Unit 1 Grade 5 Language Arts

Question 1

The words "will" and "not" can be put together to form this contraction ____.

Accepted Answer

won't

Question 2

When you mean "it is", which word is the correct contraction.

Accepted Answer

it's

Question 3

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

antonym

Question 4

Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings are called___. (Ex. desert)

Accepted Answer

homographs

Question 5

Some words have a negative meaning and others are more positive. This is called their connotation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The word bark can mean "the sound a dog makes" or "a tree covering". What type of a word is this?

Accepted Answer

homograph

Question 7

A suffix is letters that are added to the MIDDLE of a base word that change the meaning of the word.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as one or more other words is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

synonym

Question 9

The words "cold, chilly and wintry" are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 10

A person can write two negative words in the same sentence and it won't change the meaning.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

A negative word is a word that means "no" or "not".

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The exact meaning of a word as stated in a dictionary is called ___.

Accepted Answer

denotaion

Question 13

A prefix is letters added to the BEGINNING of a base word that change the word's meaning.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Words that are pronounced alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings are called ___.

Accepted Answer

homonyms

Question 15

The words "tall and short" are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 16

"Tall" and "short" are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

homonyms

Question 17

The words "their, they're and there" are examples of ___.

Accepted Answer

homonyms

Question 18

An apostrophe shows where a letter or letters have been left out of a word.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Compound words may be two words written as one, two words joined by a hyphen, or two separate words.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Good writers use these kinds of words to appeal to the five senses.

Accepted Answer

sensory words

Questions 20