wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Conard / Southerton (1)

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


There is a big change taking place with education these days.

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

interjection

2.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


The other day, I changed my story when the principal called me to his office.

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

conjunction

3.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


Charlie Brown is a famous cartoon character for Peanuts.

a)

verb

b)

interjection

c)

preposition

4.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


He is known for being a pathetic, hopeless loser!

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

5.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


He may be a hopeless loser, but he is still very likable and lovable.

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

interjection

6.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


I can’t wait to go to the game tonight!

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

7.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


It should be a really good game!

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

adverb

8.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:


Identify the part of speech for the underlined word below:


Wow! Mifflinburg played fantastically!

a)

preposition

b)

interjection

c)

conjunction

9.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Show the plural of cat . . .


We fed all the cat.

a)

cates

b)

cats

c)

caties

d)

cat

10.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Show the plural of puppy . . .


I gave some food to all of the puppy.

a)

puppy

b)

puppys

c)

puppies

d)

puppeys

11.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Show the possessive of custodian (singular) . . .


I can't believe that I broke the custodian broom!

a)

custodians

b)

custodian's

c)

custodians'

12.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Show the possessive of children (plural) . . .


I had to clean up all of the children toys.

a)

child's

b)

childrens'

c)

children's

13.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Show the possessive of girls (plural) . . .


No boy is allowed near the girls locker room.

a)

girls'

b)

girl's

c)

girlzzz

14.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


There are 23 helping verbs. Click on (the three d's) that are shown below. (Do NOT click on any other words -- only the three d's.)

a)

do

b)

does

c)

did

d)

done

e)

don't

15.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


There are 23 helping verbs. Click on (the three h's) that are shown below. (Do NOT click on any other words -- only the three h's.)

a)

hardly

b)

happen

c)

has

d)

have

e)

had

16.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


There are 23 helping verbs. Eight of them are forms of (-to be). Click on (the three b's) that finish off this specific set of eight helping verbs. (Do NOT click on any other words -- only the three b's.) Am, are, is, was, were . . .

a)

be

b)

being

c)

built

d)

ben

e)

been

17.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


There are 23 helping verbs. Click on the three that rhyme to finish off this specific set of helping verbs. (Do NOT click on any other words -- only the three helping verbs that rhyme). (Can, __________, shall, __________, will, __________ .)

a)

could

b)

shood

c)

should

d)

wood

e)

would

18.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


I could have drank / drunk the whole gallon of milk by myself.

a)

drank

b)

drunk

19.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


In the past, I have gone / went with Gary to the movies.

a)

gone

b)

went

20.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


I saw / seen you at the game the other night.

a)

saw

b)

seen

21.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


She could have at least wrote / written me an e-mail!

a)

wrote

b)

written

22.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


When I got home last night, I just went to bed and lay / laid down.

a)

lay

b)

laid

23.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


Mrs. Smith has ___________________________ me permission to leave early.

a)

give

b)

gave

c)

given

d)

gived

24.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


Last night, Babe Ruth ___________________________ at the ball and hit a home run!

a)

swing

b)

swanged

c)

swung

d)

swinged

25.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


The fly ball hung in the air for a few seconds before the center fielder ___________________________ it.

a)

catch

b)

catched

c)

caught

d)

caughted

26.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


I never ___________________________ any of those text messages!

a)

written

b)

wrote

c)

write

d)

writed

27.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


Her hands must have been ___________________________ after she had been out in the cold for so long. (PAST PARTICIPLE)

a)

freeze

b)

froze

c)

frozen

d)

frozed

28.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


Her hands must have been ___________________________ after dipping them in ice. (PROGRESSIVE FORM)

a)

freezing

b)

froze

c)

frozed

d)

freezed

e)

frizzed

29.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


Even though I had ___________________________ to the principal, I was given detention anyway.

a)

speaked

b)

speeked

c)

spoke

d)

spoken

30.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


I heard that the marching band had ___________________________ a huge crowd.

