Quotations
What is the speech tag in the following sentence?
"Do you want ice cream?", asked Peter.
A. ice cream
B. "Do you want ice cream?"
C. asked Peter
C. asked Peter
What part of speech is the word found in parenthesis in the sentence? Olivia likes (pink) roses.
A. noun
B. verb
C. pronoun
D. adjective
D. adjective
A pronoun is a word used in place of a ___________.
A. adjective
B. noun
C. verb
D. adverb
B. noun
What type of sentence is the sentence below? What time does the movie start?
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. exclamatory
D. imperative
B. interrogative
_____________ are words with the same meaning.
A. synonyms
B. antonyms
C. nouns
D. adjectives
A. synonyms
A speech tag can be found at the ____________________ of a sentence.
A. beginning
B. middle
C. end
D. beginning, middle, OR end
D. beginning, middle, OR end
What part of speech is the word found in parenthesis in the sentence? Josh will (run) in the Dolphin Race this weekend.
A. verb
B. noun
C. pronoun
D. adjective
A. verb
Lucy closed the door. What pronoun could be used to replace "Lucy" in the sentence above?
A. They're
B. He
C. She
D. It
C. She
What sentence below does NOT have the correct punctuation?
A. We saw a rainbow after the storm.
B. We went to the park?
C. We won the game!
D. I went to bed early last night.
B. We went to the park?
____________ are words that have opposite meanings.
A. synonyms
B. antonyms
C. nouns
D. pronouns
B. antonyms
Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence? Lily said, Let's go to the park after school.
A."Lily said", Let's go to the park after school.
B. Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school."
C. Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school.
D. Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school".
B. Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school."
What part of speech is the word found in parenthesis in the following sentence? The (flowers) are bright and colorful.
A. adjective
B. pronoun
C. verb
D. noun
D. noun
The grocery store is not far from my house. It is just across the street. What does the word "it" in the second sentence above mean?
A. street
B. across
C. house
D. grocery store
D. grocery store
What type of sentence is below? We had a yard sale yesterday.
A. interrogative
B. declarative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
B. declarative
Which word is a synonym for pretty?
A. ugly
B. intelligent
C. beautiful
D. smile
C. beautiful
Complete the following sentence. The teacher asked, ________________________.
A. Did everyone turn in their homework?
B. "Did everyone turn in their homework"?
C. "Did everyone turn in their homework."
D."Did everyone turn in their homework?"
D."Did everyone turn in their homework?"
Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence. The dog kept wagging his bushy tail.
A. dog
B. wagging
C. bushy
D. tail
C. bushy
Sam and John are going to the movies. What pronoun could be used to replace Sam and John?
A. them
B. He
C. We
D. They
D. They
What punctuation is needed at the end of this sentence? Mary yelled, "Hurry up, it is about to rain
A. . (period)
B. ! (exclamation mark)
C. !" (exclamation mark and quotation mark)
D. " (quotation mark)
C. !" (exclamation mark and quotation mark)
Which word is an antonym for first?
A. last
B. early
C. strong
D. start
A. last
Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence? I stayed up late, said Charles, to finish reading my book.
A. "I stayed up late", said Charles, "to finish reading my book."
B. "I stayed up late, said Charles, to finish reading my book."
C. "I stayed up late", said Charles, to finish reading my book.
D. I stayed up late, said Charles, "to finish reading my book."
A. "I stayed up late", said Charles, "to finish reading my book."
Find the noun in the following sentence. The doctor was late.
A. yesterday
B. see
C. doctor
D. went
C. doctor
Josh and I walked to school this morning. What pronoun could be used to replace "Josh and I"?
A. We
B. They
C. Us
D. Them
A. We
What type of sentence is below? Take the movie back before it is late.
A. interrogative
B. declarative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
C. imperative
Laugh and cry are _____________.
A. Synonyms
B. Antonyms
C. homophones
D. contractions
B. Antonyms