English Questions & Answers

GRADE 1
What did the Ugly Duckling grow up to be? a swan

GRADE 2

Whats a shorter way to say I did not see you? I didnt see you.

GRADE 3

Find the antonyms: I was happy that I won and he was sad that he lost. happy, sad; and won, lost

GRADE 4

How many rs are in the word library? two

GRADE 5

Give the plural of the phrase this student. these students

GRADE 6

Which is the correct antonym of perfect: unperfect or imperfect? imperfect

GRADE 7

Find the two synonyms: believable, incredible, unbelievable, valuable. incredible, unbelievable

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GRADE 1
What number do these letters spell: f-i-v-e? 5 (five)

GRADE 2

Whats the opposite of downtown? uptown

GRADE 3

Letters that are not vowels are called what? consonants

GRADE 4

Find the nouns in the following sentence: My father bumped his head on the ceiling in the attic. father, head, ceiling, attic

GRADE 5

Add a prefix to the word necessary to form its opposite. unnecessary

GRADE 6

What does it mean when a person blows hot and cold: is the person moody or unpredictable or is he in a place where the weather changes frequently? The person is moody or unpredictable.

GRADE 7

Is this a simile or a metaphor: That joke is as stale as last weeks bread? a simile (a comparison using like or as)

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GRADE 1
Find the action word in this sentence: Lucy plays the piano. plays

GRADE 2

What do you call words that are close in meaning: synonyms or antonyms? synonyms

GRADE 3

Say these words in alphabetical order: snake, iguana, turtle, lizard. iguana, lizard, snake, turtle

GRADE 4

Which doesnt belong here: Internet, television, car, newspaper, magazine car (not a means of communication)

GRADE 5

Create an adjective from the noun danger. dangerous

GRADE 6

What large, hairy spider got its name from Taranto, Italy? the tarantula

GRADE 7

Whats the word for the wife of an emperor? empress

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Which of these words needs a capital letter: my dog max? Max

GRADE 2

What is the plural of the word fox? foxes

GRADE 3

If you wrote the story of your life, would you call it a biography or an autobiography? an autobiography

GRADE 4

Spell the plural of sheep. s-h-e-e-p

GRADE 5

What does it mean to hold your tongue? to say nothing

GRADE 6

Form an adverb from the word quick. quickly

GRADE 7

Spell stationery when it means writing paper. s-t-a-t-i-o-n-e-r-y

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GRADE 1
Correct this sentence: The zoo have too many animals. The zoo has too many animals.

GRADE 2

What two letters begin the word think? t-h

GRADE 3

Say the pronoun in this sentence: I have not yet started the homework. I

GRADE 4

Which are always full of exaggerations: tall tales or short stories? tall tales

GRADE 5

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor: The sidewalk is a blanket of snow. a metaphor (A simile makes a comparison using the words like or as.)

GRADE 6

What part of the word hemisphere means half? hemi-

GRADE 7

What is the plural form of alumnus, a person who has graduated from a school? alumni

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GRADE 1
I say meow and my name rhymes with mitten. What am I? a kitten

GRADE 2

Correct this sentence: Mom and me went shopping. Mom and I went shopping.

GRADE 3

Which of these words ends with the letter e: travel, trouble, trail? trouble

GRADE 4

Find the nouns in this sentence: His bark is worse than his bite. bark, bite

GRADE 5

What letter appears twice in the word gypsy? y

GRADE 6

Correct the verb in this sentence: They rung the bell. They rang the bell.

GRADE 7

Correct this sentence: We seen the show twice. We saw the show twice. or, We have (or had) seen the show twice.

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GRADE 1
How many ts are there in the word little? two

GRADE 2

What word is hippo short for? hippopotamus

GRADE 3

Rearrange the letters to turn the word lump into a purple fruit. p-l-u-m (plum)

GRADE 4

What part of the word trilogy means three? tri-

GRADE 5

Does the prefix mega- mean distant, large, or faded? larg

GRADE 6

Give the comparative form of the phrase a good job. a better job

GRADE 7

Which word isnt from Spanish: coyote, iguana, lion, burro. lion (from French)

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GRADE 1
What is the opposite of first? last

GRADE 2

Which continent is listed first in the dictionary: Asia or Africa? Africa

GRADE 3

Say and spell the fourth month of the year. April (A-p-r-i-l)

GRADE 4

What silent letter ends the word dumb? b

GRADE 5

Find the two pairs of antonyms in this saying: United we stand, divided we fall. united, divided and stand, fall

GRADE 6

According to the saying, what shouldnt you put before the horse? the cart

GRADE 7

Spell the comparative form of early. e-a-r-l-i-e-r

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GRADE 1
Say this sentence correctly: They is at the playground. They are at the playground.