a)

drew

b)

drawn

c)

drewed

d)

drawed

31.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


At last night’s party, my teacher had ___________________________ so much that the snap on his pants almost broke.

a)

eaten

b)

ate

c)

eated

d)

ated

32.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Identify the correct verb choice below:


My bratty little sister has ___________________________ my new shirt ever since I bought it!

a)

weared

b)

wared

c)

warn

d)

worn

33.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition (setting)

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution (conclusion)

34.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition (setting)

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

resolution (conclusion)

35.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

resolution (conclusion)

36.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

resolution (conclusion)

37.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

climax

b)

exposition (setting)

c)

falling action

d)

resolution (conclusion)

38.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


A look back to an earlier event . . .

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

theme

d)

climax

39.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


What is conflict?

a)

the setting

b)

the problem

c)

the events in a story

d)

the solution to a problem

40.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


What is tone in writing?

a)

The reader's attitude toward the subject.

b)

The author's attitude toward the subject.

41.

LITERARY ELEMENTS / TECHNIQUES:


The definition of mood is . . .

a)

The overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

b)

The lesson or author's message

c)

The reader's overall emotions that occur when he/she reads.

42.

LITERARY DEVICES / TECHNIQUES:


When an author uses images and indirect suggestions to represent something else.

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

symbolism

d)

conflict

43.

THE SENTENCE:


Which word(s) will best correct the sentence fragment below?


___________________ saw her career take off like a rocket!

a)

Quickly

b)

Awesome

c)

Tanika

d)

Wow

44.

THE SENTENCE:


Which word(s) will best correct the sentence fragment below?


___________________ saw her career take off like a rocket!

a)

She

b)

Totally

c)

Incredible

45.

THE SENTENCE:


Which word(s) will best correct the sentence fragment below?


Mrs. Conard ___________________ dachshund puppies.

a)

Recently

b)

raises

c)

she

d)

canine

46.

THE SENTENCE:


Which word(s) will best correct the sentence fragment below?


___________________ through the field!

a)

Behind the buck

b)

The buck quickly

c)

Since the buck ran

d)

The buck is running

47.

ROOTS:


Look at the example below. What does the root -clude- most likely mean?


He will not exclude anyone from the experiment.

a)

common

b)

shine

c)

shut

d)

throw

e)

work

48.

ROOTS:


Look at the example below. What does the root -lus- most likely mean?


After polishing the furniture, the luster became quite noticeable.

a)

common

b)

shine

c)

shut

d)

throw

e)

work

49.

ROOTS:


Look at the example below. What does the root -commun- most likely mean?


Since they both spoke English, it was easy for them to communicate.

a)

common

b)

shine

c)

shut

d)

throw

e)

work

50.

ROOTS:


Look at the example below. What does the root -lab- most likely mean?


I cannot believe all the hard labor we had to do while haying our fields this summer!

a)

common

b)

shine

c)

shut

d)

throw

e)

work

51.

ROOTS:


Look at the example below. What does the root -ject- most likely mean?


When the fighter pilot's jet was struck, she safely ejected herself from the aircraft.

a)

common

b)

shine

c)

shut

d)

throw

e)

work

52.

VOCABULARY:


adv. in a worried, uneasy manner; nervously

a)

dominate

b)

impetuous

c)

anxiously

53.

VOCABULARY:


v. rule or control

a)

anxiously

b)

dominate

c)

impetuous

54.

VOCABULARY:


adj. acting suddenly with little thought

a)

anxiously

b)

dominate

c)

impetuous

55.

VOCABULARY:


adj. easily annoyed or angered

a)

irritable

b)

miserable

c)

patiently

d)

silently

56.

VOCABULARY:


adv. without noise

a)

irritable

b)

miserable

c)

patiently

d)

silently

57.

VOCABULARY:


adv. bearing annoyance, hardship, or pain calmly and without complaint or anger

a)

irritable

b)

patiently

c)

silently

d)

miserable

58.

