Common Nouns

Common nouns name people, places, and things. They are general nouns. (not specific).

person- police officer A police officer helps to keep us safe.

place--- park We love to take the children to play at the park.

thing- coat Don’t forget to grab your coat before we leave.

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Fill in the following blanks with common nouns.

1. The ____________________ look pretty in the vase.

2. My _______________________woke me up by buzzing loudly.
3. My _____________________is visiting from Michigan.
4. The ____________________sells stamps.
5. The ____________________ scratched my leg.
6. My __________________is nice and soft.
7. My _____________________feels very hot.
8. You can find many _____________ in the water.
9. We have a lot of _________________.
10. Go find the ________________that you lost last week.

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Circle the common nouns in the paragraph below. (9 of them)

In that case, go home and pack a suitcase. Take your list and grab your shoes. Then catch a steamship
bound for Europe. When you arrive, go to the nearest restaurant and order a soda. Make sure to be
polite to the waitress. When you are finished eating, go to the hotel and rest for the evening.

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Write a short paragraph telling about a place that you visited. Use at least 6 common nouns.
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 Common nouns

Fill in the following chart with the correct common nouns:

boy bat veterinarian truck restaurant park

library tree town police officer car

parent country student crayon

Person Place Thing

Fill in the blanks with common nouns.

1. A __________________________is a doctor who helps animals.

2. My family likes to swim at the _________________.
3. Will you grab the ____________to help spread the jam?
4. You need a glove and a ______________to play baseball.
5. Please go hang up your ___________________.

Write me a short paragraph telling me about your favorite animal. Use at least 5 common nouns.

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 Common nouns

Fill in the chart with 5 common nouns.

Person Place Thing

Find and circle the common noun

Word bank
T A B L E R T R T
medicine
R I T R E I O E H ranger
table
E R F D E V O S P tree
river
E P B O X E L T I tool
airplane
restaurant
F L O W E R H A T
box
flower
T A Y H G W Y U P pit
boy
N N N M G L Q R P cat
cat
P E F A C E Y A B books
face
G I R L E F D N N girl
pin
heart
R A N G E R R T U

D O G V C A T E Q

M E D I C I N E P

B O O K S Q Proper
P nouns
I N

H E A R T T Q W E
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Proper nouns name SPECIFIC people, places, and things. In a sentence, the noun is the person, place, or
thing that can act or be talked about.

Dr. Clark----a specific person

California----a specific place

Empire State Building----a specific thing

Write the correct words from the box to complete the journal entry. Use ONLY proper nouns.

Uncle Jeff Principal Sam my principal planet

my school Grand Canyon book tomorrow
Venus Saturday the playground Flat Rock park
The Shaggy Cat national park my uncle Mountain top School

I love______________________________mornings. I go to_____________________________
to walk the trails and read my book , _______________________________________________.
Later Aunt Sue and _____________________________ come to my house. We plan our trip to
the __________________________________________. We use the telescope to look at
______________when it gets dark. On Monday, it’s back to ________________________. I
like ___________________________. He is a good principal. But I still look forward to the
weekend.

REMEMBER PROPER NOUNS ALWAYS BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL LETTER!

Grab your book that you are reading and copy ten proper nouns from the pages.

1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________
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 Proper nouns

Fill in the following chart with proper nouns. Remember proper nouns are to be capitalized.

Person Place Thing

Circle the Proper nouns in the following paragraph. ( 13 proper nouns)

My favorite place to go for the day is to Hendersonville. I like to go on a Saturday

morning when it is bustling with people. My favorite place to eat is at Soly Luna’s.
I love their fajitas. Made with real Mexican tortillas. I then walk down Main
Street and look for Sam my friend. He is usually found playing his guitar in front
of the Hands on Museum. He loves his Gibson guitar and can play very well.
After we have had a full morning of food and shopping we like to go relax on his
boat, The Sailing Seas. I love Lake Summit, it is such a relaxing lake to boat on.
We can usual fish and catch some Rainbow Trout to eat. He prepares the fish on
a Coleman campfire stove. I love fresh fish. Saturday’s are my favorite day of the
week!

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 Circle the resource book you would use for:

1. A recipe for baking homemade bread.

Encyclopedia cookbook The Life of a Beaver

2. A description of how beavers make dams.

Almanac The Life of a Beaver The Guinness Book of World Records

3. A map of the United Kingdom

Thesaurus world atlas The Guinness Book of World Records

4. The ingredients for Turkish delight

The Life of a Beaver world atlas cookbook

5. The name of the world’s most massive dam.

Dictionary thesaurus The Guinness Book of World Records

6. Another word for “trouble”

Thesaurus atlas cookbook

7. What camphor is used for.

Dictionary The Life of a Beaver thesaurus

8. The correct punctuation of “colonel.”

The Hobbit dictionary almanac

9. Why a beaver slaps his tail:

Dictionary The Life of a Beaver atlas

10. The oldest words in the English language

Almanac atlas The Guinness Book of World Records

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 Proper nouns.

Copy the following sentences and write them correctly. Use a capital letter for the beginning of
the sentence, capitalize the proper nouns and use correct punctuation.

1. our friend, brooklyn, works at the zoo

2. wow, that is the prettiest swan we have ever seen in lake lure
3. do you like the town of zirconia
4. how old is your sister lauren
5. my birthday is in februrary not in march
6. meet us at the new york zoo on tuesday
7. will you meet us in paris for thanksgiving
8. we will all join up at christmas to give presents to each other
9. how many sisters does sarah have
10. the summer months, june, july, and august are always a busy time for sam

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Choose a proper noun of your own to complete the sentence. Write the
sentence.

1. I live in the state of____________________________________________.

2. We have a park called__________________________________________.
3. A lake by us is called___________________________________________.
4. My state capital is_____________________________________________.
5. We hike up the mountain called__________________________________.
6. The nearest big town is called____________________________________.
7. My road is called_______________________________________________.
8. My church is called_____________________________________________.
9. Our pastor is named____________________________________________.
10.My mom’s name is _____________________________________________.

Fill in the following with common nouns not proper.

1. My favorite foods to eat are ________________________,

___________________, and ___________________________.
2. My favorite animals is _____________________________________.
3. My favorite outside activity is ___________________________________.
4. The animal I least like is _________________________________________.
5. My least favorite food is _________________________________________.
6. A sport played outdoors is _______________________________________.
7. A sport played indoors is ________________________________________
8. _________________________________you will find in a body of water.
9. _________________________________you will find up in the air.
10._________________________________you will find on the land.

Use a crayon or colored pencil and highlight all the proper nouns one color and all
the common nouns another color. Notice that none of them are capitalized
river mississippi river georgia state
oak tree lauren girl
town zirconia doll sarah
teacher mr. maryon country ireland
mt. mitchell restaurant jesus person

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 Regular plural nouns

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most nouns are made plural by adding an
“s” to the end of the word.

Tables cups baseballs

Make the following plural by adding an s.

Crayon becomes ______________________________________________

Phone becomes _______________________________________________

Hair becomes _________________________________________________

Pen becomes _________________________________________________

Some nouns need an “es” added to the end of the word to make them plural. Nouns ending in the
letters “s, x, or z or in a ch or sh sound need es”.

Bosses taxes benches dishes

Loss becomes __________________________________

Fox becomes _____________________________________

Box becomes _____________________________________

Lunch becomes _____________________________________

Wish becomes _____________________________________

Make the following plural:

car__________________ couch _________________________
bench________________ doll__________________________
wish _________________watch _________________________
girl ________________ kiss ___________________________
chair ________________ box _____________________________

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 More on plural

If a word ends in the letter “y” then the y is changed to an “i” before adding the es.
Countries cities flies
Strawberry becomes ________________________________________________

However, words that end in “y” with a vowel before the y only add the s.
Boys keys donkeys
Toy becomes _____________________________________

Change the following into plural nouns:

Activity ________________________ essay __________________________

Enemy_________________________ valley ___________________________

Display ________________________ party ____________________________

Fly ___________________________ trolley ___________________________

In some cases, the noun has to change its spelling before making the plural form. If a noun ends in f or
fe, and the f sound can still be heard in the plural form, just add s. However if the final sound of the
plural form is v, then change the f to ve and add the s.

Roofs (f sound) gulfs (f sound)

Calves (v sound) loaves (v sound)

Change the following into plural nouns:

Calf ___________________________knife ______________________________

Wolf __________________________ cliff _______________________________

Circle the correct spelling of the plural nouns in the following sentences.

1. I have made many new (friendes/friends) this year at school.

2. Two little (foxes/foxs) ran through the (woodes/woods) today.

3. The (leaves/leafs) are falling here and turning beautiful colors.

4. One leaf is the color of the (cherrys/cherries) on our tree at home.

5. In church, I am going to be in the (playes/plays) that they put on.

6. When I get home I am going to have to wash the dinner (dishes/dishs.)

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Give an example for each of the following rules below:

Rule: Nouns ending in the letters s, x, or z or in a ch or sh sound need es.

Rule: Words that end in y with a vowel before the y add s.

Rule: If a word ends in the letter y, then the y is changed to an i before adding the es.

Rule: If a noun ends in f or fe, and the f sound can still be heard in the plural form add s.

Make a list of ten of your favorite things. Then on the lines next to them, write them in plural form.

Singular Plural

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 Irregular plural nouns

Some words are irregular nouns and they change completely.

Example:
Man===men
Woman===women
Child===children
Foot===feet
Tooth===teeth
Goose===geese
Mouse===mice
Person===people
Some words do not change at all:
Cod===cod
Wheat==wheat
Rye==rye
The best way to learn these plural forms is by reading, writing, and practicing. Most you can
tell are wrong by how they sound. Find the following irregular plurals in the word search
puzzle. The words can be forward, backward, horizontal, or diagonal.

c h i l d r e n a z bass
children
o s b y c y w d v e cod
deer
d i u f t e g s h r fish
geese
i f q j p m l o n a men
mice
b z y c d x i w d e moose
rye
f v e g h t s c e i
sheep
w o m e n e s e e g trout
wheat
h j e q r k p l r p women

e o n l m n e m a x

a m s u c n e o c c

t o h t t k h r i i

e i r u n e s o o m

g d o r e e b s g b

i r e d r a w j a m
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 Review
Change the underlined singular noun to a plural noun. Write the new sentence.

1. Many tourists came to the island.

2. People love the quiet beach and warm days.
3. They swim and collect shells with their child.
4. Islanders love welcoming new person to their home.
5. Do you know about the local goose that swim with you?
6. Our drinks are served in glass that are topped with umbrellas.
7. The only bad thing are the many mouse that live here.
8. My two front tooth fell out last week.
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Write the plural forms of each noun

chief festival sweater essay

address potato laser scent

loaf thief charter quality

forty torch pattern success

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 Homophones

Homophones are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.

Write the correct homophone in the blank.

1. I had to have the ____________________of the shoe repaired. (soul, sole)

2. After he was sick for days, his face was ___________________. (pail/pale)
3. Luckily the accident caused me _______ ________(know/no) (pane/pain)
4. After running out of ____________, the baker had to stop. (flour/flower)
5. We have ______________________many books off our shelves. (red/read)
6. Jadyn sat on the bottom ___________without being noticed. (stares/stairs)
7. A fierce storm _________________through my town. (blew/blue)
8. She purchased a beautiful new dress ___________ the wedding. (fore/four)
9. Walking down the ____________to get married can by scary. (I’ll/aisle/isle)
10.Cats have been ______________________from the park. (band/banned)
11.I’d rather receive my ___________electronically than on paper. (mail/male)
12.To plant tomatoes you have to _____________seeds. (so/sew/sow)
13.Sadie sat and scratched the place where the _________bit her. (flea/flee)
14.The police can _______________your property if needed. (sees/seas/seize)
15.It was interesting to ________________________ her sing. (here/hear)
16.We chose to visit Lansing, the ____________ of Michigan. (capital/capitol)
17.We drove ____________the city in ________________days. (to/too/two)
18.My sisters couldn’t hide _______________sadness. (their/there)
19.We appreciated the _______when the children went to bed. (piece/peace)
20.We walked up and down the _____________of corn plants. (rows/rose)
21.Many elderly people share _____________of their childhood. (tales/tails)
22.We found that ______________ an exciting place to be. (its /it’s)
23. We wondered if the ________________was going to change or not.
(weather/whether)
24. Carrots are ____________vegetables. (route/root)
25. I wore a ____________in one of my shoes from _________much walking.
(whole/hole) (so/sew)

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 More homophone work
Read each sentence. If you find a misused homophone, rewrite the sentence correctly. If there
is no error write: The sentence is correct as is.

1. I went to bed so late that I had trouble falling asleep last knight.

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2. Our fruit salad had apples, oranges, and pairs.

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3. Don’t stare at me!

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4. There are too people behind me in line.

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5. As we drove to the country, we saw a heard of cattle in the road.

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6. The building was made of concrete and steal.

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7. I could not find anything I knead at the mall.

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8. The baby is always hungry an our after eating.

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9. As we walked threw the crowd, I lost my hat!

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10. Your library books are dew today.

