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Lavish Literary Lingo
Wacky Word Wonderings
Crazy Critical Thinking
Grand Ole Grammar
Mighty Mix up
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Knowing the meaning of the prefix pre-, helps the reader to know that the word predetermined means what?
What is to determine beforehand, establish in advance.
100
Fiction books and poetry are usually written for which purpose?
What is to entertain
100
Past tense for drink.
What is drank
100
What is a synonym for "fast".
What is rapid, speedy, quick, swift, etc.
200
The player was as fast as lightning moving through the race. What type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile
200
What is the root word in the word "tasteful"?
What is taste
200
Complete the analogy. Pages are to book as _______ are to the United States.
What is states
200
Past tense of "to hold".
What is held
200
Spoken conversation in reading or writing is known as ___________.
What is dialogue.
300
Your attitude really drives me up a wall. What type of figurative language is this?
What is an idiom
300
Self is the meaning of this Greek root.
What is auto
300
She was able to pass the test because _________. What is an appropriate cause to this sentence?
What is (answers may vary). She studied, she got a lot of sleep, she did her homework, she had a tutor, etc.
300
Governor Taylor is going to sign the new law. What tense is this sentence in?
What is future tense.
300
Hey! Can you hear me What is the type of punctuation that needs to be placed at the end?
What is a question mark.
400
Tie a bow to finish wrapping the present. Take a bow when you finish your performance. What are these sentences an example of?
What is a homograph
400
What is the root that means "earth"?
What is geo-
400
Lauren looked at her watch, grabbed her books and ran to the bus stop. When she got to the bus stop, she realized she forgot her lunch. Lauren ran back to the house and grabbed her lunchbox. When Lauren got back to the bus stop, she realized she missed the bus. What word would best describes Lauren?
What is disorganized.
400
Use the word "their" in a correct sentence.
What is (Answers may vary).
400
Mary feigned surprise when her friends had a birthday party for her. What does feigned mean?
What is pretended
500
Giving human traits to non-living things.
What is personification?
500
What does the Latin root ped- mean? Give an example of a word using "ped".
What is foot. Answers may vary.
500
Rachel dumped the cake mix into the bowl. After adding eggs and oil, she stirred them together to form a smooth batter. Rachel poured the batter into the cupcake pans and set the pans on the counter. After the oven was heated, Rachel slipped the pans into the oven and waited for the cupcakes to bake. While she waited, she washed the bowl, and utensils she had used. What is Rachel most likely to do next?
What is remove the pans from the oven.
500
Correct the errors in the sentence. Once the train arrives we will be on are way.
What is Once the train arrives, we will be on our way.
500
If you see Melora, you (may, can) offer her a ride home.
What is may