2ND UNIT TEST LANGUAGE 4
Circle the verb in the parentheses that agrees with its subject.
1. Squirrels ( love, loves ) to hide nuts and acorns in safe places.
2. They ( build, builds ) a nest out of leaves and ( store, stores ) food in it.
3. Most squirrels ( build, builds ) their nests in trees where branches ( meet, meets ).
4. Imagine my surprise when there ( was, were ) a squirrel in my mailbox.
5. The squirrel ( was, were ) building a nest in my mailbox.
6. The poor little squirrel ( was, were ) just as surprised as my mom and I (was, were ).
7. Bills ( is, are ) bad enough to receive in the mail, but a squirrel ( is, are ) a shock.
8. My dad ( is, are ) putting up a second mailbox, so the squirrel can have this one.
9. My mom and I ( is, are ) both careful now when we ( check, checks ) the mail.
10. We don’t ( want, wants ) to discover another animal hiding inside.
Directions: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences.
1. I love eating ________ strawberries.
a. red big b. big red
2. The ________ woman did well on the test.
a. intelligent young b. young intelligent
3. The ticket costs ________ dollars.
a. ten US b. US ten
4. The scientists have found a ________ cure for the disease
a. new great b. great new
5. I am going to wear my ________ tie to the wedding.
a. big cotton blue b. blue big cotton c. big blue cotton
6. Please recycle those ________ bottles.
a. three water empty b. three empty water c. water empty three
7. She packed her clothes in a ________ box.
a. green flimsy cardboard b. flimsy green cardboard c. cardboard flimsy green
8. Their dog is a ________ shepherd.
a. brown big German b. big brown German c. German big brown
9. I am drinking from a ________ cup.
a. small English tea b. tea small English c. English small tea
10. My ________ teacher talks for hours!
a. philosophy old boring
b. old philosophy boring
c. boring philosophy old
d. boring old philosophy
Re-Write each word below using the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in
parenthesis.
1. You are ______________________ (tall) than me.
2. That is ______________________ (small) umbrella I have ever seen!
3. She is ______________________ (pretty) girl I have ever seen.
4. My friend is ______________________ (fabulous) than yours.
5. Do you think a screwdriver is ______________________ (useful) than a hammer?
6. The television looks ______________________ (big) at the store than it does in my living room.
Irregular Adjectives
7. good ____________________ ____________________
8. little/few ____________________ ____________________
9. many,much ____________________ ____________________
10. bad ____________________ ____________________
Circle the verb in the following sentences and identify by underlining either action verb or
linking verb.
1. Tommy ate carrots in his lunch. (action verb , linking verb)
2. The book is a mystery. (action verb , linking verb)
3. Brandon was a soccer player. (action verb , linking verb)
4. The kids played outside. (action verb , linking verb)
5. Sara baked a dozen cookies. (action verb , linking verb)
6. Mitchell ran all the way to the store. (action verb , linking verb)
7. My friends and I built a tree house. (action verb , linking verb)
8. The winner of the dog show was a poodle. (action verb , linking verb)
9. My cousins were five years old. (action verb , linking verb)
10. The towels in this pile are clean. (action verb , linking verb)
Underline the verb in each sentence. Then identify the tense used in each sentence as present (P), present progressive
(PP), future (F), or future progressive (FP)
______ 1. At midnight I will be sleeping.
______ 2. Dad is working in the kitchen.
______ 3. He is making pizza right now.
______ 4. I'm drawing a picture.
______ 5. It will rain tomorrow.
______ 6. Jones stops in mid-court and passes the ball to Schuster.
______ 7. Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
______ 8. So, I go to Mr. D and say “I deserve a better mark in this class”.
______ 9. Susan and her brother are taking photos.
______ 10. The baby won't eat his soup.
______ 11. Shall I open the window?
______ 12. The sun sets in the west.
______ 13. They will not be working their homework this afternoon.
______ 14. They move into their new home next week.
______ 15. This evening we will be watching a talk show.
______ 16. This time next week we will be having a party.
______ 17. Tomorrow morning we will be working.
______ 18. We are playing a game.
______ 19. We produce lasers for cosmetic surgery.
______ 20. You will do exactly as I say.