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Homonyms Homophones Homographs
Multiple meaning words Words that sound alike Same spelling, different
pronunciation, different
meanings
The spruce tree…. Addition for math Desert=abandon
To spruce up…. Edition of a book Desert=area of land
Suit yourself …. I want to go Bass=fish
Wore a suit…. I like it too Bass=instrument
One plus one is two
Weigh on the scale… Capitol building Close==nearby
Scale the wall… State capital Close==to shut
The price is fair… Pick a flower Bow=to bend down
Go to the fair… Bake with flour Bow==ribbon
Homonyms practice

1. I _________ the entire pie. (ate/eight)

2. Can you ______on the drum?) (beet/beat)
3. That shirt as a weird ________.(scent/cent)
4. There is a _________in the ground. (whole/hole)
5. Do not ___________the food. (waist/waste)
6. Stephen is my _________. (son/sun)
7. Have you _________my hair? (seen/scene)
8. The suns _____________are bright. (raise/rays)
9. Please _____________the movie. (paws/pause)
10. I do not __________ the answer to that. (no/know)
11. Go grab my fishing ______________(real/reel)
12. The bear has a big ____________. (pa/paw)
13. I lost the ___________when I was kayaking. (or/ore/oar)
14. The ________________will clean the dishes. (made/maid)
15. Can you tie a _____________? (not/knot)
16 I was so sick with the ___________yesterday. (flu/flew)
17. ___________grab the drinks. (isle/I’ll)
18. Can we __________the shoes? (die/dye)
19. Let’s go swim in the ____________. (creak/creek)
20. Put on the emergency ____________when parking. (brake/break)
21. The prisoner was in his _____________. (sell/cell)

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 Subject Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Pronouns can make writing and speaking more
interesting. Subject pronouns are pronouns that replace the subject of the sentence.

I you he she it we they

French fries are good for dinner. French fries taste good with ketchup.
French fries are good for dinner. They taste good with ketchup.
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Fill in the blanks with pronouns that could replace the words.

Jadyn and Brooklyn=___________________________

Lauren =_____________________________________

bat=________________________________________

Evan=_______________________________________

balls=_______________________________________

Circle each pronoun.

1. She went to the park today.
2. He went to play baseball.
3. They are coming over tonight.
4. It is over there.
Write a pronoun that replaces the underlined word.
5. The ball smashed my window! ________________________
6. Greg and I are taking the books to the library._________________
7. Sara, enjoys coming over for coffee._______________________
8. Church camp, begins in July and will be fun!______________________
Fill in the blanks with a pronoun.
9. ___________________are going on a trip.
10. _________________is blue and big
11. ___________ showed Stephen the verse about healings.
12. _____am going to church today.

What does singular mean?________________________________________________

What does plural mean?__________________________________________________

Write S if the underlined pronoun is singular. Write P if it is plural.
1. We are going on a plane ride.____________
2. I am going to music practice tonight.______________
3. They are being goofy in class.______________
4. He is feeling better.______________________

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 Subject Pronoun

Circle the underlined words with a pronoun that could replace it.
1. Collin is studying Albert Einstein.
a. he
b. you
c. her
d. it
2. Lauren thinks it is boring.
a. he
b. it
c. they
d. she
3. A school lesson can sometimes be long.
a. him
b. it
c. they
d. he
4. Jadyn and Ashlyn are coming to school today.
a. they
b. them
c. us
d. we
5. The ball hit Brooklyn.
a. they
b. it
c. I
d. he
6. Evan and I want to come along.
a. We b. me c. they d. us
Rewrite the following paragraph by replacing some of the subjects with subject pronouns.

Ice cream is my family’s favorite treat. Ice cream is the best with chocolate syrup. My family really
enjoys homemade ice cream too. Ice cream is so good on a hot summer day. My family will probably
always like to eat ice cream.

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 Object pronouns

Pronouns is a word that is used in the place of a noun. An object pronoun replaces the noun that is the
receiver of the action in the sentence.

Mrs. Maryon cooked dinner for Mr. Maryon.

Mrs. Maryon cooked dinner for him.
me you him her it us you them
Rewrite the following sentences and replace the underlined object noun with object pronouns.

1. I needed an eraser. Sam gave his eraser to I.

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2. My sister and I are going to the park. Mom drove my sister and I.

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3. Evan threw a ball to his brother, Stephen. Evan likes playing ball with Stephen.

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4. Lauren cooked pasta for dinner. She cooked pasta with meatballs.

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Write 3 more sentences that use object pronouns. Underline them.

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2._______________________________________________________________
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 Pronouns agreement

A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence. The noun that is replaces is called the antecedent . All
pronouns have antecedents. Pronouns must agree in gender and number with their antecedents and
what their antecedents refer to.

Michael must bring his own drink to the party.

He must bring his own drink to the party.(agrees in gender)
He must bring her own drink to the party. (does NOT agree in gender)

Tony must bring three balls to practice.

Tony must bring them to practice. (agrees in number)
Tony must bring it to the practice. (does NOT agree in number)

Circle the correct pronoun in parentheses. Remember they must agree in number and gender.
1. Collin did well on (her/his) book report.
2. Sara did not do well on (her/its) spelling test.
3. She missed four words. (he/they) were hard.
4. The show was funny, and (it/they) made them both laugh.
5. They ate a small pizza. (its/it) was delicious.
6. The ball smashed the window. (it/her) made a big hole.
7. Brooklyn helped Stephen with (his/her) shoes.
8. Mom and Dad are going to see the movies with the neighbors. They will
have a good time with (them/they).
9. Sam and I are twins. (we/us are ten years old.)
10.(I/me) like to swim in the pool.

What are the subject pronouns?

_____,_______,_______,_______,_________,_____________,__________

What are the object pronouns?

______,_______,_______,_______,_______,_________,________,_________

What is a noun?___________________________________________________________
Make plural the following nouns:
couch ___________________ bush______________ox_______________
boss_____________________fly________________strawberry____________
man____________________mouse______________foot_________________
deer____________________goose______________loaf__________________

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 Verbs
A verb is a word that tells that action or the state of being in a sentence.
The children play basketball. The word play is a verb. It tells what the children do.
Circle the verb.

1. Brooklyn paints a picture.

2. Evan throws a football to Collin.
3. We play at the park every Sunday.
4. We eat pizza at the table.
5. Everyone cheers for us at the competition.

Add a verb of your own to complete the sentences.

1. Sadie______________across the lawn.
2. The cat______________my brother.
3. We ___________________a cake.
4. Everyone__________________hugs to Daddy.
5. We all_______________________praises to God.
Verbs for present, past, and future.
When a verb tells about now it ends with –s.
Today the girl plays with her cat.
When a verb tells about past, it ends with –ed.
Yesterday she played with the cat.
When a verb tells of the future it has the word will in it.
Tomorrow I will play with the cat.
Write which tense the verb is in. ( present, past, or future.)

1. Greg will go fishing with Evan after work.____________________________

2. Collin cleaned up the garage for his Dad.____________________________
3. Amy makes dinner in the kitchen.__________________________________

Choose the correct form of the verb.

4. Evan (plays, played) video games last night.

5. Two girls (perform, will perform) in the talent show.
6. Amy (wants, wanted) to ride her bike.
7. The friends (will visit, visited) us at the lake last night.
8. Yesterday, I (mixed, will mix) the cake batter.
9. Now Autumn (plays, played) with her friends.
10. Tomorrow Stephen (will ride, rides) his bike.
11. Last night Evan(played, plays) video games.
12. He (will go, go) to the football game tomorrow.
13. Dad (will give, gives) Evan his gift tomorrow.

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Change the underlined verb to the tense in (). Write the word

1. Some cats enjoyed getting baths. (present)__________________________

2. Our family will agree with them. (present)___________________________
3. God’s love never failed. (present)__________________________________
4. I copy a paper about birds. (future)_________________________________
5. I baked a cake tomorrow. (future)__________________________________
6. They find a bunch of flowers. (future)_______________________________
7. Sadie will bark loudly. (past)_______________________________________
8. Jadyn frosts the cake. (past)______________________________________
9. Madelyn plays with dolls.(past)____________________________________

Write the past tense of the following verbs:

Present past
add

ask

call

joke

look

report

observe

cheered

walked

laughed

whispered

warned

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 Irregular verbs: past and present tense
Some verbs do not add –ed to show past action and they are called irregular verbs. Because
irregular verbs do not follow a regular pattern, you must remember their spellings. Here are
some:

Present past past with has, have, or had

Begin began (has,have,had)begun
Do did (has, have, had)done
Find found (has, have, had)found
Give gave (has, have, had)given
Go went (has, have,had)gone
Run ran (has,have,had)run
See saw (has, have,had)seen
Take took (has, have, had)taken
Think thought (has, have, had)thought
Wear wore (has, have, had)worn
Am was
Bring brought
Eat ate
Get got
Is was
Let let
Put put
Rise rose
Sleep slept

Choose the correct form of the irregular verb in () to complete each sentence.
1. My mother (took, taken) many pictures of us.
2. I have (saw, seen)photos of Dad as a little boy.
3. He (go, went) to swim lessons, just as I did.
4. I once (think, thought) he did not like swimming.
5. He (wore, worn) an orange swim suit.

Write each correct form of the verb on the line.

6. I have (begin) to keep a journal.___________________________________

7. I (take) the name from a book._____________________________________
8. I have (give) my cat a bone._______________________________________
9. It is about a cat who has (go) to Paris._______________________________
10.She (do) everything I ask of her.____________________________________
11.The cat (run) away._____________________________________________
12.Have you (saw) my rock collection?________________________________
13.All the girls (wear) skirts yesterday at the dance._____________________
14.He had (took) a cookie from the tray._______________________________
15.Madelyn (get) a bike a for her birthday._____________________________

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Circle the action verbs in each of the following sentences. Replace the verb with another action
verb of your own.

1. The hungry teenagers gulped down the snacks. ______________________

2. The toddlers screamed with delight at the clown._____________________
3. Jadyn’s necklace sparkled in the moonlight. _________________________
4. Brookyn spun around and around on the merry-go-round.______________
5. The newspapers fluttered across the yard in the wind. _________________

Choose the correct verb tense in ()

1. Her family (calls, calling) her Brookie.

2. Madelyn sometimes (acts, acting) very silly.
3. She (pretends, pretending) she is an animal.
4. Jentzen (runs, ran) around the house now.
5. My mother (taken, took) lots of photos of us.
6. I have (saw, seen) pictures of Dad as a little boy.
7. I once (think, thought) he hated swimming.
8. Then I (find, found) an old photo of him.
9. He(swim, swam) in the lake.
10.Brooklyn (laugh, laughs) when she hears a joke.

What are the subject pronouns?

_____,_______,_______,_______,_________,_____________,__________

What are the object pronouns?

______,_______,_______,_______,_______,_________,________,_________

What is a noun?
_______________________________________________________________

What is a verb?
_______________________________________________________________

What is a pronoun?
________________________________________________________________

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Synonym or Antonym
Draw a circle around each word that is a synonym of the first word. Draw a box around each
word that is an antonym of the first word..
accomplish achieve fail breathe sit
answer silence reply work sleep
artificial man made genuine cook clean
bargain deal rip off remote scarce
faithful loyal unreliable good hastily
genuine real misleading clean dirty
many limited numerous painful tired
labor child’s play work soothe unhappily
reliable problematic crazily dependable hush
complete unfinished answer finish charge
hazard safeguard brittle alert danger
hurry procrastination choose pick rush
praise compliment negative many sad
forfeit choose generous gain lose
adjacent nearby clean remote sudden
pompous festive noisy proud modest
exquisite careful beyond hideous delightful
impeccable perfect scarce painful flawed
harry furry attract annoy soothe
despondently elegantly crazily unhappily happily
interrogate cross-examine dislike hush persecute
elude scold avoid frighten confront
collect accumulate scatter bright dark

Analogy
Circle the correct analogy

Harm is to destroy as like is to love dislike

Cure is to heal as buy is to store purchase
Declare is to say as ask is to question answer
Pick is to choose as attempt is to try win
Card is to deck as flower is to bouquet petal
Tiredness is to sleep as curiosity is to exploration rest
High is to low as near is to around far
Germ is to disease as bomb is to loud explosion
Front is to back as grumpy is to frown happy
Soap is to clean as towel is to wet wipe

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Linking verbs do not show action. They link or join a subject to a word in the predicate.

**Let’s memorize the linking verbs

Is are am was were be being been

Action verb: Sarah runs in the race.

Linking verb: Sarah is the fastest runner.
Underline the verbs in each sentence. They may be action or linking.

1. I read a story last night.

2. My story was about a warm, summer day.
3. It describes how we play in the lake.
4. I read it to my Mother.
5. Sarah was in the story.
6. Collin is a tall boy.

Add a verb of your own to complete the sentences. Write them. Then write action or linking to tell
which verb you used.

7. The boys_______________a snowman today._________________________

8. Sarah______________a carrot for the nose.__________________________
9. Winter_________________my favorite season.________________________
10. Sam__________one of my favorite friends.____________________________
11. My friends________sad about the cat._________________________________

Circle the linking verb and underline the noun that it is linked to the subject.

1. The book is good.

2. We are ten miles away from home.
3. I am tired.
4. There were many bees in the hive.
5. He was going to the park.

Fill in the blanks with a linking verb.

1. I have___________to that park.

2. What __________the name of your sister?
3. I am ________________good.
4. The puppies______________so cute.
5. We___________________all going to play ball.
6. The girl________________________loud.
7. I ______________________sad.

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 Helping verbs

Helping verbs are the linking verbs plus more.

Is are am was were be being been has had have do does

did may might must can could should would

Memorize this list too. Helping verbs help to form some of the tenses of main verbs. They express time
and mood.

If you see an “ing” verb that is a a clue that there is a helping verb in the sentence.

She was running for miles and miles.

Sometimes, more than one helping verb is used in a sentence. This is called a verb phrase.

She had been sleeping for a long time.

Circle the letter of the sentence that contains a helping verb. Remember helping verbs help to set the
time and mood of sentences.

a) We are going to the movies.

b) We went to the movies.
c) They ran to the movies.

a) Sam helped me with my studies.

b) Sam will help me with my studies.
c) Sam helps me with my studies every day.

a) I should think so!

b) I think so.
c) I think you are correct.

Fill in the blanks with helping verbs.

