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What is the past tense for the word STUDY?
What is Studied
100
If verify means to "determine the truth", what does the root VER- mean?
What is the truth
100
What does an adjective do?
What is modifies (describes) a noun
100
Using your knowledge of the prefix OB-, what does OBJECT mean?
What is against
100
Which word uses the incorrect homophone? RACHAEL COULD SEA THE TWO HARES PLAYING TOGETHER.
What is SEA- proper spelling, SEE
200
Which word in this sentence is a linking verb? THE THUNDER WAS LOUD AND FRIGHTENING
What is was
200
What does the root DICT- mean (as in verdict)?
to say/speak
200
What words are the adjectives in this sentence? THE HOT POTATOES WERE BOILING IN THE SILVER COOKING POT.
What is hot, silver, cooking
200
Using your knowledge of the prefix SUB-, what does SUBMARINE mean?
What is a ship UNDER/BELOW the water
200
Which word uses the incorrect homophone? GREGORY WANTED TO HERE THE MUSIC ON THE RADIO.
What is HERE- proper spelling, HEAR
300
Which word in this sentence is an action verb? EMILY SUGGESTED AN IDEA TO MARCO.
What is suggested
300
If someone is DICTATING a poem what are they doing?
They are saying/speaking it aloud
300
What does an adverb NOT describe?
What is a noun
300
If you're putting something TOGETHER, which prefix word form this word ____struction.
What is CON-
300
Is the word DRIVE a regular or irregular verb?
What is irregular
400
Which word is a helping verb in this sentence? KATHY WILL WRITE HER HISTORY PAPER TONIGHT.
What is WILL
400
Based on what you know about the root VER-, what would be the best definition for veracity?
What is truth
400
How many adverbs are in this sentence? KATHY HAPPILY FOLDED HER LAUNDRY WHILE HER BROTHER FOLDED IT ANGRILY.
What is 2-HAPPILY AND ANGRILY
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If someone ranks BELOW others they are _____ordinate.
What is SUB
400
What is the linking verb in this sentence? FRANK WAS HAPPY HE RECEIVED 100% ON HIS SOCIAL STUDIES TEST.
What is WAS
500
Which word is the helping verb in this sentence MARY BELIEVED THAT CASEY HAD FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK.
What is HAD
500
What DICT- word would best fill-in the blank? USE A ___________ TO DETERMINE THE MEANING OF A WORD.
What is dictionary
500
What word does frantically modify? FRANK DROVE HIS CAR FRANTICALLY DURING THE POLICE CHASE.
What is drove....how did he drive the car? Frantically
500
How is a rock band supposed to play at a CONcert?
What is together
500
What does the adverb CAUTIOUSLY modify? EMILY WALKED TO THE INJURED DOG CAUTIOUSLY AND SLOWLY.
What is WALKED- How did she walk towards the dog?