5-A-Day Language Review: Week 30

Choose the synonym for the following word: patron

• envious

• opponent

• relative

• supporter

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Underline the figure of speech below.

Don’t try to pass the buck to me!

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A bereaved person might...

• cry uncontrollably

• not smile very often

• not be able to eat

• lose interest in his/her hobbies.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Choose the antonym for the following word: trivial

• destined

• monumental

• required

• insignificant

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below. sovereign In 1955, West Germany became a sovereign state when the United States, France, and Great Britain ended their military occupation.

• Highest; chief

• Not controlled by others

• A king or queen; a monarch

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose a matching analogy.

• amateur : experience

• clumsy : klutz

• expert : skilled

• illness : prevent

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Re-write the misspelled word

Skepticle

Media

Kettle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Is the modifier dangling or misplaced in the sentence bellow?

Reading the book for the second time, the ending finally started to make sense.

• Misplaced modifier

• dangling modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify if the following sentence is simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex.

We made some hot cocoa because it was so cold, and then we watched a movie.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Is the following a phrase or a clause?

It is my biggest regret

• Phrase

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B