Grammar Review

1.

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An _________ compares or contrasts things in a logical way. Example: Light is to day, as dark is to night.

2.

1 point

Which of these is an example of Onomatopoeia?

tick-tock

hours

clock

seconds

3.

1 point

Which of these are examples of verbs:

bird, tree, flower, sun

lunch, breakfast, dinner

computer, chair, table, box

fly, jump, sing, laugh, eat

4.

1 point

Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called___________. Examples: to, two, too and their, there, they're

5.

1 point

The simple subject of this sentence is____________.

The gigantic bear growled and lunged toward the zookeeper.

6.

1 point

The complete predicate of this sentence is_____________.

My little brother enjoys eating pie.

7.

1 point

big/small, tall/short, young/old are all examples of:

synonyms

antonyms

hyperboles

suffixes

8.

1 point

The prefix of the word untrustworthy is__________.

9.

1 point

Which of these is an example of a Figure of Speech (FOS)?

It's raining cats and dogs.

It is sunny outside.

It doesn't look like it will rain today.

I like going to the beach.

10.

1 point

A __________ compares two things using the words LIKE or AS. For example: The clock's tick was like a steady drum beat.

11.

1 point

His beard was so long it wrapped around the earth is an example of a _____________.

simile

predicate

alliteration

hyperbole

12.

1 point

Which of these are examples of proper nouns?

trees, flowers, blankets

Tuesday, July, Tim

hair, eyes, hands, feet

boy, girl, week, month

13.

1 point

Which of these are interjections?

wouldn't, isn't, can't

Ouch!, Yuck!, Wow!

laugh, read, talk

meow, hee-haw, vroom vroom

14.

1 point

What of these would be the pronoun for Sally?

them

she

girl

myself

15.

1 point

An adverb describes How? When? and Where?

True

False

16.

1 point

What is the complete preposition of this sentence?

I put my book underneath the desk.

underneath the desk

the desk

underneath

put my book

17.

1 point

Which of these are examples of conjuntions?

yes, no, maybe

please, thank you

and, but, or, yet

he, she, they, us

18.

1 point

The suffix is the word part that comes _______ the root or base word.

19.

1 point

wouldn't, shouldn't, can't, won't, isn't, etc... are examples of compound words.

True

False

20.

1 point

A conjunction tells the position of something.

True

False

21.

1 point

Consonants are the letters A,E, I,O,U and sometimes Y

True

False

22.

1 point

Which of these is an example of alliteration?

Do you brush your teeth on Saturdays?

I eat vegetables and fruit everyday.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

The tall man laughed quietly under his breath.

23.

1 point

Which of these is NOT a metaphor?

The babies skin was soft as silk.

She is stronger than a raging river.

He sings like an angel.

The light bulb glowed brighter than the sun.

24.

1 point

A noun is a:

an action

a person, place, or thing

describing word

a word that joins sentences together

25.

1 point

An example of an oxymoron is:

jumbo shrimp

big chair

little mouse

tall house