VOCABULARY:


adv. extremely unhappy

a)

irritable

b)

miserable

c)

patiently

d)

silently

59.

VOCABULARY:


adv. showing careful consideration or attention

a)

thoughtfully

b)

threateningly

c)

timidly

d)

vanished

60.

VOCABULARY:


adv. in a shy or fearful way; cautiously

a)

thoughtfully

b)

threateningly

c)

timidly

d)

vanished

61.

VOCABULARY:


adv. in a frightening or alarming way

a)

thoughtfully

b)

threateningly

c)

timidly

d)

vanished

62.

VOCABULARY:


v. disappeared

a)

thoughtfully

b)

threateningly

c)

timidly

d)

vanished

63.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Mr. Washburn accepted / excepted / axcepted the constructive criticism from his students.

a)

accepted

b)

excepted

c)

axcepted

64.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Everyone accept / except / axcept me was happy.

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

axcept

65.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


What are the affects / effects / uhfects of population growth?

a)

affects

b)

effects

c)

uhfects

66.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


How does population growth affect / effect / uhfect us?

a)

affect

b)

effect

c)

uhfect

67.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Among / Between / Amung / B-tween the starting eleven players, Aaron Rodgers is the most popular.

a)

Among

b)

Between

c)

Amung

d)

B-tween

68.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Among / Between / Amung / B-tween the two of you, who is smarter?

a)

Among

b)

Between

c)

Amung

d)

B-tween

69.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


The amount of interest in playing the trumpet was shown by the amount / number of kids learning to play the instrument.

a)

amount

b)

number

70.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


May / Can I please go to the lavatory?

a)

May

b)

Can

71.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


Mom, may / can I please go to Stacey’s house tonight?

a)

may

b)

can

72.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


May / Can you draw with your left hand?

a)

May

b)

Can

73.

GRAMMAR / MECHANICS / PUNCTUATION / SPELLING / USAGE:


May / Can you touch the rim of the basketball hoop?

a)

May

b)

Can

74.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?


The dog jumped into the lake.

a)

dog jumped

b)

into the lake

c)

The dog

d)

jumped into the lake

75.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


The dog jumped into the lake.

a)

jumped

b)

dog

c)

into

d)

lake

76.

What is the verb (simple predicate) in the sentence below?


The dog jumped into the lake.

a)

jumped

b)

dog

c)

into

d)

lake

77.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?


The dog jumped on the intruder.

a)

the intruder

b)

on the intruder

c)

jumped on the

d)

on the

78.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


The dog jumped on the intruder.

a)

on

b)

intruder

c)

jumped

d)

dog

79.

What is the verb (simple predicate) in the sentence below?


The dog jumped on the intruder.

a)

jumped

b)

dog

c)

on

d)

intruder

80.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?


Because of the delay, I will be late.

a)

will be

b)

will be late

c)

of the delay

d)

because of the delay

81.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


Because of the delay, I will be late.

a)

Because

b)

delay

c)

I

d)

be

82.

What is the verb (simple predicate) in the sentence below?


Because of the delay, I will be late.

a)

will be

b)

late

c)

be late

d)

Because of

83.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?


Without an air pump, I will not ride my bike.

a)

will not ride

b)

Without an air pump

c)

my bike

d)

I will

84.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


Without an air pump, I will not ride my bike.

a)

ride

b)

I

c)

bike

d)

air pump

85.

What is the verb (simple predicate) in the sentence below?


Without an air pump, I will not ride my bike.

a)

not ride

b)

will ride

c)

an air

d)

my bike

86.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?


The girl in the blue dress is running a marathon.

a)

girl in the

b)

The girl in

c)

running a marathon

d)

in the blue dress

87.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


The girl in the blue dress is running a marathon.

a)

girl

b)

dress

c)

marathon

d)

The

88.

What is the verb (simple predicate) in the sentence below?


The girl in the blue dress is running a marathon.

a)

The girl

b)

a marathon

c)

is running

d)

running a