English Language Quiz

What is a word family?

• A group of words with the same root.

• A collection of unrelated words.

• A list of synonyms.

• A set of words with opposite meanings.

Give examples of a word family.

• Help, helpful, helpless, helper, helping.

• Run, ran, running, runner, runs.

• Eat, eats, eating, eater, eaten.

• Play, plays, playing, player, played.

What is the root word of 'happiness'?

• Happy.

• Sad.

• Joyful.

• Excited.

What is the suffix in the word 'quickly'?

• -ly.

• -ing

• -ed

• -ness

How does adding 'un-' to a word change its meaning?

• It makes it negative.

• It makes it a verb.

• It makes it a noun.

• It makes it positive.

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence with one subject and one verb.

• A sentence with multiple subjects and verbs.

• A sentence that contains a dependent clause.

• A sentence that is a question.

Give examples of a simple sentence.

• (She runs fast. He likes pizza. The dog barks.)

• (She run fast. He like pizza. The dogs bark.)

• (Running fast she. Pizza he likes. Barks the dog.)

• (Fast she runs. Pizza likes he. Barks dog the.)

Does a simple sentence have a dependent clause?

• Yes

• No

What are the two main parts of a simple sentence?

• Subject and predicate.

• Noun and verb.

• Adjective and adverb.

• Clause and phrase.

Is "I like ice cream." a simple sentence?