Trivia
I'm "the breadwinner" in my family. What does "the breadwinner" mean? a)a person who earns the most money. b)a person who makes a loaf of bread. c)a person who earns the least money.
What is a person who earns the most money? (A)
A small table ( ) the bed is blue.
a. at b.up. c.beside
c. beside
Mikey (lay, laid) ten boxes of tile to complete the huge kitchen floor.
laid
Yesterday, I bought a (pear/pair) of shoes.
pair
Two words that compare two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
I worked all day.I have to wash the dishes and make a dinner. But my husband is a "couch potato". What does "couch potato" mean?
A person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
The town hasn't been the same ( ) the war. a.since b.over c.under
a.since
( ) you ever imitated the hairstyle of a famous person? Which word would make this sentence correct? a.Has b.Have c.Were
b Have
Doe is a female (deer/ dear).
deer
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
If she said,"I make peanuts!". What does it mean? a)She needed to buy some peanuts. b)She made a mistake. c)Her salary is very low.
What do you say when a person's salary (income) is very low? (C)
Miky couldn't find out her pen. She used a pencil ( ) of a pen. a.since b.because c.instead
c.instead
The ( further/ farther ) you go in the study of psychology, the more fascinating it becomes.
further
She likes to walk around in (bear/ bare) feet.
bare
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Examples: buzz, his, hum, chirp, ect.
What is onomatopoeia?
The dog is asleep ( ) his bed. a.on b.since c.despite
a.on
She would ( of/ have) gone with you to the store.
have
Ancient Egyptian men and women usually shaved their hair. However, when they were in ( morning / mourning ), they grew it long.
mourning
A type of figurative language in which nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. Ex: The moon winked at me.
What is personification?
When someone says something critical or negative because they are jealous, it is a case of " _ _ ". a)sweet peas b)sour grapes c)ripe banana
What is sour grapes? (B)
I'm confused ________ two words, confidant and confident. a.beside b.between c.over
b.between
Having ( passed, past) the exam, Luke was accepted at the private school.
passed
The students brought ( they're / their ) iPads to school.
their
Words and phrases that mean something different from the "literal" meanings of the words.
What is an idiom?
This is the capital of Alaska.
What is Juneau?
What does "Button your lip about the party" mean?
What it means is that you should be quiet, it's private for you and the other person, keep it a secret, and don't tell anyone.
This is a prepositional phrase: a) sitting down b) yesterday c) under the bridge
What is under the bridge? C
We did are homework today. Is this sentence correct or not, and if it is not, how do we fix it?
It is not correct. We need to change are(helping verb) to our (belongs to us).
Which form of there, their, or they're do we use in this sentence?
(a) ______ going to put (b)_____ bags over (c) _____ by the window.
a. They're. b. their. c. there
In writing, when we exaggerate, we are using what literary form?
What are hyperboles?