1. We ___________________ ____________________ planning our

vacation for many months.
2. I __________________ looking forward to seeing you.
3. We ______________________traveling by car.
4. It __________________fun choosing where we are going.
5. I___________________like to go see you swim.

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 Subject verb agreement

Subjects and verbs have to agree in a sentence. The best way to do this, is by how they make sense.

Choose which verb makes sense.

1. Jadyn (designing, designed) quilts to sell.

2. She (finished, finishes) two quilts last month.
3. Lauren (patch, patched) together some pieces.
4. She is (sewed, sewing) the pieces now.
5. I (help, helped) her with the pieces yesterday.
6. We(cooked, will cook) dinner tonight.
7. Greg(works, worked) last evening outdoors.
8. Amy (plans, planned) dinner already.
9. Evan (flew, fly) in an airplane last year.
10. Collin (talks, talked) on the phone.

Which word best fits in the sentence.

11. The little cat_______bravely.

acted are acted were acting are acting

12. A mouse_________around the room.

were walking was walking is walked were walked

Give me an example of a singular noun?________________________________________

Give me an example of a plural noun?___________________________________________
Give me an example of a proper noun?__________________________________________
Give me an example of a common noun?_________________________________________

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 Adjectives

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun or pronoun. Using colorful, lively, descriptive adjectives makes
writing and speaking more interesting.

Most adjectives are common adjectives and are not capitalized. They can be before or after the noun they
describe.

It was a breezy day. The day was breezy.

Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and are always capitalized.

The chef likes baking Italian bread.

Write a list of 5 adjectives that describe your favorite animal.

Animal:_____________________________________

1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________

Circle all the adjectives in the sentences below.

1. Mom made a tasty treat for us to eat.

2. Evan was a hungry boy.
3. Amy was a pretty, tall woman.
4. Greg was a short, handsome man.
5. The Sahara Desert is in the North African desert region.
6. The Arabian camel has one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two humps.
7. I like to eat Chinese food for my birthday dinner.
Fill in the blanks with adjectives common or proper

1. Come look at this__________________butterfly. (common)

2. My ____________________truck is broken. (proper)
3. I am eating this _____________________apple. (proper)
4. Collin has ____________________hair. (common)
5. We filled the bags with ____________________candy. (common)
6. Will you sew________________________dresses? (common)
7. We will need_______________pails for each child. (common)
8. Three_________________bugs are on the floor. (common)
9. Watch out for that_____________ball! (common)
10. Did you see the _____________ woman? (proper)

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 Review: Fill in the blanks
Present past future
1. Amy works. Amy worked. Amy will work.
2. Lauren sings. Lauren_______ Lauren _______.
3. He plays. He_________. He__________.
4. Today I come. Yesterday I_____. Tomorrow I_____.

Write the correct form of the underlined verb.

5. Soon, we will all praised the Lord. ___________________
6. God’s word are holy.______________________
7. The boy is jumps for joy.________________________
8. After pastor finished, Sarah walk to her car._____________________
9. Evan listen to the message from the pastor._____________________

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence

10. Do you (like, liking) butterflies?
11. Greg always (laughs, laugh) at her jokes.
12. Her family (calls, calling) her the “jokester.”
13. Stephen (crawl, crawls) on the floor.
14. The little child(acted, are acting) bravely.
15. A cat (is purred, was purring) in my lap.
Remember the irregular verbs?
Present past past with has, have, or had
Begin began (has,have,had)begun
Do did (has, have, had)done
Find found (has, have, had)found
Give gave (has, have, had)given
Go went (has, have,had)gone
Run ran (has,have,had)run
See saw (has, have,had)seen
Take took (has, have, had)taken
Think thought (has, have, had)thought
Wear wore (has, have, had)worn

Choose the correct form of the irregular verb in () to complete each sentence.
1. My mother (took, taken) many pictures of us.
2. I have (saw, seen)photos of Dad as a little boy.
3. He (go, went) to swim lessons, just as I did.
4. I once (think, thought) he did not like swimming.
5. He (wore, worn) an orange swim suit.
6. I have (begin, began) to keep a journal.
7. I (take, took) the name from a book.
8. I have (given, give) my cat a bone.
9. It is about a cat who has (go, gone) to Paris.
10. She (do, did) everything I ask of her.
11. The cat (run, ran) away.
12. Have you (saw, seen) my rock collection?
13. All the girls (wear, wore) skirts yesterday at the dance.
14. He had (took, taken) a cookie from the tray.

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The adjectives this and that are singular. The adjectives these and those are plural. This and
these refer to things that are nearby. That and those refer to those things that are farther
away.

Write in “this” or “that” into the sentences below.

_____________________cookie I have in my hand is called a biscuit in England.

_____________________ parking lot is called a “car park.”
_____________________vacation we took last year would be called a “holiday.”
_____________________can of fruit on the shelf is called a “bottle” of fruit.

Write “these” and “those” in the sentences below.

___________________dollars she is handing you are the English form of currency

called “pounds.”

Isn’t it interesting how ____________________baby carriages across the street

are called “prams.”

_____________________bathrooms we just passed are called “loos.”

____________________7 gallons of gas you purchased at the last gas station

would be called “petrol” in England.

All _______________________soccer games you had fun playing in would be

called “football games.”

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 Adverbs
We have learned about adjectives, they describe nouns. Now we are going to learn about adverbs,
they describe verbs.
An adverb answers the question: how, when, where
We all listened carefully. How did we listen? Carefully
Greg is coming now. When is Greg coming? Now
Look, over there. Where do we look? There
They often end in “ly”

Write the adverb that tells more about each underlined verb.
1. We eat quickly at snack time._________________________
2. We will sing later._________________________
3. They race around._______________________
4. Lauren looked carefully for her shoe.___________________
5. She finds her shoe there.____________________________

Choose an adverb in () to complete each sentence.

6. My whole family gets ready (late, up).

7. We are going to the park at school (today, loudly).
8. I will read my bible (loudly, up) to the class.
9. Everyone will listen to me (down, quietly).
10. We will have treats (up, outside).

Circle each adverb. Write if it tells when, where, or how.

11. I am going to leave early._________________________
12. I will make food quickly._________________________
13. Then my sister and I will go to the park._____________
14. We see ducks outside in the pond.__________________
15. When I looked quietly, I saw a fish.________________
16. Sarah quickly finished her work so she could get to dinner.______________
17. Fruit often makes a great dessert.________________________
18. Birds eat many tiny seeds from the feeder in the window._______________
19. The snow falling outside is beautiful._______________________________
20. Please politely ask the clerk if she has a safety pin._____________________

Write two sentences that have at least one adverb in each sentence.
1._________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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 Good, Bad: Well, Badly

Good and bad are adjectives that modify nouns or pronouns. Well and badly are adverbs that modify verbs.
A guitar is a good instrument to invest in for boys.
Buying a drum set is a bad choice.
It’s hard to play the drums well when you have a headache.
I played badly because my finger was sprained.

1. Laura used to play the flute ____________________(bad, badly) when she first
started.
2. I felt Sam’s choice to learn how to play the drums was a ____________-
(good/well) one.
3. Bob sang very ______________(good/well) at the birthday party.
4. Steven made a _____________(bad/badly) choice when he quit exercising.
5. Cindy made a ______________(good/well) decision when she brought the
books home to do extra studying.
6. Mr. Maryon said that I display a ___________________(good/well) attitude
toward the little children.
7. Leaving an expensive tablet out where it can get damaged is a
________________(bad/badly) thing to do
8. Lauren performed the dance solo ________________(good/well) because she
practiced everyday.
Compounds
There are 3 types of compound words. Closed compound—two separate words joined together that create a new
meaning and written as one word.
Open compound—two separate words create a new meaning but the two words are not joined together.
Hyphenated compound—two or more words written separately but connected by a hyphen create a new meaning.
Add a word from the word box to form a new compound word.
1. cup________________________ 10. polar_______________________
2. snow________________________ 11. ice_________________________
3. home________________________ 12.peanut______________________
4. barn_________________________ 13. blast_______________________
5. chair_________________________ 14.post________________________
6. yard__________________________ 15. topsy-______________________
7. sea___________________________ 16. town_______________________
8. hide-__________________________ 17. zip_________________________
9. brand-_________________________ 18. jack-________________________

barnyard blastoff
brand-new chairperson
cupboard hide-and-seek
homesick ice skate
jack-o’-lantern peanut butter
polar bear seagull
snowstorm topsy-turvy 33
town crier yardstick
zip code post office
Compound words and ABC order
Here is a list of more compound words. Put the following columns in ABC order. Rewrite them.

newscast __________________________________
weekend __________________________________
everybody __________________________________
up-to-date __________________________________
grandparent __________________________________
first aid ___________________________________

wildlife __________________________________
homemade __________________________________
baby-sit __________________________________
brother-in-law __________________________________
three-dimensional___________________________________
starry-eyed ___________________________________
self-defense ___________________________________

teammate __________________________________
classmate __________________________________
part-time __________________________________
tongue-tied __________________________________
self-confidence __________________________________
weather-proofed __________________________________

water-repellant __________________________________
autograph __________________________________
forehead __________________________________
quick-witted __________________________________
daytime __________________________________
thoroughbred __________________________________

Give me 1 more example of a compound word:

1. _____________________________________

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 Conjunctions
A conjunction joins words or groups of words together. There are three kinds of conjunctions:
Coordinating conjunction connect words, phrases or clauses using: and, but, or, nor, for, yet.
The rain is cold and wet.
Correlative conjunctions connects with pairs and are used together: both/and, not only/but also,
either/or, neither/nor, whether/or
Both Sarah and Timmy went to the play. (sarah and timmy are a pair)

And both/and neither/nor as long as

But either/or after since

1. Mary wanted to have ice cream for a snack ____________________Linda

wanted popsicles.
2. ______________________green______________________black was used
in the mural.
3. Sarah wanted to go biking today__________________the big rainstorm.
4. Danielle didn’t go biking____________________it was storming.
5. ________________Greg_______________Amy passed their First Aid class.
6. Collin wanted to stay inside and play Xbox _____________it was still
storming.
7. _________________take out the trash__________________walk the cat.
8. We were going to see a movie,___________________we went out to eat,
instead.
Circle the conjunctions in the following sentences.
1. I have fished in the Colorado River many times, but I never catch any fish.
2. The postman told me last winter that my poor luck was caused neither by
my lack of skill nor by my choice of the wrong bait.
3. I saved my money and bought both the reel and the lure, for I was
determined to make a big catch.
4. December was very cold, but I decided to try my luck at Lake Summit; I
caught nothing.
5. Whether I go early in the morning or late in the afternoon, the fish either
aren’t hungry or won’t eat.
6. Both his father and he played football in high school and in college.
7. Either you must wash the dishes, or you will have to clean the bathroom.
8. We waited for a long time, for the bus was late.
9. I like to play baseball and tennis.
10.Would you like to eat tacos or nachos?

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 Conjunctions
Combine the following sentences to form one sentence with a connector word.(and, but, or for, nor)

1. Kathy likes to ride horses. Lauren likes to brush them.

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Can we go to the park? Can we go to the beach?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. I was scared when I went to the ocean. I swam anyways.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. Jadyn is nine years old. Jadyn likes to ride horses.
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. Karen is short. Karen is taller than her brothers.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Add a conjunction to each phrase that describes the planet Saturn.
6. Beautiful______________majestic
7. Far away,_____________gigantic
8. Larger than Earth,_________________lighter in comparison
9. Shorter days than Earth_______________faster rotation
10.Atmosphere of mostly hydrogen_______________helium
11.Beautiful rings________________________not the only planet with them

Fill in the following clues with a closed compound word*you are given the first letter
Hoop, whistle, and you play =b____________________
School,subjects, you learn in a =c___________________
Has 2-wheels, wear a helmet= m____________________
Pay a fare, has a driver= t_________________________
To walk quietly= t_______________________________
Sometimes called a lightning bug=f_______________________
Game played with bat and ball= b________________________
You hang a red and white striped with stars on it=f________________________
From moment born till death= l__________________________________
A softcover book=p____________________________________

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 Articles

The adjectives a, an, the are called articles. Articles go before nouns and sometimes other adjectives. Use “the” to
name a specific noun.

The boys like to play. ---talking of specific boys

A and an do not name specific. Put “a” before a consonant and “an” before a vowel.

I am going to eat an apple. I am going to eat a pear.

Fill in the following with a, an, or the

1. I have ____bad headache.

2. Today’s class was cancelled because_______teacher is sick.
3. My Dad works hard. He’s ____engineer
4. Collin came home with a huge box. He bought____new paddle.
5. How long does it take to get there? It takes about ____hour.
6. I want to change the channel. Okay, _____remote control is over there.
7. Why can’t Tina come? She doesn’t have _____passport.
8. Where does Barb live? In ____apartment on 5th avenue.
9. Oh, no where is it? Don’t worry, _______key is in my pocket.
10.I don’t understand what this word means. You need to buy____dictionary.
Review
Name the part of speech that is underlined. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
conjunction, pronoun
1. Mary likes fish. __________________________
2. You and I must change this. ___________________________
3. What a hot day! They were very angry. _________________________
4. They played and sang. _____________________________________
5. We soon quit. I am very sad. _________________________________
6. Ed or Joe lost. ______________________________________________
7. Give an example of singular common noun?______________________
8. Give an example of proper noun?______________________________
9. Give an example of plural common noun?________________________
11. Name the subject pronouns (7) ________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
12. Name the object pronouns (8) _________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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 Interjection
An interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion. When the feeling is especially strong,
the interjection is followed by an exclamation mark. The word that follows begins with a capital letter.
When the feeling is less strong, the interjection is followed by a comma.
Ugh! The milk taste sour. Common interjections
Yippee! We won!
Ah Hurray
Wow! It worked. Aha Oh
Oh, all right. Alas Ouch
Aw Uh
Cheers Uh-huh
Write a sentence with the following interjections: (If you don’t know the Eh Uh-uh
Hey Well
Meaning look it up.) Hi Wow
1.alas Huh Yeah

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. Ouch
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. Ugh
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. Huh
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
5. Yeah
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
6. Wow
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
7.Aw
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
8. Well
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
9.Hey
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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 Interjections
Add commas and exclamation points where they are needed in the following
sentences.
1. Yes we will finish the history project soon.
2. Wow I forgot that it must be done by Friday.
3. Jeff bring the microscope to the science lab.
4. Yikes That was a scary experiment that you did Mark.
5. Cool I would love to use the other lab.
6. Yes I’ll try to set up the project in that room Susan.
7. Well that solved my problem.
8. Hey Mike Let’s meet at the park.
9. Hurry It is going to rain.
10.Ugh That soup tastes horrible.

