Question

Read the sentence.

After the girls played waltzs on the pianos, the boys practiced singing their solos.

Which underlined plural noun is misspelled?

waltzs
solos
boys
pianos
11.

Read the sentence.

Jack’s _____ behavior is a frequent topic of our conversation.

Which word gives Jack’s behavior the most negative connotation?

eccentric
curious
obnoxious
peculiar
12.

Read the sentence.

Sally’s dexterous hands make simple work of even complex tasks, such as knitting.

Use context clues to determine the denotation of the underlined word.

knotty
skillful
tiny
busy
13.

Read the sentence.

The women believe that the news media are misusing data to create a number of crisis.

Which underlined irregular plural noun is misspelled?

women
crisis
data
media
14.

Choose the word pair that best completes the analogy.

PLUMBER : WRENCH :: _____

sailor : weather
firefighter : hose
patient : nurse
baker : chef
15. Which prefix, when added to the root -cept-, creates a word meaning “to take or leave out”?

ir-
oc-
op-
ex-

Answer 1

For the first problem, the word waltzs is misspelled, as the plural of waltz is waltzes.

For the second problem, the word obnoxious gives Jack's behavior the most negative connotation.

For the third problem, the answer is skillful, because the sentence tells the reader that complex tasks are easy for her.

For the fourth problem, crisis is the irregular noun that is misspelled, as the plural of crisis is actually crises.

For the fifth problem, the answer is firefighter : hose, because a plumber uses a wrench to complete his work, as a firefighter similarly uses a hose.

For the last problem, the prefix is ex-, which creates the word except, the only word that fits the meaning stated in the problem.

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