Identify the misspelled words: Our nieghbor met a real Indian cheif when she visited Cherokee, North Carolina.
nieghbor (should be neighbor) and cheif (should be chief)
How many words need to be capitalized? My aunt Sally gave me $50 for graduating from Glenwood high school.
3: Aunt, High School
Identify the root word in unlikable.
like
The sentence is punctuated correctly (true/false): Since we finished early we can go outside.
No. There needs to be a comma after "early."
Is the sentence punctuated correctly? Although Janet has cancer she is determined to win this battle.
No. You need a comma after the dependent clause "Although Janet has cancer."
Fill in the blank with the correct Subordinating Conjunction. _______ she studied for her test, it wasn't enough to help her pass.
Although
Choose the correct Coordinating Conjunction: I have been on a diet for months, __ I haven't lost a pound.
yet or but
Name that figurative language! She is as cute as a button!
simile
Name that figurative language! The teacher through us a curve ball when she announced the pop quiz.
idiom
Identify the prefix: disadvantage
dis
Name the type of figurative language: He is my rock.
metaphor
Name four Subordinating Conjunctions.
Although, whenever, when, wherever, because, though, if, as if, until, since, before, after
Which comma is placed incorrectly? No, Janet, you cannot go to the party, because you have not finished your chores.
There should not be a comma before a subordinating conjunction (because).
Identify the Subordinating Conjunction: When I went to the movies, I bought a large Coke and large popcorn.
When
Name that figurative language! My cat weighs a ton!
hyperbole
What is the best transition word to complete the paragraph? First, we fixed our snacks. Next, we loaded them into the cooler. After that, we grabbed our beach towels and sunblock. ___ we headed out the door to the beach.
Finally
Name the type of figurative language: Dan danced until dawn.
alliteration
Name the Coordinating Conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Use the best Subordinating Conjunction: ____ you stay on the beach for hours, be sure to use sunblock.
Whenever/if
Where should we add a comma? Before our trip to Disney, we are going to the beach and then we are stopping at Universal.
beach, and (This is a compound sentence.)
asparagus: vegetable::pineapple: ____
fruit
Name the type of figurative language: That teacher really drives me nuts!
Idiom
Pick the best word: They ____ how many miles they could go on a quarter tank and ran out of gas. (misread, mishandled, miscalculated)
miscalculated
Where do we add punctuation? Karen asked "Are you going to the game"
Add comma after "asked" and question mark after "game."
Choose the homonym: The valuable vase broke into a thousand _____. (peaces/pieces)
pieces
Identify the Subordinating Conjunction: She cannot run because she twisted her ankle in the last race.
because
Fill in the blank with the best Coordinating Conjunction. She was determined to win the championship, __ she never missed a practice.
so
Complete the analogy: shovel: digging::hammer: ___
nailing/hammering
Is the sentence punctuated correctly? After we won the game we ate at Mellow Mushroom!
No. Add a comma after the dependent clause "After we won the game."
Add the punctuation: Yes, we can go to the movies" Carol's mom answered.
"Yes, we can go to the movies," Carol's mom answered.