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New Kid- Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the predicate adjective in the following sentence:

Renewable energy (such as solar energy) is usually sustainable.

a)

renewable

b)

energy

c)

is

d)

sustainable

2.

Find the predicate nominative (noun) in the following sentence:

Informal language is sometimes called "slang."

a)

informal

b)

language

c)

sometimes

d)

slang

3.

Finding "a needle in a haystack" is a _____ task!

a)

developed

b)

daunting

c)

graphic

d)

urban

4.

"A needle in a haystack" is an example of an _____.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

character trait

5.

The teacher asked Jordan if his remark about Eskimos was ______.

a)

facility

b)

prestige

c)

vigilante

d)

offensive

6.

"Wassup L'il G?" is an example of _____ .

a)

slang

b)

mainstream

c)

protagonist

d)

suspension

7.

What is the subject in the following sentence?:

Alexandra likes to make puppets.

a)

Alexandra

b)

likes

c)

make

d)

puppets.

8.

What is the simple predicate (verb) in the following sentence?:

A graphic novel has many illustrations.

a)

graphic

b)

novel

c)

has

d)

illustrations

9.

An antonym for rural is _____ .

a)

diverse

b)

sensitive

c)

urban

d)

abstract

10.

Sometimes ______ can hurt people's feelings, so it is important that we don't openly discuss private matters.

a)

poverty

b)

inherit

c)

gossip

d)

offensive

11.

What part of speech is the word "facility" ?

Their school gymnasium is a new facility.

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

adverb

12.

Identify the predicate nominative (noun) in the following sentence:

Their school gymnasium is a new facility.

a)

school

b)

gymnasium

c)

was

d)

facility

13.

Identify the two prepositions in the following sentence:

The soccer players were in the locker room changing into their uniforms.

a)

were, into

b)

in, into

c)

into, their

d)

the, into

14.

Find three prepositions in the following sentence:

On the first day of school, Liam's father drove Jordan and Liam to school.

a)

the, school, to

b)

first, father, and

c)

on, of, to

d)

first, drove, school

15.

Which word in the following sentence is the linking verb?

Jordan was the new kid at school.

a)

Jordan

b)

was

c)

new

d)

kid

16.

Identify and type the predicate nominative (noun) in the following sentence:

Jordan was the new kid at school.

(a)  

17.

Identify the predicate adjective in the following sentences:

Jordan is artistic. He likes to draw.

a)

artistic

b)

likes

c)

to

d)

draw

18.

Find the predicate adjective:

Riverdale Academy seemed very large compared to Jordan's previous school.

a)

seemed

b)

very

c)

large

d)

compared

19.

Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Jordan used a map to find his way around the campus.

a)

to find

b)

his way

c)

around the campus

d)

Jordan used

20.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:

According to Jordan's guide to the cafeteria hierarchy, freshmen go around the wall without the windows.

a)

guide

b)

freshmen

c)

wall

d)

windows