Adverbs
He plays hockey very …………………… Fill in the blanks (well / good)
well
None of them ____ able to solve this question. (was / were)
were
The camel is the ship of the desert (Simile / Metaphor / Personification / Hyperbole)
Metaphor
Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleeps / sleep / is sleeping)
is sleeping
The queen's hair was adorned with jewels and ribbons. What does adorned mean?
to add something beautiful, to make something beautiful
I always have karate training during the weekends! What kind of adverb is always
Adverb of Frequency
Either she or her friends ____ responsible for this accident. (is / are)
are
Anthony cried a river of tears. (Simile / Metaphor / Personification / Hyperbole)
Hyperbole
Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting (start / starts) at 9:00
starts
Gaston boasted of his hunting skills and the trophies that were displayed on his shelves. What does boasted mean?
talk with too much pride, too full of oneself
I absolutely love reading and writing fantasy stories. What kind of adverb is absolutely
Adverb of Degree
A pair of pants ____ all that I brought along. (is / are)
is
Even the sky shed tears when the young peacekeeper died. Name the figure of speech used
Personification
Hardly had the congressman finished his speech when the earthquake (shake / shaked / shook ) the stadium
shook
When she lost her ring, the shopkeeper felt disheartened that she would neve find it again. What does disheartened mean?
hopeless, lost confidence
The treasure was hidden deep underground, so the pirates had to think of a new way to retrieve it. Where is the adverb in the sentence?
underground
The basketball team _______ to win the tournament next week. (hopes, hope)
hopes
The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sunk on its very first voyage. (Paradox / Irony / Understatement)
Irony
That candidate who we had been interviewed before we (speak / spoke / spoken) to all the others is still my favorite.
spoke
After the students stayed up all night, they looked absolutely frazzled when they arrived at school. What does frazzled mean?
exhausted, disheveled, unkempt, untidy, tired
I wish that I could explain things ____________ my teacher. I always understand what he says in class. Fill in the blanks (clear /as clear as / clearly)
as clear as
Aron, together with his wife, ____ the guests of the party. (greet / greets / are greeting)
greets
A silent scream escaped her lips as she saw her room flooded with insects. What is the figure of speech present and the type.
silent scream - oxymoron
When the old woman (hear, hears, heard) that her grandson (arrested, was arrested) for robbery, she (shock, shocks, was shocked)
heard, was arrested, was shocked
The number of attendees dwindled as the party continued late into the night. What does dwindled mean
lessen in size, amount, or strength