2.1 Spelling/Grammar

Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Mount Everest is the _____________ mountain above sea level.

• tall

• taller

• tallest

• more tall

Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Traveling by car is much ___________ than walking.

• fast

• faster

• fastest

• fasted

Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

We chose the __________ puppy at the store.

• cute

• cutest

• cuter

• more cute

Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Nora is _________ than her sister.

• short

• shorter

• shortest

• more short

Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

The streets are _________ than the highway.

• narrow

• narrower

• narrowest

• more narrow

Choose the best way to write the compound sentence.

• I love swimming, but my brother doesn't.

• I love swimming but my brother doesn't.

• I love swimming but, my brother doesn't.

• I love swimming my brother doesn't.

Choose the best way to write the compound sentence.

• Yesterday I went to the store and I bought my school supplies.

• Yesterday I went to the store, I bought my school supplies.

• Yesterday I went to the store, and I bought my school supplies.

• Yesterday I went to the store and, I bought my school supplies.

Choose the correct way to write the compound sentence.

• Cullen are pepperoni pizza and Nathan are chocolate cake.

• Cullen are pepperoni pizza, and Nathan are chocolate cake.

• Cullen are pepperoni pizza and, Nathan are chocolate cake.

• Cullen are pepperoni pizza, Nathan are chocolate cake.

Choose the best way to write the compound sentence.

• Shasha could go shopping, or she could go to the dance.

• Shasha could go shopping, she could go to the dance.

• Shasha could go shopping or she could go to the dance.

• Shasha could go shopping or, she could go to the dance.

Choose the best way to complete the compound sentence.

• Tammy had the lucky ticket so she won the price.

• Tammy had the lucky ticket, she won the price.

• Tammy had the lucky ticket, so she won the price.

• Tammy had the lucky ticket so, she won the price.