Weekly Language Review Week 12
This week's language review includes exercises on simplifying sentences, identifying misspelled words, understanding figures of speech, and differentiating between phrases, independent clauses, and dependent clauses. It also covers definitions, word roots, eliciting responses, punctuation, and antonyms. Dive into the weekly language activities and improve your language skills!
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5-A-Day Weekly Language Review Week 12
Monday Veteran s Day! Put an x through Monday of this week. It will not be on the weekly quiz!
Tuesday 1. Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. There are a number of students on the waitlist who are hoping to attend the performing arts school. 2. Circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line. imobile morale oasis 3. Underline and identify the figure of speech below: Love is blind and deaf. 4. What does the figure of speech mean from #3? 5. Is the following a phrase, an independent clause or a dependent clause? Screaming loudly for all to hear
Tuesday #1 1. Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. There are a number of students on the waitlist who are hoping to attend the performing arts school. Many students are on the waitlist to attend the performing art school.
Tuesday #2 2. Circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line. imobile morale oasis im+mobile= immobile
Tuesday #3 & 4 3. Underline and identify the figure of speech below: Love is blind and deaf. Personification 4. Love is being compared to a person without sight or hearing. When we fall in love, we overlook flaws or faults in people.
Tuesday #5 5. Is the following a phrase, an independent clause or a dependent clause? Screaming loudly for all to hear Does it have a naming part (subject)? no Does it have an action part (predicate)? yes If you answered no to one of these, then it has to be a .. PHRASE!
Wednesday: Computers 1. tenable ten (to hold) + able (able to, can do) Your Definition________________________________________________________ Dictionary Definition ___________________________________________________ 2. Write 5 words that contain the root or affix from above. 3. Which of the following can be elicited? a) a response b) an answer c) a reply d) an offer 4. Add commas where needed to the sentence below. Having worked a full day I fell asleep at 7:00 p.m. and I missed my mom s dinner. 5. Choose an antonym for the following word. Mundane Honored ordinary trusted abnormal
Wednesday #1 1. tenable ten (to hold) + able (able to, can do) Your Definition: able to hold able to be held can be held Tenable actually means Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Wednesday #2 2. Write 5 words that contain the root or affix from above.
Wednesday #3 3. Which of the following can be elicited? a) a response b) an answer c) a reply d) an offer Elicit means to evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
Wednesday #4 4. Add commas where needed to the sentence below. Having worked a full day, I fell asleep at 7:00 p.m., and I missed my mom s dinner. Rule # 5: To set off an introductory element Having worked a full day Rule #2: To signal conjunctions in a sentence FANBOYS
Wednesday #5 5. Choose an antonym for the following word. Mundane honored ordinary trusted abnormal
Thursday 1. Select a word from Monday #2 that has the best connotation to complete the sentence. After the burglary, the neighbors united to keep a (vigilant, attentive, scrupulous) watch over each other s houses. 2. Identify if the adjectives in the text below are coordinate. If they are coordinate adjectives, add a comma. If they are not coordinate adjectives, label them n/c for non-coordinate. The firm is looking to hire an efficient competent accountant. 3. Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below. plague 1. N. A deadly disease that spreads rapidly 2. N. Anything that causes destruction or suffering 3. V. To cause suffering or distress The expedition was plagued with misfortunes from the moment the ship left the harbor for America. 4. Identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. My ride was late, so I walked to school. 5. Choose a matching analogy. ugly:hideous a) Fine: magnificent b) loyal: wise c) atrocious: awful d) foul: spoiled
Thursday #1 1. Select a word from Monday #2 that has the best connotation to complete the sentence. After the burglary, the neighbors united to keep a (vigilant, attentive, scrupulous) watch over each other s houses. Vigilant- keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. Positive Attentive- paying close attention to something. Positive Scrupulous- (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. Positive
Thursday #2 2. Identify if the adjectives in the text below are coordinate. If they are coordinate adjectives, add a comma. If they are not coordinate adjectives, label them n/c for non-coordinate. The firm is looking to hire an efficient competent accountant. What are the adjectives (words that describe nouns)? efficient competent Can you place and in between them? The firm is looking to hire an efficient and competent accountant. Can you reverse the order? The firm is looking to hire a competent efficient accountant.
Thursday #2 The firm is looking to hire an efficient, competent accountant.
Thursday #3 3. Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below. plague 1. N. A deadly disease that spreads rapidly 2. N. Anything that causes destruction or suffering 3. V. To cause suffering or distress The expedition was plagued with misfortunes from the moment the ship left the harbor for America. Is plagued a person, place, or thing is the sentence above? No Does plagued show something happening to the subject? YES!
Thursday #4 4. Identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. My ride was late, so I walked to school. Independent Clause (My ride was late.) + FANBOYS + Independent Clause (I walked to school.) = Compound Sentence
Thursday #5 5. Choose a matching analogy. ugly:hideous a) Fine: magnificent b) loyal: wise c) atrocious: awful d) foul: spoiled Hideous means extremely ugly. Something magnificent is extremely fine.
