Nasty Norman does not like compound words, not one bit. He has stolen all of them, scattering them around the globe so that no one can use them. It is your job, as a word detective, to track them all down... and figure out why Norman does not like compound words. Make your story engaging by grabbing onto your reader's interest and holding it. You will want to provide details and a suspense in order to do this. Write a short mystery (5-7 sentences) in response to the provided prompt, in which you use as many of your spelling words as you can. Underline the spelling words that you use.

Spelling List: anybody, clockwise, earthbound, everything, fireproof, moonlight, underestimate, upload, upstairs, weekday

I haven't written in a while so this is practice!

Explanation:

      You and your friends were in charge of the compound words. Norman, being "nasty" has stolen them, as you and your friends begin to get them back you split up.

"Norman could've put the words anywhere, or given them to anybody." You said in doubt that you could find the words.

    As you and the friend you split up with walk into a mysterious woods you see a small two-story house. You and your friend enter the building.

"Alright, you head upstairs and i'll check down here" Your friend states as he starts to walk in a different direction.

     Everything seemed to pop out when you went upstairs, you found multiple words! Huh, sure seems Norman underestimated you and your friend's. As you have this thought you hear a noise behind you.

"You weren't supposed to find the words! I hid them so well..." You heard a voice say, you suspected that it was Norman.

As you turn, you turn to look "Nasty" Norman in the face. You can see the moonlight reflect off of his hazel eyes.

"Norman, why do you hate compound words so much?! Your not only affecting yourself by stealing them, but me and my friends to!" You state rather loudly.

"I" Norman mutters.

"What?" You respond rather rudely.

"I just don't understand them, and it makes me dislike them." He says doubtfully as if he thinks saying this will cause a repercussion.

"If that's the case why didn't you just ask me! From now on don't dislike things you don't understand, i  mean there will be things earthbound that you dont understand and you cant dislike everything!".

THE END :)

b. he wants to keep from being identified by former masters.

explanation:

wheres the passage with the idiom underlined