Vocabulary
The driver decreased her speed as she approached the curve.
lessens
Crash! Went the all of the bottles on the shelf as the floor shook.
A) Hyperbole
B) Onomatopiea
Onomatopiea
I builded a sandcastle on the shore
2 errors
I built a sandcastle on the shore.
Name the noun in this sentence.
She finally cleaned that cluttered desk.
desk
What is a synonym for huge:
Tia liked watching the huge elephant at the zoo
large, giant, humungous
The green lizard was camouflaged in the bush making it really hard for us to see him.
Hide or disguise something, to cover it up
The students are as busy bees as they get ready for their MCAS test.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
Simile
My grandma give mi ten dollars yesterday!
2 errors
My grandma gave me ten dollars yesterday!
Name the adjective in the sentence
The boy was bouncing the enormous ball in the park.
enormous
What is a synonym for neat:
Sarah's bedroom is very neat.
orderly, clean
The little boy could not afford a new toy so he saved his money and was able to buy it.
to be able to pay for
The wind howled outside her bedroom window as the storm passed by.
A) Onomatopiea
B) Personification
Personification
I seen a turtle at the park yester day.
2 errors
I saw a turtle at the park yesterday.
What is the adverb in the sentence.
Maria carefully folded all off her clean clothes.
carefully
What is an antonym for enjoy:
I enjoy drinking iced tea during the summer.
dislike, hate
The fire fighter tightly grasped the hose as they battled the brushfire.
Held tightly
My brother is as tall as a skyscraper.
A) Hyperbole
B) Personifiaction
Hyperbole
Were going to us the money to buy a video game
3 errors
We're going to use the money to by a video game.
Name the nouns in this sentence.
Sonya was happy to see her new bike sitting in the garage.
Sonya, bike, garage
They are getting ready to go outside to recess.
Which is the correct contraction for they are:
A) their
B) they're
they're
It’s the lifeguard’s obligation to watch the children swim and stay safe in the pool.
commitment to do
Bobby bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque.
A) Hyperbole
B) Alliteration
Alliteration
Jamar Sam and I have ben saving our allowance to buy a new game?
4 errors
Jamar, Sam, and I have been saving our allowance to buy a new game.
Name the verbs in the sentence.
Everyone ran as fast as they could to grab the new toys.
ran, grab
The baseball game starts at 5 o'clock.
What kind of word is baseball?
compound word
base ball