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Worksheets5-A-Day Language Review: Week 14
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which sentence correctly rewrites the original sentence without the dangling or misplaced modifier?
At the age of seven, my mother taught me how to bake.
When I was seven, my mother taught me how to bake.
My mother taught me how to bake when she was seven.
At seven, my mother taught me baking.
What does 'glutton' mean?
one that eats too much
a person who is very generous
someone who is always late
a person who dislikes food
Choose the synonym for the following word: reputable
disturbed
trustworthy
devoted
friendly
pandemic
Prefix: pan- Base or root: dem Suffix: -ic
Prefix: pan- Base or root: dem Suffix: -ism
Prefix: pan- Base or root: dem Suffix: -ology
Prefix: pan- Base or root: dem Suffix: -ist
Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. In order for this to go well, a lot of advanced planning will be needed to make this school play a huge success.
A lot of planning will be needed to make this school play a huge success.
Advanced planning is required for the success of the school play.
The school play will be a success with a lot of planning.
Planning is essential for the success of the school play.
Circle the misspelled word
repremaend
recipe
phantom
Underline and identify the figure of speech below. I think he should pay for it since he has tons of money.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Use the meanings of the root and affix to define the word 'fallacy'.
The condition of deceiving or being deceived.
A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
The act of falling or declining.
A logical and sound argument.
Which person is likely to be reticent?
a new student at school
a cautious child
a stand-up comedian
an outspoken celebrity
Add commas where needed to the sentence below: This Monday which is also my birthday I am going to hike up beautiful majestic mountains.
This Monday, which is also my birthday, I am going to hike up beautiful, majestic mountains.
This Monday which is also my birthday, I am going to hike up beautiful majestic mountains.
This Monday, which is also my birthday I am going to hike up beautiful, majestic mountains.
This Monday which is also my birthday I am going to hike up beautiful, majestic mountains.
Choose the antonym for the following word: prudent.
careless
reasonable
genuine
figurative
Identify if the adjectives in the text below are coordinate. If they are coordinate adjectives, add a comma. If they are not coordinate adjectives, label them n/c for 'non-coordinate'. Sentence: At the restaurant, several hungry customers began to complain.
Coordinate, add a comma
n/c
Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below: The wind ripped through the farmland agitating all the dirt.
v. To disturb or upset
v. To move with an irregular, fast, or violent action
v. To stir up interest in and support for a cause.
Identify if the following sentence is simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Sentence: I decided not to go to the party since I was still sick.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Choose a matching analogy: lace : intricate.
fragile : glass
pain : constant
love : eternal
steel : durable
