Label the part of speech for each underlined word.

Hey! That muffin fell on the floor, so don’t eat it!

• conjunction

• so

• pronoun

• it

• preposition

• on

• interjection

• hey

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Use the words below to complete the sentence.

predict, abandon, scribble, inscription

I asked the author not to ______________ his name, or I wouldn’t be able to read it.  The _______________ in the front of the book was hard to read, too.

• predict

• abandon

• scribble

• inscription

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Correct the sentence by adding a comma.

Unfortunately we are all out of flour for the pizza recipe.

• Unfortunately we are all, out of flour for the pizza recipe.

• Unfortunately, we are all out of flour for the pizza recipe.

• Unfortunately we are all out of flour, for the pizza recipe.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Are the two underlined words synonyms, antonyms, or homographs? 

I would like to reduce the amount of garbage we throw away each week. One change I will make is to decrease the number of plastic bags we use.

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homographs

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Write the meaning of the phrase below. Tell if it is an idiom or an adage.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

• idiom

• adage

• Birds are worth a lot if they're not in the bushes.

• The things you already have are worth more than the things you might get.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Expand the sentence.

We played with the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Correct the sentence by adding commas.

I need to finish my homework clean my room and eat a snack before I can come over to play video games.

• I need to finish my homework, clean my room and eat a snack before I can come over to play video games.

• I need to finish my homework, clean my room, and eat a snack before I can come over to play video games.

• I need to finish my homework, clean my room, and eat a snack, before I can come over to play video games.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the root pon, pos, posit mean?

What does the root mit, miss mean?

What prefix the root mis mean?

• mis

• to put, to place

• mit, miss

• to send, to put

• pon, pos, posit

• wrong, incorrect, not, bad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Identify the meaning of the underlined word.

The greatest trip I ever took was my expedition to Africa

• drive

• walk

• long trip

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Identify the meaning of the idiom.

When pigs fly!

• A new breed of pigs can fly.

• When the pigs in the sty start flying, it will happen soon.

• It's unlikely to happen.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B