Question

5 - a - day language review: week 8
① choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.
i read a great book about saving money by being (economical, stingy).
② identify the correct figure of speech. then write the meaning on the lines below.
i skipped lunch and now i am starving.
simile metaphor personification irony hyperbole
③ sort the words arrogant and confident based on their connotation.
denotation: “to think highly of oneself” + confident - arrogant
④ what word, related to the greek or latin root/affix, is defined below?
“col” (v) - to come together with great force; to clash
⑤ choose the synonym for: reluctant numerous careless unwilling enthusiastic
① circle the incorrect pronoun shift. rewrite the sentence correctly.
we love the city because you can get anything you need here.
② immaturely prefix: __ base or root: suffix: __
③ rewrite using a possessive noun.
ideas of the politician
④ identify the type of sentence. simple compound complex
he won the tournament, yet he seemed sad and upset.
⑤ circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
dense

1. adj. tightly packed; crowded close together
2. adj. thick; hard to see through
3. adj. stupid, thickheaded

the bread was so heavy and dense that i was full after eating one slice.

Explanation:

1. "Economical" has a positive connotation related to being careful with money, while "stingy" is negative.
2. "Starving" is an exaggeration as the person just skipped lunch, so it's a hyperbole.
3. "Confident" has a positive connotation, "arrogant" has a negative one for thinking highly of oneself.
4. The root "col -" can be related to "collide" which means to come together with force.
5. "Reluctant" and "unwilling" both mean not eager or disinclined.
6. The incorrect pronoun shift is from "we" to "you". It should be "We love the city because we can get anything we need here."
7. For "immaturely", prefix is "im -", base or root is "mature", suffix is " - ly".
8. "ideas of the politician" can be rewritten as "the politician's ideas".
9. "He won the tournament, yet he seemed sad and upset" is a compound sentence as it has two independent clauses joined by "yet".
10. In "The bread was so heavy and dense that I was full after eating one slice", "dense" means thick and hard to see through.

Answer:

1. economical
2. hyperbole; An exaggeration to say one is starving just from skipping lunch.
3. + confident; - arrogant
4. collide
5. unwilling
6. Incorrect pronoun: you; We love the city because we can get anything we need here.
7. prefix: im -; base or root: mature; suffix: - ly
8. the politician's ideas
9. compound
10. 2. adj. Thick; hard to see through