ACT Aspire English/ Language Arts Practice

Question 1

What is an antonym for the word "synonym?"

Accepted Answer

antonym

Question 2

Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization?

Accepted Answer

My teacher's name is Mrs. Bates.

Question 3

Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization?

Accepted Answer

I watched "Frozen" on Friday with Grandma Alice.

Question 4

Which of the following uses "blue" as an adjective?

Accepted Answer

The blue parakeet sang all day.

Question 5

In which sentence is the word "skis" used as a verb?

Accepted Answer

Fred skis down the mountain.

Question 6

What does a pronoun do?

Accepted Answer

Takes the place of a noun

Question 7

"Tim's teacher assigned 10 math problems for homework," what is the verb?

Accepted Answer

assigned

Question 8

What punctuation mark is used to separate two or more adjectives in a row?

Accepted Answer

a comma ,

Question 9

"Brandon showed me how to play tennis." Who is doing the action?

Accepted Answer

Brandon

Question 10

When should the word "apple" be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

When it talks about a product, like Apple Inc.

Question 11

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Accepted Answer

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moved next door to us.

Question 12

Which of the following words is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

Loud

Question 13

When should the word "telephone" be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

When it is at the beginning of a sentence.

Question 14

"Annie came to see Joe and me." What can take the place of "Joe and me?"

Accepted Answer

Us

Question 15

When would you use a comma?

Accepted Answer

to separate 3 or more words in a list

Question 16

What is a common noun?

Accepted Answer

Common nouns are general, not specific.

Question 17

Which of these is a proper noun?

Accepted Answer

Tim

Question 18

How can you tell if a word is plural?

Accepted Answer

it ends in "s"

Question 19

Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms?

Accepted Answer

Top and Bottom

Question 20

Which of the following words is a homophone for "flower?"

Accepted Answer

Flour

Question 21

What purpose do adjectives have?

Accepted Answer

They add details.

Question 22

Which of the following is a synonym for "great?"

Accepted Answer

Terrific

Question 23

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

Tim and I put on our uniforms.

Question 24

How can you tell the common nouns from the proper nouns?

Accepted Answer

The proper nouns are capitalized

Question 25

Which of the following is an antonym for "break?"

Accepted Answer

Fix

Question 26

What do all contractions have in common?

Accepted Answer

They all have apostrophes

Question 27

What does a noun name?

Accepted Answer

A person, place, thing or idea

Question 28

Which word is the adjective: "Bob bought ten balloons."

Accepted Answer

Ten

Question 29

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

We are busy getting ready for our game.

Question 30

Which of the following sentences contains a contraction?

Accepted Answer

Moby's going to the store.

Question 31

Adjectives answer questions like:

Accepted Answer

What kind? Which one? How many? How much?

Question 32

Which of the following is plural?

Accepted Answer

beans

Question 33

Where will you usually find a period?

Accepted Answer

at the end of a sentence

Question 34

What is the best way to figure out which homophone a speak is using?

Accepted Answer

Listen to the rest of the sentence.

Question 35

Which verb agrees with the word "they?"

Accepted Answer

they speak

Question 36

what is the suffix in the word: happily

Accepted Answer

ly

Question 37

Which of the following words is a noun?

Accepted Answer

homework

Question 38

What punctuation mark would go at the end: "I can't believe the Mets lost that game__"

Accepted Answer

!

Question 39

Do you feel prepared for ACT Aspire?

Accepted Answer

Yes!

Question 40

What is the relationship between nouns and adjectives?

Accepted Answer

Adjectives describe nouns

Question 41

What adjective might be used to describe the weather?

Accepted Answer

Gorgeous

Question 42

What is a synonym for "pale?"

Accepted Answer

Light

Question 43

An action word is another term for a:

Accepted Answer

verb

Question 44

What does the prefix un- mean?

Accepted Answer

it makes the root word mean the opposite

Question 45

In the phrase, "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water," what are the nouns?

Accepted Answer

Jack, Jill, hill, water, pail

Question 46

What is the root word: decomposition

Accepted Answer

compos

Question 47

Which of these book titles uses correct capitalization?

Accepted Answer

The Catcher in the Rye

Question 48

Which of these pronouns should ALWAYS be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

I

Question 49

Which of the following words are synonymous?

Accepted Answer

Odd and Strange

Question 50

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Accepted Answer

The floor has scratches on it.

Question 51

Which of the following is spelled with lowercase letters?

Accepted Answer

Morning

Question 52

Adjectives describe ________?

Accepted Answer

Nouns

Question 53

"Sarah and ______ went to see the movie."

Accepted Answer

I

Question 54

Name the possessive adjective: "My dog has golden fur and big, floppy ears."

Accepted Answer

My

ACT Aspire English/ Language Arts Practice

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ACT Aspire English/ Language Arts Practice

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