WorksheetsEtymology List #1 (Numbers & Amounts) & Grammar Review Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A "unicycle" has how many wheels, and what does this tell us about the prefix "uni"?
two wheels; uni means double
one wheel; uni means single
three wheels; uni means multiple
four wheels; uni means rolling
If "bilateral" means "affecting both sides," what does the prefix "bi" mean?
side
affecting
two
all
Which two prefixes both mean "four"?
tri and penta
quad and quar
bi and du
hex and sex
How many musicians play in a "quintet"?
four
three
five
six
If a "hexagon" has six sides and "sextuplets" are six babies born at once, what do "hex" and "sex" mean?
babies
sides
six
born
In the word “October, what does "oct" mean?
month
eight
sides
original
What does "deca/deci" mean?
year
system
based
ten
The term “p.s.” means “postscript." Why is this word appropriate?
it writing that comes before the letter
it is writing that comes in the middle of a letter
it is the main part of the letter
it is writing that comes after the main part of the letter
_______ To "disconnect" means to separate, "dishonest" means not honest, and "dysfunction" means not working properly. What does "dis" mean?
separate
working
not/opposite of
properly
If someone lives in "solitude," they live alone, and a "solo" performance is done alone. What does "sol" mean?
live
performance
done
alone
Which word demonstrates the prefix meaning "two" in the context of making an exact copy?
triangle
duplicate
pentagon
cooperate
Which word contains a prefix meaning "not" and describes someone who doesn't follow rules?
preview
disobedient
cooperate
postdate
If "duo" means a pair of performers and "dual" means having two parts, what does "du" mean?
performers
parts
having
two
Which word in this sentence is a proper noun: "She visited the Statue of Liberty in New York City"?
She
building
Statue of Liberty
city
In the sentence "Bella forgot her backpack, so she had to return to get it," which word is a pronoun that replaces "Bella"?
her
she
it
both a and c
Identify the verb in this sentence: "The team excitedly practiced their next play."
team
excitedly
practiced
next
Which word in "The runner moved quickly through the forest" is an adverb?
runner
moved
quickly
forest
In the sentence "A wolf howled mournfully in the moonlight," identify all the articles:
a. a, the
b. wolf, moonlight
c. howled, mournfully
d. in, the
Which word acts as a conjunction in "I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework"?
to
but
had
too
In "The cat slept under the bed during the thunderstorm," identify the prepositions:
cat, bed
slept, thunderstorm
under, during
the
Which homophones are in the following sentence: "I need to buy two water bottles, but these are too expensive"?
need, buy
buy, two
to, two, too
bottles, expensive
Which sentence shows correct capitalization?
my teacher, mrs. shiflet, lives in Oceanside.
My teacher, Mrs. Shiflet, lives in Oceanside.
My Teacher, mrs. shiflet, lives in oceanside.
my Teacher, Mrs. shiflet, Lives in Oceanside.
How should the title of a novel be formatted?
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter AND the Sorcerer's stone
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone
How should the title of a short story be formatted?
The Necklace
The necklace
"The Necklace"
THE NECKLACE
Choose the correct homophone: "____ going to the store."
There
Their
They're
Theyre
Choose the correct homophone: "Put the novel over ____.",
there
their
they're
theyre
Choose the correct homophone: "I have ____ many ideas."
to
two
too
tow
Which sentence uses correct capitalization for an acronym?
The fbi investigated the case.
The FBI investigated the case.
The Fbi investigated the case.
The fbl investigated the case.
Which sentence correctly capitalizes the quoted text evidence?
The author states that "The atmosphere was eerily quiet that morning."
The author states that "the atmosphere was eerily quiet that morning."
The author states that "The Atmosphere was eerily quiet that morning."
The author states that the Atmosphere was eerily quiet that morning."
Which sentence correctly capitalizes the quoted text evidence?
a. In chapter three, the author writes, "The old house creaked and groaned."
b. In chapter three, the author writes, "the old house creaked and groaned."
c. In chapter three, the author writes, "The Old House creaked and groaned."
d. In chapter three, the author writes, "the Old House creaked and groaned."