Review Verb Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

I can’t believe I (get)_________ that apartment. I (submit) ______________my

application last week, but I didn’t think I had a chance of actually getting git.
When I (show) ____________________up to take a look around, there were at
least twenty other people who (arrive)______________________ before me.
Most of them already (fill)_______________________out their application and
were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try)___________________to fill out the form, but I couldn’t answer half of the
questions. They (want)___________________me to include references, but I
didn’t want to list my previous landlord because I
(have)___________________some problems with him in the past and I knew he
wouldn’t recommend me. I (end) ____________________up listing my father as a
reference.

It was total luck that he (decide)_______________________to give me the

apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go)_______________to
high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he
(look)_________________at my credit report. I really lucked out!

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 Prepositions
Remember all of these? See if you can fill in the blanks of the missing ones.
about before down like ____ until
above ______ ______ near ______ _____
_____ below except _____ through ______
after beneath _____ _____ ___ _____
_______ ________ ______ _____ ________ _____
along between in onto under without
_______ ________ inside outside underneath
at but into over
by
concerning

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with the
object of the preposition.
Water makes up about 65 percent of the human body.

Circle the prepositional phrases:

1. The muscles in the human body number 600.
2. All adults should brush their 32 teeth with great care.
3. Our skin might burn in the hot sun.
4. Every person on earth is warm-blooded.
5. The man went through the hospital doors.
6. The temperature inside the body is about 98.6 degrees.
7. The dentist looked inside my mouth.
8. An adult skeleton consists of about 200 bones.
9. People who live in high altitudes may have more blood flowing in their veins.
10. Our skin helps protect our inner tissues from the outside world.
11. The horse jumped over the high fence.
12. The paper fell underneath the small bookcase.
13. I walked around the yard.
14. The book for him is new.
15. I ran after the cat, through the wooden door, and into the house.

Give me 5 words that describe your day today: (adjectives)

1. ______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. __________________________________________

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 Review of Verbs.
Underline the complete verbs in the following sentences. Be sure to include any helping verbs.
1. He stepped onto the plane.
2. Black soot and brilliant diamonds are both carbon.
3. Diamonds are crystals of carbon.
4. It must be heated very hot at the same time.
5. Miners usually find diamonds deep in the ground.
6. For centuries, most diamond mines were in India.
7. Now the biggest diamond mines are found in Africa.
8. One day in 1866, some children saw a pretty pebble in the river near
Hopetown, South Africa.
9. It looked like frosted glass.
10. The children brought it home with them.
11. One day a neighbor offered money for it.
12. The children gave it to him for nothing.
13. The children did not know the value of the stone.
14. It was a diamond.
15. Word about this discovery spread very quickly.
16. Other people hunted for diamonds nearby.
17. Many of them were disappointed.
18. However, some people found diamonds in the area.
19. They were blessed with good fortune.
20. Diamonds were discovered in other parts of Africa as well.

Give me 5 words that describe how you feel about the mountains:
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. ________________________________________

Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrases

1. The cat hid under the steps.
2. The teacher asked my name and took me to a large room.
3. Service will begin when the Pastor comes into the sanctuary.
4. We learn the Bible for our teaching.
5. She laughed at the boy when he told a funny joke.

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 Put () around the following prepositional phrases in each sentence below.
1. Micah left his shoes at our house.
2. Paul left them beneath the towels.
3. Mary looked closely under the stairs but couldn’t find it.
4. Sam sent Danny a message to look under the magazines.
5. Let’s go play in the woods.

Join the following 2 simple sentences to make a compound sentence.

Rewrite the new sentence with conjunction. You cannot use the same conjunction more than once.

a) Lauren likes her hair purple. Lauren likes her hair short.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
b) Dad says she can dye her hair. Dad says he does not want her to shave it.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
c) Would you like to come over? Would you like to go out to eat?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Present Past Past with has/had/have

speak spoke spoken
know
make
write
sit
say
take
think
do
see
give
come
go
buy
forget
tell

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Adverbs review
Which of the following is the adverb:
1. Joshua accidentally deleted three hours of homework with one click.
a) Deleted
b) Homework
c) Accidentally
d) With
2. Mary worked briefly on her report.
a) Report
b) Briefly
c) Worked
d) her
3. We went to the beach yesterday.
a) Yesterday
b) Went
c) Beach
d) we
4. The kayak was speeding wildly through the rapids.
a) Through
b) Kayak
c) Was
d) Wildly
5. My brother always picks on me.
a) Brother
b) Picks
c) Always
d) On
6. The children worked enthusiastically on their first art project.
a) Enthusiastically
b) Children
c) First
d) Project
7. The horse was galloping fast, and Jadyn was frightened.
a) Horse
b) Frightened
c) Fast
d) Galloping
8. Kathy often practices her beam routine at gymnastics.
a) Often
b) Routine
c) Gymnastics
d) Practices

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Proper noun and adjectives
Capitalize proper nouns and adjectives. For example:
Mount Rainier
the Sahara Desert
Germans

Circle each word that should be capitalized.

1. americans and the english speak the english language.

2. english is a germanic language, as are german and dutch.
3. swedish, norwegian, and danish are also germanic languages.
4. italian and spanish are two romance languages.
5. many africans speak hebrew and arabic.
6. the language of indians and pakistanis is hindustani.
7. many american students study french and german.

Confusing adjectives and adverbs.

Good, bad, sure, and real are adjectives. They modify nouns. Examples: That was a good
dinner. He made a bad choice.

Badly, surely, and really are adverbs. They modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Examples: He ran badly. He really wanted to go.

Better, worse, best, and worst are adjectives if they modify nouns. They are adverbs if they
modify verbs, adverbs, or adjectives. Example: That’s my best work(adjective)
He sang best last night. (adverb)

Well is an adjective if it refers to health. Well is an adverb if it tells how something is done.
Example: She feels well today. (adjective) He rode the horses well. (adverb)

Circle the correct word in parentheses. Write whether it is an adverb or adjective. Then
underline the word in the sentence it modifies.

1. Tim was (sure, surely) he could go to the museum.___________________

2. He wanted to go with his friends (badly, bad).______________________
3. He (sure, surely) could finish his work before noon._________________
4. Susan had done a (good, well) job of convincing him to try.___________
5. Tim thought he could manage (good, better) with a schedule._________
6. He could make (better, well) time if he was organized.______________
7. His list of chores was (worse, bad) than he thought._______________
8. Tim first cleaned up his room (real, really) well.___________________
9. Tim felt (well, good) and whistled as he worked.__________________
10.He always worked (best, good) under pressure.___________________
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 Simile

A simile is a comparison between two things using the word “like” or the word “as.”
Example: It is as hot as the sun in here!
My brother eats like a pig.
Instead of saying that one things “is” the other, a simile says that one thing is like another.

Each sentence contains a simile. What two things are being compared? Write the two things
on the lines.

1. When Lauren dances, she floats across the stage like a feather.
____________________________ __________________________
2. Joey runs like the wind.
____________________________ ___________________________
3. Their baby is as sweet as sugar.
____________________________ ____________________________
4. The joke was so funny that I laughed like a hyena.
____________________________ ____________________________
5. Your room is as messy as a pig sty.
___________________________ _____________________________

Explain what each simile means in the following.

6. After playing all afternoon with Tina, baby Michael slept as soundly as a bear hibernating for
the winter.
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7. My brother is as cool as a cucumber.
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8. It is raining like cats and cats.
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9. Even though she was being laughed at, Kara stood with her head up, as proud and
immovable as a mountain.
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 More examples of similes
As big as an elephant.
As black as coal.
As cheap as dirt.

Can you write 1-2 sentences using the word “as” for a simile?
1._________________________________________________________________
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2__________________________________________________________________
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Here are some using like:

Like a rose
Like stars
Like a baby

Can you write 1-2 sentences using the word “like’ for a simile?
1._________________________________________________________________
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2._________________________________________________________________
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Put the following words in ABC order

nouns ____________________________
verbs _______________________________
adverbs _______________________________
adjectives ________________________________
conjunctions ________________________________
interjections ________________________________
prepositions __________________________________
pronouns ___________________________________
articles ____________________________________
Give me three common nouns:
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
Give me three proper nouns:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. _____________________________

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 Metaphors
Metaphor compares two things that are not a like by saying that one thing is the other.
Example: My brother is a pirate because he is takes my things without asking.
They can be used to paint clearer pictures of what the author is trying to say.
Example: If you say your brother is a pirate, you know he is stealing things.

Practice:
1. Lisa is harmless as a dove when playing tricks on people.
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2. My bag was a bag of bricks weighing me down on the way to school.
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3. You are my sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray.
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4. The race was a piece of cake because I had trained hard.
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Write a metaphor of your own:

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Write a simile, remember to use like or as:
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Write the linking verbs:
_______,______,_______,________,________,_________,_________,_______
List the prepositions:

about before down like ____ until

_____ ______ ______ _____ ______ _____
_____ ______ except _____ through ______
after beneath _____ _____ ___ _____
_______ ________ ______ _____ ________ _____
along between in onto under without
_______ ________ _____ outside underneath
at _________ into ______
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 Review---circle the letter of the best answer
1.Which sentence contains a common noun?
a) I visited Table Rock State Park.
b) I liked seeing the geese.
c) I heard that you went to Caesars Head.
2. Which sentence contains a proper noun?
a) I like to study history.
b) Science is one of my favorite subjects.
c) The U.S. Capitol is in Washington D.C.
3. Which sentence contains a regular plural noun?
a) I liked seeing the moose on our trip.
b) The geese were in the pond and then they flew away.
c) The cats liked playing together.
4. Which sentence contains an irregular plural noun?
a) The ducks loved playing in the water.
b) Hamsters make great pets.
c) The mice scurried under the oven.
5. Which sentence contains a subject pronoun?
a) Marie went on a school field trip.
b) She went on a school field trip.
c) Mike went on a school field trip.
6. Which sentence contains an object pronoun?
a) The school choir picked me.
b) The school choir picked Ann to sing.
c) They picked the best singer to perform.
7. Which sentence has an incorrect use of pronoun agreement?
a) The sisters left her sweaters in the van.
b) Cathy picked up her videos at the library.
c) Mickey forgot his books at the library.
8. Which sentence contains an adjective?
a) It is time for food.
b) Hurry, or you will be late!
c) Look at this colorful cup I bought.
9. Which sentence contains an adverb?
a) Will you clean the bathroom sometime?
b) I like your hair.
c) Yikes! He is fast.
10. Do you remember the 3 articles? They go before a noun when you are talking about
specific and non specific? ____, _____, ______

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Write the part of speech above the words in bold. Write ADJ for adjectives, ADV for adverbs,
CONJ for conjunctions, INT for interjections, PREP for prepositions, and ART for articles.

Hurray! Happy Birthday!

Birthdays were first celebrated in ancient Rome. The Romans

celebrated the birthdays of their favorite gods and important people,
like the emperor. In Britain, they celebrate the Queen’s birthday. In
the United States, the birthdays of presents and important leaders, like
Martin Luther King, are celebrated. In Japan, Korea, and China, the
sixtieth birthday marks a transition from an active life to one of
contemplation. Many Eastern cultures don’t even recognize the actual
date of birth. When the first moon of the new year arrives, everyone is
one year older.

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Write me 5 verbs describing you :
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
Write me 5 adjectives describing you:
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
Write me 5 prepositions that you would use describing how you would get out of
bed in the morning:
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
Write me 5 common nouns of things you would like this year for Christmas;
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
Write me 2 proper nouns of something you want for Christmas;
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________

Write me 5 proper nouns of who you would like to have visit at Christmas:
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________

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 Types of sentences

A declarative sentence is a sentence that tells something. Begin a statement with a capital letter and
end with a period (.) *think “I do declare..” old fashioned speaking.

An interrogative sentence is a sentence that ask something. Begin an interrogative sentence with a
capital letter. End with a question mark (?).

Rewrite the following sentences correctly. Use a period at the end of a statement and a question mark
at the end of a question. Remember to capitalize the first word.

1. what is the cat eating

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2. the cat is looking for the mouse
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3. i think the cat is cute
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4. do you like cats
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5. are you looking for the cat
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6. my bike is very fast
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7. where is your bike
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8. can you and I go ride bikes
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9. will you play with me
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10.my bike is cool
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Place a check mark in front of each Declarative statement.
______1. Do you want to come to the park?
______2. I can’t wait to go play at the park.
______3. Is the bird making noise?
______4. The bird is making noise.
______5. I am going to clean my room.
______6. My room is clean today.
______7. You should go tighten the bolts on your bed.
______8. Lauren you are the best.
______9. Are you going to clean your room?

