5-a-day language review: week 6
wednesday
1 choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.
my (cheap, inexpensive) book bag fell apart after only three weeks.
2 identify the correct figure of speech. then write the meaning on the lines below.
the olympic swimmer drowned while on vacation in hawaii.
□simile □metaphor □personification □irony □hyperbole
3 sort the words nosy and concerned based on their connotation.
denotation “to be interested” + ____ – ____
4 what word, related to the greek or latin root/affix, is defined below?
“se” (v) - to separate from the rest of the group ____
5 choose the synonym for: prosper assemble succeed fail wealthy

1 circle the incorrect pronoun shift. rewrite the sentence correctly.
every man, woman, and child wore their hats at the park.
2 disapproving → prefix: ____ base or root: ____ suffix: ____
3 rewrite using a possessive noun.
the books of the men ____
4 identify the type of sentence. □simple □compound □complex
you are welcome to swim in our pool, but the water is very cold.
5 circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
char•ac•ter
1. n. the qualities that make a person or place different or special
2. n. a person in a story, movie, or play
3. n. a letter or symbol used in writing or printing
spencer’s support during my difficult illness shows his true character.

Question

5-a-day language review: week 6
wednesday
1 choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.
my (cheap, inexpensive) book bag fell apart after only three weeks.
2 identify the correct figure of speech. then write the meaning on the lines below.
the olympic swimmer drowned while on vacation in hawaii.
□simile □metaphor □personification □irony □hyperbole
3 sort the words nosy and concerned based on their connotation.
denotation “to be interested”  + ____  – ____
4 what word, related to the greek or latin root/affix, is defined below?
“se” (v) - to separate from the rest of the group  ____
5 choose the synonym for: prosper  assemble  succeed  fail  wealthy

1 circle the incorrect pronoun shift. rewrite the sentence correctly.
every man, woman, and child wore their hats at the park.
2 disapproving → prefix: ____  base or root: ____  suffix: ____
3 rewrite using a possessive noun.
the books of the men  ____
4 identify the type of sentence. □simple □compound □complex
you are welcome to swim in our pool, but the water is very cold.
5 circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
char•ac•ter
1. n. the qualities that make a person or place different or special
2. n. a person in a story, movie, or play
3. n. a letter or symbol used in writing or printing
spencer’s support during my difficult illness shows his true character.

Accepted Answer

### Question 1 (Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence)
# Brief Explanations:
"Cheap" has a negative connotation (implying low quality), while "inexpensive" is neutral (just meaning not costly). The book bag fell apart, so the negative connotation of "cheap" fits better as it suggests poor quality leading to it falling apart.
# Answer:
cheap

### Question 2 (Identify the correct figure of speech)
# Brief Explanations:
Irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens. An Olympic swimmer, who is skilled at swimming, drowning is ironic because we expect them to be able to swim well and not drown. Simile uses "like" or "as", metaphor makes a direct comparison, personification gives human traits to non - human things, and hyperbole is exaggeration; none of these fit here.
# Answer:
irony

### Question 3 (Sort the words nosy and concerned based on their connotation)
# Brief Explanations:
"Concerned" has a positive connotation (showing care or interest in a good way), while "nosy" has a negative connotation (being overly interested in a prying way). The denotation is "to be interested", so the positive (+) category gets "concerned" and the negative (-) category gets "nosy".
# Answer:
+ : concerned; - : nosy

### Question 4 (Word related to Greek/Latin root/affix "se")
# Brief Explanations:
The root "se" means "apart" or "separate". The word "segregate" means to separate from the rest of the group, and it has the root "se" (along with other parts of the word).
# Answer:
segregate

### Question 5 (Choose the synonym for prosper)
# Brief Explanations:
"Prosper" means to be successful or thrive. "Assemble" means to gather, "fail" is the opposite of succeed, "wealthy" is an adjective about having money, while "succeed" means to achieve success, which is a synonym for prosper.
# Answer:
succeed

### Lower Section - Question 1 (Circle the incorrect pronoun shift and rewrite)
# Brief Explanations:
The subject "Every man, woman, and child" is singular (each individual), but "their" is a plural pronoun. We should use a singular possessive pronoun like "his or her" (or "their" is also becoming more accepted in informal usage, but strictly, for singular antecedent, "his or her" is correct). So we circle "their" and rewrite the sentence as "Every man, woman, and child wore his or her hats at the park." (or "Every man, woman, and child wore their hats at the park." is also used in some contexts, but the traditional correction is to use a singular pronoun to match the singular subject).
# Answer:
Circled word: their; Rewritten sentence: Every man, woman, and child wore his or her hats at the park. (or Every man, woman, and child wore their hats at the park.)

### Lower Section - Question 2 (Break down "disapproving")
# Brief Explanations:
The prefix "dis - " means "not" or "opposite of". The base or root is "approve" (the core word), and the suffix " - ing" is used to form a present - participle or an adjective.
# Answer:
prefix: dis - ; base or root: approve; suffix: - ing

### Lower Section - Question 3 (Rewrite using a possessive noun)
# Brief Explanations:
To form the possessive of a plural noun (men), we add an apostrophe after the plural form. So "the books of the men" becomes "the men's books".
# Answer:
the men's books

### Lower Section - Question 4 (Identify the type of sentence)
# Brief Explanations:
A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (like "but" here). The two clauses are "You are welcome to swim in our pool" and "the water is very cold", joined by "but". A simple sentence has one independent clause, and a complex sentence has one independent and one or more dependent clauses.
# Answer:
compound

### Lower Section - Question 5 (Circle the definition of character)
# Brief Explanations:
In the sentence "Spencer’s support during my difficult illness shows his true character", "character" refers to the qualities that make a person special (his true nature/qualities). The second definition is about a person in a story, and the third is about a letter/symbol, so the first definition fits.
# Answer:
1. n. The qualities that make a person or place different or special

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Question 1 (Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence)

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Question 2 (Identify the correct figure of speech)