Parts of Speech
What is the part of speech for "is" in the sentence...
The singing parrot is in the classroom.
Verb
Read the sentence carefully and
choose the tense for "have stopped"
They have stopped the game.
Present Perfect
What type of figurative Language is this?
“The burning sun roasted our skins like chestnuts in the oven.”
Simile
Find the mistake and correct it.
"Don’t take that; its his!"
“its” should be “it’s”
When a poem is broken into chunks, what are the chunks called?
Stanzas
What is the part of speech of "between" in...
The children stood between the palm trees looking at the beautiful clouds.
Preposition
Indicate what type of sentence this is.
When this examination is over, our parents will rejoice.
Complex
What type of Figurative Language is this?
“The moon was like a phantom silver orb.”
Simile
Find the mistake and correct it.
“Is that all the homework we have,” Anna asked?
The “?” should be where the comma is and there should be a full stop after asked.
Choose the word or phrase which is most similar in meaning to the underlined word.
The organisers of the Youth Rally agreed to commence at 10:00 a.m. sharp.
A. Continue
B. End
C. Begin
D. Dismiss
C. Begin
Give the name of the part of speech of "Ah!" in the sentence...
Ah! The cat almost bit me!
Interjection
Is "Julian" a direct or indirect object?
Emmanuel invited Julian to the party.
Direct
What type of Figurative Language is this?
“The leaves danced to the ground in the autumn wind.”
Personification
Find the mistake and correct it.
“Write down your homework”, the teacher said.
The “,” should be inside the quotation marks.
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. (Blank space in each sentence)
Example
My classmates, unlike me, _____ not like to read.
A. Have
B. Do
C. Does
D. Has
nB. Do
nWhat is the definition of an abstract noun?
nA noun that cannot be touched, counted, etc.
Is this sentence Active or Passive?
After huffing and puffing we arrived at the classroom door with only two seconds to spare.
Active
What type of Figurative Language is this?
“I saw a jewel blue stream in the forest.”
Metaphor
Find the mistake and correct it.
I could hear the boys voices from down the hall.
“Boys” should be “boys’ ”
What is the part of speech of "Amazement" in...
The younger children looked on in amazement at the special drills.
Noun
nWhat is the definition of a direct object?
A noun that is receiving the action in the sentence.
What type of sentence is this?
The human brain never stops working until you die.
Complex
What type of Figurative Language is this?
“I have a million things to do today.”
Hyperbole
Find the mistake and correct it.
Each of the students is unique
TRICK! There is no correction needed.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Either Aysha or Dylan ________ making all that noise yesterday.
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. is
B. was