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Complete the following sentences by adding the correct punctuation.
1. Sadie walked briskly five times up the mountain
2. Did you see the famous monument on your vacation
3. The spider spun a beautiful web
4. I like the rhythm of that song
5. January in Vermont is freezing cold
6. Is it cold in North Carolina in March
7. Little children like to mimic animal sounds
8. Does your sister like to imitate you
9. The role of the mother is to nurture the children
10.If you neglect your room, it will become messy
11.Did you ignore the rules that I gave to you
12.The sun inevitably will rise in the morning
13.What is the legal voting age in the United States
14.Kevin is very mature for his age
15. Why do you yell

Write me 2 declarative sentences:

1._______________________________________________________________
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2._______________________________________________________________
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Write me 2 interrogative sentences
1._______________________________________________________________
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2._______________________________________________________________
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Identify what type of sentence this is:
The Hawaiian islands are really mountaintops.__________________________
Were those mountains once active volcanoes?__________________________
Are you coming to the parade with us today?___________________________
I wish you would not complain about work.____________________________
Will you come over to my home?____________________________________
Jadyn eats a balanced diet each day.__________________________________
The dry, cold air irritates sensitive skin.________________________________
I have immense respect for your parents.______________________________
Would you like to see my pet?_______________________________________

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An imperative sentence is a sentence that gives a command or makes a request. They end with a
period (.). **think of something being imperative—important and needs to be done now.

Get the door, please.

An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point (!). **You are
exclaiming something with excitement.

What a great God we serve!

Rewrite the following sentences correctly. Remember to begin with a capital letter and end with a
proper punctuation.

1. pick up your shoes please

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2. hurry, or you will miss the bus

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3. go feed the cat now

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4. come here Alyssa

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5. watch out for the ball

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6. please cut the grass tomorrow

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7. wow, that ice cream was big

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8. this car is fast

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 Add correct punctuation to the following sentences:
1. Watch out for the ice
2. Where are we going for dinner
3. You’re it
4. What time is it
5. Oranges are my favorite citrus fruit
6. Brrrr
7. Stop
8. Will you come over today
9. Please give me the paper
10.Stop being such a complainer
11.What will we do today
12.Will you come over
13.Heads up
Put a check if the sentence is imperative.
____1.Vote for Sarah for class president.
____2. Please pick up that piece of trash.
____3. Drink all of your milk up.
____4.Carry your brother for me.
____5. Let’s go to the park.

Write me 2 imperative sentences.

1._________________________________________________________________
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2._________________________________________________________________
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Write me 2 exclamatory sentences.
1._________________________________________________________________
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2._________________________________________________________________
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Look up on thesaurus.com other words that are synonyms of them below: (3 each)
carry=___________________________________________________________
drink=___________________________________________________________
drive=___________________________________________________________
look=____________________________________________________________
pick=_____________________________________________________________
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REVIEW

Add the correct ending punctuation.

Write E for exclamatory sentence or C for an imperative sentence.

1. ____Remember the safety rules

2. ____Always wear a helmet when riding your bike
3. ____Watch out, for the car
4. ____Stay on the right side of the road
5. ____Use your hand signals when making a turn
6. ____Beware of strangers
7. ____How fit you will be
8. ____Please be careful when riding your bike
9. ____Ride with your sister always
10.____Wow, my bike is fast

Add the correct ending punctuation. Interrogative end with a (?) and
declarative end with a (.).

11.____Do you know how to swim

12.____We like to go to the beach
13.____The water is cool
14.____Did you bring sunscreen
15.____This is going to be fun
16.____Does your brother like to swim
17.____Do you want to eat here
18.____Did you want to stay all day
19.____Let’s get in over there
20. ____The lake here is beautiful

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Pronoun blunders
Three errors are often made when using pronouns. Follow the rules below to avoid these
errors.
Do not use an object pronoun as the subject of a sentence.
Incorrect: Us are playing hockey.
Correct: We are playing hockey.

Do not add extra pronouns that duplicate the subject.

Incorrect: Bonnie, she has won the tennis match.
Correct: Bonnie has won the tennis match.

In a sentence with a compound subject, it is incorrect to put the pronoun I before the noun.
Incorrect: I and Sheila will attend the game.
Correct: Sheila and I will attend the game.

Rewrite the following sentences correctly.

1. I and Mr. Maryon were planning the school

party._________________________________________________________
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2. Mrs. Petty and Mrs. Susan they volunteered to help Mr. Michael and me
with the concession stand.
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3. Bob, he will make the arrangements for all the sports equipment.
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4. Us were forming a
team.__________________________________________________________________
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5. John will time we in the
races._________________________________________________________
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 Simple sentences
Simple sentences are sentences with one independent clause. Independent clauses present a complete
thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Simple sentences do not have any dependent clauses.
Dependent clauses do not present a complete thought and cannot stand alone as sentences.
A sentence fragment is a group of words that is missing either a subject or predicate. It does
not express a complete thought.
Mark which of the following express a complete thought and can stand alone as a simple sentence.

1. _____Cats can.
2. _____Let’s go to the park to play.
3. _____We spoons.
4. _____Do you like to play?
5. _____Pigs pink.

The subject of a sentence tells who or what does something.

Mark dropped the box. Mark is the subject of this sentence.
The ball rolled away. The ball is the subject of this sentence.

Circle the subject.

1. Sarah ate the green apples.

2. Evan loves chocolate ice cream.
3. Mom made me my new dress.
4. They are going to the park.
5. We ate the bag of chips.
6. Elsa liked eating cookies and drinking milk.
7. Jadyn liked eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
8. Autumn and Brooklyn like eating peanut butter and honey sandwiches.
9. He is going to the park.
10.We are going to play.

Choose a subject for the following sentences.

11.____________loves to work on cars.

12.____________climbs up the tree.
13.____________rolls into the street.
14.____________runs across the field.
15.____________always feeds the cat.

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 The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is.
Sarah joined the class choir.
The ball is red and green.
Underline the predicate.
1. Stephen gets the big shovel.
2. She digs in the sand.
3. Jentzen throws dirt at me.
4. Jentzen and Stephen enjoy playing in the sand box.
5. They wait to eat lunch.
6. Stephen liked baking cookies and eating chocolate.
7. Brooklyn and Sarah like eating jam and bread.
8. We love steak and fries.
9. Tammy and Elizabeth ate tortillas and salsa.
10. Tammy likes to drink coffee.

Add a predicate to the following phrases.

11.The rain______________________________________________________.
12.The sun______________________________________________________.
13.We__________________________________________________________.
14.Lauren and Jadyn_______________________________________________.
15.They_________________________________________________________.
16.Mom and Dad_________________________________________________.
17.The bike_____________________________________________________.
18.My pen______________________________________________________.
19.The paper____________________________________________________.
20.Butterflies and bumblebees______________________________________.
Make your own sentences by adding the word into it. Make sure the verb form is correct.

1. play (yesterday)
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2. swim (tomorrow) __________________________________________________

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 Compound sentences

Compound sentences are sentences with two or more simple sentences joined by a
coordinating conjunction, punctuation, or both. As in simple sentences, there are no
dependent clauses in compound sentences.

Combine each pair of simple sentences into a compound sentence.

1. Stephen likes broccoli. Jentzen likes carrots.

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2. Jadyn likes crocheting. Brooklyn likes sewing.

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3. Lauren hates cats. Brooklyn loves cats.

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4. I will go to the park. I might go to the zoo.

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5. I will wear the blue skirt. I might wear my brown skirt.

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6. I like coffee. I do not like tea.

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 Complex sentences

Complex sentences have one independent clause and two or more dependent clauses. The independent and
dependent clauses are connected with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun. Remember dependent
clauses to do not present a complete thought and cannot stand alone as sentences. The dependent clause can
by anywhere in the sentence.

Common subordinate conjunctions include: after, although, as, because, before, if, since, when, where, while,
until, and unless.

Ex: Since he got a math tutor, his made grades have improved.

The independent and dependent clauses can also be connected with relative pronouns like who, whose, which,
and that.

Ex: Mr. Smith, who is a math teacher, tutors Stephen.

By combining simple sentences into complex sentences adds variety and clarity to writing.

Circle the letter that best answers each question:

1. Which of the following sentences contain two simple, individual sentences?

a) He is wearing his baseball uniform. He is holding his baseball bat.
b) He is wearing his baseball uniform and holding his baseball bat.
c) He is wearing his baseball uniform, although the game was cancelled.

2. Which of the following sentences contain a compound sentence?

a) She is eating a salad. She is drinking lemonade.
b) She is eating a salad, and she is drinking lemonade.
c) She is drinking lemonade, since she is thirsty.
3.Which of the following sentences contain a complex sentence?
a) Mary went jogging. Rose went jogging.
b) Mary and Rose went jogging.
c) Before breakfast, Mary and Rose went jogging.
4. Which of the following sentences contain a complex sentence?
a) Mike was learning about moose at school. Mike was learning about elk at school.
b) Mike and Sam were learning about woodland animals at school.
c) Mike, who loved animals, was learning about moose and elk at school.
Write 2 sentences about your birthday . Make them complete and not fragments. They must
express a complete thought.
1__________________________________________________________________
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2__________________________________________________________________
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Write ten sentences about your family. Follow which kind to write based on the clues below:

1.declarative_____________________________________________________

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2.interogative _______________________________________________________

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3. imperative ______________________________________________________

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4.exclamatory _______________________________________________________

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5. compound subjects _______________________________________________

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6. compound predicate _______________________________________________

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7. compound adjectives ______________________________________________

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8.compound verbs ___________________________________________________

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Fact and Opinion

A fact is something that is proven to be true. An opinion is what someone believes. People hold
differing opinion, some of which are unfair or untrue.

Label each as a Fact (F) or opinion (O)

1. _____Girls are odd because they like to play with dolls.

2. _____Sarah has blonde hair and a flat nose.

3._____Timothy was saving all the water for himself.

4._____Chris is strange because he doesn’t know what rock music is.

5. ____Fish swim in the water.

6._____Cats have long tails.

7._____North Carolina is a mountainous state.

8. ____North Carolina is the prettiest state ever.

9.____We should always wash our hands.

10.____We should always walk if we can.

11. ____Walking is good for our hearts.

12._____Walking up a mountain is harder than walking in the woods.

13. ____Running is better than walking.

14. ____Tablets are cooler than laptops.

15. ____Everyone should have a cell phone.

Write a fact:

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Write an opinion:

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 Writing a paragraph

A paragraph is made up of a group of sentences. A paragraph should have, and stick to, a single topic. Each sentence should
focus on the topic with plenty of information and supporting details related to the topic.

Elements of a paragraph: There are 3 parts to a paragraph

1. Beginning : The topic sentence is the beginning of the paragraph. It tells what the paragraph is going to be about. It also
expresses the feeling of the paragraph.

2. Middle: The middle is the main part of the paragraph. The sentences here give more information and supporting details
about the topic sentence.

3. End: After all of the information and details are writing, the ending sentence concludes, or sums up, the paragraph’s main
idea.

Choose one of the following topic sentences and write a paragraph. Follow the rules above. 1-topic sentence, 2-3 middle,
supporting sentences, and 1 ending sentence to sum it all up.

1. There are several reasons why I like Saturdays.

2. It is fun to take a walk in the snow.
3. Some movies are really funny.
4. Swimming in the lake is fun.
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 A narrative gives the details of an event or events in the form of a story.

The first sentence organizes the whole story (main idea—topic sentence.)
Time-order words like first, next, last, finally, then show the sequence of events.
An exclamatory sentence adds interest
Vivid details help readers picture the scene.
Have a strong ending to show some writing personality.
Remember the rules for writing a paragraph and write your own paragraph about the following: Choose
one:
The time I found the cat in my bed.
Walking in the woods, I found a golden spoon.
When I woke up I found a large box wrapped in paper.
I found all my clothes missing from my drawers.

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Proofreading a Paragraph
Go through the following paragraph and fix the errors. There will be the following:
Punctuation
Spelling
Capitalization
Verb usage
Sentence fragments

this past weekend, I hav the most relaxing time ever! hour family
go to the osean. and rented a beach house All twelve of us stayed the
entire weekend. We had fun swimming in the ocean relaxing in the sun
and having campfires at night time since my family is very busy this
past year, spending time together this weekend was a nice change. me
looks forward to doing this again very soon
Rewrite in cursive:

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Same word different meanings

Each of the following words has more than one meaning. Give both meanings.

1. spring ____________________________ _____________________________

2. run ____________________________ _____________________________

3. ruler ____________________________ ______________________________

4. deck _____________________________ ______________________________

5. suit _____________________________ ______________________________

6. cold _____________________________ ______________________________

7. tire ______________________________ ______________________________

8. rose _____________________________ ______________________________

9. play _____________________________ ______________________________

10. fly ______________________________ ______________________________

11. bowl ____________________________ ______________________________

12. seal _____________________________ ______________________________

13. fall _____________________________ _____________________________

14. face ____________________________ ______________________________

15. foot ____________________________ ______________________________

16. box _____________________________ ______________________________

Circle the resource book you would use to find:

1. A recipe for baking cheesecake.

Encyclopedia cookbook The Life of a Beaver

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 Persuasion

A persuasion paragraph is one that persuades the reader to try something you are writing about. You
want to convince them that what you are telling them about is a good thing. It may not be a good thing,
but you are going to try and convince them that it is. Here is an example.

I went to the restaurant and tried frog legs. They were delicious. They are deep fried like a chicken
nugget and taste like a chicken leg. I dipped mine in barbeque sauce and it was very good. I think
everyone should try them.

Choose one of the following and persuade the reader to do it: Use rules for writing paragraphs.

