5-A-Day Language Review: Week 13

What does torrid mean?

• very hot and usually dry

• extremely cold and icy

• moderately warm and humid

• cool and breezy

Choose the synonym for the following word: revel.

• despair

• avenge

• rejoice

• divulge

conservatory ➔ prefix: con- base or root: servat suffix: -ory

• prefix: con-, base or root: servat, suffix: -ory

• prefix: con-, base or root: serve, suffix: -atory

• prefix: co-, base or root: nservat, suffix: -ory

• prefix: conser-, base or root: vat, suffix: -ory

Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. My dog has a tendency to get overly excited and hyper when around other dogs or animals.

• My dog tends to get overly excited when around other animals.

• My dog is always calm around other animals.

• My dog never gets excited around other animals.

• My dog is indifferent to other animals.

Circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line below.

• popular

• obviously

• irresistable

• irresistible

Underline and identify the figure of speech below. He was soaring like an eagle when he got his drivers license.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

What does the figure of speech from above mean?

• To feel accomplished and uplifted.

• To have a sense of freedom.

• To have a new perspective.

• All of the above.

Is the following a phrase or a clause? If it is a clause, indicate if it is independent or dependent.

Cause I forgot to leave a key

• independent clause I forgot to leave a key

• dependent clause I forgot to leave a key

• phrase I forgot to leave a key

• phrase to leave a key

Which of the following words contain the root or affix from the list: connect, contract, procedure, recede, secede?

• connect

• contract

• procedure

• recede

• secede

Which of the following might cause dissent in a country?

• unfair laws

• honest political leaders

• government corruption

• extreme weather