Affixes/Roots
The root word "Port" means:
a) to write
b) to say
c) to carry
to carry
The "M" in the acronym MINTS stands for months.
a) true
b) false
True
The comma always goes after the conjunction.
a) true
b) false
False, the comma goes before the conjunction.
Which of the following is not included in FANBOYS?
a) for
b) so
c) because
c) because (subordinating)
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants
What was the gesture created to represent the suffix
-ly.
What is the meaning?
Gesture: mustache
Meaning: characteristic of
You capitalize days, months, and seasons.
a) true
b) false
False
The following sentence is separated by commas correctly:
Marie found time to write a card, buy a present, and drive to the party.
a) true
b) false
True!
subordinating conjunctions (while, until, although) can be placed at the beginning and middle of a sentence.
a) true
b) false
True!
CONGRATULATIONS!
The root word "Spect" means:
a) to look
b) to stretch
c) to lead
to look/observe
Which words in the following sentence should be capitalized:
my favorite book is "the giver."
1. My
2. The
3. Giver
CONGRATULATIONS!
You just earned a $1.00 in your bank account!
The girls lost the game, (conjunction) they all had a really great time.
a) and
b) so
c) but
c) but
The girls lost the game, but they all had a really great time.
a) outside hitter
b) middle hitter
c) setter
Setter
Break the word "disrespectfully" into it's parts, and write the meaning underneath.
dis- not
re- again
spect- to look/observe
ful- full of
ly- characteristic of
we go to south carolina each may to listen to senator jones speak.
1. We
2. South
3. Carolina
4. May
5. Senator
6. Jones
Phil helps his mom volunteers at school and coaches a basketball team.
Phil helps his mom, volunteers at school, and coaches a basketball team.
The teacher let us listen to music (conjunction) we worked on our papers.
a) while
b) although
c) until
The teacher let us listen to music while we worked on our papers.
In the sport basketball, how many fouls can you get until you foul out?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
b) 5 fouls
When the base word is an adjective that ends in -ant (important), you remove these three letters and add -ence to make a noun.
a) true
b) false
on monday, my mom is taking me shopping in denver for new adidas shoes.
1. On
2. Monday
3. Denver
4. Adidas
Add a comma to the following sentence:
Even though we don't need to be done until Saturday we are going to work faster.
Even though we don't need to be done until Saturday, we are going to work faster.
When the subordinating conjunction is in the middle of a sentence, we need to use a comma.
a) true
b) false
False!
On which hand did Captain Hook have his hook?
a) left
b) right
a) left