Why summer vacation is important

Why cities should offer parks in the community.
Why everyone should have internet access.
Why everyone should participate in outdoor activities.
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Where would you look for the following:

1. A description of how mice make their homes.

Almanac The Life of a Mouse The Guinness Book of World Records

2. Another word for “rule”:

Thesaurus math textbook world atlas

3. A map of Africa:
Thesaurus world atlas The Guinness Book of World Records

4. The difference between a muffler and a mantle:

Dictionary science textbook cookbook

5. Information about the author, CS Lewis:

Almanac encyclopedia Guidebook for Art Instruction

6. Which is the world’s largest building:

The Guinness Book of World Records dictionary thesaurus

7. Why a beaver slaps its tail:

Dictionary The Life of a Beaver atlas

8. The pronunciation of “colonel”

Dictionary almanac The Hobbit

9. What camphor is used for

Dictionary The Life of a Beaver thesaurus

10. The average snowfall on December 25

Almanac cookbook spelling workbook

11. I am writing a paper and have too many usages of the word “place” what else
could I use:

Dictionary almanac thesaurus

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 Don’t confuse verbs that have similar meanings
Lay means put or place
Lie means rest or recline

Set means put something somewhere

Sit means sit down

Let means allow

Leave means allow to remain

Teach means show how

Learn means find out

Lend means give to someone

Borrow means get from someone
Fill in with the correct verb:

1. Tell your cat to _________(lay, lie) down in front of the barn.

2. Please, __________(lay, lie) that saddle down in front of the stall.
3. ____________(set, sit) on that bale of hay and rest your feet.
4. Will you _________(let, leave) me wear your boots tomorrow?
5. Don’t ___________(let, leave) those oats there.
6. I want to ____________________(teach, learn) how to trim my horse’s tail.
7. We will certainly be happy to ___________(teach, learn) you.
8. Please _________(set, sit) this cup of coffee on the table.

Circle the word that best describes the mood or tone of the person speaking.
1. When Tommy told her not to drink from the spring, Jesse questioned, “Why
not? It’s mine.”
Reluctant worried stubborn

2. When Sarah was calmed, everyone relaxed. Susan began to explain the
family’s story. “We are friends, we really are. But you got to help us.”
Persuasive happy helpless

3. Sam recalled a story of when his boys were little with a twinkle in his eye.
“When they turned 18, they just up and left!”
Stern sad stubborn

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Descriptive writing

You may be asked one day to describe something. When you are describing something use
images and sense words to make your descriptive writing come alive.

Write a good main idea sentence or topic sentence. This tells what your paragraph will be
about.

Develop and elaborate ideas. Use different sentences that tell about your main sentence. Try
and “paint a picture’ in the mind of your reader.

Choose one of the following and write a paragraph about it

Describe a favorite person

Describe your favorite place to visit
Describe your favorite outfit
Describe what it feels like to eat ice cream
Describe what it is like to cook a marshmallow.
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Which reference book would you use for the following:

1. Which source would you use to learn how to make pancakes?

Dictionary atlas cookbook

2. Which source might show where Triple Falls is?

Dictionary atlas thesaurus

3. Which source would describe the peacock?

Book on insects encyclopedia newspaper

4. Which source would describe the sounds a cricket make?

Book on insects thesaurus atlas

5. Which source would give the meaning of “constable”

Newspaper atlas dictionary

6. Which source would describe the most recent world events?

Newspaper encyclopedia thesaurus

7. Which source would tell you how to divide “accommodations” into syllables?

Dictionary book on insects thesaurus

8. Which source could give a synonym for “pull”?

Thesaurus cookbook encyclopedia

9. Which source might best forecast tomorrow’s weather?

Newspaper atlas encyclopedia

10. Which source would show you kitchen measurement equivalents?

Cookbook dictionary atlas

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The guide words in my dictionary are scream and scrubber. In the list below tell which words
are found on the page (O), before the page (B), or after the page (A)

1. scribe ____________ 11. scuff __________

2. screw _____________ 12. screech_________

3. scorn _____________ 13. sea ___________

4. screen ____________ 14. scrawl_________

5. scurry ____________ 15. same __________

6. scout ____________ 16. scroll _________

7. seal _____________ 17. scrub _________

8. second __________ 18. sand _________

9. script ____________ 19. serf ___________

10. school __________ 20. selfish _________

Put the following in ABC order—label with #

__________shirt
__________skirt
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__________nylons
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 Analogies
Choose the words that best completes each analogy.

Ounce=weight as degree=?
a) Temperature
b) Measure
c) Pound
d) Heavy

Robin=bird as collie=?
a) dog
b) Hunter
c) Catch
d) Bark

Turtle=reptile as cat=?
a) Mammal
b) Lizard
c) Cat
d) Poodle

Snake=slither as frog=?
a) Croak
b) Hop
c) Pond
d) Bite

Fish=aquarium, as bird=?
a) Tree
b) Cage
c) Air
d) Water
Radio=listen as television=?
a) Watch
b) Show
c) Screen
d) Broadcast

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We have learned about writing a friendly letter last year. There are five parts: heading,
greeting, body, closing,and signature.

Here is an example:

April 23,2015

Dear Evan,

The body of your letter is single spaced and contains a personal message. Each paragraph is indented
and there is no extra return (space) between paragraphs.

Sincerely,

Derek

For a business letter includes 6 basic parts: heading, inside address, greeting, body, closing and
signature. All six parts are left-aligned on the page. Paragraphs are not indented. The heading
includes the address of the person sending the letter and the date. The inside address includes
the title and address of the person to whom the letter is being sent. Note that the greeting is
followed by a colon rather than a comma. Also note that the signature is printed and typed.

124 Elm Street

Tuxedo, NC 28789
March 22, 2015

Director of Tourists
7659 Oceanside Lane
Surf City, FL 36790

Dear Director:

The body of your letter is single spaced and contains a polite, formal message. The paragraphs are not indented.

There is an extra return between paragraphs.

Sincerely,

Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson

****Write your own business letter to a company of a product you enjoy. Make up the address and name. Write
about what you like or anything that you think they should improve upon. You can do it on paper or on a laptop.
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Which of the following is the best answer:
1. Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence?
a) Lauren was on a journey.
b) Lauren started on her journey with only her pack on her back.
c) Lauren had a backpack.
2. Which of the following topic sentences is the beginning of a descriptive paragraph?
a) The day started out bright and sunny.
b) School cafeterias should be open before and after school hours.
c) Building a bookcase can be fast and easy.
3. Which of the following sentences if a sentence from the middle of a paragraph?
a) A recycling program should be started in our school for three reasons.
b) Recycling helps the environment.
c) Recycling will benefit us all.
4. Which of the following sentences is from a narrative paragraph?
a) The bears can weigh up to 800 pounds.
b) Littering is unsanitary and inconsiderate.
c) Pat journeyed many days and many nights.

Write a short descriptive paragraph describing something you ate recently.

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English sayings and phrases. Every culture has its own phrases that can be difficult to
understand if you are not from here. Do you know what these sayings really mean?

1. “I am going to catch forty winks.”

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2. “ Wow! Do you have a chip on your shoulder?”
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3. “We should count our blessings.”
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4. She worked up to the eleventh hour.
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5. My husband lost his job, but every cloud has a silver lining.
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6. Why are you wearing your birthday suit?
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7. Good friends are few and far between.
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8 The grass looks greener on the other side of the road.
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9. I’m gonna kill two birds with one stone.
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10. She likes to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
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11. Don’t sit on the fence, choose a side.
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Identify the following sentences: There are 4 types remember them?
1. Walk up the steps and then turn right._______________________________
2. Greg took a risk and accepted the new job. ___________________________
3. How much money did you get?____________________________________
4. Wow, we got home really fast!_____________________________________

Identify whether the following is a simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, or
a sentence fragment.
5. Greg and Amy wrapped and delivered all the presents.
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6. Between the lake,
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7. The mom challenged her children. The mom encouraged them.
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8. Grill the corn until it is slightly brown.
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9. The lake was blue. The lake was warm.
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10. During the night,
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Write me a sentence telling when you are going to the park.

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Write me a sentence describing the drink.
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Write me a sentence telling me about your family.
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Tell me how you will brush the cat.

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Tell me where the frog was hidden.
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 Capitalization
The names of cities, states, and countries are considered proper nouns and are all capitalized.
Write the following correctly:

sacramento _______________________________
tuxedo ________________________________
north carolina ________________________________
hendersonville ________________________________
africa ________________________________
north america ________________________________
alaska ________________________________
ohio ________________________________
japan _________________________________
detroit _________________________________
city _________________________________
israel __________________________________
Look the following up:
What is the most populated country in the world?
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The city in the United States that has the largest population is?
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What is the most populated state?

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What is the least populated state?

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What is the largest continent?

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What continent is its own country?

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 Capitalize the months of the year and the days of the week.
Unscramble the following to get the days of the week

afdiyr ___________________________
s anudy _____________________________
yomadn _____________________________
ursya a td _____________________________
y d ustae ______________________________
y ruahtsd ____________________________
yeewdndas _____________________________

Unscramble the months of the year

raanuyj ______________________________
ch r m a ______________________________
eeebcdmr _______________________________
erootbc _______________________________
uabeyfrr ________________________________
y am ________________________________
rail p ________________________________
bovmneer _________________________________
eeesmtpbr _________________________________
t gauus __________________________________
unje __________________________________
uj y l __________________________________

How many days in the following:

January ______________ February ____________________
March ______________ April _____________________
May ______________ June ______________________
July _______________ August ______________________
September ________________ October ___________________
November ________________ December ___________________

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Fill in the blanks.

1. The United States celebrates Independence Day on ___________________4th.

2. We celebrate ______________________in the month of December.
3. Fools come out to play on this _____________day.
4. ______________is the shortest month of the year.
5. Summer begins in the month of ___________________.
6. Farmers bring in their crops, including pumpkins in the month of ___________.
7. Winter begins in __________________________.
8. Your birthday is in ________________________.
9. We celebrate what in November?_____________________
10. Which day of the week is the Lord’s day?_______________________
11. Which day of the week do they consider hump day?_____________________
12. Which two days are the weekend?_________________ ________________
13. Which day do we have girls group?__________________________
14. Which month is Valentine’s Day?___________________________
15. What do we celebrate at the beginning of the year?__________________

Write the days of the week:

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The names of specific streets, places, and people are proper nouns and are capitalized.

Capitalize the names of specific streets. Ohio Avenue

Do not capitalize if you have just the word road or street in a sentence. Go across the street.
Capitalize the name of specific place. Caesars Head
Capitalize first and last name of people. Amy Maryon along with any titles. Dr. Aaron Clark
Do not capitalize nonspecific titles, streets, or places in a sentence. My best friend is running
for president.
1. river mississippi river
2. georgia state
3. month june
4. lauren girl
5. town zirconia
6. christmas holiday
7. teacher mr. maryon
8. country ireland
9. mt. mitchell hills
10. jesus person

Copy the following in columns and capitalize if needed:

river Mississippi River
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Write the name of specific person ______________________________________
Write the name of specific town _______________________________________
Write the name of specific month _______________________________________
Write the name of specific state ________________________________________
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Cause and effect
The cause is the reason for the action or why something happened. The effect is the result of the action
what actually happened.
Underline the causes.
1. Because she knew her face so well, Sue didn’t need a mirror.
2. Because the Stuarts had drunk water from the spring, they did not age.
3. Sarah went into town, because her two boys were returning home.
4. The Stuarts had taken the cat, because he trespassed on their property.
5. Because Sam and Lila brought no fish home, we had pancakes for dinner
instead.
Circle the effects
6. The Mather’s boys never lived in the same place for long because their
employment always changed.
7. Because we did not have any flour, we had to have eggs for breakfast.
8. I put up the umbrella, so the children did not get sunburned.
9. I am tired, because I stayed up late last night.
10. I have a flat tire, because I ran over a nail.

Complete the following similes:

Sam was as artistic as:______________________________
Sadie’s teeth were like_______________________________
Mom’s mind worked fast like ___________________________
Madelyn was as sad as_________________________________
Mrs. Paul was like ____________________________________

Analogies
Snow is to shovel as _________________________are to rake.
Boys are to men as girls are to __________________________
___________________________are to neck as belts are to waist.
Lives are to life as calves are to ________________________.
Mouse is to mice as goose is to _________________________.

Write the months of the year:

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Words like mother, father, aunt, and uncle can be used as proper nouns or common nouns. When they
are used as proper nouns, capitalize them.
Mother, where are my shoes?
My mother does not know where my shoes are.

Official names such as those of businesses and their products, are capitalized. Nonspecific names of
products are not capitalized, even if they follow the business product name.
Papa’s Pizza (name of business)
I like Papa’s Pizza pizza (business name followed by a product name)
Circle the letter that matches the description.
1. The word mother not used to replace a name.
a. Mother, please pass the bacon.
b. My mother was the leader of the choir.
2. The word grandfather used as a name.
a. Grandfather William was a police officer
b. My grandfather is a good griller.
3. The word aunt not used to replace a name
a. My aunt has the cutest cat.
b. Aunt Sarah is a doctor.
4. Official business name followed by product name
a. Oat Chewy granola bars
b. Oat Chewy
5. Official business name without product name
a. Yummy Pet pet food
b. Yummy Pet

Titles of books, movies, plays, works of art are capitalized.

The first and last words of titles are always capitalized as we as every word in between except for the “smaller
words” examples: a, an, the, in, of, at, and, but . These words should be capitalized if they are the first word in
the title. Most titles are also underlined. Song titles and essay are in quotes.
book: Catcher in the Rye play: The Music Man
movie: Diary of a Wimpy Kid work of art: Mona Lisa
School subjects are capitalized if they name a specific course.
My favorite course is Literature and Poetry.
Do not capitalize the names of general subjects.
My math teacher is also my baseball coach.
Exception: Language subjects are all proper nouns, so they should all be capitalized.
I am studying my French homework.

