WorksheetsSeptember ELA Spiral Study Guide
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of speech is the word “walk” in the sentence below? The walk to the park gave me a break from the indoors.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Pronoun
d)
Adverb
2.
What type of noun is the blue word in the sentence? Nicole sang her heart out at chorus practice yesterday.
a)
Common
b)
Proper
c)
Collective
3.
What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence below? Tania quickly gave the dog a treat because it was hungry.
a)
Interjection
b)
Verb
c)
Pronoun
d)
Adverb
4.
Identify the interjection in the sentence below. Gracie made a face and muttered "ugh" when she opened the carton of moldy yogurt.
a)
Made a face
b)
Ugh
c)
Moldy
d)
Muttered
5.
Identify the interjection in the sentence below.Yow! I didn't think getting hit with a paintball would sting that much.
a)
Yow
b)
Paintball
c)
Hit
d)
Sting
6.
You are working on a story about your summer vacation. You have used the word fun many times in your story. What reference book would be the best source to use to find out another word to use instead of the word fun?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Thesaurus
c)
Atlas
d)
Encyclopedia
7.
Which of the following is true about encyclopedias?
a)
Encyclopedias provide synonyms for words
b)
Encyclopedias give you definitions of words
Encyclopedias give you definitions of words
c)
Encyclopedias give you information on a specific topic
Encyclopedias give you information on a specific topic
d)
Encyclopedias tell you what part of speech a word is
Encyclopedias tell you what part of speech a word is
8.
How would you put these words in alphabetical order? rye - jolt - rot - join
a)
rot, rye, jolt, join
b)
jolt, join, rot, rye
c)
join, jolt, rye, rot
d)
join, jolt, rot, rye
9.
What guide words would be at the top of the page for the word “tempt”
a)
tatter - teapot
b)
telemarketing - tendency
c)
teapot - telemarketing
10.
Your class will be taking a fieldtrip to Washington, D.C. to visit the capitol building and see the Washington Monument. You want to find out how far away Washington, D.C. is from our school. What reference book would be the best source to use to find out this information?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Thesaurus
c)
Atlas
d)
Encyclopedia
11.
What guide words would be at the top of the page for the word “viscus”
a)
viper - visualize
b)
visualize - voiced
c)
voiced - vulgarize
12.
What guide words would be at the top of the page for the word “rebate”
a)
recency - recourse
b)
rapid - raveling
c)
reality - recency
13.
Which word listed below would have the guide words woodwork - worm?
a)
worker
b)
won
c)
worst
d)
waffle
14.
Which word listed below would have the guide words football - forensic?
a)
fold
b)
food
c)
flappy
d)
for
15.
Choose the conjunction in the sentence below.The wizard spent years researching a magic spell, and he was overjoyed when the spell succeeded.
a)
and
b)
spent
c)
spell
d)
when
16.
Choose the conjunction in the sentence below.The couple loved the apartment with the lakeside view, but the landlord was asking too much for it.
a)
loved
b)
too
c)
was
d)
but
17.
What type of conjunction is green? We waited for hours, yet she never showed.
a)
coordinating
b)
correlative
c)
subordinating
18.
What type of conjunction is green? If we run out of pizza, I am going to be mad.
a)
coordinating
b)
correlative
c)
subordinating
19.
What type of conjunction is green? You must either write the paper for Mrs. D’s class, or receive an F for the assignment.
a)
coordinating
b)
subordinating
c)
correlative
20.
The multiple-word conjunctions EITHER...OR, NEITHER...NOR and NOT ONLY...BUT ALSO are called what?
a)
coordinating
b)
correlative
c)
subordinating
21.
Which word in the sentence below is a homophone? Chris picked a pair from the tree and it was delicious!
a)
Chris
b)
pair
c)
tree
d)
it
22.
Which sentence uses homophones correctly?
a)
The too lieutenant generals walked swiftly two their posts.
b)
The two lieutenant generals walked swiftly too their posts.
c)
The to lieutenant generals walked swiftly to their posts.
d)
The two lieutenant generals walked swiftly to their posts.
23.
What type of sentence is this? Look carefully! Anthony prepared spaghetti for his family while his sisters took their dog on a walk.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
24.
What type of sentence is this? Look carefully! The main characters of the story are the wolf along with the three little pigs.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
25.
What type of sentence is this? Look carefully! When the tide rose, the waves swept Tristan off of the beach.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
26.
What type of sentence is this? Look carefully! Kailyn played soccer last night, and she was still able to complete her homework on time.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
27.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.The submarine dove deep under the ocean's surface.
a)
under the ocean's surface
b)
under the surface
c)
deep under the ocean's surface
d)
under the ocean's
28.
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? In the attic, Luke found his mom’s wedding dress that she no longer fits in.
a)
in
b)
no longer fits in
c)
attic
d)
in the attic
29.
Identify the preposition in the sentence below.The monkeys scampered up the tree whenever they heard a tiger approaching.
a)
heard
b)
whenever
c)
up
d)
monkeys
30.
Identify the OBJECT of the PREPOSITION in the sentence below.I wanted to park near the store, but all the parking places were taken.
a)
wanted
b)
places
c)
take
d)
store
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