5-A-Day Language Review: Week 5

What does rustic mean?

• relating to the countryside; rural

• being used to something

• having skyscrapers

• something changing

Which word is misspelled?

excede, impede, modest

• exceed

• impede

• modest

Rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using parentheses.

My dog is almost twelve years old.

• My dog (who is brown) is almost twelve years old.

• My dog-who is brown-is almost twelve years old.

• My dog, who is brown, is almost twelve years old.

• My dog, is almost, twelve years old.

Circle the correct pronoun for the sentence.

My mom packed my brother and (I, Me) a lunch.

• I

• Me

Choose the antonym for: scatter

• spread

• cluster

• disperse

• organized

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.

The president _______ came to visit after the storm.

• himself

• herself

• ourself

• themselves

Which of the following can be elusive?

• a frightened animal

• an escaped prisoner

• a person's name

• an idea

what does "cand" mean?

• glowing, iridescent

• a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.

• a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts.

• dim light provided by a candle or candles.

state the vague pronoun.

The family invited their neighbors to dinner, but they didn't show up.

• their

• family

• they

• didn't

choose a matching analogy

fascinating : interesting

• amazing : incredible

• critical : important

• strange : scary

• boring : fun