Write what your favorite movie is:______________________________________________________

Write what your favorite song is: _______________________________________________________

Write the name of a book: _____________________________________________________________

What is the name of a poem you learned last year: ___________________________________________

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Sayings---what does this really mean

1. Time heals all wounds.

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2. She invited Tom, Dick , and Harry to the party.
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3. We will be eating this pot of soup till the cows come home.
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4. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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5. A penny saved is a penny earned.
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List your favorite movie:

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List your favorite book:
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List your favorite two songs:
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What is your favorite subject in school:
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What are the names of the seven continents:
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Name two cities close to us:______________________ __________________

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 Quotation Marks
Quotation marks show the beginning and ending of the words someone says. The speaker’s
name and words such as said or asked are not inside the quotation marks. ***only the actual
words they say.

*capitalize the beginning words of the quote as you do a sentence. It will be the first letter
after your first quotation. The punctuation is to be put inside the quotation marks as well.

“Can we come over today?” asked Shelly.

Lauren said, “Let’s go play at the Maryon’s.”

Add quotation marks to each sentence. Make sure to put the comma before the
ending quotations.
1. I like to go to church, said Amy.
2. My favorite song is Give us Clean Hands, said Jadyn.
3. Collin asked, When is it time for lunch?
4. Evan replied, After the service is over.
5. What are we going to eat? asked Brooklyn.
6. We are going to have spaghetti, said Dad.
7. Will you come over? said Jentzen.
8. The mountains are awesome! said Molly.
9. Matthew replies, I am coming next month.
10. Lauren responds, I won’t be there.
Write a dialogue about a child telling the parent about a frog they saw in the house Pay
attention to capitalization and quotations.
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Proofreading
Today you will do something different. You will go through and find all of the
mistakes in the following letter. I then want you to rewrite the letter. correctly.
There are 4 spelling mistakes, 1 contraction mistake, 4 punctuation mistakes, 5
capitalization mistakes.

June 4, 2015

Der sarah,

my summer vacation was awesome? I got to work at a horse

camp all summur long. my jobs were to brush the horses, feed
them, and clean up after them? i didnt get to ride them much,
but it was still fun?

I’m looking forward to you cominge to visit me. when wil you
get here.

Your friend,
Judy

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 A personal letter has 5 parts. The heading, greeting, body, closing and signature.

Begin by putting the date in the right hand corner at top. After the day put a comma.--heading

Then you have the greeting—dear tony,----put a comma after the person’s name.
Then the body—your letter
The closing----your friend,----put a comma after the person’s name.
The signature Amy

January 4, 2015

Dear Jan,

I am planning on coming for a visit this summer to Michigan. I can’t wait until we can spend a whole
week together. We will have so much fun. I would like to go swimming at the lake. Can we go to the
zoo? I look forward to visiting.

Your friend,
Amy
Write your own letter to your friend about coming for the summer.

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Grab a book. Copy a paragraph that has dialogue between two people. Pay
attention to how you copy and do punctuation. Double check for mistakes and
show your teacher.

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Plural review
Write the singular form of the following words:
accounts ________________________________
adventures_______________________________
arches___________________________________
blouses__________________________________
classes___________________________________
compasses________________________________
couches___________________________________
decisions__________________________________
dresses____________________________________
erasers_____________________________________
eyelashes____________________________________
inches______________________________________
indexes_____________________________________
larynxes____________________________________
syllables____________________________________
telescopes___________________________________
toothbrushes_________________________________
walruses ____________________________________
oxen_______________________________________
geese_______________________________________
teeth________________________________________
strawberries___________________________________
moose__________________________________________
women____________________________________________
children____________________________________________
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The period is used in more than just sentences. Periods are used in abbreviations, initials, and
titles before names.
Use a period after each part of an abbreviation. Do not leave a space between the period and
the following letter.
B.C. A.D.
Use a period after each letter of an initial.
Michael J. Fox
Use a period with abbreviated titles before names.
Mr. Mrs. Dr.
Do not use periods if the abbreviation is an acronym. Acronym are words formed from the first
letters of words in a phrase. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Match up the following abbreviations

Column A Column B
B.S. Public Broadcasting System
DJ United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund
PBS District Attorney
D.A. Disc Jockey
SCUBA Mister
D.V.M Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
UNICEF Bachelor of Science
Mr. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
M.D. Bachelor of Arts
B.A. Medical Doctor

Write your mother’s name using Misses and an initial for middle name._
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Write your father’s name using Mister and an initial for middle name.
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What are your initials
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What is your doctors name using title
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Question marks –periods--exclamation review
Put appropriate punctuation marks. Remember within the quotations.
1. Did you hear back from the doctor’s office
2. Collin said he saw the movie 21 times
3. My mom asked, “How much candy do you have left”
4. Did your pastor say, “Are you coming to youth group”
5. I asked Lauren if she had a good day
6. The hiker asked, “Is this as far as the trail goes”
7. Are you going to the play with your brother
8. My brother asked, “Are we all going to town”
9. Did the coach say, “Run three more laps”
10. Watch out The stove is hot
11. Thank you for the coffee
12. Ouch My fingers got burned
13. Wait I forgot the keys
14. The ice is melting
15. My favorite color is brown
16. I won the race
17. Are we going to the park
18. Collin yelled, “Hey”
19. Ugh More homework
20. Are we there yet

Commas have a variety of uses. One of them is used in a series of at least three items.
Commas are used to separate them.
I must clean the kitchen, bathroom, and the living room.
Put commas in the appropriate places.
1. I like apples oranges and bananas.
2. The soft sweet loving cat purred.
3. The sweet juicy ripe peaches were perfect.
4. The pickle was slender green and sour.
5. Write a sentence describing three or more things you like about summer.
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 Commas used in direct address and multiple adjectives
When the name of a person spoken to is used in a sentence, it is called direct address. A comma is
used to separate the name of the person from the rest of the sentence.
Mindy, after our school is done, we can go swimming.

When more than one adjectives is used to describe a noun, they are separated by a comma.
The sweet, cool apple pie tasted good on the hot day.

Put comma’s in the appropriate places.

1. They stayed out of the biting cold water.
2. Jentzen please answer the phone.
3. I worked out on the treadmill bike and elliptical cycle.
4. The sizzling hot sauce was too hot to eat.
5. Mady please pass the bread.
6. The students grabbed their books papers and pencils.
7. John would you please come here.
8. Brooklyn after we finish eating, we can have dessert.
9. The sweltering hot sun was unbearable.
10. Please pick up the shirts shorts and pants.
11. Grab out some strawberries apples and bananas.
12. Want to go play at the park pool or beach?
13. The new red car was his favorite.
14. I checked in on the slowly boiling water.
15. Evan had to eat dinner pick up his room and walk the cat.
Write your own sentence describing your three favorite desserts.
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Write your own sentence describing your three favorite activities.
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Write your own sentence describing where you like to take the cat.
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 Use a comma to combine two independent clauses with a coordinate conjunction.
The players must be well trained, and they must train for at least six weeks.

If a sentence begins with a prepositional phrase, set it off with a comma.

After he finishes his homework, he can talk with his friends.

Commas are also used when setting off dialogue from the rest of the sentence.
The tour guide said, “Today’s walking tour will take us past several museums.”
“Then, we will eat in a café,” promised the tour guide.

Add commas where necessary.

1. The Teton Mountain Range is a beautiful sight and it is challenging for rock
climbers.
2. The Teton Mountain Range is located in Wyoming and the range is in part
of the Grand Teton National Park.
3. Because of its beauty more than 3 million people visit each year.
4. Visitors have been known to say “This is one of the most inspiring places
I’ve seen.”
5. Millions of people gaze at the peaks yet it remains peaceful.
6. The range not only has more than 100 lakes but also 200 miles of trails.
7. Rock climbers come from all over the world to climb Grand Teton.
8. “The view from the mountains is breathtaking” said one climber.
9. While Grand Teton’s highest peak is 13, 700 feet other peaks attract
climbers.
10. “Wildlife viewing is amazing here” said another tourist.
Write a personal letter thanking your mother for dinner last evening.

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 Contractions

Let us= let’s

Write the contraction for these words
are not__________________________________
can not__________________________________
could not_________________________________
did not__________________________________
does not_________________________________
do not__________________________________
have not________________________________
is not__________________________________
should not_____________________________
will not_________________________________
would not________________________________
i am ____________________________________
he will__________________________________
it is______________________________________
she is_______________________________________
she would____________________________________
they are_____________________________________

If you are writing about more than one letter of the alphabet or number, only add
s to form the plural.
My name has two Bs in it.
I have two page 4s in my book.

How many letters are in your name? Write your full name=first, middle, and last
Lee ==1 L and 2 Es

_____________________________________________________ has how many

letters=_______________________________________________

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A noun that shows ownership is a possessive noun. Add an apostrophe (‘) and –s to a
singular noun to make it possessive.

Flower===flower’s center

Add an apostrophe (‘) to a plural noun that ends in –s, -es, or –ies to make it show ownership.

Ships===ships’ sails strawberries===strawberries’ color

Some irregular(means different) plural nouns do not end in –s. To make these nouns
possessive, add an apostrophe (“) and –s.

Women===women’s skirts children===children’s books

Circle the nouns showing possession.

1. The insect’s legs are long and sticky.

2. The students’ job is to finish their homework.
3. The dirt’s layers are packed down.
4. The children’s teacher will give them a treat.
5. Our cat’s house is green.

Add an (‘) or an (‘ and –s) to the underlined word in each phrase to form the
possessive. Write the phrase. The first one is done for you.

6. the water of the ocean the ocean’s water

7. the work of the doctors_________________________________________
8. the ears of the rabbit.___________________________________________
9. the bananas of the monkeys______________________________________
10.the phone of my brother_________________________________________
11.the cheers of the insects_________________________________________

Write with the correct answer:

12. The __________________ meowing was loud!

cats cat’s cats’
13. The _________________sweet smell fills the air.
flower flower’s flowers’ flowers’s

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 Commas
Commas are used in addresses: 42 Stick lane, Tuxedo, NC 24389
Commas are used in dates: January 21, 2011
Commas are used to start letters: Dear Sarah,
Commas are used to separate 3 or more things: I like to play soccer, baseball, and football.
Commas are used to end a letter: Love, Dad

Add commas where they are needed.

1. I am going to begin school on September 22 2014
2. We will learn reading writing and arithmetic.
3. The school is in Hendersonville North Carolina.

Write your address correctly as you are supposed to for an envelope

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Write today’s date

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Write your birthday

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Use commas between the day of the week and the date: Sunday, April 21
Use commas when joining two complete sentences with a connecting word such as and, or, but: I like
to eat bananas, but apples are my favorite.

Add commas where they are needed.

1. I practice piano but my sister practices guitar.
2. I like to eat apples oranges and bananas.
3. My birthday is on Sunday February 12.
4. Were you born on December 22 1992?
5. I have one boy and she has two girls.

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Rewrite the following words correctly. Use capitalization, spelling, and commas.

september 22 1998 ___________________________________

tuesday april 16_______________________________________
july 7 1998 ________________________________________
detroit michigan ______________________________________
greenville south carolina _________________________________
hendersonville north carolina ______________________________
dear michael_____________________________________________
february 10 1976___________________________________________
Colon (:)
 Use a colon to separate the hour from the minute 7:20 am
 Use a colon to punctuate the greeting of a business letter Dear Nabisco foods:
 Use a colon to introduce a list. This list will include the words….following or
these….Please find the following: car, boat, truck, and train.
 Do not use a colon for “for example” “that is” or “for instance” instead use a comma
Hyphen (-)
 Use a hyphen to join words that are thought of as one: well-cooked, ttwenty-
one.
Semi colon (;)
 Use a semicolon to join two clearly related, short sentences when a conjunction
is not used: I have one goal; to find her.
 I bought ice cream, peanut butter, jelly, and bread; but I forgot the eggs.
 Also used to separate items in a series when the items contain commas.
 Ex: On our trip to Florida, we swam, snorkeled and surfed in the ocean; hiked
through the woods; saw the sights at Disney World and drove past the beautiful
coastline.
 One of the most violent storms occurs primarily in the United States: tornadoes.
 You can prepare by doing the following: have a safety plan, practice home drills,
and listen to weather reports.

Fill in where colons are needed:

1. Included with this letter are the following my resume, references, and a photo.
2. You can reach me anytime between 7 00 am and 5 00 pm.
3. Sam could wear the following a striped tie, white shirt and khaki pants.
4. He might try for example a blue tie, purple shirt, and black pants.

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 Parentheses
Parentheses are used to enclose numbers in a series.
I do not want to go to the movie because (1) it is too late, (2) it is all the way across town, and (3) it is
too scary.

Supplementary material is a word or phrase that gives additional information.

Those apples (the ones in the basket) are good for eating.

REVIEW
The following sentences are missing punctuation. Add periods, question marks, and exclamation points
were needed.
1. Don’t forget to stop by the store and pick up milk on your way
home from school
2. What time is Gary stopping by
3. Jadyn said, “Those chickens are eating my lettuce”
4. Look out
5. T R Banks is my favorite author.
6. My doctor is Dr Smith
7. September 11 2001
8. Bloomfield Michigan
9. 7 00 am
10. Monday January 21 2001

What are the 4 types of sentences:

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_____________________________________,_____________________________

What is the name of a book you have read this week:

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Write the name of a show you watched:
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Write today’s date:
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Write your name with proper title:
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Today I want you to write a dialogue about a visit to the underground caves. Have
two people in it. One that is hesitant to go and one that is excited to go.
Look in a chapter book so that you can see how it is written. Each time a new
person talks you indent the quote. Place quotes around what is said.

