Synonym & Antonyms
What is a synonym for generous?
kind, giving, charitable
Which noun is proper?
city, river, Belize, country
Belize
Identify the adjective: "The ancient castle stood on the hill."
Ancient
Replace the underlined words with a pronoun:
Maria and Luis won the competition.
They
Identify the simple subject:
The little puppy barked loudly all night.
puppy
Give an antonym for scarce.
Mango is very scarce during the Christmas time.
abundant
In the sentence, "The jaguar ran through the jungle," which word is the common noun?
jungle; jaguar
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
"The frightened young boy carried a heavy backpack."
3 – frightened, young, heavy
What type of pronoun is those in the sentence,
"Those are my favorite shoes."
Demonstrative
Identify the complete predicate:
The talented musician played beautifully during the concert.
played beautifully during the concert
Which word is NOT a synonym for brilliant?
A. Intelligent B. Clever C. Dull D. Bright
C. Dull
Rewrite the sentence correctly by capitalizing all proper nouns: i visited belmopan with mrs. flores on saturday.
I visited Belmopan with Mrs. Flores on Saturday.
Identify all the adjectives:
Three energetic students solved the difficult puzzle quickly.
Three, energetic, difficult
Identify the pronoun and its type:
Everyone submitted the assignment on time.
Indefinite
Identify both the complete subject and complete predicate:
The tallest tree in the forest fell during the storm.
Subject: The tallest tree in the forest;
Predicate: fell during the storm.
Replace the underlined word with a synonym that best preserves the meaning: The detective was cautious while searching the abandoned house.
careful, prudent
Identify all common and proper nouns.
Mr. Castillo drove the bus to Orange Walk.
Proper: Mr. Castillo, OW
Common: bus
Explain why wooden is an adjective in the sentence:
She bought a wooden chair.
It describes the noun "chair" by telling what material it is made of.
Correct the pronoun error:
Each of the students brought their notebook.
Each of the students brought his or her notebook.
Is the underlined part the complete subject or complete predicate?
The old bridge across the river collapsed after the flood.
Complete Subject
Although the journey was arduous, the hikers remained optimistic. Give one synonym and one antonym for arduous.
Synonym: difficult, challenging;
Antonym: easy, effortless
Identify every noun, classify each as common or proper, and explain your reasoning:
Professor Alvarez presented the project to students at Pallotti High School.
Proper: P. Alvarez, PHS
Common: project, students
Rewrite the sentence by adding two descriptive adjectives and one quantitative adjective without changing its meaning:
Birds flew across the sky.
Three colorful birds flew across the clear sky.
ewrite the sentence to avoid repetition by replacing nouns with appropriate pronouns:
David told David's sister that David would meet David's friends after school.
David told his sister that he would meet his friends after school.
dentify the simple subject, complete subject, simple predicate, and complete predicate:
The curious young scientist carefully examined the unusual rock in the laboratory.
Simple Subject: scientist;
Complete Subject: The curious young scientist;
Simple Predicate: examined;
Complete Predicate: carefully examined the unusual rock in the laboratory.