Put the answers on a separate sheet of paper. You only need to write the answers down. Hand in
what you have done at the end of the hou
Complete Sentences
Is the group of words a complete sentence? Write Yes or No after each
sentence. The first one has been done for you.
1. Honestly telling everything he knew. No
2. He was honestly telling everything he knew.
3. Eating too many olives for her own good.
4. Sharon wondered why the chicken soup was green.
5. Dogs who think that they’re cats.
6. Putting her gloves on backwards.
7. I saw it.
8. The mud that no one wanted to eat.
9. The boy who kept pudding in his hat.
10. The boy kept pudding in his hat.
11. Jill found the keys in her coat.
12. The keys that Jill found in her coat.
13. Playfully dancing in the snow.
14. Cameras without any film.
15. Moving with great speed.
16. We’ll share the secret with you.
Analogies
Complete each analogy by writing the best word in the blank. You may use a
dictionary.
1. Act is to actor as steal is to _______________.
steel
rob
dishonest
thief
2. Concede is to concession as announce is to _______________.
state
secret
speaker
announcement
3. Merciful is to merciless as patient is to _______________.
hospital
medicine
impatient
angry
4. Saw is to seen as drive is to _______________.
ride
drove
driven
vehicle
5. Leaves is to goes as prepared is to _______________.
unprepared
preparation
scouts
ready
6. Pale is to pail as so is to _______________.
go
see
sew
thus
7. Grape is to raisin as plum is to _______________.
straight
dried
fruit
Adjective Search
Underline the three adjectives in each sentence. Count possessive
pronouns as adjectives. Helpful Hint: The adjectives have been placed in
alphabetical order. The first sentence has been done for you.
1.
Pam sold her red sweater in the yard sale.
2.
Tony watched as his last dollar blew away in the sudden storm.
3.
Cute little Diana loves to gaze into polished mirrors.
4.
A careless comment caused Barry to be labeled insensitive and rude.
5.
Carlos was an admirable character in the last play at our church.
6. Realizing that she was hungry, Amy took the large steak from the freezer and placed
it in the warm sunlight.
7.
No one should wear these socks without written permission!
8.
Electric trains are my wildest toys.
9. Jim and Zelda never suspected the secret crush that Alvin had on their youngest
sister.
10. Anita enjoyed watching old movies while eating our toasted olives
Analogies
Complete each analogy by writing the best word in the blank. You may use a
dictionary.
1. Heat is to hot as honesty is to _______________.
truthfulness
trust
honest
policy
2. Sail is to sailor as pick is to _______________.
choose
tool
nose
picker
3. Quick is to quickly as fast is to _______________.
starve
fastly
rapid
fast
4. Size is to sighs as bode is to _______________.
bowed
bid
boat
bad
5. Leaves is to leaf as wolves is to _______________.
dogs
wolve
wolf
pages
6. Leaves is to leave as starts is to _______________.
start
stop
stove
ends
7. Great is to greatest as good is to _______________.
goodest
huge
nice
best
Synonyms and Antonyms
There are two underlined words in each selection. They are either synonyms or
antonyms. Put an S (for “synonym”) or an A (for “antonym”) in the blank after
each number to indicate how the words are related.
1_____ I couldn’t recall her name and I don’t even remember where we met.
2_____ Chris wasn’t in his seat when the teacher passed out the morning
assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper.
3_____ I thought I had a rare old bicycle that was worth a fortune. It turned out to
be a common model that nobody wanted to buy.
4._____ “What is that awful smell?” Troy asked as Melinda entered the room.
“That wonderful fragrance is my perfume!” she replied.
5_____ Yes, taking your shoes off as we entered Patrick’s house was a polite thing to
do. However, placing them on his coffee table was rather rude.
6_____ Mr. Smith never liked any of his daughter’s boyfriends. He claimed that
most of them were weird. He was even less comfortable about any that he
considered to be normal.
7_____ Miss Snowflake was convinced that George had turned the heat up all the
way. She demanded that he confess his guilt. The other kids knew that George
would never admit that he had done wrong.
8_____ Drinking the water in that lake is strictly prohibited. It could make you sick.
But for some reason, swimming is allowed.