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1 Thanks to their barking dog, which woke them up, the entire family had jumped from the
windows and escaped with only minor injuries. The entire neighborhood was relieved to learn
that there had been no casualties from the fire.
casualties mean:
Monday
2 Circle the misspelled word and write it correctly in the space below.
harrass
equipment
nourish
3 Rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using dashes.
My grandmother still runs every morning.
4 Circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive.
S O P
Between you and (me, I), I am not a big fan of this new policy.
rebellious
5 Choose the antonym for: compliant
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infrequent
obedient
weak
1 Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
He wanted to see the Grand Canyon
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2 Which of the following would you find in an arid climate?
Tuesday
a) rivers
c) cactus plants
b) rain
d) lakes
3 List five words that contain the Greek or Latin root/affix.
morph - to form or shape
4 Circle the vague pronoun. Then rewrite the sentence so that its meaning is clear.
Suzy told her friend that she should take a cooking class.
5 Choose a matching analogy.
a) calm : criminal
b) frugal : waste
cautious : danger
c) sinister : evil
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d) love : heartless
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5-A-Day Language Review: Week 24
1 Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.
After the scandal the (politician, statesman) was voted out of office.
2 Identify the correct figure of speech. Then write the meaning on the lines below.
Wednesday
The student who hated school growing up became a teacher.
simile
metaphor
personification
irony
hyperbole
3 Connotation: Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below.
“to have energy”
4 What word, related to the Greek or Latin root/affix, is defined below?
“term”
h
(v) - To end; to close; to limit
rot
5 Choose the synonym for: corrodetaco tico sbr miafozzle
worship
grow
increase
1 Circle the incorrect pronoun shift. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Thursday
Everybody was enjoying their vacation in Puerto Rico.
2 multifaceted
m
prefix:
base or root:
suffix:
3 Rewrite using a possessive noun.
the roles of the actor
4 Identify the type of sentence.
h
simple
compound
complex
Dwayne painted the house, and Claire worked in the yard.
5 Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
in•tense
1. adj. Very strong; very great
2. adj. Showing great depth of feeling
3. adj. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort
During the test, Graham was in a state of intense concentration.
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