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Grade 5 Lesson 5 Spelling , Vocabulary, and Grammar

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word opponents mean in the sentence?


The Eagles wondered how hard it would be to beat their opponents.

a)

bosses

b)

messengers

c)

rivals

d)

servants

2.

What does the word embarrassed mean in the sentence?


The child was embarrassed when his mom started singing in the middle of the grocery store.

a)

ashamed

b)

brilliant

c)

crushed

d)

reasonable

3.

What does the word typically mean in the sentence?


Fifth graders typically have lunch at 11:15.

a)

desperately

b)

independently

c)

scarcely

d)

usually

4.

What does the word obvious mean in the sentence?


Nathan knew there had to be an obvious answer to the mystery.

a)

very complicated

b)

amazingly clever

c)

easily discovered

d)

surprisingly famous

5.

What does the word brutal mean in the sentence?


Playing football in the brutal cold can be a real challenge.

a)

crisp

b)

harsh

c)

rainy

d)

warm

6.

What does the word supposedly mean in the sentence? Green tea is supposedly good for you.

a)

clearly

b)

thought to be

c)

may be

d)

obviously not

7.

What does the word gorgeous mean in the sentence? The trees in the Adirondacks look gorgeous in the fall.

a)

alright

b)

terrible

c)

nice

d)

beautiful

8.

What does the word preliminary mean in the sentence? When you meet a stranger, shaking hands may be the preliminary thing to do.

a)

last

b)

first

c)

only

d)

polite

9.

What does the word sweeping mean in the sentence? The knights began sweeping the castle.

a)

building

b)

destroying

c)

moving through

d)

leaving

10.

What does the word officially mean in the sentence? The judges officially said Jack's project won first place at the science fair.

a)

authorized

b)

unsure

c)

guessed

d)

didn't know

11.

Which word in the sentence is a plural noun?


Tess tried to collect different colored leaves for her project, but she did not have any luck.

a)

Tess

b)

leaves

c)

project

d)

luck

12.

Which word in the sentence is a plural noun?


The mice enjoyed eating the cheese as their snack for the day.

a)

mice

b)

cheese

c)

snack

d)

day

13.

Which word in the sentence is a plural noun?


The city's lights shone brightly on the horizon last night.

a)

city's

b)

lights

c)

horizon

d)

night

14.

Which word in the sentence is a plural noun?


Some people came to the school and left a donation box by the front door.

a)

people

b)

school

c)

box

d)

door

15.

Which word in the sentence is a plural noun?


In the spring, the shepherd took his sheep up the hill to a large field.

a)

shepherd

b)

sheep

c)

hill

d)

field

16.

Which word in the sentence is a singular noun?


The men and women in the camp worked together to put up the tents.

a)

men

b)

women

c)

camp

d)

tents

17.

Which word in the sentence is a singular noun?


The stories in the newspaper were about our brave firefighters and police officers.

a)

stories

b)

newspaper

c)

firefighters

d)

officers

18.

Which word in the sentence is a singular noun?


There were five deer grazing near the trees when they heard voices by the river.

a)

deer

b)

trees

c)

voices

d)

river

19.

Which word in the sentence is a singular noun?


The boss took her notes into all of the meetings she attended on Wednesdays.

a)

boss

b)

notes

c)

meetings

d)

Wednesdays

20.

Which word in the sentence is a singular noun?


When the twin volcanoes erupted, they threw ashes into the sky and onto the plants.

a)

volcanoes

b)

ashes

c)

sky

d)

plants

21.

What is the meaning of the following word?


OUNCE

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

to throw, hurl, release or begin

c)

sit or lie with outstretched arms and legs

d)

faithful toward a person or idea

22.

What is the meaning of the following word?


SPRAWL

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

to throw, hurl, release or begin

c)

sit or lie with outstretched arms and legs

d)

faithful toward a person or idea

23.

What is the meaning of the following word?


LAUNCH

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

to throw, hurl, release or begin

c)

sit or lie with outstretched arms and legs

d)

faithful toward a person or idea

24.

What is the meaning of the following word?


LOYAL

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

to throw, hurl, release or begin

c)

sit or lie with outstretched arms and legs

d)

faithful toward a person or idea

25.

What is the meaning of the following word?


