Vocabulary
A __________ can carry a heavy load.
Burro
Which word is spelt incorrectly and what is the correct spelling?
A. Bearly
B. Chemicals
C. Equally
D. Fugitive
A. Bearly --> Barely
The plural form of the word leaf?
Leaves
What is the plural form of goose?
" Her teeth shone like the moon" is an example of a
Simile
Rats and fleas carried the ______________.
Plague
What is the correct spelling of the following word?
A. Thouroughly
B. Thuroughly
C. Thoroughly
D. Thorouly
C. Thoroughly
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Maybe it was I who lost your coat.
2. Maybe it was me who lost your coat.
1. Maybe it was I who lost your coat.
Rewrite the following sentence with the correct subject pronoun.
Sally and I will be at your recital.
_____ and I will be at your recital.
She and I will be at your recital.
In which point of view is the following paragraph written?
Chad tightened his grip on the rope. He could feel his fingers weakening. "Come on, Chad! Pull! We're losing ground!" shouted his teammate George. Chad gazed at the mud puddle toward which he and George were being dragged. Then he looked up at his opponents. They were screaming something, but Chad couldn't quite hear it. The muscles in his arms and shoulders were tightening. "It's now or never!" George shouted. Chad dug his heels in the dirt and pulled with all his strength.
Third-Person Point of View
When the monkeys ascended the rocks, they could see for miles.
Ascended means....
Climbed
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Creeative
B. Excitedlly
C. Absolutly
D. Portable
D. Portable
What is the correct object pronoun in the following sentence?
Kelly, Susan, Henry, and Joey and (I / me) are going to study for the finals together.
Kelly, Susan, Henry, and Joey and I are going to study for the finals together.
Complete the following sentence with the correct pronouns.
My family really wants to wear my story. Maybe I should share _____ with ______.
My family really wants to wear my story. Maybe I should share it with them.
Giraffes are not endangered, but many do live in protected areas. There are around a 100,000 giraffes in the wild today. At one point, however, they nearly became extinct due to hunting by humans.
Where do giraffes live and why?
Giraffes live in protected areas because they are endangered.
How in the world did you accumulate so much stuff?
Accumulate means...
to collect or gather
What is the correct spelling of the word in the following sentence.
(1. Their / 2. There / 3. They're) a group of tourists visiting from Venice.
3. They're a group of tourists visiting from Venice.
What kind of sentence is the following?
If you want to have fun, you should play hockey.
Complex Sentence
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
It will be summer before you know it.
The Gold Poison Frog lives near the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the South American country of Colombia. Its habitat is the rainforest, where there is lots of rain and the temperature is warm. They are social animals and live in groups of four to seven in the wild.
The Colorado River Toad are found in the southwest United States and northern Mexico. In the United States they live in the Sonoran Desert in California as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico.
How is the Gold Poison Frog different the Colorado River Toad
The Gold Poison Frog lives in the rainforests while the Colorado River Toad lives in the desert.
Many people do not like living in tightly populated areas.
Another word for tightly is...
Densely
Which of the following homographs fits the sentence best?
They were (1. Banned / 2. Band) from the Grand Canyon after they were caught littering.
They were 1. banned from the Grand Canyon after they were caught littering.
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
When I woke up; I saw the following: dishes, pancakes, waffles, and French toast there was also juice and coffee.
When I woke up, I saw the following dishes: pancakes, waffles, and French toast; there was also juice and coffee.
Identify then correct the mistakes in the following sentence.
Dear Mr. Wallace,
Thank you for meeting; with me today I really enjoyed discussing the job: and the company.
Dear Mr. Wallace:
Thank you for meeting with me today; I really enjoyed discussing the job and the company.
Picture this: a herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles per hour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses. Since there were no highways, these voyages were rough and took a long time. Circuses would stop at many small towns between the large venues. Performing at many of these small towns was not very profitable. Because of these limitations, circuses could not grow as large as the imaginations of the operators. After they began using circus trains, Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus. Multiple rings were added and the show went on. Today, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus still rely on the circus train to transport their astounding show, but now they use two.
Summarize the paragraph.
Circuses had a hard time traveling and had to stop at many small towns along the way. Trains allowed circuses to travel easily from one large city to another.