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What is the meaning of the word "audience"?
A group of listeners at an event or performance.
List 5 words with the prefix"pre-" and tell their meaning.
Examples: preview, prepare, predict, preschool, preheat, prefix, pretest, prepay, precook, prewrite
List 5 words with the suffix "-ful" and tell what they mean.
examples: helpful, thankful, hopeful, careful, joyful, playful, powerful, colorful, peaceful, beautiful
List 3 synonyms for the word "beautiful"
pretty, gorgeous, lovely, handsome, stunning
List 3 antonyms for "frightened".
brave, fearless, secure, calm
Read the sentence:
When Maya talked to Olivia, she felt nervous.
Who does she refer to?
A. Maya
B. Olivia
C. Both Maya and Olivia
D. The sentence does not make it clear
A. Maya
What is the meaning of the word "visibility" in the sentence:
The weatherman said to be careful while driving, as fog is causing low visibility today.
able to see or be seen.
List 5 words with the prefix "mis" and their meaning.
examples: misplace, misunderstand, mislead, misbehave, misjudge, mispronounce, misread, misuse, miscount, misinform
List 5 words with the suffix "-less" and tell what they mean.
examples: hopeless, careless, fearless, helpless, endless, homeless, painless, restless, tasteless, useless
Choose the synonym that has the correct shade of meaning for the sentence below:
"Ow! Help, Mom!" ______ Kayla, with tears in her eyes, "I fell off my bike and scraped my knee!"
A. cried B. shouted C. said D. whispered
A. Cried
Read the sentence:
The teacher spoke in a calm voice, even though the class felt loud and wild.
Which word is the best antonym for calm in this sentence?
A. quiet B. peaceful C. noisy D. gentle
A. quiet
Which sentence uses the pronoun correctly?
A. Her and I went to the park.
B. Me and him played soccer.
C. She and I finished our work.
D. Him ran faster than everyone.
C. She and I finished our work.
What is the meaning of the word "reporter"? For example:
My social studies teacher told our class to tune into the news tonight because a special reporter will be informing viewers
A person who moves or carries information to the public
Which word from the sentence below can you add the prefix "un-" to change the meaning of the sentence?
Her birthday party was a disaster and the girl was very happy at the end of the day.
unhappy
What is the meaning of the word "darkness" in the sentence below:
"You need to turn on the light," said my mom, "it's impossible to see in the darkness."
the state of being dark
List 3 synonyms for the word "evil".
bad, mean, horrible, terrible, soulless
Put these words in order from weakest to strongest shade of meaning:
angry, furious, annoyed, enraged, mad, frustrated
annoyed, frustrated, mad, angry, furious, enraged
Read the sentence:
Everyone finished ___ homework on time.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
A. his B. her C. their D. our
C. their
What is the meaning of the word "unsupportable" in the sentence:
During the American Revolution, many people remained loyal to the king because they felt the war for Freedom was unsupportable.
Something that cannot be supported, assisted, carried, or helped.
Choose a prefix to correctly go in the blank:
The _cut wood made it so easy to start the fire while camping.
pre
Which word means "to do something in an angry way"?
A. Angerful
B. Angrily
C. Angerness
D. Angered
B. Angrily
Choose the synonym that has the correct shade of meaning for the sentence below:
The boy ran quickly to the tornado shelter, he hands shaking. He was _____ because he was home alone during the storm.
A. terrified B. nervous C. anxious D. worried
A. terrified
Which word is the best antonym for generous?
A. mean
B. selfish
C. unkind
D. greedy
D. Greedy
Read the sentence:
Us went to the library after lunch.
What change should be made to correct the sentence?
A. Change us to we
B. Change went to go
C. Add the before library
D. No change is needed
A. change us to we
What is the meaning of the word "visitation" as used in the sentence:
When my grandmother was in the hospital, we were only allowed visitation from eight am until eight pm, so we couldn't see her unless it was in those hours.
a formal time for visiting, seeing, or meeting with someone.
Choose the correct prefix for the blank below:
The store is closed today for repairs but it will _open tomorrow.
re
What word means "having no hope"?
A. Hoped
B. Hopily
C. Hopeless
D. Hopeful
C. Hopeless
List 3 synonyms for the word "frustrated".
mad, angry, annoyed, angry
Read the sentence:
The puppy felt sad when it was left alone.
Which word would make the feeling stronger?
A. upset
B. unhappy
C. miserable
D. fine
C. Miserable
Which sentence sounds most formal and clear?
A. Me and her finished first.
B. Her and me finished first.
C. She and I finished first.
D. Finished first was us.
C. She and I finished first.
What is the meaning of the word "inaudible" as it is used in this sentence:
The young boy mumbled something rude under his breath, but he was lucky it was inaudible to the teacher.
Choose a prefix for the blank below:
"No, Mrs. Jenkins, I told you I can't babysit tonight. I think you _understood me yesterday."
mis
Added the suffix "-ed" to a verb changes its meaning in what way?
It takes the verb from present tense to past tense.
Order the synonyms from weakest to strongest shade of meaning:
freezing, cold, chilly, arctic, cool
cool, chilly, cold, freezing, arctic
Read the sentence:
The desert was dry, but after months with no rain, the land became barren.
Which statement best explains the shade of meaning between dry and barren?
A. Dry and barren mean the same thing.
B. Dry means a little water, but barren means no life or plants at all.
C. Barren is a weaker word than dry.
D. Dry only describes temperature, not land.
B. Dry means a little water, but barren means no life or plants at all.
Why is this sentence incorrect?
Me went first because me was ready.
Explain what type of pronoun error it has and how to fix it.
Teacher will determine correct answer.