Homophones
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
I was playing outside and was stung by a __________. (be, bee)
bee
Where should the quotation marks go?
Mom asked, Why are you so tired?
Mom asked, "Why are you so tired?"
Fill in the blank using the root word in parenthesis and add the correct prefix (re-, mis-, un-, pre-):
I have to study my word list so I don't _________ the words on the quiz. (spell)
Fill in the blank:
There are two parts to a sentence: The _________ part and the action part. One names the person or thing, the other tells the action of the sentence.
naming
The naming part is called the subject and the action part is called the predicate. The predicate always starts with a verb.
What is the contraction of:
He is
He's
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
In English, we often read a paragraph and have to find the ___________ idea. (main, mane)
main
What is wrong with this sentence?
"I love to eat pizza, my little sister said.
"I love to eat pizza," my little sister said.
Fill in the blank with the correct word:
I failed the test, but my teacher says I can _______ it.
(take again)
retake
What is the subject in this sentence:
Bob, John, and Billy play the guitar.
Bob, John, and Billy
What is the contraction of:
she has
she's
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
Harold is a vegetarian. He doesn't eat _________. (meet, meat)
meat
What two things are wrong with this sentence?
Stan asked "Can I have some tea."
Stan asked, "Can I have some tea?"
Fill in the blank using the root word in parenthesis and add the correct suffix (-y, -ly, -ful):
My lemonade was _________ after all the ice in it melted. (water)
watery
What are the nouns in this sentence:
Ms. Vazquez loves her two cats.
Ms. Vazquez, cats
What two words make the contraction:
should've
should have
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
After running up the hill in the hot sun Marjorie felt __________. (week, weak)
weak
What two things are wrong with this sentence?
She yelled, "stop"!
She yelled, "Stop!"
Fill in the blank with the correct word:
Now that we're back from vacation, we have to _______ our bags.
(not pack)
unpack
What is the verb in this sentence:
Lisa plans her lesson for tomorrow.
What is the contraction of:
can not
can't
Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.
I read a tall __________ (tale, tail) about a lion with a broken ____________ (tale, tail).
tale tail
What 3 things are wrong with this sentence?
Becky asked, can I see now"
Becky asked, "Can I see now?"
Fill in the blank using the root word in parenthesis and add the correct prefix (re-, mis-, un-, pre-):
We bought a new car. We didn't want to pay for a brand new one so we bought a ____________ one. (owned before)
preowned
How would you make these two sentences into a compound sentence:
The animals tried to listen. The animals couldn't understand moo.
The animals tried to listen, but they couldn't understand moo.
When you combined two sentences you only have to say who the subject is at the beginning. After then you can use a pronoun like he/ she/ they/it.
What two words make the contraction:
won't
will not