Word Analysis & Vocabulary

1) Which word is an example of an irregular plural noun?

• A) rise

• B) lace

• C) rice

• D) mice

2) Which word is an example of an irregular plural noun?

• A) listen

• B) hoax

• C) oxen

• D) wax

3) Which word is an example of an irregular plural noun?

• A) cacti

• B) tract

• C) active

• D) cackle

4) Which word is an example of an irregular plural noun?

• A) eastern

• B) firemen

• C) mention

• D) proven

5) Which word does not have the same base as the others?

• A) annual

• B) anniversary

• C) semiannual

• D) spoonful

6) What does the word shudder mean?

• A) look at carefully

• B) shake a little

• C) walk slowly

• D) push to one side

7) What does the word hatch mean in this sentence?

The deck of the boat had a single hatch.

• A) controller

• B) sail

• C) passenger

• D) opening

8) The path an object follows as it moves around another object is called

• A) an orbit.

• B) a meteor.

• C) an envy.

• D) a bluff.

9) What are harnesses?

• A) the seats in a plane or spaceship

• B) small wings on a spacecraft

• C) straps that hold things in place

• D) clothes that astronauts or pilots wear

10) Which answer means the proper way of doing something?

• A) procedure

• B) irritant

• C) reservoir

• D) station