Bellringer – ELA Practice

Which sentence has the correct use of a comma?

• I like pizza, and ice cream for dessert.

• After school, I will finish my homework.

• My favorite colors are blue green, and purple.

• We are going to the store to buy milk bread, and eggs.

What is the meaning of the word “abandon” in the sentence below? "The explorers had to abandon their ship during the storm."

• Fix

• Leave behind

• Protect

• Repair

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team play in the championship game.

• My friends enjoys reading books.

• She writes stories every weekend.

• The dogs barks loudly at night.

Which word is a synonym for “generous”?

• Selfish

• Kind

• Angry

• Greedy

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below: “The wind whispered through the trees.”

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole