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Worksheets5-A-Day Language Review: Week 20
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Rewrite the sentence without the dangling or misplaced modifier. The waiter served pasta to a woman that was covered in butter sauce.
The waiter served pasta that was covered in butter sauce to a woman.
The waiter served a woman covered in butter sauce to pasta.
The waiter covered a woman in butter sauce and served pasta.
The waiter served butter sauce to a woman covered in pasta.
What looked like laziness was really heat exhaustion.
slothful means: sluggish, indolent.
heat exhaustion is a form of physical fatigue.
laziness is a lack of motivation.
exhaustion is a result of overwork.
Choose the synonym for the following word: necessitate.
optional
fail
dissuade
require
What are the prefix, base or root, and suffix of the word 'intangible'?
prefix: in-, base or root: tang, suffix: -ible.
prefix: un-, base or root: tang, suffix: -able.
prefix: in-, base or root: tangi, suffix: -ble.
prefix: im-, base or root: tang, suffix: -ible.
Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. He interviewed and spoke with several other neighbors who were also upset with the loud noise disturbances.
He spoke with several neighbors who were also upset with the noise disturbances.
He interviewed several neighbors who were upset with the noise.
He talked to many neighbors who were unhappy with the noise.
He discussed with neighbors who were disturbed by the noise.
Underline and identify the figure of speech below. So are you to my thoughts as food to life - William Shakespeare.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Is the following a phrase or a clause? If it is a clause, indicate if it is independent or dependent. As if there was a disaster.
phrase.
independent clause.
dependent clause.
complete sentence.
Use the meanings of the root and affix to define the word 'morbid'. Then provide a dictionary definition. My Definition: Related to death. Dictionary Definition: Diseased; unhealthy; having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events; gruesome.
Related to life
Related to death
Related to happiness
Related to health
Which are you most likely to scrutinize?
an unfamiliar food
a legal contract that you need to sign
your sibling or parent
a car you are about to purchase.
Add commas where needed to the sentence below. It's a school night so I can't go to the party with James Mike and Dean.
It's a school night, so I can't go to the party with James, Mike, and Dean.
It's a school night so I can't go to the party, with James, Mike, and Dean.
It's a school night, so I can't go to the party with James Mike, and Dean.
It's a school night so I can't go to the party with James, Mike and Dean.
Choose the antonym for the following word: denounce.
applaud
release
customize
condemn
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'. She was amazed by the graceful talented dancers.
She was amazed by the graceful, talented dancers.
She was amazed by the graceful talented, dancers.
She was amazed by the graceful talented dancers n/c.
She was amazed by the graceful, talented dancers n/c.
Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below. realize v. 1. To become aware of something v. 2. To make something happen v. 3. To cause something to become real. The climbers sadly realized that after months of preparation, the intense storm would prevent them from reaching the summit of Mount Everest.
To become aware of something
To make something happen
To cause something to become real
Identify if the following sentence is simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. We decided that the price was too high, but our neighbors, who spend frivolously, disagreed with us.
Simple.
Compound.
Complex.
Compound-Complex.
Choose a matching analogy. childish : maturity ::
gentle : pain
drive : determined
reckless : care
weak : fatigue