AVOID

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

ball that is thrown through a hoop in a game

c)

slightly damp

d)

to keep away from or refrain from

26.

What is the meaning of the following word?


MOIST

a)

weight unit equal to one sixteenth of a pound

b)

ball that is thrown through a hoop in a game

c)

slightly damp

d)

to keep away from or refrain from

27.

What is the meaning of the following word?


SCOWL

a)

poorly behaved or disobedient

b)

an angry expression showing bad temper

c)

slightly damp

d)

return or recur frequently, stay persistently

28.

What is the meaning of the following word?


NAUGHTY

a)

poorly behaved or disobedient

b)

an angry expression showing bad temper

c)

slightly damp

d)

return or recur frequently, stay persistently

29.

What is the meaning of the following word?


BASKETBALL

a)

poorly behaved or disobedient

b)

an angry expression showing bad temper

c)

ball that is thrown through a hoop in a game

d)

return or recur frequently, stay persistently

30.

What is the meaning of the following word?


HAUNT

a)

poorly behaved or disobedient

b)

an angry expression showing bad temper

c)

ball that is thrown through a hoop in a game

d)

return or recur frequently, stay persistently

31.

Which is the correct spelling...

a)

bascetball

b)

basketboll

c)

basketball

32.

Which is the correct spelling..

a)

sprawl

b)

sprawel

c)

sprewal

33.

Which is the correct spelling for ..

a)

nauhty

b)

naughty

c)

naughy

34.

to jump or prey on

a)

ounce

b)

sprawl

c)

pounce

35.

A month of the year between July and September

a)

june

b)

August

c)

May

36.

Which word means to be afraid of or fearful

a)

coward

b)

caword

c)

cowerd

37.

Which word is spelled correctly

a)

poisen

b)

poison

c)

poisan

38.

Which word means faithful or supportive

a)

dog

b)

royal

c)

loyal

39.

What word means to lift off, throw upwards or pitch

a)

launch

b)

NASA

c)

staunch

40.

Find the correct spelling

a)

encanter

b)

encounter

c)

encountar

41.

Which one is spelled correctly

a)

auction

b)

awktion

c)

auctian

42.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Spraw

b)

Sprawl

c)

Sprowl

43.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Skowl

b)

Scow

c)

Scowl

44.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Saucer

b)

Sawcer

c)

Sacer

45.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Ponce

b)

Punce

c)

Pounce

46.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Posin

b)

Poision

c)

Poison

47.

I went to the _______ to buy a car

a)

Encounter

b)

Auction

c)

Launch

48.

Which word means to be scared

a)

Loyal

b)

Royal

c)

Sheepish

d)

Coward

49.

When my teacher read my note, it was so __________

a)

Naughty

b)

Awkward

c)

Coward

50.

I __________ a bear when walking through the woods.

a)

Encounter

b)

Pounce

c)

Haunt

51.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Once

b)

ounc

c)

Ounce

52.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Moist

b)

Moiste

53.

To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert; ashamed

a)

embarrassed

b)

proud

c)

scared

d)

frightened

54.

Cruel; ruthless

a)

brutal

b)

kind

c)

gentle

d)

villain

55.

Easily perceived or understood; evident

a)

obvious

b)

optimistic

c)

Optimus Prime

d)

prime factorization

56.

Dazzlingly beautiful or magnificent

a)

Gorgeous

b)

Gaseous

c)

Gargantuan

d)

Gusgrimly

57.

Change the underlined singular noun into a plural noun.


During recess, friends sat on the bench.

a)

bench

b)

benchies

c)

benches

d)

bench's

58.

Change the underlined singular noun into a plural noun.


The busy squirrel gathered acorns.

a)

squirrel's

b)

squirreles

c)

squirrels

d)

squirrelies

59.

Change the underlined singular noun into a plural noun.


The new books are on the shelf.

a)

shelf

b)

shelvs

c)

shelfs'

d)

shelves

60.

Change the underlined singular noun into a plural noun.


The man stood on the hill with a sheep.

a)

man

b)

man's

c)

mens

d)

men

61.

Change the underlined singular noun into a plural noun.


The sheep stood on the hill with the men.

a)

sheep

b)

sheeps

c)

sheep's

d)

sheeps'