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Bellringers ELA
Week 1-Capitalization
1. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence. on mother's day we went to the iowa statefair.
Answer: On Mother's Day we went to the Iowa State Fair.
2. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence. the Footall game will e held on t!esday"
no#emer $th.
Answer: %he footall game will e held on %!esday" &o#emer $th.
. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence. (ohn and etty ran to the Store to !y
)raft macaroni and cheese.
Answer: (ohn and *etty ran to the store to !y +raft Macaroni and Cheese.
$. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence. most ,eople agree that english is one ofthe hardest -ang!ages to learn.
Answer: Most people agree that nglish is one of the hardest lang!ages to learn.
/. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence. my fa#orite *oo) is the adventures ofhuckleberry finn.
Answer: My fa#orite oo) is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Week 2-Spelling
1. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following fo!r choices.decie#ed" stratagy" calender" sylla!s
Answer: sylla!s
2. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following fo!r choices.filanthropist" psychiatrist" armer" sieze
Answer: psychiatrist
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. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following fo!r choices.newsstand" girafe" penninsila" phlem
Answer: newsstand
$. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following fo!r choices.
acceptional" indict" li0!ify" #al!le
Answer: indict
/. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following fo!r choices.laratory" liary" s!persede" tarriff
Answer: s!persede
Week 3-Dictionary Guide Words
1. hich of the following words wo!ld e fo!nd on a dictionary page that had political andpoltergeist as g!ide wordspolite, politico, poltroon, policy
Answer: politico
2.hich of the following words wo!ld e fo!nd on a dictionary page that had iguana and illuminate as g!ide wordsilluminant, ignore, illuminative, illumine
Answer: ill!minant
. hich of the following words wo!ld e fo!nd on a dictionary page that had structure and studio as g!ide wordsstructural, studious, strut, student
Answer: str!t and st!dent
$. hich of the following words wo!ld not e fo!nd on a dictionary page that had zenit and zip asg!ide words
zero, zest, zipper, zinc
Answer: zipper
/. hich of the following words wo!ld not e fo!nd on a dictionary page that had !ree"ie and!reeway as g!ide words!ree"oard, !ree, !reesia, !reeze
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Answer: free and freeze
Week #-Synonyms
1. hich of the following words is the est synonym of thorn
edge, "ram"le, toot, sarp
Answer: ramle
2.hich of the following words is the est synonym of swelteringsmoky, warm-"looded, !iery, ot
Answer: hot
. hich of the following words is the est synonym of willf!lo"stinate, unruly, persistent, esitant
Answer: ostinate
$. hich of the following words is &O% a synonym of prideconceit, vanity, o"se$uious, arrogance
Answer: ose0!io!s
/. hich of the following words is &O% a synonym of powerautorize, potency, !orce, vigor
Answer: a!thorize
Week %-Antonyms
1. hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nrun, car, drive, appily, red
Answer: car
2.hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nouse, door, enter, courage, read
Answer: ho!se" door" co!rage
. hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nspring, student, studious, study, stupe!y
Answer: spring" st!dent
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$. hich of the following words is &O% a no!nta"le, skirt, democracy, St& 'ouis, eccentric
Answer: eccentric
/. hich of the following words is &O% a no!n
pleasure, titanic, !ear, (ustice, kindness
Answer: titanic 3&ote4 only %itanic with a capital % wo!ld e a no!n5
Week )- *ouns
1. hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nrun, car, drive, appily, red
Answer: car
2.hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nouse, door, enter, courage, read
Answer: ho!se" door" co!rage
. hich one or ones of the following words is a no!nspring, student, studious, study, stupe!y
Answer: spring" st!dent
$. hich of the following words is &O% a no!nta"le, skirt, democracy, St& 'ouis, eccentric
Answer: eccentric
/. hich of the following words is &O% a no!npleasure, titanic, !ear, (ustice, kindness
Answer: titanic 3&ote4 only %itanic with a capital % wo!ld e a no!n5
Week +-er"s
1. In simple terms" what is a #er
Answer: 6 word that shows action.
