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Exercise 70

             carp sharp harp tarp                    warp

keen edged __________              a fish __________

             twisted, contorted, bent out of shape __________

musical instrument __________      plastic rain covering __________

to dwell persistently, such as on brushing one’s teeth __________

to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably __________

Exercise 71

             parse arse sparse     farce

to examine a sentence to determine the subject, verb, etc. __________

donkey, ass __________             scant, scarce __________

serious matter treated in a ridiculous fashion __________

                                   I feel like such
                                        an arse!

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