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What is the action verb in this sentence?
After the speech, Mario asked a question of Sydney.

asked

100

The suffix in the word comfortable is:

  1. for
  2. table
  3. ible
  4. able

4. able

100

A claw, especially on a bird of prey:

  1. talon
  2. talin
  3. tallin
  4. talone

1. talon

100

There are                 flowers.

  1. egihty
  2. etighty
  3. eighty
  4. egitity

3. eighty

100

The teacher's face, like a brightly glowing summer day, signaled her feelings of contentment.

What does CONTENTMENT mean?

  1. annoyance
  2. happiness
  3. fearlessness
  4. expression

1. annoyance

200

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

That woman is a millionaire.

is

200

The prefix CO- means "together," so when you COOPERATE you:

  1. work separately
  2. argue
  3. work with someone else
  4. operate something

3. Work with someone else

200

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

  1. suggest
  2. sugesst
  3. sugest

1. suggest

200

How many syllables is the word window?

  1. 8
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5

2. 2

200

Brady tried to QUELL the rumors about his illness, but they continued. What is the meaning of the word in all caps?

  1. Stop
  2. Begin
  3. Change
  4. Spread

1. stop

300

What is the action verb in this sentence?
Martin and Mary built a small theater for their puppet show.

built

300

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:

  1. build it for the first time
  2. tear it down
  3. build it again
  4. fix it up

3. build it again

300

Which word is spelled correctly?

  1. alltitude
  2. alttitude
  3. altitud
  4. altitude

4. altitude

300

Which word does not have a long u sound?

  1. plus
  2. suit
  3. juice
  4. mule

1. plus

300

Cherry pie made Leon ecstatic; on the other hand, blueberry cake made him feel sad.

In this sentence, 'ecstatic' means:

  1. overly lonely
  2. especially jumpy
  3. very happy
  4. quite tired

3. very happy

400

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

They gossip too much.

gossip

400

The prefix IL- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:

  1. break the law
  2. follow the law
  3. make a new law
  4. throw out the law

1. break the law 

400

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

  1. oxygan
  2. oxegan
  3. oxygen
  4. oxagen

3. oxygen

400

Which word is spelled correctly?

  1. striss
  2. sterse
  3. stress
  4. sterss

3. stress

400

Kelly's grandmother was so FEEBLE she couldn't walk well or get out of bed much.

  1. happy, overjoyed
  2. frail, weak
  3. determined, strong
  4. stupid, lazy

2. frail, weak

500

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

The pants feel very itchy.

feel

500

Which of these prefixes means "bad" or "wrong"?

  1. pre-
  2. non-
  3. bi-
  4. mis-

4. mis-

500

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

  1. eletric
  2. elrecti
  3. electric

3. electric

500

Which word is spelled correctly?

  1. stuborn
  2. stuuborn
  3. stabborn
  4. stubborn

4. Stubborn

500

He felt so ANXIOUS about the test that he chewed on three pencils and continually tapped his fingers on his desk.

  1. happy
  2. wonderful
  3. nervous
  4. angry

3. nervous