Contractions
Which of the following is the contraction for "do not"?
a) doesn't
b) don't
c) isn't
d) won't
b) don't
Which word in the sentence is a noun?
"The dog ran quickly through the park."
a) dog
b) ran
c) quickly
d) through
Answer: a) dog
Which of the following is the correct way to end this sentence?
"What time does the bus leave"
a) ?
b) .
c) !
d) ,
a) ?
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a) I like to read, and my brother likes to play.
b) I like to read.
c) I like to read and play.
d) Reading is fun.
a) I like to read, and my brother likes to play.
What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?
a) Not
b) Very
c) More
d) Before
a) Not
What is the correct contraction for "she will"?
a) she'l
b) she’ll
c) sh'll
d) shew'll
b) she’ll
Which word is a pronoun in the sentence?
"She loves to read books."
a) loves
b) read
c) books
d) She
Answer: d) She
Where should the comma go in the sentence?
"My favorite colors are blue red and green."
a) after blue
b) after red
c) after green
d) after and
Answer: a) after blue
Which sentence has a subject and a predicate?
a) Running fast.
b) The cat sleeps.
c) Plays the game.
d) Quickly running.
Answer: b) The cat sleeps.
Which of the following words has the suffix "-ful"?
a) Help
b) Beautiful
c) Happiness
d) Jump
b) Beautiful
Choose the sentence that uses the correct contraction.
a) She dont like to play soccer.
b) She doesn't like to play soccer.
c) She do'nt like to play soccer.
d) She don’t like to play soccer.
She doesn't like to play soccer.
Which of the following is a preposition?
a) jump
b) under
c) happy
d) sing
Answer: b) under
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
a) I like ice cream, cookies and cake.
b) I like ice cream cookies, and cake.
c) I like ice cream, cookies, and cake.
d) I like ice cream cookies and, cake.
A) I like ice cream, cookies and cake.
Which of these is a simple sentence?
a) I like apples, but my sister likes oranges.
b) I like apples.
c) I like apples, and I eat them every day.
d) I like apples and oranges.
b) I like apples.
What is the root word in "careful"?
a) Care
b) Full
c) Less
d) Careful
Answer: a) Care
Which sentence has a contraction for "I am"?
a) I am going to the store.
b) I'm going to the store.
c) I m going to the store.
d) I amn't going to the store.
b) I'm going to the store.
Which word is an adverb in this sentence?
"The boy played happily with his toys."
a) boy
b) played
c) happily
d) toys
Answer: c) happily
Which of the following sentences has the correct use of quotation marks?
a) He said "I’m going to the store."
b) He said I’m going to the store.
c) He said, "I’m going to the store.
d) He said I’m going to the store".
c) He said, "I’m going to the store.
Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
a) I like to swim.
b) I like to swim and play.
c) I like to swim, but I don't like to run.
d) Swimming is fun.
c) I like to swim, but I don't like to run.
Which of the following words has the suffix "-er"?
a) Writer
b) Read
c) Beauty
d) Run
Answer: a) Writer
Which sentence uses the correct contraction for "you are"?
a) You’re going to love this book!
b) You’are going to love this book!
c) Youare going to love this book!
d) You'are going to love this book!
a) You’re going to love this book!
Which word in the sentence is a verb?
"She sings beautifully every morning."
a) She
b) sings
c) beautifully
d) every
b) sings
Where should the apostrophe go in the sentence?
"The dogs bone is missing."
a) after dogs
b) after bone
c) after is
d) no apostrophe needed
Answer: a) after dogs
What is the predicate in the sentence: "The dog barked loudly at the mailman"?
a) The dog
b) Barked
c) Loudly
d) At the mailman
b) Barked
Which of the following words has both a prefix and a suffix?
a) Rewrite
b) Happily
c) Unbelievable
d) Friendliness
c) Unbelievable