2.hat is the difference etween a transiti#e and an intransiti#e #er
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Answer: 6 transiti#e #er re0!ires an o7ect to complete its meaning. 8ample4 ga#e.6n intransiti#e #er does not re0!ire an o7ect. 8ample4 ran.
. Can a #er e oth transiti#e and intransiti#e If so" gi#e an e8ample.
Answer: 9es" a #er can e oth transiti#e and intransiti#e. 8ample4 %he tower toppled. %he ay
toppled the loc)s y crawling thro!gh them.
$. hat is the past form of the following #ers
read, write, add, run, sleep
Answer: read" wrote" added" ran" slept
/. hat is a lin)ing #er :i#e an e8ample in a sentence.
Answer: 6 lin)ing #er connects a s!7ect and its complement. For the second part answers will #ary.One e8ample4 %hese magazines are cheap.
Week -Ad(ectives
1. hat three parts of speech can an ad#er modify
Answer: #ers" ad#ers" and other ad#ers
2.ith what two letters do ad#ers fre0!ently end
Answer: ;ly.
. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4&either (an nor Dean dro#e #ery fast.
Answer: #ery
$. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4O!r class is not especially !sy right now. .
Answer: not" especially
/. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4
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1. hat three parts of speech can an ad#er modify
Answer: #ers" ad#ers" and other ad#ers
2.ith what two letters do ad#ers fre0!ently end
Answer: ;ly.
. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4&either (an nor Dean dro#e #ery fast.
Answer: #ery
$. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4O!r class is not especially !sy right now. .
Answer: not" especially
/. Identify the ad#er3s5 in the following sentence4
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/. Identify the preposition3s5 in the following sentence. 6lso gi#e the o7ect of each preposition.%he cottage ne8t to the cree) is s!rro!nded y a white pic)et fence.
Answer: prepositions4 ne8t to" y= o7ects4 cree)" fence.
Week //-1ronouns
1. hat is the word for which a prono!n stands called
Answer: the antecedent
2.%here are si8 different types of prono!ns. &ame fi#e of them.
Answer: personal" refle8i#e" demonstrati#e" interrogati#e" relati#e" and indefinite.
. Identify the prono!n3s5 and in the following sentence as personal" refle8i#e" intensi#e"
demonstrati#e" interrogati#e" relati#e or indefinite.(ames designed the !ilding himself.
Answer: himself ; intensi#e
$. Identify the prono!n3s5 and in the following sentence as personal" refle8i#e" intensi#e"demonstrati#e" interrogati#e" relati#e or indefinite.Most of the time I feel depressed when it rains.
Answer: Most ; indefinite= I ; personal= it ; personal
/. Identify the prono!n3s5 and in the following sentence as personal" refle8i#e" intensi#e"demonstrati#e" interrogati#e" relati#e or indefinite.hat wo!ld happen if he forgot an important date with the woman who he was to marry
Answer: hat ; interrogati#e= he ; personal= who ; relati#e
Week /2-denti!ying 1arts o! Speec
1. &ame the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.%he acorn was under the tree.
Answer: preposition 2. &ame the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence. Iseldom see the president smile.
Answer: ad#er
. &ame the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.Those shoes do not match that o!tfit.
Answer: ad7ecti#e 3demonstrati#e5
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$. &ame the parts of speech of the italicized words in the following sentence.Los Angeles is a large city which is inhaited by stars.
Answer: -os 6ngeles ; proper no!n= large ; ad7ecti#e= which ; relati#e prono!n= y ; preposition
/. &ame the parts of speech of the italicized words in the following sentence.
%om may loo) li)e he is old eno!gh to dri#e" but he is still >?a child.
Answer: may ; helping #er= he ; prono!n= old ; ad7ecti#e= !t ; con7!nction= a ; ad7ecti#e 3indefinite
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Week /3-Su"(ect-ver" Agreement 1art
1. Choose the form of the #er that will correctly complete the following sentence.hen @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ he going to arri#e for o!r datea. are . is c. were d. none of the ao#e
Answer: .
2. Choose the form of the #er that will correctly complete the following sentence.Charlie @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ not read my new oo).a. ha#e . has c. none of the ao#e
Answer: .
