Definition
To move faster:
a. abolish
b. accelerate
c. zeal
What is accelerate?
Her favorite fruit to eat is a date.
a. Joe took Alexandria out on a date.
b. She enjoyed the sweet flavor of the date as a healthy snack.
c. What is your date of birth?
What is (b) She enjoyed the sweet flavor of the date as a healthy snack.
After the storm damaged the roof, the house was vulnerable to further damage.
Vulnerable means -
a. strong and well protected
b. easily hurt or damaged
c. newly built and modern
What is (b) easily hurt or damaged?
After swimming all afternoon, Mia had a big appetite, but the only food available didn't sit well with her stomache.
Which italicized word is misspelled?
a. swimming
b. available
c. stomache
d. no mistake
What is (c) stomache?
Which spelling rule do the words listed below follow?
achieve
perceive
reign
deceive
believe
What is "i before e except after c or when sounding like a as in neighbor and weigh.
Something that is logical and clear:
a. domestic
b. nostalgic
c. coherent
What is coherent?
I will wave when I see you in the parade.
a. Will there be another wave of illness in the spring?
b. I dream of surfing the perfect wave.
c. She gave a cheerful wave as the train pulled out of the station.
What is (c) She gave a cheerful wave as the train pulled out of the station?
The sudden disappearance of the keys was inexplicable.
Inexplicable means -
a. very easy to explain
b. impossible to explain or understand
c. very common and predictable
What is (b) impossible to explain or understand?
The girl wanted to disappear immediately after the embarrassing moment during the group activities.
Which italicized word is misspelled?
a. disappear
b. immediately
c. activities
d. no mistake
What is (d) no mistake?
Which spelling rule do the words listed below follow?
challenging
hopeless
estimating
fearless
examination
What is "when adding a suffix to a word ending in silent e, retain the e if the suffix begins with a consonant, but drop the e if the suffix begins with a vowel"?
To pay close attention to:
a. meticulous
b. resilience
c. haphazard
What is meticulous?
Wait a minute!
a. I'll be ready in just a minute.
b. The scientist examined the minute cracks under a microscope.
c. The artist paid attention to every minute detail in the painting.
What is (a) I'll be ready in just a minute?
After hearing the funny joke, she let out a joyful chortle.
Chortle means-
a. a joyful, suppressed laugh
b. a sharp cough
c. a quiet sigh
What is (a) a joyful, suppressed laugh?
During the play, a quite whisper from the back of the audience turned into a full conversation, distracting the actors on stage.
Which italicized word is misspelled?
a. quite
b. audience
c. distracting
d. no mistake
What is (a) quite?
Which spelling rule do the words listed below follow?
plentiful
happiness
easily
studying
justifying
What is "for words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before all suffixes, EXCEPT those beginning with i"?
A loud and confused noise:
a. taut
b. blunt
c. clamor
What is clamor?
They wound up the toy as soon as they got it.
a. She received a wound from the accident.
b. He wound the old clock before going to bed.
c. The nurse carefully cleaned the wound to prevent infection.
What is (b) He wound the old clock before going to bed.
The government's surveillance program was criticized for infringing on people's privacy.
Infringing means -
a. to protect or defend
b. to explain or clarify
c. to interfere with or violate
What is (c) to interfere with or violate?
The weather in the mountains is so changable that it can shift easily from sunshine to an immense thunderstorm within minutes.
Which italicized word is misspelled?
a. changable
b. easily
c. immense
d. no mistake
What is (a) changable?
Which spelling rule do the words listed below follow?
slipped
forgetting
occurred
jumping
opening
What is "double the final consonant of a SINGLE syllable word if it ends with ONE vowel + ONE consonant. Double the final consonant of a multisyllabic word if it ends with ONE vowel + ONE consonant AND the final syllable is stressed"?
Disruptive, troubled, or disorderly:
a. faithful
b. ingenious
c. tumultuous
What is tumultuous?
Please wrap the sandwich in aluminum foil.
a. They learned about the role of a dramatic foil in English class.
b. The security system helped foil the burglar's plan to break in.
c. He covered the dish with foil to keep the food warm.
What is (c) He covered the dish with foil to keep the food warm.
The school used censorship to stop students from reading books with bad words in them.
The word censorship means -
a. encouraging free speech
b. controlling or suppressing information
c. promoting new stories
What is (b) controlling or suppressing information?
When Jane borrowed her neighbor's handkercheif, she promised not to forfeit their friendship over the small understanding.
Which italicized word is misspelled?
a. neighbor's
b. handkercheif
c. forfeit
d. no mistake
What is (b) handkercheif?
Which spelling rule do the words listed below follow:
affect/effect
sight/site/cite
weather/whether
aloud/allowed
complement/compliment
What are "homophones" - words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings?