5th Grade Commonly Misspelled Words List (Weeks #6 & #7)

Henry was organizing his room and found an old "Calendar". What is the part of speech for the word "Calendar" in this context?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Nora, Maya, and Mia are planning a year-long trip. They need to divide their time into years, months, weeks, and days. Which word refers to the system they would use to do this?

• Sacrifice

• Absence

• Calendar

• Operate

Maya, Aria, and Anika were studying for their exams. They noticed that lack of sleep made even the most patient among them, Anika, irritable and short-tempered. In this context, what does "irritable" mean?

• Annoyed or angered

• Giving up something valuable

• Easily whining and complaining

• Performing a function

Grace, Abigail, and Aiden are planning a charity event. They decide that each of them will give up something valuable or important to raise funds. In this context, what does their action represent?

• The giving up of something valuable or important.

• To represent something as being larger than it really is.

• The state of being away or not being present.

• To perform a function or a series of functions.

Hannah, Samuel, and Ava are discussing their study schedules. Choose the correct sentence using the word "Calendar" that could be a part of their conversation.

• Samuel said, 'The firefighter made the supreme calendar to save others.'

• Ava replied, 'I mark important events and deadlines on my calendar to stay organized.'

• Hannah exclaimed, 'The prisoner called out calendar for help.'

• Samuel responded, 'Lack of sleep can make even the most patient person calendar.'

William, Aria, and Hannah are participating in a charity race. Who is running "In a way that shows great need or urgency"?

• William is running desperately

• Aria is running in an exaggerated manner

• Hannah is interrupting her run

• None of them are present

Henry is a surgeon and he needs to "Operate" on his patient. What part of speech is the word "Operate" in this context?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

In the scenario, "Anika's parents often make sacrifices to ensure a better future for her and her siblings, Lily and Emma," what does "sacrifices" refer to?

• The giving up of something valuable or important.

• To perform a function or a series of functions.

• In a way that shows great need or urgency.

• The state of being away or not being present.

In a grammar class, Hannah was asked to identify the part of speech for the word "Absence" used in the sentence "Oliver noticed the absence of Aiden in the class". What is the correct answer?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Lily told a story about a fish she caught that was as big as a car. Which word best describes Lily's action of representing the fish as being larger than it really was?

• Desperately

• Exaggerate

• Interrupt

• Absence