TUESDAY: Language Review

Name (First and Last)

Which sentence has the VERB in the past tense form?

• Hurricane Hugo struck the coast of South Carolina.
• Hurricane Hugo strikes the coast of South Carolina.
• Hurricane Hugo striked the coast of South Carolina.
• Hurricane Hugo will strike the coast of South Carolina.

Which best completes the sentence?

• badder
• worse
• worser

Which answer shows the sentence with all of the corrections?

• Hurricanes can be several hundred miles wide, while tornados are usually less two miles across.
• Hurricanes can be several hundred miles wide, while tornadoes are usually less two miles across.
• Hurricanes can be sevral hundred miles wide, while tornados are usualy less two miles across.
• hurricanes can be several hundred miles wide, while tornados are usually less two miles across.

Which choice BEST corrects the sentence?

• Tornadoes have faster winds than hurricanes. Hurricanes are larger than.
• Tornadoes have faster winds than hurricanes, But hurricanes are larger than.
• Tornadoes have faster winds than hurricanes, and hurricanes are larger than.
• Tornadoes have faster winds than hurricanes, but hurricanes are larger than tornadoes.

Select the synonyms for the word create.

• artistic
• build
• destroy
• make
• imagination

What information will you find in a thesaurus?

• antonyms
• correct spelling
• synonyms
• definition
• part of speech