25 questions
A Latin prefix that means half is____________.
semi
partial
re
ante
Aversion means...
a type of story
a strong dislike
a noun that is capitalized
enjoyment of something
Which is a simile?
It is raining cats and dogs
I like reading class
He is a bear
He is like a dictionary
A word that replaces a noun is called a_______.
antecedent
pronoun
verb
noun replacer
The class is taking a Quizizz today; they are doing their best. What is the antecedent of they?
Quizizz
the class
today
taking
Which word is an abstract noun that means disagreement? There is ___________________around the theories.
accord
versatility
controversy
scarcity
What idiom means taking a long time to get to the point?
hitting the nail on the head
letting the cat out of the bag
beating around the bush
stuck between a rock and a hard place
What are the vowel teams?
AI
AE
EE
OA
UE
A part of a word that can be added to the beginning of a word to change it's meaning is called a _________. Ex: indefinite
suffix
pronoun
root
prefix
Suffixes can change the part of speech of a word. Ex: happy is an adjective, but happiness is a _________.
verb
noun
pronoun
adverb
What idiom would you use to say you should just go ahead and do it?
call it a day
miss the boat
hang in there
bite the bullet
What idiom would you use to say that you are in a difficult situation with no easy solution?
barking up the wrong tree
between a rock and a hard place
putting all your eggs in one basket
under the weather
What is a part of speech that describes nouns or pronouns?
adverbs
verbs
adjectives
prepositions
Adjective or Pronoun? This book.
adjective
pronoun
Adjective or pronoun? I own that.
adjective
pronoun
I need to find my soccer shorts. What part of speech is soccer in this sentence?
noun
pronoun
adjective
adverb
I have _______idea.
a
an
What is the correct syllabication for different?
dif-rent
dif-fer-ent
diff-er-ent
diff-rent
What is an adjective in the sentence: Spanish conquistadors sailed to the New World.
Spanish
conquistadors
sailed
World
What is a synonym for nimble?
slow
relaxed
swift
graceful
What are words that mean alone? Choose all that apply
timid
scarce
isolated
solitary
wary
What is a word that means surprise or amaze?
distain
astonish
intimidate
content
What type of sentence gives a command? Ex: Do your Read Theories.
interrogative
imperative
declarative
exclamatory
When we give an object human characteristics, like the fire was down to red, winking eyes, it is called...
personification
hyperbole
idiom
characterization
What does the prefix re- mean?
under
before
against
again