Word Study
A. gasoline
B. grasping
C. grasshopper
D. general
D. general
Which sentence is written in past-progression tense?
A. The dog is running around the room.
B. The dog will be running around the room.
C. The dog runs around the room.
D. The dog was running around the room.
D. The dog was running around the room.
The ______________ from the airplane made everything look tiny.
A. point of view
B. perspective
C. impact
D. technology
B. perspective
Physical labor in the hot sun is grueling work.
What is a synonym for grueling?
A. simple
B. playful
C. plentiful
D. exhausting
D. exhausting
Darkness is to brightness as hot is to __________.
A. sizzling
B. freezing
C. lightning
D. sunlight
B. freezing
Which word has a soft c pattern?
A. conclude
B. advance
C. cover
D. change
B. advance
Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
A. Let's travel to new York to visit the Statue of Liberty.
B. let's travel to New York to visit the Statue of Liberty.
C. Let's travel to New York to visit the Statue of liberty.
D. Let's travel to New York to visit the Statue of Liberty.
D. Let's travel to New York to visit the Statue of Liberty.
Hercules was on a ________ to find 3 golden apples.
A. theme
B. challenge
C. quest
D. exhausted
C. quest
I roamed around the city during my vacation.
What is a synonym for roamed?
A. wandered
B. remained
C. settled
D. skipped
A. wandered
Open is to closed as near is to ________.
A. shut
B. far
C. close-by
D. next door
B. far
Which word has the same r-controlled vowel pattern as market?
A. remarkable
B. assorted
C. forecast
D. soared
A. remarkable
Which is the correct compound sentence with a conjunction?
A. I studied all weekend for the test, and I got a good grade.
B. I studied all weekend for the test and I got a good grade.
C. I studied all weekend for the test, or I got a good grade.
D. I studied all weekend for the test, but I got a good grade.
A. I studied all weekend for the test, and I got a good grade.
Some American ______________ made millions of dollars building railways.
A. tycoons
B. settlers
C. immigrants
D. Native Americans
A. tycoons
My dog will retrieve a stick of I play fetch with her.
What is a synonym for retrieve?
A. leave
B. find
C. give away
D. sniff
B. find
Smile is to frown as beautiful is to ___________.
A. glamorous
B. pretty
C. exquisite
D. unattractive
D. unattractive
Which word has the same r-controlled vowel pattern as nervous?
A. dirty
B. quarter
C. swirl
D. modern
Where should you add parentheses in this sentence to show words or information are unnecessary?
A. The shape of the pool an oval makes the backyard (look small.)
B. (The shape of the pool) an oval makes the backyard look small.
C. The shape of the pool (an oval) makes the backyard look small.
D. The shape of the (pool an oval) makes the backyard look small.
C. The shape of the pool (an oval) makes the backyard look small.
Kindness is __________ to everyone.
A. efficiently
B. impaired
C. beneficial
D. society
C. beneficial
What is a synonym for fatigue?
A. alert
B. nauseous
C. exquisite
D. tiredness
D. tiredness
Dishonest is to honest as wonderful is to ____________.
A. beautiful
B. shining
C. supreme
D. devastating
D. devastating
Which word has the same variant vowel sound as cashew?
A. afternoon
B. shouldn't
C. understood
D. notebooks
A. afternoon
Which sentences use the correct homophone pairs?
A. Tell the students to put their toys in the box over there.
B. Tell the students to put they're toys in the box over their.
C. Tell the students to put there toys in the box over there.
D. Tell the students to put they're toys in the box over they're.
A. Tell the students to put their toys in the box over there.
Her mother had to __________ her about not doing her chores.
A. confront
B. challenge
C. retrieve
D. obstacles
A. confront
Scientists have made advances in robotic technology.
What is a synonym for advances?
A. delays
B. progress
C. metal
D. reverses
B. progress
Tiny is to massive as plentiful is to ______________.
A. scarce
B. abundant
C. generous
D. numerous
A. scarce