Word Knowledge and Skills #2

Jill’s kite landed in the tall oak tree.

 

Which is the base word of landed?

• an

• and

• land

The book she wants is only____ dollars.

 

What word is right?

• too

• to

• two

The grasshopper is often a serious annoyance to gardeners.

 

Which is a synonym of annoyance?

• expense

• bother

• resource

We listened to the tick of the grandfather clock.

 

What does the word tick mean in this sentence?

• a tiny animal

• a small sound

• a check mark

Do you own a bicycle that you ride to school?

In the sentence, the word own means _________.

• have

• sell

• fix

My kite sailed far above me in the _________.

• wall

• sea

• sky

• top

I see a mouse in the grass. The mouse is small.

 

Small tell how the mouse ______.

• feels

• looks

• smells

• sounds

They used a map to find the treasure ________.

• chest

• blast

• stove

• canoe

The wagon bumped into the back of my foot and hurt my __________.

• hoot

• sock

• heel

• mistake

After many hot summer days, autumn is now here. The leaves are changing colors. Soon they will fall to the ground.

Which word can be used in place the autumn?

• winter

• ahead

• fall

• summer