Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Language

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Example Question #151 : Language

Select the answer choice that shows that the bike belongs to Joe using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

That is Joes bike. 

The bike is Joes. 

That is Joe's bike. 

The bike's is Joe's. 

Correct answer:

That is Joe's bike. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #152 : Language

Select the answer choice that shows that the tractor belongs to Rusty using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The tractors belong to Rusty. 

The tractor's belong to Rusty. 

That tractor is Rusty's tractor. 

That tractor is Rustys tractor. 

Correct answer:

That tractor is Rusty's tractor. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #153 : Language

Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Patrick and Brittany showed me _________ new puppy this morning!

Possible Answers:

my

its

their

her

Correct answer:

their

Explanation:

The correct possessive pronoun to complete this sentence is “their”. The puppy belongs to Patrick and Brittany so they are the owners. “Their” refers to more than one person and this sentence is stating that the puppy is Brittany and Patrick’s.

 

Example Question #51 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

cries 

happyness 

crys 

smileed 

Correct answer:

cries 

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "cries". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

crys  cries  

happyness  happiness  

smileed  smiled 

Example Question #151 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

slimy

sliperey 

slimey 

slipery 

Correct answer:

slimy

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "slimy".

Example Question #152 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

frieght 

naighbor

freight

nieghbor

Correct answer:

freight

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "freight". 

Example Question #151 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

inferenses

inferances

inferanses

inferences

Correct answer:

inferences

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "inference". 

Example Question #1 : Spell Correctly: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2.D

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

villain

vilain 

villin 

villin 

Correct answer:

villain

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "villain".

Example Question #155 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

pumpkinn

pumkin

pupkin

pumpkin

Correct answer:

pumpkin

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "pumpkin".

Example Question #1 : Spelling Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.D

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

sharck 

darck  

iyes 

over

Correct answer:

over

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "over". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

iyes  eyes  

sharck  shark  

darck  dark 

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