Language Arts Quiz May 17

Letters added to the end of a root word changing its meaning is called as a____________________.

• compare and contrast
• inference
• suffix
• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases,  or sentences is called a ________________________.

• compare and contrast
• cause
• theme
• conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

 Similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification and hyperbole are examples of ________________________.

• prefix
• figurative language
• resource materials
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A word or phrase that has a similar meaning to another word or phrase is a(an)____________________________. 

• antonym
• synonym
• verb
• noun

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Words or phrases found at the beginning of a sentence that are used to connect one idea to the next, such as before, after, next or finally are called _______________.

• conjunctions
• transition words
• resource materials
• context writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

indicates an action that will be completed at some point in the future; this tense uses WILL HAVE before the verb. Ex: I will have graded 88 papers by tomorrow morning.

• future perfect tense

• present perfect tense

• past perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion Ex: oh, alas, wow

• preposition

• interjection

• conjunction

• puntuation

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

A comparison using "like" or "as" Ex: She is as cute as a button.

• metaphor

• figurative language

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a reference book that provides the precise, or exact, meanings of words and phrases.

• glossary

• atlas

• thesaurus

• dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Identify the adjective: 
I heard a funny joke yesterday. 

• funny
• joke
• heard
• yesterday

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B