Vocabulary Development
Read the sentence
"How can you be so unconcerned?" What is the root word of unconcerned?
concern
If you use native plants in your rain garden, it will be easy to take care of and might even have attracted birds and butterflies.
What is the error in this sentence?
a. Comma after garden (garden,)
b. have attracted
c. birds and butterflies
d. if you use
b. have attracted change to attract
person, place, thing and ideas
What part of speech is that?
example: house, school, car
Noun
When I entered the fifth grade, I concluded that I would not only have to spend more time on my homework Blank plan my study time better.
Which word or words correctly complete the sentence?
a. or b. nor c. but also d. and also
c. but also
Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in a word usage.
a. The radio signal was too weak to allow us to listen to the new.
b. The main ingredients for the dish were flour and milk.
c. The building was supported by a steal foundation.
d. The tide washed away the sandcastles.
c. The building was supported by a steal foundation.
Change steal to steel
Read the sentence
"Okay," Kevin said, smiling. "Let's have a postgame meal." The prefix "post-" from the word postgame means what?
after and or already happened
When Alex arrived at the theater and entered the building, he remembered that he left his ticket at home.
Which part of the sentence has an error in verb tense?
a. When Alex arrived at the theater
b. and entered the building
c. he remembered that
d. he left his ticket at home
d. he left his ticket at home
add had after he
a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
example: eat, run, skip
verb
Fruit is an important blank of food for many animals.
Choose the correct way to spelling the missing word.
a. soarce b. soarse c. source d. sourse
c. source
Since Eric wanted to go with us she had to get ready in a hurry.
Where should a comma be added to correct the error?
a. after since b. after wanted
c. after us d. after ready
c. after us
Since Eric wanted to go with us, she had to get ready in a hurry.
Read this sentence.
And he thought creatively---in ways others didn't. What does the word creatively mean?
differently or unigue from others
Mark loves music, so they want to join the school band next year.
What change should you make to the sentence?
a. change so to his
b. change loves to loved
c. change want to went
d. change they to them
a. change so to his
linguistic words that we use to refer to people
examples: he, those, me, she , us
What part of speech is this?
pronouns
After digging in the garden, Ben went inside to blank.
Choose the most specific words to complete the sentence.
a. tidy himself up a bit
b. scrub his hands with soap and water
c. clean up a huge mess
d. wash a couple of things in the sink
b. scrub his hands with soap and watee
Three statistics that all good baseball mangers look closely at are batting average runs batted in, and runs scored.
After which word should a comma be added?
a. statistics b. closely c. are d. average
d. average
Read the sentence
"Last year, it was so cold when the wind blew at several knots that people turned blue!"
What is the homophone for blew?
a. new b. knew c. blue d. clue
Blue
Homophone: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meaning
Which underlined verb or verb phrase is not used correctly?
a. Mark completed his chores before the basketball game.
b. Hannah had pedaled her bike faster as she rides down the hill.
c. I will have made seven hats for my friends by the end of the month.
d. He has improved at playing soccer because he practices every morning.
b. Hannah had pedaled her bike faster as she rides down the hill.
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
examples: and, that, because, while
What part of speech is this?
conjunctions
Carly used to be interested in sports. Show now plays on the volleyball team.
Choose the best way to combine the two sentences.
a. Carly, who used to be uninterested in sports, now plays on a volleyball game.
b. Carly used to be uninterested in sports, so now she plays on a volleyball team.
c. Now that she plays on a volleyball team, Carly used to be uninterested in sports.
d. She now plays on a volleyball team, and Carly used to be uninterested in sports.
What sentence is punctuated correctly.
a. Ms. Johnson you are the person in charge of next month's meeting, aren't you?
b. Ms. Johnson, you are the person in charge of next month's meeting, aren't you?
c. Ms. Johnson you are the person in charge of next month's meeting aren't you?
d. Ms. Johnson, you are the person in charge of next month's meeting aren't you?
b. Ms. Johnson, you are the person in charge of next month's meeting, aren't you?