GRADE 2

Find the opposites in this sentence: My clean pants got dirty. clean, dirty

GRADE 3

Which word doesnt belong here: fry, roast, boil, vote, bake? vote (not a cooking method)

GRADE 4

What kind of sentence states the main idea of a paragraph? a topic sentence

GRADE 5

Give the superlative form of the adjective bad. worst

GRADE 6

Complete the analogy: New York is to New Yorker as Paris is to . . . what? Parisian

GRADE 7

What verb can you make from the word general? generalize

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GRADE 1
Whats the word for frozen water? ice

GRADE 2

Which two words have the same meaning: pupil, teacher, student, classroom? pupil, student

GRADE 3

Spell knit in the sentence Grandma knit me a sweater. k-n-i-t

GRADE 4

Which is a synonym of storyteller: comedian, character, narrator? narrator

GRADE 5

Change the suffix of the word powerful to make it mean the opposite. powerless

GRADE 6

Spell the past tense of fight. f-o-u-g-h-t (fought)

GRADE 7

Why isnt this word group a sentence: Marcy, my cousin from Ohio? It has no predicate. (A sentence needs a subject and a predicate.)

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GRADE 1
Counting backward, which comes next: third, second, . . . ? first

GRADE 2

What do you call a group of words that tells a complete idea? a sentence

GRADE 3

Spell the plural of wolf. w-o-l-v-e-s (wolves)

GRADE 4

Add a prefix to the verb understand to form its opposite. misunderstand

GRADE 5

What abbreviated title can be used for both single and married women? Ms.

GRADE 6

Spell the superlative form of the word fuzzy f-u-z-z-i-e-s-t (fuzziest)

GRADE 7

Is a forgetful person sometimes called a wimp, a scatterbrain, or a tough cookie? a scatterbrain

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GRADE 1
Which names an insect: butter or butterfly? butterfly

GRADE 2

Which word ends in a double g: leg, egg, peg? egg

GRADE 3

What does a doughnut have in its middle: a w-h-o-l-e or h-o-l-e? h-o-l-e (hole)

GRADE 4

Whats another word for the lesson at the end of a fable? moral

GRADE 5

Which is not a synonym of tiny: microscopic, major, miniature? major

GRADE 6

Which word cannot be used as both a noun and a verb: feel, hear, touch? hear

GRADE 7

Find the antonyms: depressed, cheerful, repressed, charming. depressed, cheerful

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GRADE 1
Whats a guppy? a fish

GRADE 2

Which means no longer living: exit or extinct? extinct

GRADE 3

Who designs a house: an author, an architect or an aviator? an architect

GRADE 4

What U.S. states name sounds like the long hair that grows on a male lions head? Maine

GRADE 5

If I get a loan from the bank, will I be the borrower or the lender? the borrower

GRADE 6

Which word is listed first in a dictionary: map, mapping, maple? map

GRADE 7

Is the phrase exact same redundant or ironic? redundant (If something is the same, it matches something else exactly.)

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GRADE 1
Whats the opposite of in? out

GRADE 2

In what part of a book would you find the table of contents: the front or back? the front

GRADE 3

What word means the same as 12 oclock at night: noon or midnight? midnight

GRADE 4

What do you call the people or animals in a story? characters

GRADE 5

If youre left high and dry, do you feel alone and helpless or tired and thirsty? alone and helpless

GRADE 6

What word refers both to an orchestra leader and a railroad employee? conductor

GRADE 7

Which spells a dry, sandy place: d-e-s-e-r-t or d-e-s-s-e-r-t? d-e-s-e-r-t (desert)

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GRADE 1
Which is a make-believe animal: a dragon or a wagon? a dragon

GRADE 2

Do proper nouns begin with small letters or capital letters? capital letters

GRADE 3

Which word does not begin with the silent letter k: knee, knife, nest? nest

GRADE 4

Which does NOT mean walk slowly: saunter, stroll, gallop? gallop

GRADE 5

Find the word that ends with the letters c-k: traffic, critic, drumstick. drumstick

GRADE 6

What part of speech is a word labeled a-d-v in the dictionary? an adverb

GRADE 7

Is the finale the beginning or end of a musical work? the end

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Which one is a flower: a lion or a dandelion? a dandelion

GRADE 2

Whats the word for a hole in your tooth? cavity

GRADE 3

What is the past tense of the verb eat? ate

GRADE 4

When you feel sad, are you down in the dumps or out in left field? down in the dumps

GRADE 5

What word means the exact opposite of interior? exterior

GRADE 6

Find the simple subject in this sentence: The big gray car drove away. car

GRADE 7

According to the old saying, what heals all wounds? time

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GRADE 1
What letter ends the word boy? y

GRADE 2

Whats the word that means more than one man? men

GRADE 3

Which of these words can be a noun and a verb: train, car, airplane? train

GRADE 4

Find the two adverbs in this sentence: Well start our race slowly and then go quickly. slowly, quickly

GRADE 5

Which is not a proper noun: island, Iceland, Ireland? island

GRADE 6

Math is easy. Is this fact or opinion? opinion

GRADE 7

Add a suffix to the verb paint to turn it into the noun for the person who practices this art. -er (painter)

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GRADE 1
What are the capital letters in the United States of America? U, S and A

GRADE 2

What is the opposite of fast? slow

GRADE 3

Which word can you add to cheese to make a compound word: burger or peas? burger (to get cheeseburger)

GRADE 4

Does humungous mean huge, funny or very expensive? huge

GRADE 5

Change the plural pronouns to singular form: Dont call us; well call you. Dont call me; Ill call you.

GRADE 6

What do the words dizzy, pizza, and puzzle have in common? two zs

GRADE 7

You have an ingenious idea for a new app. Is it clever or boneheaded? clever