TLED 430- 5th Grade English

Score:

1.A suffix is a word part attached toA

the beginning of the base word

the middle of the base word

the end of the base word

2.A prefix is a word part attached to the beginning of the base word.
A

True

False

3.What is the meaning of the word fearless?

A

full of fear

with fear

without fear

4.What is the meaning of the word pregame?

A

after the game

before the game

during the game

without the game

5.A word that is opposite in meaning to another is the definition of

6.A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or
phrase in the same language is the definition of

7.Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different
meanings, origins, or spelling, is known as

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8."Pal/Friend" is an example of
A

anotonym

homophone

synonym

9.Check ALL examples of homophone

A

ate, eight

hour, our

jump, leap

new, knew

two, too, to

10."Rare/Uncommon" is an example of
A

antonym

homophone

synonym

11."Buy/Sell" is an example of
A

antonym

homophone

synonym

12.The phrase, "as blind as a bat" is an example of what?

A

hyperbole

metaphor

onomatopia

simile

13.The phrase, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of what?

A

hyperbole

metaphor

onomatopoeia

personification

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14."My alarm clock yells at me every morning." This is an example of

15.Brandon was screaming like a baby when he did not get his way. This is an
example of

16."If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die." This is an example of hyperbole.

A

True

False

17.The phrase, "time is money," is an example of

18."Boom!" is an example of oxymoron.

A

True

False

19.Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

A

lucky Lucy

sings like an angel

seriously funny

splish-splash

20.Check all that apply. "The baron was busy as a bee."

A

alliteration

onomatopoeia

personification

simile

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