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Language Vocabulary 1st 9 weeks

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Common Noun

a)

A person, place, thing or idea

b)

A person, place, thing or idea and is capitalized

c)

A person, place, thing or idea and is not capitalized

d)

It only has a single form

2.

Proper Noun

a)

A person, place, thing or idea

b)

A person, place, thing or idea and is capitalized

c)

A person, place, thing or idea and is not capitalized

d)

It only has a single form

3.

What is a plural noun?

a)

a noun that is made up of two or more nouns

b)

a noun that is more than one

c)

a noun and a verb joined together by an apostrophe

d)

a noun that shows ownership

4.

What is a possessive noun?

a)

a noun made of two or more nouns

b)

a noun that is more than one

c)

a noun and a verb joined together with an apostrophe

d)

a noun that shows ownership of something

5.

What is a pronoun?

a)

a part of speech that replaces a noun in a sentence

b)

a word that refers to a specific person or thing

c)

a word that demonstrates ownership

d)

a word that is used with another noun or pronoun when something does something to itself

6.
What is an antecedent?
a)
Something a pronoun stands for.
b)
The place in which something takes place.
c)
An action word.
7.
Which contains a vague pronoun reference?
a)
Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly.
b)
 Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick.
8.

What is the definition of an action verb?

a)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

b)

a word used in place of a noun

c)

a word that connects the subject to the rest of the sentence

d)

a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing

e)

tells what the person is doing

9.

What is the definition of an adjective?

a)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

b)

a person, place, thing, or idea

c)

a word that connects the subject to the rest of the sentence

d)

a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing

e)

tells what the subject is doing

10.
What makes a singular noun become a singular possessive noun? 
a)
adding -es
b)
adding s'
c)
adding -ez
d)
adding 's
11.
The class watched a video about the six (archaeologist's/archaeologists'/archaeologistes/archaeologists) findings.
a)
archaeologist's
b)
archaeologists'
c)
archaeologostes
d)
archaeologosts
12.

What is the job of the subject pronoun?

a)

A verb to match the noun.

b)

Replaces the noun.

c)

A verb to match the subject.

d)

es

13.
Is the pronoun in the following sentence a subject pronoun or an object pronoun:
Sally asked me to bring the paper.
a)
subject pronoun
b)
object pronoun
14.

Choose the relative pronoun that best completes the sentence.

The dancer _____ was very talented won the contest.

a)

whose

b)

who

c)

which

15.

What is a verb?

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word that describes a noun

c)

The action that is taking place in the sentence

16.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Blowing bubbles on a windy day
 is a fun activity for children.
a)
bubbles
b)
activity
c)
blowing
d)
children
17.

Participles are a type of verbal that function as a/an ________________ in the sentence.

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

18.

Which of the following is not an infinitive?

a)

to visualize

b)

to understand

c)

to wonder

d)

to Austin

19.
Fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb written in blue. (There are 2)
Tracy took the clipboard, will walk down the hall, and passes it to the art teacher.
a)
walked/passed
b)
will walk/will pass
c)
walked/will pass
d)
will walk/will pass
20.

Which of the following correctly uses a commas?

a)

No Sally's, mother didn't drive her to gymnastics last night.

b)

No Sally's mother didn't drive her to gymnastics, last night.

c)

No, Sally's mother didn't drive her to gymnastics last night.

d)

The sentence does not need a comma.

21.

Which of the following correctly uses a comma?

a)

Chad, the captain of the football team, called the coin toss.

b)

Chad, the captain of the football team called the coin toss.

c)

Chad the captain of the football team called, the coin toss.

d)

The sentence does not need a comma.

22.

The sad, lonely bus riders sat in silence as they traveled through the city.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

23.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
This, Brunhilda, is not your best effort.
b)
This Brunhilda, is not your best effort.
c)
This Brunhilda is not your best, effort.
d)
This, Brunhilda is not your best effort.
24.
Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.
a)

Insert comma after the noun singer (singer, and)

b)

Insert comma after the conjunction (and,)

c)

No comma needed

25.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

The Arts Center is located at 1, East, Main Street, Mesa, Arizona.

b)

The Arts Center is located at 1, East Main Street Mesa, Arizona.

c)

The Arts Center is located at 1 East Main, Street Mesa, Arizona.

d)

The Arts Center is located at 1 East Main Street, Mesa, Arizona.

26.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

On Friday, April 2, 2025 we will move to Kachina Village, Arizona.

b)

On Friday April, 2 2025, we will move to Kachina Village, Arizona.

c)

On Friday, April 2, 2025, we will move to Kachina Village, Arizona.

d)

On Friday April, 2 2025 we will move to, Kachina, Village Arizona.

27.
A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots      ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.
a)
period
b)
comma
c)
dash
d)
ellipsis
28.

What is the main difference between dashes and commas?

a)

Dashes indicate a more sudden and stronger interruption in thought.

b)

Dashes indicate a sudden change in tone or attitude.

c)

Dashes indicate the beginning of a question.

d)

Dashes indicate the start of a list of items.

29.

Denotation-the dictionary definition

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Connotation-a word's emotional meaning: suggestions and associations that are connected to the word

a)

False

b)

True

31.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
32.
What is the meaning of the word pregame?
a)
after the game
b)
before the game
c)
during the game
d)
cancelling a game
33.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)
the beginning of a root word
b)
the middle of a root word
c)
the end of a root word
d)
the end of the alphabet
34.
What is the meaning of the word nonsense?
a)
does not make sense
b)
something that makes sense
c)
a smart person
d)
a person who has a good sense of smell
35.
What is a suffix?
a)
word part at the end
b)
word part at the beginning
c)
word part in the middle
d)
root word
36.

the suffix -ied is used to make a verb past tense such as carry to carried, bury to buried

a)

True

b)

False

37.
Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?
a)
many abilities
b)
boring
c)
not skilled
d)
exciting
38.
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
a)
Covered
b)
ruined
c)
bounced
d)
invisible
39.
We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
.
a)
anxious
b)
upset
c)
happy
d)
fearful
40.
Passive Voice
a)
The tone of the author
b)
When the subject does the action
c)
When the subject receives the action
d)
When there is a strong verb 
41.
Active voice
a)
The tone of the author
b)
When the subject performs the action
c)
When the subject receives the action
d)
When there is a linking verb
42.
Active or Passive Voice?
The trees were stripped last month.
a)
Active 
b)
Passive
43.
Active or Passive Voice?
The janitor fixed the classroom door.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
44.
Active or Passive Voice?
The computers were shipped early in September.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
45.
Active or Passive Voice?
The old car was driven by my brother.
a)
Active
b)
Passive