8th Grade, 5-A-Day, Week 2

Identify the type and function of the verbal below:

We want to paint the house green.

• gerund, noun

• participle, adjective

• infinitive, noun

• infinitive, adjective

Thanks to all the volunteers, the clean-up was a success. The entire beach was immaculate, without a scrap of rubbish in sight.

What does immaculate most likely mean?

• clean, spotless

• stained, dirty

• bright, sunny

• cold, icy

Choose a synonym for the word affable

• friendly

• irate

• simple

• delayed

Identify if the sentence below is active or passive.

The lunch was packed by Jean.

• active voice

• passive voice

Identify if the sentence below is active or passive.

Jean packed the lunch.

• active voice

• passive voice

Choose an antonym for the word affable

• friendly

• irate

• simple

• delayed

Which spelling is correct?

• descrepency

• discrepancy

• discrepency

• discripincy

Match the meaning to the root, affix, or word:

cogn

• to know

• state, quality, act

• the act or process of knowing; perception

Match the meaning to the root, affix, or word:

i-tion

• to know

• state, quality, act

• the act or process of knowing; perception

Match the meaning to the root, affix, or word:

cognition

• to know

• state, quality, act

• the act or process of knowing; perception