Fifth Grade Language Arts

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

• antonym

• synonym

• verb

• noun

Which of the following shows the correct use of quotation marks?

• "Are you excited for your trip to New York City?" Bobby asked.

• Are you excited for your trip to New York City? "Bobby asked."

• "Are you excited for your trip to New York City? Bobby asked."

• "Are you excited for your trip to New York City"? Bobby asked.

Which sentence uses a simile?

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• The dog barked at the squirrel.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• That shopping trip cost me a million dollars.

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Oink

• POP!

• Beep

• All of these are good examples of onomatopoeia.

A pot of soup sat on the stove top bubbling and steaming __________. Which of the following phrases can be placed in the blank above so that the sentence illustrates the use of a simile?

• loudly

• like a small volcano

• out of the pot and down the sides

• for several hours

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

• compare and contrast

• inference

• suffix

• theme

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

• compare and contrast

• cause

• theme

• conjunction

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

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

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

• preposition

• interjection

• conjunction

• puntuation