Wordly Wise List 1
This word means easily or plainly seen.
What is CONSPICUOUS?
This word means to join others in refusing to support an organization.
What is a BOYCOTT?
Sentence or Fragment? Why?
The girl with the blue coat.
This is a FRAGMENT because it does not have a verb.
Which of the following words fits best in the sentence:
The family__________ the house to go on their trip.
a. detained c. degraded
b. vacated d. boycotted
b. vacated
Which of the following words best completes the sentence:
The red rose was ______________ among the field of yellow daisies.
a. appealing c. conspicuous
b. lofty d. eloquent
c. conspicuous
This word means skilled at speaking or writing.
What is ELOQUENT?
This word means to bring shame or disgrace upon.
What is DEGRADE?
Sentence or Fragment? Why?
The children played hopscotch on the playground.
Which word means " to grasp or hold tightly?"
a. detain c. extend
b. clasp d. contribute
b. clasp
What type of sentence is this:
Are we going to the mountains for vacation next week?
a. declarative c. imperative
b. interrogative d. exclamatory
b. interrogative
I_____________ to my partner to give me a pencil.
APPEALED
This word means a formal event held in honor of a special occasion.
What is CEREMONY?
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
The sun was out so we went to the beach.
The complete predicate is...
was out so we went to the beach.
What type of sentence is this:
Please put your notebook on your desk.
a. imperative c. exclamatory
b. declarative d. interrogative
a. imperative
What is the simple predicate in this sentence:
The bear looked in the river to find fish.
a. bear c. river
b. find d. looked
d. looked
The American Red Cross held a ceremony to ________ the portrait of its founder.
UNVEIL
The ________ was reached that we could not go out for recess that day due to the rain.
What is VERDICT?
What is the complete subject of this sentence:
The girl with the purple shirt was walking her dog in the park.
The complete subject is....
The girl with the purple shirt
What is the simple subject in this sentence:
The large goldfish swam around the tank slowly.
a. the large goldfish c. goldfish
b. the goldfish d. the tank
b. goldfish
What is the simple subject in this sentence?
My cat likes to drink milk from her bowl.
a. milk c. cat
b. my d. bowl
c. cat
The man was constantly declaring how he was the best at singing. The man could be described as
a. lofty c. conspicuous
b. eloquent d. supreme
a. lofty
The soccer team won their championship after practicing for several weeks. They considered this to be a .....
a. verdict c. campaign
b. boycott d. triumph
d. triumph
What is the verb phrase in this sentence:
The giraffe was eating leaves off of the tree.
The verb phrase is...
was eating
What is the simple predicate of this sentence:
Johnny got a good grade on his math quiz.
The simple predicate is...
got
What is the simple subject of the sentence:
Our school starts at 8:00 in the morning.
The simple subject is...
school