. Choose the form of the #er that will correctly complete the following sentence.%he A.S. Constit!tion @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Congress the power to declare war.a. gi#es . gi#e c. none of the ao#e
Answer: a.
$. Choose the form of the #er that will correctly complete the following sentence.-os 6ngeles @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ order the 6tlantic Ocean.a. don't . doesn't c. none of the ao#e
Answer: .
/. Choose the form of the #er that will correctly complete the following sentence.&either the an)s nor the credit !nion @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ open on &ew 9ears Day.a. were . was c. none of the ao#e
Answer: . 3&ote4 hen s!7ects are 7oined y nor" the #er agrees with the s!7ect closest to it.
Week /#-Su"(ect-er" Agreement 1art
1. If the following sentence is correct" write the word correct. Otherwise" fi8 the #er so that it agreeswith its s!7ect.
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Mathematics are my fa#orite s!7ect in school.
Answer: Incorrect. 6re sho!ld e replaced y is.
2. If the following sentence is correct" write the word correct. Otherwise" fi8 the #er so that it agreeswith its s!7ect.
%he family has mo#ed so!th for the winter.
Answer: Correct.
. If the following sentence is correct" write the word correct. Otherwise" fi8 the #er so that it agreeswith its s!7ect.
%he family has een !nale to agree on what to ha#e for dinner.
Answer: Incorrect.
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Answer: Incorrect.
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1B1 Dalmations has dogs as @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ protagonists.
Answer: its
/. Fill in the lan) with the prono!n that will correctly complete the sentence.
ach of the oys got on @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ scooter.
Answer: his
Week /+-1rincipal 1arts o! er"
1. &ame the fo!r principal parts of a #er.
Answer: ase form" present participle" past" past participle
2. hich two of the principal parts of a #er re0!ire helping #ers
Answer: present participle and past participle
. Identify each of the following forms of attac) as each of the fo!r principal parts of the #er.
a. attac) . 3ha#e5 attac)ed c. attac)ed d. 3is5 attac)ing
Answer: a. ase form= . past participle= c. past= d. present participle.
$. hich of the fo!r principal parts of the #er is !sed in this sentence
%he ay is crying.
Answer: present participle
/. hich of the fo!r principal parts of the #er is !sed in this sentence
%he )iller whale attac)ed the seal.
Answer: past
Week /-rregular er"s: 1ast 1ast 1articiples
1. :i#e the correct past or past participle form of the #er in parentheses.
I 3ring5 a lantern to the arn.
Answer: ro!ght
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2. :i#e the correct past or past participle form of the #er in parentheses.
%he girl's doll 3rea)5.
Answer: ro)e
. :i#e the correct past or past participle form of the #er in parentheses.
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$. Decide whether the tenses in the following sentences are !sed correctly. For e8ample" past tensessho!ld only e !sed with past tenses" present with present. rite C for correct or I for incorrect !sageof the #ers.
hile he dro#e to town often" today he is home.
Answer: I
/. Decide whether the tenses in the following sentences are !sed correctly. For e8ample" past tenses
sho!ld only e !sed with past tenses" present with present. rite C for correct or I for incorrect !sageof the #ers.
%he e#ening t!rned chilly and the rain started.
Answer: C
Week 20-1ro"lem erses: 5ise6 5aise7 Sit6Set7 'ie6 'ay1. Choose the correct #er in parentheses.
3aise" ise5 the window to let in some cool air.
Answer: aise
2. Choose the correct #er in parentheses.
hy don't yo! go 3lie" lay5 down for awhile.
Answer: lie
. Choose the correct #er in parentheses.
%he man had 3lain" laid5 the paper on the tale.
Answer: laid
$. Choose the correct #er in parentheses.
e 3sit" set5 the light ne8t to the ed.
Answer: set
/. Choose the correct #er in parentheses.
%he child 3sat" set5 on the hard ench.
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Answer: sat
Week 2/-8ases o! *ouns
1. %he s!7ect of the #er is in the @@@@@@@@@@@ case.
