Word Resources and History
If you needed to find synonyms for a word, what reference book would you use?
Thesaurus
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
I want to go to Hawaii, but Ben wants to go to Europe
I want to go to Hawaii, but Ben wants to go to Europe.
True/False
An imperative sentence asks a question.
False.
True/False
The capitalization is correct in this sentence.
Mrs. Smith and Mr. Brody are teaching us how to write an essay.
True
You need to look up the definition of the word elevate. What reference book do you use?
dictionary
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
The essay was due Thursday but I thought it was due Wednesday.
The essay was due Thursday, but I thought it was due Wednesday.
What kind of sentence is this?
Please close the door on your way out.
imperative
Is the spelling correct in this sentence?
Please place the potato salad over there.
Yes
Many words in the English language come from different world languages, but most of our root words come from
a. German and Dutch
b. Greek and Latin
c. Greek and Dutch
d. Latin and German
b. Greek and Latin
What punctuation would go at the end of this sentence?
Would you like to go to the mall with me tomorrow
Would you like to go to the mall with me tomorrow?
What kind of sentence is this?
Watch out for those stairs!
Exclamatory
What word needs to be capitalized in this sentence?
I would love to travel to paris one day.
Paris
In the word video, what does the prefix vid mean?
a. hear
b. water
c. smell
d. see
d. see
True or false: The quotation marks are used correctly in the following sentence.
“I want to ride the Ferris wheel at the fair said Chloe.”
False:
"I want to ride the Ferris wheel at the fair," said Chloe.
What kind of sentence is this?
Are you going to the fair this weekend?
interrogative
Is the spelling correct in this sentence?
I would like to order too milkshakes, please.
No.
I would like to order two milkshakes, please.
In the word biology, the root bio means
a. speed
b. air
c. life
d. breath
c. life
Choose the correct use of quotation marks.
a. “I would love to go on a cruise,” said Stacey.
b. “I would love to go on a cruise said Stacey.
c. I would love to go on a cruise”” said Stacey.
d. “I would love to go on a cruise, said Stacey.”
a. “I would love to go on a cruise,” said Stacey.
What kind of sentence is this?
My favorite colors are red and purple.
declarative
Is the spelling correct in this sentence?
Did you here that? I thought I heard a hair!
No. It should be:
Did you hear that? I thought I heard a hare!