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8th 5-a-day, Week 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type and the function of the verbal used below.


My closet needs organizing.

a)

Gerund

b)

Participle

c)

Infinitive

d)

Noun

e)

Adjective

2.

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


She tried to _____ the crying baby with a lullaby.

a)

coddle

b)

soothe

c)

pamper

3.

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


When the athlete was questioned about his teammates, he held nothing back and gave a candid response.

a)

athlete was questioned

b)

about his teammates

c)

held nothing back

d)

gave a candid response

4.

Choose the antonym for: deviate

a)

stay

b)

produce

c)

destroy

d)

stray

5.

Identify if the sentence is active or passive.


After lunch, the students were picked up by the bus.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

6.

Identify if the sentence is active or passive.


After lunch, the bus picked up the students.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

7.

Choose the misspelled word.

a)

frivolous

b)

interogate

c)

incidentally

d)

berserk

8.

Choose a matching analogy.


fervent : enthusiastic

a)

exceptional : special

b)

common : tiresome

c)

scarce : frivolous

d)

odd : typical

9.

Identify the verb's mood in the sentence below.


If you apply yourself, you can earn all As this semester.

a)

indicative

b)

imperative

c)

conditional

d)

subjunctive

10.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

a)

my music teacher mrs adams had me shook the maracas in class today

b)

My music teacher, Mrs. Adams, had me shook the maracas in class today.

c)

My music teacher Mrs Adams had me shake the maracas in class today.

d)

My music teacher, Mrs. Adams, had me shake the maracas in class today.

11.

Another word for capitulate is...

a)

surrender

b)

concede

c)

resist

d)

soothe

12.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

a)

Mark's friends college buddies from years past attended his retirement party.

b)

Mark's friends, college buddies from years past, attended his retirement party.

c)

Mark's, friends college, buddies from years past, attended his retirement party.

d)

Mark's friends college, buddies from years, past attended his retirement party.

13.

Choose the synonym for: compassion

a)

humanity

b)

animosity

c)

jealousy

d)

anxiety

14.

Combine the sentences below into one sentence.


The Marx family visited a museum. They visited it at 9:00 a.m.

a)

The Marx family visited a museum they visited it at 9:00 a.m.

b)

The Marx family visited a museum, and they visited it at 9:00 a.m.

c)

The Marx family visited a museum at 9:00 a.m.

d)

The Marx family visited a museum, but they visited it at 9:00 a.m.

15.

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


Hot sauce is a must-have complement for tacos.

a)

Complement: n. something that completes or makes perfect

b)

Complement: n. the number or amount that makes up a whole

c)

Complement: v. to bring to completion or perfection

16.

Identify the infinitive in the sentence.


We left to buy a cup of steaming coffee.

a)

We

b)

left

c)

to buy

d)

steaming

17.

Identify the participle in the following sentence.


We left to buy a cup of steaming coffee.

a)

We

b)

left

c)

to buy

d)

steaming

18.

Choose the prefix for: encumbrance

a)

en-

b)

cumbr-

c)

ance-

19.

Choose the base or root for: encumbrance

a)

en

b)

cumbr

c)

ance

20.

Choose the suffix for: encumbrance

a)

-en

b)

-cumbr

c)

-ance