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Worksheets6th Grade 5-A-Day: Week 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Use context clues to understand what rustic means.
The cabin was furnished with rustic, hand-carved furniture. The pine chairs wobbled and squeaked when you sat on them, and the table was covered in knots.
simple or rural
modern and shiny
expensive and luxurious
fragile and delicate
Choose the misspelled word.
excede
impede
modest
resist
Choose the correct way to rewrite the sentence by adding a nonrestrictive element using parentheses. Our car broke down on the freeway.
Our car (which is red) broke down on the freeway.
Our car broke down (on the freeway).
Our car broke (down) on the freeway.
Our (car) broke down on the freeway.
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is objective or possessive.
The coach is teaching Mark and (I, me) how to pitch.
I- objective
me - objective
I- possessive
me - possessive
Choose the synonym for: scatter
disperse
cluster
destroy
organized
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. My grandfather built this house __________ in 1956.
himself
him
his
he
An elusive creature...
is unable to defend itself.
is difficult to find.
is easy to catch.
is aggressive.
Write the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix. cand - __________
cut
shine
write
carry
Which word in the sentence is a vague pronoun?
The students meet the teachers and they brought books with them.
students
teachers
they
them
Choose a matching analogy. atrocious : bad
amazing : dull
critical : strange
thunderous : loud
calm : fun
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. Jared puts his nervous patients at ease because he is (chatty, conversational).
chatty
conversational
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
He ran quickly to the store.
The cat slept on the windowsill.
She read a book quietly.
Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below. Denotation: "to be older"
Positive: mature; Negative: old
Positive: young; Negative: wise
Positive: childish; Negative: experienced
Positive: ancient; Negative: youthful
Based on the word periscope, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix peri?
center, middle
vision, sight
examine
around, enclosing
Choose the antonym for: deposit
place
withdraw
composite
compensate
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect pronoun shift?
If a student wants to succeed, they must study hard.
If a person wants to succeed, he must study hard.
If students want to succeed, they must study hard.
If a person wants to succeed, they must study hard.
unproductive ➔ prefix: ______ base or root: _______________ suffix: ______
unpro-duct-ive
un-pro-ductive
un-product-ive
un-produ-ctive
Choose the correct possessive noun.
The dogs of the man ➔ ____________________________
the man's dogs
the dogs man's
the man dogs'
the dogs of man's
Identify the type of sentence. You can water the garden once the soil becomes dry.
simple
compound
complex
Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
Lure = The mermaid tried to lure the sailor into the deep ocean using gold.
v. To attempt to attract with the promise of something good
n. Something that attracts
n. Artificial bait used for fishing
