WorksheetsWeek 15 Bell Work
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Identify the type of sentence of the following sentence: Whenever it is sunny, I like to wear my blue T-shirt.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
2.
2. Select the sentence that is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
a)
on monday nights we watch football
b)
On Monday nights we watch football.
3.
3. Identify the antonym for gradual.
a)
progressive
b)
steady
c)
quick
d)
slow
4.
4. Select the sentence without a dangling or misplaced modifier.
a)
Study hall dragged on, and we were bored out of our minds.
b)
Bored out of our minds, study hall dragged on.
5.
5. Select the sentence that is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
a)
Do you know how to add Nate’s number to my phone?
b)
Do you know how to add nates number to my phone
6.
6. Select the correct spelling of the word:
a)
nitting
b)
kitting
c)
knitting
d)
kniting
7.
7. Select the connotation of the word relaxed.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
8.
8. Select the matching analogy war : peace
a)
tumultuous : quiet
b)
humorous : amusing
c)
improbably : unlikely
d)
eat : consume
9.
9. Identify the synonym for ingenious.
a)
unimaginative
b)
dull
c)
brilliant
d)
stupid
10.
10. Determine the meaning of the bolded word: The weatherman predicted a large rainstorm to come in later this afternoon. I looked out the window and saw the sky had become dark and bleak.
a)
vibrant
b)
abundant
c)
gloomy
d)
lacking in potential
11.
11. What is the meaning of the suffix –er?
a)
someone who performs an action
b)
action
c)
a quality
d)
make or become
12.
12. What is the meaning of the root word arbor?
a)
tree
b)
move
c)
shape
d)
typical
13.
13. Select the sentence that best expresses ideas concisely.
a)
The children enjoyed the cookies more than they enjoyed the cake.
b)
The children favored the cookies more than the cake.
14.
14. What is the function of the participle phrase in the sentence?
The jumping squirrel was playing in the leaves.
a)
The participle phrase functions as the subject of the sentence. (pick me)
b)
The participle phrase functions as an adjective modifying the noun "squirrel".
15.
15. Which sentence correctly punctuates the coordinating adjectives?
a)
The short, plain and frustrated man told her his story.
b)
The short plain and frustrated man told her his story.
16.
16. Select the definition for abode.
a)
easily annoyed or agitated
b)
any address at which you dwell for awhile
c)
include or contain
d)
pause before you say or do something.
17.
17. Select the word that best completes the analogy hot : cold :: wet : _______________
a)
feelings
b)
dry
c)
angry
d)
cruel
18.
18. Select the definition that best matches the bolded word in the sentence. You don’t like mushrooms? I don’t either.
a)
(n.) Used before the first of two options
b)
(n.) Used to indicate similarity with a previous statement
19.
19. What is the meaning of the prefix ab-?
a)
not, away, or removed
b)
reverse
c)
before
d)
all around
20.
20. What figure of speech is demonstrated in the sentence?
He was a very talented businessman, but greed was his Achilles Heel.
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
allusion
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