Synonyms
Antonyms
Capitalization
Quotation Marks
Spelling
100
What is a synonym for interesting?
Exciting, engaging, or fun.
100
What is an antonym for beautiful?
Ugly, hideous, or disgusting.
100
Is the capitalization below correct: ms. Polivy
No: M needs to be capitalized, because it's a title and a name.
100
Is the following sentence written correctly? Mary said, That's my ball!"
No: we need quotation marks before That's, because we put quotation marks around everything that's spoken.
100
Which word is spelled correctly? a) begginning b) beggining c) beginning
c) beginning
200
Jasmine writes this sentence: "The beaches in our area are not clean anymore." Which word could be used as a synonym for clean? a) complete b) even c) unspoiled d) honest
c) unspoiled, because it means the same as clean in the sentence above.
200
Which word is an antonym for knowledge? a) smarts b) excited c) ignorance d) information
c) ignorance
200
What is the correct way to capitalize the following phrase? a) leaving mexico City b) Leaving Mexico City c) leaving mexico city d) leaving Mexico City
d) leaving Mexico City, because we capitalize place names.
200
What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence? a) "Oh, have you been there, Abuelita asked?" b) "Oh, have you been there?" Abuelita asked. c) "Oh," have you been there? Abuelita asked. d) Oh, have you been there? "Abuelita asked."
b), because we put quotation marks only around the part said out loud by the character.
200
Which word is spelled incorrectly? a) lightning b) throughout c) Women d) differant
d). It is "different".
300
Which of these is a synonym for the word remark? a) decision b) attempt c) comment d) benefit
c) comment.
300
Which word is an antonym for comedy? a) funny b) comedic c) television d) tragedy
d) tragedy
300
What is the correct way to capitalize the famous Navajo landmark: a) spider Rock b) spider rock c) Spider Rock d) Spider rock
c), because we capitalize the entire name of a place.
300
Last night I wrote a poem called Song of the Early Riser. The correct way to punctuate the name of the poem is: a) "Song" of the Early Riser b) "Song of the early Riser" c) "Song of the Early Riser" d) Leave as is.
c), because capitalize and put quotation marks around poem titles.
300
A new family perchased the home next door. What is the correct spelling of "perchased"? a) perchised b) purchised c) perchused d) purchased
d) purchased
400
"Something's blotting out the sun!" Which word is a synonym for "blotting out"? a) lifting b) shining c) blinking d) covering
d) covering
400
What word is an antonym for chaos? a) reward b) order c) profit d) crazy
b) order
400
What is the correct way to write end of the following sentence: "Navajo girls are taught to weave by their grandmothers, mothers, or Aunts." a) by their Grandmothers, Mothers, or Aunts. b) by their grandmothers, Mothers, or aunts. c) by their grandmothers, mothers, or aunts. d) as is.
c), because we are not talking about specific people. They are nouns, but not proper nouns.
400
In an article about pottery, the word "potsherds" appears in quotation marks. Why might this be? a) To make sure the reader pronounced it correctly. b) To introduce words that might be unfamiliar. c) To show that these words are in languages other than English.
b) To show unfamiliar and important words.
400
Sentence: When the tail of a tornado touches the ground, it can cause great damege and hardship. Which word is spelled incorrectly? a) tail b) touches c) damege d) hardship
c) damege should be spelled damage.
500
My sister felt exuberant when she represented Iowa at the National Spelling Bee. Which word is a synonym for exuberant? a) overjoyed b) upset c) extreme d) nervous
a) overjoyed
500
Which word is an antonym for friend? a) foe b) buddy c) parent d) pal
a) foe
500
Which sentence has the correct capitalization? a) Hurricanes are storms that form over Tropical waters in the atlantic ocean. b) Hurricanes are storms that form over tropical waters in the Atlantic ocean. c) Hurricanes are storms that form over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean.
c), because Atlantic Ocean is a proper noun.
500
Edgar wrote a short story called The Raven. What is the correct punctuation for his short story. a) The Raven c) "The Raven" b) the "Raven" d) The Raven
c) "The Raven"
500
Modern computers are incredebly fast. The correct spelling of "incredebly" is: a) incredibaly b) incredably c) incredibly d) leave as is.
c) incredibly.
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