6. &ominati#e *. O7ecti#e C. ,ossessi#e
Answer: 6. &ominati#e
2. hat follows an action #er and tells who or what recei#es the action of the #er
6. Indirect O7ect *. ,rono!n C. Direct O7ect
Answer: C. Indirect O7ect
. Choose the correct prono!ns in the compo!nd s!7ect that follows4
3
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Answer: C. them
. %ell whether the italicized word3s5 are direct or indirect o7ects.
%he sailor tied a slip knot.
Answer: Direct O7ect
$. %ell whether the italicized word3s5 are direct or indirect o7ects.
%he whale sang to his mate.
Answer: Indirect O7ect
/. %ell whether the italicized word3s5 are direct or indirect o7ects.
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/. e#ise the following sentence correcting the form of comparison.
%e8as has a larger pop!lation than any other state.
Answer: %e8as has the largest pop!lation of all the states.
Week 2#-isplaces or Dangling odi!iers
1. e#ise the following sentence to fi8 the misplaced or dangling modifier.
%he piano teacher said she had een to &ew 9or) d!ring today's lesson.
Answer: D!ring today's lesson" the piano teacher said she had een to &ew 9or).
2. e#ise the following sentence to fi8 the misplaced or dangling modifier.
One of the m!sicians fo!nd my wallet who is playing at the par).
Answer: One of the m!sicians who is playing at the par) fo!nd my wallet.
. e#ise the following sentence to fi8 the misplaced or dangling modifier.
She watched the rain po!r down in sheets from her window.
Answer: From her window she watched the rain po!r down in sheets.
$. e#ise the following sentence to fi8 the misplaced or dangling modifier.
%he ay sat on the floor in the l!e shirt.
Answer: %he ay in the l!e shirt sat on the floor.
/. e#ise the following sentence to fi8 the misplaced or dangling modifier.
%he )ids went to see a mo#ie from ,ine idge
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2. Identify each prepositional phrase and lael it as an ad7ecti#e or ad#er phrase.
emrandt is well )nown as a painter of self;portraits.
Answer: of self;portraits" ad7ecti#e phrase.
. Identify each prepositional phrase and lael it as an ad7ecti#e or ad#er phrase.
%he rain fell in sheets.
Answer: in sheets" ad#er phrase.
$. Identify each prepositional phrase and lael it as an ad7ecti#e or ad#er phrase.
On Decemer " 1E$1" the (apanese omed ,earl
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$. Identify the #eral in the following sentence and lael it as a particple" ger!nd or infiniti#e.
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1. %here are two )inds of participles. hat are they
Answer: ,resent and past participles.
2. hat type of participle is !sed in the following sentence
%he children played in the destroyed castle.
Answer: past 3destroyed5
. hat do we call the italicized part of the following sentence
Tired of the same old story " the prod!cers tried something new.
Answer: participial phrase
$. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence and gi#e the word3s5 that the phrasemodifies.
&oted for his writing" the man was so!ght y many.
Answer: &oted for his writing" man
/. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence and gi#e the word3s5 that the phrasemodifies.
6fter going to school we saw the teachers tal)ing 0!ietly to each other.
Answer: tal)ing 0!ietly to each other" teachers.
Week 2.-Gerund 1rases, n!initive 1rases, Appositivesand Appositive 1rases
1. Identify the italicized phrase in the following sentence as a ger!nd or infiniti#e phrase.
%he est way to travel is y plane.
Answer: infiniti#e phrase.
2. Identify the italicized phrase in the following sentence as a ger!nd or infiniti#e phrase.
Reading this novel will ma)e yo! a wiser person.
Answer: ger!nd phrase
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. Identify the italicized phrase in the following sentence as a ger!nd or infiniti#e phrase.
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on the right
Answer: O!r ho!se is the one on the right.
Week 3/-ndependent and Su"ordinate 8lauses
1.
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. Identify the italicized cla!se as independent or s!ordinate. If s!ordinate" tell whether it is a no!n"ad7ecti#e or ad#er cla!se.
veryone who went to school rememers their fa#orite teacher.
