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8th 5-a-day, Week 4

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 6hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type and function of the verbal used below.


Fausto loves to sing.

a)

Gerund

b)

Participle

c)

Infinitive

d)

Noun

e)

Adverb

2.

Select the word that has the best connotation to complete the sentence.


Even though I am an avid traveler, flying in an airplane continues to _____ me.

a)

perturb

b)

fluster

c)

annoy

3.

Choose the context clues that help you understand what opportune means.


Thankfully the doorbell rang at an opportune time, I was able to temporarily escape the tense argument between my sister and Hank.

a)

Thankfully the doorbell rang

b)

temporarily escape

c)

tense argument

d)

my sister and Hank

4.

Choose the antonym for the following word: nullify

a)

cancel

b)

ruin

c)

allow

d)

retreat

5.

The guide dogs learned many new commands.

a)

Active voice

b)

Passive voice

6.

Many new commands were learned by the guide dogs.

a)

Active voice

b)

Passive voice

7.

"Colleague" is spelled correctly.

a)

True

b)

False, it is spelled "coleague"

8.

"Bask" is spelled correctly.

a)

True

b)

False, it is spelled "basc"

9.

"Asterik" is spelled correctly.

a)

True

b)

False, it is spelled "asterisk"

10.

"Dilemma" is spelled correctly.

a)

True

b)

False, it is spelled "dillema"

11.

Choose the matching analogy.


scalpels : lacerate

a)

insults : safeguard

b)

lungs : oxygenate

c)

barriers : allows

d)

sutures : separate

12.

Identify the verb's mood in the sentence below.


I prefer riding my bike to school instead of walking.

a)

Indicative

b)

Imperative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Conditional

e)

Subjunctive

13.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

im ready for summer vacation lucas said

b)

I'm ready for Summer Vacation, lucas said.

c)

"I'm ready for summer vacation," Lucas said.

d)

"I'm ready for Summer Vacation," Lucas said.

14.

You could be reprimanded for...

a)

copying another person's work.

b)

forgetting to eat dessert.

c)

starting a vicious rumor.

d)

not doing household chores.

15.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

while i disagree with this choice i know he is remorseful and luckily he didnt cause any harm.

b)

While I disagree with this choice I know he is remorseful, and luckily he didnt cause any harm.

c)

While I disagree with this choice, I know he is remorseful and luckily, he didn't cause any harm.

d)

While I disagree with this choice, I know he is remorseful, and luckily, he didn't cause any harm.

16.

Choose the synonym for the following word: condone

a)

forbid

b)

allow

c)

create

d)

restore

17.

Combine the sentences below into one sentence.


Woolly mammoths are extinct. Saber-toothed tigers are extinct. Dinosaurs are extinct.

a)

Woolly mammoths are extinct saber-toothed tigers are extinct dinosaurs are extinct.

b)

Woolly mammoths are extinct, saber-toothed tigers are extinct, and dinosaurs are extinct.

c)

Woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and dinosaurs are extinct.

18.

Choose the definition that matched the word used in the sentence below.


He was paid a lot of money to endorse a product that he didn't even use.

a)

Endorse: v. to sign the back of a check before cashing or depositing it

b)

Endorse: v. to approve of; to support

c)

Endorse: v. to be favorably associated with a product in return for payment

19.

Choose the gerund in the following sentence.


He won an award for singing.

a)

He

b)

won

c)

award

d)

singing

20.

Choose the prefix for: resonate

a)

re-

b)

son

c)

-ate

21.

Choose the suffix for: resonate

a)

re-

b)

son

c)

-ate

22.

Choose the base or root for: resonate

a)

re-

b)

son

c)

-ate