Titles
Should book titles be underlined or put in quotation marks?
Underlined
The quiet, timid boy was new to this school. When we picked teams for dodgeball, he sat off to the side even though I could tell he wanted to play.
Timid means:
a. worried
b. tired
c. shy
d. lazy
c. shy
True or false: A suffix is attached to the beginning of a word to adjust its meaning.
False
What is a simile?
A figure of speech used to compare two things that are not alike using like or as.
Find the conjunction in the following sentence:
The weather got very cold, yet it wasn't snowing within our neighborhood.
yet
Should titles of newspaper articles be underlined or put in quotation marks?
Quotation marks
The combative group of holiday shoppers were arguing with each other and wrestling for the last remaining toys on the shelves.
Combative means:
a. helpful
b. talkative
c. angry
d. excited
c. angry
What is the definition of the suffix -able?
ex. adorable, dependable, breakable
capable of or suitable for
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Describe the function of an interjection.
An interjection expresses the emotion or feeling on the part of the speaker.
Correct the following sentence: My favorite poem is Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too by Shel Silverstein.
My favorite poem is "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" by Shel Silverstein.
When my brother and I got into an argument, we asked our dad to settle the argument because he loved us equally and would be impartial.
Impartial means:
a. fair
b. biased
c. plays favorites
d. makes his decision quick
a. fair
What is the definition of the prefix sub-?
ex. subway, submarine, subzero
below or underneath
Is the following sentence an example of a simile, metaphor, or neither:
Jimmy is a human calculator.
metaphor
Hey! Have you seen my dog running around the block?
Is around a preposition, interjection, or conjunction?
preposition
Write a sentence with a movie title in it, using the correct punctuation.
*Movie title should be underlined.
Although Jimmy didn't mind most vegetables, he loathed broccoli. For a fun game, he always let his mom put the broccoli on his dinner plate so that he could try to feed it to the dog.
Loathed means:
a. disliked
b. enjoyed
c. avoided
d. feared
a. disliked
Write the common root and define it using the following definitions.
geology - the study of the earth's development, history of its life forms, and materials of which it is made
geothermal - relating to, or caused by, the internal heat of the earth
geographer - a person who scientifically studies the earth
root: geo
definition: relating to earth
Is the following sentence an example of a simile, metaphor, or neither:
The sun is warm and bright.
neither
Hey! Have you seen my dog running around the block?
Is Hey! a preposition, interjection, or conjunction?
interjection
Correct the following sentence: Mary will sing America the Beautiful before next week's baseball game.
Mary will sing "America the Beautiful" before next week's baseball game.
After the thunderstorm passed and the winds died down, the lake behind my house was placid again. The water looked like glass.
Placid means:
a. wavy
b. rough
c. sparse
d. peaceful
d. peaceful
Write the common root and define it using the following definitions.
automobile - vehicle which moves by means of power within itself, or self-propelling
autobiography - an account of one's life written by one's self
autonomy - independence or self-governing
root: auto
definition: of or by oneself
Name the figurative language element used in the following sentence:
The rain tapped on my window.
personification
Combine these two sentences using a conjunction:
You made plans to visit me. I had the flu.
Example answer: You made plans to visit me, but I had the flu.