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WorksheetsGrammar Gurus
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Here ______ the chocolate donuts we made this morning.
a)
is
b)
aren't
c)
are
d)
be
2.
All of the students _____ late to class.
a)
was
b)
is
c)
be
d)
were
3.
Nobody in the class _____ the homework assignment last night.
a)
doesn't
b)
do
c)
did
d)
does
4.
That pair of pants _____ a big rip in the back that showcases your polka-dotted boxer shorts.
a)
has
b)
have
5.
EDIT
When i buy something new, I enjoy sharing with others.
When i buy something new, I enjoy sharing with others.
a)
I
b)
knew
c)
enjoi
d)
no change needed
6.
EDIT
When I was in 3rd grade, I liked to did drawings with my writing.
When I was in 3rd grade, I liked to did drawings with my writing.
a)
i
b)
do
c)
mine
d)
no change
7.
Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence:
The girls ______ laughing loudly.
The girls ______ laughing loudly.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
is
8.
The coffee and the donuts ____ gone.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
be
d)
has
9.
The distance to Philadelphia ____ 57 miles.
a)
be
b)
are
c)
is
d)
were
10.
Each of us ____ how to play baseball.
a)
knows
b)
know
c)
is knowing
d)
nose
11.
Which of these is NOT a coordinating conjunction?
a)
for
b)
yet
c)
whether
d)
nor
12.
Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences?
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
so
13.
Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences?
I wanted to play outside.
My mom said I have to do my homework first.
I wanted to play outside.
My mom said I have to do my homework first.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
for
14.
Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?
The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.
The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.
a)
, and
b)
, but
c)
, or
d)
, for
15.
FANBOYS always need a _____ before them when they are doing their FANBOYS job.
a)
comma
b)
drummer
c)
guitar
d)
verb
16.
The weather today will be rainy, ____ we will not go outside for recess.
a)
or
b)
but
c)
and
d)
so
17.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
b)
Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
c)
Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking.
d)
Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
18.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two unlike things without using like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using like and as
d)
None of the above
19.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
20.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf.
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
21.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
22.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
23.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
24.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
25.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
26.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
27.
The west wind dances down the road.
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
28.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
29.
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
30.
My mom told me to zip my lips.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
31.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
32.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
33.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
34.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
35.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
36.
The book was a spaceship that transported him to strange new worlds.
What figure of speech is this?
What figure of speech is this?
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
37.
My isn't Martha's macaroni mouthwatering, madame?
What figure of speech is this?
What figure of speech is this?
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
38.
I have so much homework my bookbag weighs a million pounds.
Which figurative language is this?
Which figurative language is this?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
39.
The dolphins danced and played in the waves.
This is an example of which figure of speech?
This is an example of which figure of speech?
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
40.
Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.
Which figure of speech is this?
Which figure of speech is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Idiom
41.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
42.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
43.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
44.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
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