Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Language

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Example Question #2 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D

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

Possible Answers:

The bike's is Joe's. 

That is Joe's bike. 

The bike is Joes. 

That is Joes bike. 

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 #5 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D

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

Possible Answers:

The tractor's belong to Rusty. 

That tractor is Rusty's tractor. 

The tractors belong to Rusty. 

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 #151 : Language

Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Patrick and Brittany showed me _________ new puppy this morning!

Possible Answers:

my

its

her

their

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 #1 : Use Conventional Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.E

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

smileed 

cries 

crys 

happyness 

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 #45 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

sliperey 

slipery 

slimy

slimey 

Correct answer:

slimy

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "slimy".

Example Question #46 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

naighbor

nieghbor

freight

frieght 

Correct answer:

freight

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "freight". 

Example Question #2 : Use Conventional Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.E

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

inferances

inferenses

inferanses

inferences

Correct answer:

inferences

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "inference". 

Example Question #112 : Language

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 #2 : Use Conventional Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.E

Select the word that is spelled correctly 

Possible Answers:

pumpkinn

pumpkin

pumkin

pupkin

Correct answer:

pumpkin

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "pumpkin".

Example Question #5 : Use Conventional Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.E

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

darck  

iyes 

sharck 

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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