Answer: s!ordinate" ad7ecti#e
$. Identify the italicized cla!se as independent or s!ordinate. If s!ordinate" tell whether it is a no!n"ad7ecti#e or ad#er cla!se.
I fo!nd a 0!arter and I bought a piece of gum.
Answer: independent
/.Identify the italicized cla!se as independent or s!ordinate. If s!ordinate" tell whether it is a no!n"ad7ecti#e or ad#er cla!se.
!hoever needs to sleep sho!ld go to ed.
Answer: s!ordinate" no!n
Week 33-Sentences and Sentence ;ragments
1. Identify the following as a sentence or sentence fragment. If it is a fragment" correct it y addingwords to ma)e a complete sentence.
Since I lo#e food.
Answer: fragment" e8. I need to lose weight since I lo#e food.
2. Identify the following as a sentence or sentence fragment. If it is a fragment" correct it y addingwords to ma)e a complete sentence.
6fter the circ!s we met the clowns.
Answer: sentence
. Identify the following as a sentence or sentence fragment. If it is a fragment" correct it y addingwords to ma)e a complete sentence.
%ime flies.
Answer: sentence
$. Identify the following as a sentence or sentence fragment. If it is a fragment" correct it y addingwords to ma)e a complete sentence.
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hen my fa#orite show comes on.
Answer: fragment" e8. I stop e#erything when my fa#orite show comes on.
/. Identify the following as a sentence or sentence fragment. If it is a fragment" correct it y addingwords to ma)e a complete sentence.
6 new song that I really li)e.
Answer: fragment" e8. %here is a new song that I really li)e.
Week 3#-Simple Su"(ects and er"s
1. Identify the simple s!7ects and the #ers in the following sentence. %he mo#ie was long andoring.
Answer: s!7ect4 mo#ie= #er4 was
2. Identify the simple s!7ects and the #ers in the following sentence.
%he ho!se on the hill is ha!nted.
Answer: s!7ect4 ho!se= #er4 is
. Identify the simple s!7ects and the #ers in the following sentence.
%h!nder and lightning scare my cat.
Answer: s!7ect4 cats= #er4 scares
$. Identify the simple s!7ects and the #ers in the following sentence.
In ,aris" France" the iffel %ower stands tall in the center of the city.
Answer: s!7ect4 iffel %ower= #er4 stands
/. Identify the simple s!7ects and the #ers in the following sentence.
(ohn chopped the tree down.
Answer: s!7ect4 (ohn= #er4 chopped
Week 3%-5un-9n Sentences
1. Select the remedy that est corrects the following r!n;on sentence.
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%homas went to the store he ne#er ta)es a car.6. %his sentence is correct.*. store" heC. store= he
Answer: C. 6 comma wo!ld ca!se a comma splice.
2. Select the remedy that est corrects the following r!n;on sentence.
%he store opens at G 6M ma)e s!re yo!'re there y then.6. %his sentence is correct.*. G 6M" ma)eC. G 6M. Ma)e
Answer: C. If yo! !sed a comma yo!'d need to add the word so.
. Select the remedy that est corrects the following r!n;on sentence.
-ana's car was s!re to rea) down this was something he co!ld depend on.6. %his sentence is correct.*. down= thisC. down" this
Answer: %he two independent are closely related.
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Week 3)-oca"ulary
Select the word or words that most closely e8presses the meaning to the #oca!lary word !nderlinedin each sentence
1. %he trees along the trail were massi#e.
6. are*. yo!ngC. floweringD. diseased. h!ge
Answer: . h!ge
2. %he stat!e is a #al!ale replica.6. masterpiece*. anti0!eC. original
D. copy. gift
Answer: D. copy
. %he man reclined in the chair.6. sat !p*. dozed off C. leaned ac)D. ent o#er. roc)ing
Answer: C. leaned ac)
$. %he law firm made a genero!s donation to the charity.6. contri!tion*. definitionC. appropriationD. manifestation. designation
Answer: 6. contri!tion
/. %he electronics store offered plasma tele#isions at a reasonale price.
6. ad7!sted*. red!cedC. fairD. moderate. inflated
Answer: C. fair
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