5 A Day Language Week 14

Identify if the following sentence is a simile or metaphor.

The ashes in the fireplace were as white as frost.

• simile

• metaphor

What two objects are being compared in the sentence?

The ashes in the fireplace were as white as frost.

• ashes

• fireplace

• white

• frost

What is the meaning of the idiom " get a leg up"?

• To get a boost or advantage

• To lose a race on purpose

• To hop on one leg

• To lift your leg when getting on a horse

What is the prefix of discharging?

What is the base or root of discharging?

What is the suffix of discharging?

Choose the misspelled word.

• hyper

• jealuous

• range

• effort

Correctly write the misspelled word from above.

Choose the antonym for : conspicuous

• hidden

• obvious

• tall

• restrained

Select the correct verb tense that completes the sentence. Then identify if the correct verb tense is past perfect, present perfect, or future perfect.

The sun _____ and is now starting to cool off.

• has set

• will have set

• past perfect

• present perfect

• future perfect