Unit 1 Test

Read the following sentence: Our teacher told us that The Illiad was a CLASSIC.

The suffix -ic helps the reader determine that the word CLASSIC means-

• a room where students meet

• the process of joining a class

• a thing that does not have class

• something associated with historical value

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which suffix can be added to the word DEFENSE to make a word that means "doing something to defend"?

• -ic

• -ive

• -ism

• -able

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

The meaning of the root CHRON in the word chronological is-

• light

• changing

• time

• measure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The meaning of the root GEO in the word geology is-

• life

• Earth

• study of

• measure of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Which word in this sentence contains a vowel pronounced as a short E (like bed):

Early that morning, we were ready at the beach preparing for a great day by the ocean.

• already

• beach

• preparing

• great

Which of the following pears of words has vowel teams that are pronounced the same?

• break/instead

• yellow/down

• choir/voyage

• believe/retreat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

The suffix in the word UNCOMFORTABLE is-

• un

• com

• fort

• able

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which TWO words contain a VCe syllable pattern with a long vowel sound and a silent E at the end of the word?

• absence

• continue

• escape

• people

• amuse

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

The vowel sound in the last syllable of the word MICROPHONE is a-

• long i

• short i

• long o

• short o

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What day is Thanksgiving?

• Thursday

• Friday