Vocab
Unit 5 Texts
Root Words
Grammar 1
Grammar 2
100

On a platform with steps at a building's door.

What is stoop?

100

In The Science of Silk, how is silk produced?

a. eggs

b. silkworms

c. earthworms

What is b. silkworms?

100

Added to the beginning of a root word

What is prefix?

100

Words that are pronounced the same, but differ in meaning. 

a. homographs

b. homophones

c. nouns

b. What are homophones?

100

Taller, smarter, slower are examples of which kind of adjective?

a. comparative

b. descriptive

c. superlative

What is a. comparative?

200

Someone who is unafraid.

What is undaunted?

200

From the story: Before Columbus, The Americas Before 1491, Native Americans used this food in history over 6,000 years ago.

a. marshmallows

b. maize

c. mangoes

What is b. maize?

200

Added to the end of a root word

What is suffix?

200

Words that are spelled the same, but may be pronounced differently.

a. homophones

b. homographs

c. hyperboles


b. What are homographs?

200

Correct the sentence: 

The bird sings more loud than my sister.

a. no change

b. more louder

c. louder

What is c. louder?

300

Secretly listening to other people’s conversations without them knowing.

What is eavesdropping?

300

Name the setting of A Journey to Freedom. 

a. Massachusetts farm, 1851

b. Minnesota farm, 1851

c. Mississippi farm, 1851

What is a. Massachusetts farm, 1851?

300

This is the meaning of mis in misspell.

a. wrong; incorrect

b. no; not

c. right; correct

What is a. wrong; incorrect?

300

I want to sit ___________ so I can _________ the speaker better. 

a. here, hear

b. hear, here

c. hire, higher

What is a. here, hear?

300

Correct the sentence: 

Strawberries are sweeter than apples.

a. more sweet

b. no change

c. more sweeter

What is b. no change?

400

Unable to achieve a desired result or effect because resources aren't being used properly

What is inefficient?

400

What is the reason Abby's heart is pounding? 

a. she hears a tap on the floor

b. she hears a knock at the door

c. she hears a knock at the window

What is b. she hears a knock at the door?

400

The word drinkable has a _________ that means can do or able to do.

a. prefix

b. root word

c. suffix

What is c. suffix?

400

She will ___________ to ____________ the dough so it will be easier to bake in the oven. 

a. knead, kneed

b. knead, need

c. need, knead

What is c. need, knead?

400

Adjectives that express the highest degree of comparison.

a. comparative

b. descriptive

c. superlative

What is c. superlative?

500

An amount that is greater than that which is needed.

What is surplus?

500

A realistic story that takes place at a specific time in the past. It is based on actual events and actual people. 

What is historical fiction?

500

The word automobile has a _________ that means self.

a. prefix

b. root word

c. suffix

What is a. prefix?

500

Choose the best example choice for homographs: 

a. board, bored

b. bored, board

c. bow, bow

What is c. bow, bow?

500

This level was one of the ______ frustrating levels in the game. 

a. more

b. most

c. many

What is b. most?

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