Parts of Speech
True or False: In the sentence, "I am cold," the word 'am' is a verb.
True
Pick the correct spelling:
I have ( a. strait / b. strate / c. strayt / d. straight ) hair.
d. straight
Tanya's mother drives slowly when she gets close to the school and is careful to watch for pedestrians. What would be a synonym for pedestrians?
a. people walking
b. animals in trees
c. fruit stands
d. children
a. people walking
Which prefix goes in the blank?
I never leave my homework assignments __complete because I try my best and finish all my work.
in- (incomplete)
What is an adjective? Give an example.
describing words like big, small, soft
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
I had to eat quickly because I was late to soccer practice. It made my stomach hurt.
quickly
On Halloween, my sister loves _____ me
a. scareing
b. scaring
c. scareng
d. scarring
b. scaring
What does remote mean in the sentence below? Sometimes, the easiest way to get to a remote village is by boat.
a. nearby
b. next door
c. far from other places
d. across town
c. far from other places
What does the prefix "re" mean?
again
This perspective is when the narrator uses words like he, she, they to narrate the story
third person
Which of the following is NOT a noun?
a. hospital
b. student
c. large
d. panda
c. large
Did you ____ your report card?
a. recieve
b. receave
c. receive
d. receeve
c. receive
The sailors will have an easy day sailing because the sea is calm. What best defines the word "calm"?
a. wild
b. beautiful
c. without disturbance or motion
d. old
c. without disturbance or motion
How would I modify the word read to mean read incorrectly?
Add prefix mis- for misread
Ohio became a state on March 1, 1803. The capital of Ohio is Columbus.
This reading passage is:
a. nonfiction
b. a folktale
c. poetry
d. fiction
a. nonfiction
The cloth was interwoven with bright and dark colors. What does the word interwoven mean?
a. woven against
b. woven between
c. woven before
d. woven wrongly
b. woven between
Takis are bad for my ______ system.
a. dijestive
b. digestive
c. digestiv
d. dijustive
b. digestive
In the car ride home, Thiago listened to his family's excited chatter about their trip. Which word would be the best synonym for the word chatter in this sentence?
a. feelings
b. plans
c. jokes
d. discussions
d. discussions
I always __pronounce the word Worcestershire sauce.
mis- (mispronounce)
Which is NOT a synonym of the word talk?
a. speak
b. chat
c. scream
c. scream
Identify at least four or more nouns in this sentence:
Rubi went home to eat a snack. After a snack, she went to the park with her sister to play soccer.
Rubi, home, snack, park, sister, soccer
8. Which word is spelled correctly?
a. equippment
b. ekwipment
c. equipment
d. equipmint
c. equipment
Aaron was COMPENSATED for the yard work he had done over the summer. He spent the money on a new bike. What does COMPENSATED mean in this sentence?
a. thanked
b. complimented
c. paid
c. paid
Name the prefixes that go before these words: ___spell, ___obey, ___respectful, ___dependent
misspell, disobey, disrespectful, independent
Which of the following is not a verb?
a. play
b. go
c. sleep
d. meal
d. meal