Prefixes & Suffixes
Using your knowledge of prefixes, what is the meaning of the word misuse?
a. to use
b. to not use
c. to use yourself
d. to use incorrectly
d. to use incorrectly
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. The bike's tires were flat.
b. The bikes's tires were flat.
c. The bikes tire's were flat.
d. The bikes tires's were flat.
a. The bike's tires were flat.
Which of the following sentences is written using CORRECT capitalization?
a. My family will fly to Boston on Sunday.
b. My family will fly to boston on sunday.
c. My family will fly to Boston on sunday.
d. My family will fly to boston on Sunday.
a. My family will fly to Boston on Sunday.
After swimming, the girls were so hungry that they devoured their snack.
What does the word devoured mean in this sentence?
a. sat quietly with
b. ate quickly
c. denied
d. gave away
b. ate quickly
Read this sentence.
The ship ___appeared in the thick fog, never to be seen again.Choose the BEST prefix to add to the word appeared to make this sentence true.
a. re-
b. dis-
c. mis-
d. pre-
b. dis-
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. There are two dogs's in the backyard.
b. Jim's backpack is in the hallway.
c. Are you going to Lisas birthday party?
d. The cat's are so cute!
b. Jim's backpack is in the hallway.
Which is the correct way to write the title of this book?
a. Ten Garden projects for Kids
b. Ten garden projects for Kids
c. Ten Garden Projects for kids
d. Ten Garden Projects for Kids
d. Ten Garden Projects for Kids
The ground was frozen and barren with no place to live or plants they could use for food.
In the sentence, you can tell that barren means
a. ugly
b. empty
c. beautiful
d. muddy
b. empty
Read this sentence.
If you want to hang a picture on a wall, then a hammer is more use____ than a screwdriver.
Choose the BEST suffix to add to the word use to make this sentence true.
a. -less
b. -able
c. -ful
d. -ing
c. -ful
What is the best way to write the following sentence?
a. Sam's and June's house is yellow with tan shutters.
b. Sams and June's house is yellow with tan shutters.
c. Sam and Junes house is yellow with tan shutters.
d. Sam and June's house is yellow with tan shutters.
d. Sam and June's house is yellow with tan shutters.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. Natalie is going to san diego for the weekend.
b. Lindsay wants to visit her family in San Francisco this summer.
c. Stephanie's dad is traveling to st. louis for business.
d. Frank would have to take an airplane to get to new york.
b. Lindsay wants to visit her family in San Francisco this summer.
Read this sentence.
The young deer walked through the meadow.
Based on the sentence, a meadow must be _______.a. a place
b. an animal
c. a deer
d. a type of food
a. a place
What does the prefix mis- in the word misbehaves mean in the sentence below?
Our new puppy misbehaves when he is left alone.
a. have
b. wrong
c. good
d. over
b. wrong
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
a. My sister's team made it to the final round.
b. Both team's trophies were on the table.
c. The player's listened to the coach.
d. Parent's sat in the bleachers to watch.
a. My sister's team made it to the final round.
Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
a. This summer, I am going to travel to Arizona with Kevin.
b. Elizabeth has always wanted to take a plan to Boise, Idaho.
c. We are going to Long Island to visit Paul this year.
d. David and justin are moving to Colorado next month.
d. David and justin are moving to Colorado next month.
Read the following sentence:
The Grand Canyon was so immense that you could barely see the people on the other side.
Based on the context of the sentence, what does immense mean?
a. very small
b. beautiful
c. very large
d. deep
c. very large
Which suffix could be added to the word subtract to mean "the act of subtracting?"
a. -able
b. -ful
c. -less
d. -tion
d. -tion
What is the correct way to write the underlined word?
Several girls were invited to a slumber party. All the girls pajamas had to be pink.
a. girl's
b. girls'
c. girls
d. girls's
b. girls'
Which of these book titles contains an error?
a. The World of Miss Bunny
b. The shadow on the Sidewalk
c. The Cherry Blossom
d. Reach for the Stars
b. The shadow on the Sidewalk
Read this sentence.
The ship sailed smoothly on the deep blue sea.
In which sentence does the word ship have the same meaning as it is used in the sentence above?
a. I am going to ship my game to the company so they can fix it.
b. I went to the post office to ship my grandma a package.
c. The sails of the ship waved wildly in the cold wind.
d. I helped my mom gather the cards and letters to ship off to the sailors.
c. The sails of the ship waved wildly in the cold wind.