ELD 2-7

Adjectives

100

What is an adjective?

A) A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

B) Something you do.

C) Person, Place, thing or idea.

D) Describes a verb

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

200

What is the adjective in the following sentence? I drank a cold soda after running around the block.

A) block
B) drank
C) cold
D) soda

cold

300

What is the adjective in the following sentence? Can you tell me who made this wooden birdhouse?

A) wooden
B) who
C) made
D) birdhouse

A) wooden

400

What is the adjective in the following sentence? This is a good book.

A) book
B) is
C) this
D) good

D) good

500

What is the adjective in the following sentence? He got the hard questions right!

 A) he
B) hard
C) right
D) questions

hard

Adverbs

100

What is an adverb?

A) a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group.

B) An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

C) It's what you do, an action

A

200

I ate too ____ and got hiccups.

Quickly

usually

more

slowly

quickly

300

He sat _____ in his chair.

quietly

smoothly

slowly

quietly

400

The project goes on smoothly.

smoothly

500

She usually sings in class.

usually

Metaphors

100

What is a metaphor?

A)  metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.

B) when you say a hint to someone

C) when you compare with someone saying like

A)  metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.

200

The library was an ocean of books. Metaphor?

Yes

300

Which of the following is a metaphor?

A) The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

B) She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

C) The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.

D) The old woman was as wise as an owl.

D) The old woman was as wise as an owl.

400

My life is like a dream. Metaphor?

No

500

The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

A)The computer is old. 

B)The computer is scary.

C)The computer is brand new. 

A)The computer is old. 

Similes

100

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

A) Crystal

B) Ice

C) Sand

D) Silk

B) Ice

200

Complete the Simile:
As busy as a

Bee

300

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

A)it looks like a snail

B)it's the shape of a snail

C) it moves quickly

D) it moves very slowly

D) it moves very slowly

400

"My bed felt like a fluffy cloud" means...

A) Clouds are fluffy.

B) Fluffy clouds are good to sleep on.

C) The bed was very soft and fluffy.

C) The bed was very soft and fluffy.

500

What simile should be used  here?  A horse can gallop ______________________________.

• A) As hungry as a wolf.

• B) As fast as the wind.

• C) As sweet as honey.

• B) As fast as the wind.

Homophones/Homographs

100

I saw a _________ on a flower.

A) Be

B) Bee

C) Bea

B) Bee

200

The roll was good with butter. 

A type of bread

or
to turn over and over

A type of bread

300

The wind _______ the leaves away.

A) Blue

B) Blew

C) Blu

B) Blew

400

The duck quacked at the dog. 

To move down low 

An animal with a bill

An animal with a bill

500

Which two words are homophones?

A) high, low

B) top, mop

C) hear, listen

D) maid, made

D) maid, made