. piccolo: It is a musical - instrument, so it is found in a band.
2. The word "duped" is pronounced /djuːpt/, and it has one syllable.
3. "sabot", "pump", and "clog" are all types of footwear.
4. Add "d" to "shrew" to get "shrewd" which means cunning or tricky.
5. "miffed" is a verb in the past - tense form, while "skiff", "tiff", and "rift" are nouns.
6. "pillory" means to expose someone to public ridicule, not to give them too many pills, so the answer is no.
7. Alphabetize each word in the sentence: a, in, in, on, the, the, the, the, washed, washer, windshield, wiper, wizard, wicked, wigwam, windows, Wednesday, with.
8. Example sentence: The tyke decided to hike with the shrike and pike in the forest.
9. A "milliner" makes or sells hats, and a "miscreant" is a person who behaves badly. A milliner could potentially be a miscreant if they engage in unethical or illegal behavior, so the answer is yes.
10. Example sentence: The eulogy was so euphonious that it made the mourners feel euphoric.

Answer:

1. pickeral - lake, piccalilli - jar, piccolo - band
2. 1
3. They are all types of footwear.
4. shrewd
5. miffed; it is a verb in past - tense form while others are nouns.
6. No; "pillory" means to expose to public ridicule.
7. a, in, in, on, the, the, the, the, washed, washer, windshield, wiper, wizard, wicked, wigwam, windows, Wednesday, with
8. The tyke decided to hike with the shrike and pike in the forest.
9. Yes; a milliner could engage in bad behavior.
10. The eulogy was so euphonious that it made the mourners feel euphoric.