WorksheetsAllison 5 a day week 9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does plethora mean
Countless tables held a plethora of food: salads, casseroles, bread and so on. We were all eager to eat and enjoy the great variety of delicious that was set forth.
lots to choose from
nothing at all
tiny amounts
1 thing to choose from
What is the misspelled word
respective
accidentaly
corrode
My mother doesn't have enough time to volunteer at the school.
Add a nonrestrictive element using dashes.
My mother-who-doesn't have enough time to volunteer at the school
My mother-who is 40 years old-doesn't have enough time to volunteer at the school.
My mother /who doesn't love me/ doesn't have enough time to volunteer at the school.
What is the correct pronoun. Identify if its subjective, objective, or possessive. (PICK 2)
Even though ______________ loves school, he was just too sick to attend.
he
him
subjective
objective
possessive
Choose the antonym for optimistic.
bleak
angry
positive
happy
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
You don't need to help her because she can do it________.
him
her
his or her
herself
Which of the following could be interpreted.
food
money
time
thoughts
What does the Greek or Latin word circum mean.
around
in space
underground
nowhere
What is the vague pronoun in the sentence. (one word in the sentence)
Nigel and Mario took the twins to the park, and they didn't want to go home.
and
the
they
want
Choose the matching analog.
stone:pebble
Bass : minnow
Car : truck
Lion : cheetah
Dictionary : novel
Choose the best connotation word that best fits the sentence.
I hate arguing with Sam, he is just so ___________.
stubborn
determined
Identify the correct figure of speech.
The dust storm swallowed the small desert town, covering everything in a layer of dirt.
simile
metaphor
personification
irony
hyperbole
Sort the words PERSUADE and BRAINWASH based on their connotation.
+ persuade - brainwash
+ brainwash - persuade
Not typical, average, or normal "ab"
absent
abnormal
abstract
absentee
Choose the synonym for pursue.
regress
contact
rearrange
chase
What is the incorrect pronoun shift. What is the correct pronoun shift. (PICK 2)
In order to stay warm, the baby rabbits cuddled with her mother.
incorrect= her
incorrect= the
correct= THEIR
correct= THESE
What is the base or root of the word inaccurately
in
accurate
ly
Rewrite using a possessive noun.
The brooms of the witches.
The witches' brooms
The witches broom's
The witche's broom's
The witches brooms
Identify the type of sentence.
There was a beautiful rainbow after the storm passed.
simple
compound
complex
What definition matches the sentence below.
Superior
Gale was told to report to her superior as soon as she arrived at work.
excellent of its kind
higher in quality, position, or rank
A person of higher rank
