Vocabulary and spelling
useful
"The lion looks for its food."
looks: action
Fill in the blank.
"Rob is the ____________ student in the class.
short shorter shortest
shortest
Describe how Matilda's parents treat her.
They do not treat her well.
"Can you please (write, right) your name?
write
What is a phobia?
A strong fear of something.
Which word in the following sentence is a helping verb?
"I might cook dinner tonight."
might
Fill in the blank
Kyle is ___________ than Zack.
creativer more creative most creative
more creative
Describe Matilda in 3 adjectives.
(more than one answer)
For example: smart, young, kind, clever, curious
The girl tried to (steel, steal) (to, too, two) of my favorite (flowers, flours) from the garden.
steal, two, flowers
Fill in the blank with the correct word AND spell it right for full points.
"Please wear _________ clothes to school."
appropriate
What is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
"John might have been listening to the teacher."
might have been listening
This is the ________ movie of all time.
A. most bad
B. worse
C. worst
D. none of the above
C. worst
What word or words describe Mr. Wormwood?
A. greedy
B. selfish
C. Mean
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Complete the homophone pairs below.
won-one
see-
band-
blew-
deer-
band-banned
blew-blue
deer- dear
"I was in the middle of the woods so my phone was unable to _________ a cell signal."
detect
Identify the main verb, the helping verb(s), and the verb phrase.
"Jack may have been sleeping in class."
main verb: sleeping
verb phrase: may have been sleeping
Correct the following sentence.
"Living abroad is most fun than living at home. Although it can be toughest sometimes, it is worth it. I chose to move to Thailand because out of all the countries I liked it the better.
1. more fun
2. tough
3. best
What are ways Matilda gets revenge on her parents?
A. She puts superglue in Mr. Wormwoods hat
B. She pretends that she is a ghost
C. She pretends a bird is a ghost
D. Both A and C
E. All of the above
D. Both A and C
We remained (stationary, stationery) at the light for so long.
stationary
Fill in the blanks AND spell the words correctly
There was so much _________ done to the neighborhood after the hurricane, it was ___________!!
damage, ridiculous
Which "smelled" is a linking verb and which is a action verb? AND WHY?
"Jake smelled a skunk."
"The skunk smelled stinky."
sentence 1: action
sentence 2: linking
Correct the following paragraph. (4 errors)
"I love going camping. I like it best than staying at home. My favoritest place to camp is in Vermont. Vermont is the more beautiful state in America. It is called the "green mountain state" because it has the greenest mountains in America. The more fun thing to do while camping is stargazing!
1. better
2. favorite
3. most beautiful
4. most fun
What book did Matilda first learn how to read?
A cook book in her house.
Complete the homophones below.
prophet-
sight-
suite-
nun-
groan-
scene-
rows-
lone-
prophet-proft
sight-site
suite-sweet
nun-none
groan-grown