Worksheets6th 5-a-day, Week 5
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Choose the context clues that help you understand what rustic means.
The cabin was furnished with rustic, hand-carved furniture. The pine chairs wobbled and squeaked when you sat on them, and the table was covered in knots.
cabin
hand-carved furniture
pine chairs wobbled and squeaked
when you sat on them
covered in knots
Choose the misspelled word.
excede
impede
modest
resist
Choose the sentence that uses a nonrestrictive element correctly.
Our car broke down on the freeway.
Our car broke down (a red sedan) on the freeway.
Our car a red sedan broke down on the freeway.
Our car (a red sedan) broke down on the freeway.
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive.
The coach is teaching Mark and (I, me) how to pitch.
I
Me
Subjective
Objective
Possessive
Choose the synonym for: scatter
disperse
cluster
destroy
organized
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
My grandfather built this house _____ in 1956.
yourself
himself
ourselves
An elusive creature...
is unable to defend itself.
is difficult to find.
is easy to catch.
is aggressive.
Choose a matching analogy.
atrocious : bad
amazing : dull
critical : strange
thunderous : loud
calm : fun
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.
Jared puts his nervous patients at ease because he is (chatty, conversational).
chatty
conversational
What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?
They fought like cats and dogs.
Simile
Metaphor
Personafication
Hyperbole
The positive denotation for "to be older" is...
maure
old
The negative denotation for "to be older" is...
mature
old
Based on the word periscope, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix peri?
center, middle
vision, sight
examine
around, enclosing
Choose the antonym for: deposit
place
withdraw
composite
compensate
Which sentence uses a correct pronoun shift?
One never knows what the future holds for them.
One never knows what the future holds for him or her.
What is the prefix in: unproductive
un-
product-
ive-
What is the base or root in: unproductive
un
product
ive
What is the suffix in: unproductive
-un
-product
-ive
Rewrite using a possessive noun.
the dogs of the man
the mans dogs
the man's dogs
the man's dog's
the mans dog's
Identify the type of sentence.
You can water the garden once the soil becomes dry.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
The gypsies lure in customers with promises of free palm readings.
Lure - v. to attempt to attract with the promise of something good
Lure - n. something that attracts
Lure - n. artificial bait used for fishing
