Parts of Speech & Spelling
Definitions
Synonyms and Antonyms
Completing the Sentence
Grammar
100
Denounce is which part of speech? a. Noun b. Verb c. Adjective d. Preposition
b. Verb
100
a large wave; to rise or swell like a wave a. global b. expressly c. billow d. diversity
c. billow
100
Synonym: douse the flames a. fight b. watch c. extinguish d. kindle
c. extinguish
100
When the president of the company retired, he _____________ one of the company's senior executives as his successor. a. mimic b. slake c. sheepish d. designate
d. designate
100
A _______________ is a noun that can be seen, touched, smelled, tasted, or heard. a. Proper Noun b. Common Noun c. Abstract Noun d. Concrete Noun
d. concrete noun
200
Serene is what part of speech? a. adjective b. adverb c. pronoun d. verb
a. adjective
200
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose a. global b. expressly c. diversity d. assailant
b. expressly
200
Synonym: appareled in their holiday best a. buried b. appeared c. married d. clothed
d. clothed
200
It takes years for the satellites to travel the _____________ distances between Earth and the outer planets. a. mimic b. slake c. immense d. assailant
c. immense
200
______________________ name specific people, places, things, or ideas; they always start with a capital letter. a. Proper Nouns b. Common Nouns c. Abstract Nouns d. Concrete Nouns
a. Proper Nouns
300
Hypocrite is which part of speech? a. noun b. adverb c. verb d. conjunction
a. noun
300
to give up, renounce; to abandon a. global b. diversity c. assailant d. forsake
d. forsake
300
Antonym: motivate the students a. promote d. encourage c. discourage d. dismiss
c. discourage
300
When the flood waters finally ____________, residents of the village were permitted to return to their homes. a. barrage b. libel c. adverse d. recede
d. receded
300
Each verb comes in many different forms called ______________. a. actions b. tenses c. present perfect progressive d. linking verbs
b. tenses
400
Find the incorrectly spelled word. Then correct the spelling: vocation constrane mimic
Constrain
400
to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end
Slake
400
Antonym: Ingenious devices a. expensive b. useful c. uninventive d. foreign
c. uninventive
400
The movie star threatened to sue the magazine for ___________ if the publisher did not retract the allegations made in the article. a. barrage b. libel c. gloat d. famished
b. libel
400
Find the adjective in this sentence: Harvey and Kyla found six pigs next to the river. a. River b. Next to c. Six d. Found
c. Six
500
Find the incorrectly spelled word. Then correct the spelling: maxemum motivate barrage
Maximum
500
A line of people waiting for something; to form such a line
queue
500
Antonym: arid parts of the country a. rocky b. waterless c. crowded d. lush
d. lush
500
Doctors cautioned that patients who use the experimental drugs often suffer ______________ side effects a. libel b. gloat c. adverse d. recede
c. adverse
500
Read the sentence: I tripped over Mario’s backpack because I wasn’t paying attention. In the sentence, “Mario’s” is a: a. Demonstrative adjective b. Possessive adjective c. Proper adjective d. Linking Verb
b. possessive