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 Comparative and Superlative
When comparing 2 or more things add –er ----comparative
When comparing 3 or more things add –est----superlative
Write the base word and than write the other 2 forms of the adjective

Base word comparative superlative

large larger largest
strong
fierce
small
long
dark
pretty
big
tall
quiet
loud
light
weak
sad
happy

Sometimes you use the words more or most when comparing (hint usually it is when it
is a two-syllable word)

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

important
joyful
careful

As with all English we have the irregulars that don’t follow any rules 
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
many more most

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We did some comparative and superlative words yesterday. Let’s see if we can fill in the chart
again.

Base comparative superlative

pretty
good
bad
ring
loud
quiet
beautiful
little—(you have little money)
many
light
strong
small
joyful
careful
Write the contractions for the following words:

did not_____________________________
do not____________________________
will not________________________
is not__________________
we will________________
i am__________________
it is___________________
have not__________________
has not____________________
we have____________________

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Circle the correct word in parentheses.
1. Of the three bats, Sam’s is the (light, lightest)
2. Lauren has a very (cute, cuter) kitten.
3. My notebook is (bigger, biggest) than yours.
4. (Light, lightest) rain fell on the roof.
5. Every mother thinks her child is the (cute, cutest) in the class.
6. After playing soccer, Aaron has a (big, bigger) appetite.
7. I think the cartoon at 9:00 is (cuter, cutest) than the cartoon at 9:30.
8. Adam has a (bigger, biggest) lead in the race than Samuel.
9. Of all the boxes, Joe picked the (lighter, lightest) to carry.
10. (Light, lightest) rain fell on the roof.

Fill in the blanks with correct word: more, most, good, better, best, bad, worse,
worst.
1. I like my ice cream cone ______________________than your ice cream
cone.
2. This is the ________________________banana in the bunch.
3. That was a _______________________book.
4. Paula has ________________________pencils than Sam.
5. Alicia has a ______________________cold.

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On a separate piece of paper write a descriptive paragraph on one of the following topics.
Remember to write the topic sentence. Then 4-5 supporting sentences and finally a conclusion.

Crowd cheering, the loud “crack” of a bat, the smell of hot dogs

Rising dust, bending trees, dark clouds

Shaky knees, fast heartbeat, sick feeling in stomach

Water splashing, sand between the toes, colorful shells

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 Prefixes

A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word to make a new word. Every prefix
has a meaning and alters the meaning of the root word.

Pre-before con-with, together im-not re-again, back

conserve constructed impatient imperfect impersonate

impractical impure prearrange prepaid preview
react recall recharge reclaim redecorate
redeem relate retain

1. Be careful! Don’t drink that _________________________water.(not pure)

2. It is ____________________to own five automobiles.(not practical)
3. Don’t be so _______________________-this takes time to complete.(not
patient)
4. The comedian will ____________________the president.(pretend to be by
making fun of)
5. It was not a very good mold; it was _______________________.(not
perfect)

Match each clue with a word containing the prefix re

1. Call again _______________________

2. Energize the battery_________________________
3. To pay off, buy back ________________________
4. To decorate again___________________________
5. To tell or narrate______________________________
6. To respond _________________________________
7. Win in competition after losing title _______________________
8. To hold onto________________________________

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 Prefixes

Ex=out of, from de=down, away from dis, un=not, opposite of Ad=to, at, toward

Administer advantage adventure defog dehumidify depart

Derail disagree disappeared dishonest disinterested explode
Export external extricate unequal unprepared untrue

Words with the prefix un Words with the prefix dis

1. ________________
1. __________________
2. ________________
2. ___________________ 3. ________________
3. ___________________ 4. ________________
Words with the prefix ad Words with the prefix ex
1. ___________________ 1. ________________
2. ________________
2. ____________________
3. ________________
3. ____________________ 4. ________________

Add the prefix de to each of these root words. Say each word to yourself as you
write it on the line.

humidity ___________________________

part _____________________________

fog _____________________________

rail ______________________________

Write a sentence with a contraction in it.

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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Some are easily confused with adjective.

Bad is an adjective and badly is an adverb. Determine what you are modifying before using bad and badly.

A bad storm is heading our way.—Bad is used as ad adjective modifying the noun storm.

Cami sings badly.—Badly is used an adverb modifying the verb sings.

Good is an adjective and well is an adverb.

Claudia is a good cook and bakes well, too.---the adverb well modifies the verb bakes. The adjective good modifies the noun
cook.

The words very and really are both adverbs.

Please talk very softly in the library. The adverb very modifies the adverb softly that modifies the verb talk.

Complete the following sentences by circling the correct adverb. Circle the word it modifies.

1. Jim was sick and so ran (bad, badly) during the race.
2. Amy had a great day and ran (well, good) in her race.
3. The day I lost the race was a (bad, badly) day for me.
4. I was a (bad, badly ) beaten runner.
5. But it was a (good, well) day for my friend.
6. She accepted her praises (good, well).
7. I will train harder so I do (good, well) in my next race.
8. That will be a (good, well) day for the whole team.

Homophones
Circle the letter of the definition of the underline homophone that fits the sentence.

1. Jadyn will have many books to buy when she starts college.
a. To purchase
b. To be near
2. The horse’s mane glistened in the morning sunshine.
a. The most important
b. Hair
3. My father said we weren’t allowed to see that movie.
a. To be permitted
b. To be audible
4. Susan lives by the pond with the ducks and geese.
a. To purchase
b. To be near

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Write a descriptive paragraph describing what the day is like today. Topic sentence, lots of vivid
words, supporting details, and then sum it all up.

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Write two different sentences uses the homophones below:

Ad/add

1.____________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________

Bail/bale

3.____________________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________________

Board/bored

5.____________________________________________________________________________

6.____________________________________________________________________________

Capital/capitol

7.____________________________________________________________________________

8.____________________________________________________________________________

Do/dew/due

9.____________________________________________________________________________
10.___________________________________________________________________________

11.___________________________________________________________________________

Knight/night

12.___________________________________________________________________________
13.___________________________________________________________________________

Flew/flu

14.___________________________________________________________________________

15.___________________________________________________________________________

Feat/feet

16.___________________________________________________________________________
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Suffixes ******(This week order a biography and start reading it—lesson on page 120)

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of the root word to form a new word. When the root
words ends in silent e, you usually drop the final e before adding the suffix.

Ex: trade + ed= traded move + er= mover

Arrange bore capture compare create dance

Divide explore give promise reduce shake
Strange surprise tame write

Write the correct root word of the following:

1. comparing __________________________________
2. surprising ___________________________________
3. promised ____________________________________
4. captured ____________________________________
5. dancer_____________________________________
6. writing _____________________________________
7. stranger ____________________________________
8. creating _____________________________________
9. shaker _______________________________________
10.taming _______________________________________
11.arranged _____________________________________
12. giving _____________________________________
13.bored ______________________________________
14.reducing ____________________________________
15.divided _______________________________________
16.exploring ______________________________________
Add the apostrophe were it is needed in each contraction. then write the words it stands for.

1. hes_______________________ 5. youre_______________________
2. werent____________________6. shouldve______________________
3. im________________________7.youll__________________________
4. lets_______________________8.cant___________________________

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Suffix

When adding a suffix beginning with a vowel to a word that ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i
before adding the suffix. An exception to this rule occurs when adding the suffix ing.

Worry + es=worries copy +ed=copied dry +ing=drying fry+ing=frying

apply boundary canary century city company country

dairy enemy factory grocery lily hobby marry
memory pity reply worry

Write the correct word with an appropriate suffix on each line.

1. People work for these_____________________________________

2. Borders_________________________________________________
3. Recollections_____________________________________________
4. Urban areas _____________________________________________
5. Little yellow birds_________________________________________
6. Milk processors __________________________________________
7. Fun things done in free time ________________________________
8. Easter flowers ___________________________________________
9. More than one period of 100 years___________________________
10.Petitioned ______________________________________________
11.Places of manufacturing ___________________________________
12.One’s adversaries________________________________________
13.To be concerned ________________________________________
14.Food purchases _________________________________________
15.Answering ______________________________________________
16.Felt sorry for ___________________________________________
17.USA and Mexico are examples of these ____________________________
18.Joined in matrimony _________________________________________

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Abbreviations

Match the initials with the words they represent.

NBA ABC VCR FDR GE CPA USA

SEC BLT FBI NAFTA PO YMCA CNN
FDA GM NAACP RSVP VFW BBC CD
UN NFL FCC

1. ______National Basketball Association

2. ______Federal Communications Commission
3. _____American Broadcasting Companies
4. _____National Football League
5. _____videocassette recorder
6. _____United Nations
7. _____Franklin Delano Roosevelt
8. ____compact disc
9. _____General Electric
10._____Bachelor of Arts
11.______Certified Public Accountant
12.______United States of America
13.______British Broadcasting Company
14._____Veterans of Foreign Wars
15._____repondez s’il vous plait
16.____National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
17.____General Motors
18.____Food and Drug Administration
19.____Cable News Network
20._____Young Men’s Christian Association
21._____post office
22._____North American Free Trade Alliance
23.____Federal Bureau of Investigation
24.____bacon, lettuce, and tomato
25.____Securities and Exchange Commission

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Write a synonym for the following:

to chastise __________________________ faithful______________________

a prize _____________________________delusional ____________________

Write the homonym that will complete each pair

plane ________________________paws _______________________

symbol ______________________counsel_____________________
Write ten sets of homonyms:

1.____________ _______________ 2. _____________ _________________

3.____________ _______________ 4._____________ _________________

5.____________ _______________ 6. _____________ __________________

7.____________ _______________8.______________ __________________

9. ____________ _____________ 10______________ __________________

Antonyms for the following:

accidental ______________________ active __________________________

to add _________________________ to admit _________________________

modern _______________________ noisy ____________________________

exactly ________________________ absence _________________________

amateur _______________________ departure _______________________

asleep _________________________ beauty __________________________

blunt __________________________ bitter ___________________________

calm___________________________certainly _________________________

cellar __________________________ceiling ___________________________

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 Negatives and Double negatives
A negative sentence states the opposite. Negative words include: not, no, never, nobody, nowhere,
nothing, barely, hardly, scarcely, and contractions containing the word not.

Double negatives occur when two negative words are used in the same sentence. Don’t use double
negatives; it will make your sentence positive again and it is poor grammar.

Negative: We do not have any soup in the pantry

Double negative: We do not have no soup in the pantry.

Negative: I have nothing to wear to the party.

Double negative: I don’t have nothing to wear to the party.

Identify which of the following has a double negative. Put a big X on the line.
1. _____Mary hasn’t done nothing to make him angry.
2. _____It makes no difference to me.
3. _____I went back to get more soup, but there wasn’t none.
4. _____I haven’t ever seen no peacocks.
5. _____We looked for gold, but there was none.
6. _____We looked for gold, but there wasn’t any.
7. _____We looked for gold, but there wasn’t none.

Prepositions
Remember all of these? See if you can fill in the blanks of the missing ones.
about before down like ____ until
_____ ______ ______ near ______ _____
_____ below except _____ through ______
after beneath _____ _____ ___ _____
_______ ________ ______ _____ ________ _____
along ________ in onto under without
_______ ________ inside ______ underneath
at but into over
_____
concerning
list the 8 linking verbs:

________,_________,________,________,_________,________,_______,______
List the 21 helping verbs-linking plus more:

____,____,____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,___,
____,_____,_____,_____,____,_____,_____,_____

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Write me a one page descriptive about your favorite month of the year and tell
me why. Put a title for your paragraph on the top line.

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Write me a paragraph persuading me to read a book that you have read lately.
Use good persuasion techniques.

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REVIEW
Choose the correct verb tense in parentheses.

1. Jim (saw, see) three snakes in his backyard.

2. The cook yelled, “(Come,Came) and get it!”
3. Sarah liked to (ran, run) and swim for exercise.
4. Mike (go, went) on a river kayaking trip last year.
5. Did you (saw, see) the baseball games on TV last night?
6. Do you remember the last time we (do, did) this hike?
7. Evan cannot get his cat to (run, ran).
8. Bill (sat, sit) and waited patiently for the interview to start.
9. Mr. Maryon (do, has done) that kind of work for years.
10. Brooklyn wanted Jadyn to (sat, sit) with her.
11. After she had left, Sam (came, had come) back to pick up her bag.
12. Jim and Tom like to (go, went) to the football games every
weekend.
13. Mr. Smith (run, had run) the lawn mower many times before it
stopped.
14. Noah (go, went) with his mother to the store.
15. My sister and brother (came, come) to my party this past
weekend.
16. Members of the track team (ran, run) home from school instead
of walking.
17. Greg (did, do) his homework before he ate dinner.
18. They (go, have gone) to the festival since they were children.
19. I (do, have done)my chores when I first get home from school.
20. The rain (come, had come)in downpours throughout the night.

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REVIEW

1. Jamie thought the play was the (cute, cutest) she had ever seen.
2. We have to climb over one (big, biggest) rock in order to pass the
test.
3. That is the (bigger, biggest) mountain I have ever seen.
4. Cliff makes (more, most) money mowing lawns than Jim does.
5. The ice storm we had last night was (worse, worst) than the one
we had last year.
6. Going t the beach for a vacation is a (good, better)idea than going
to the mountains.
7. The blizzard brought the (more, most) snow I had ever seen.
8. Flat Rock is a (good, well) park for hiking and biking.
Rewrite the following sentences fixing any errors:

9. susan plans to by earrings but she may get a necklace instead.

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10. amy wanted to go to the game, to.

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11. Whats the best way to get there

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12 my legs are longest than katie’s

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13. wow The ball blue past my face

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14. that is the bigger plain I have ever scene in the sky

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Add commas to the sentences where they are needed.

1. Rebecca the new girl in school is a very good cook.

2. My favorite snacks are red apples carrots and cheese.
3. Thomas Edison an inventor had failures before each success.
4. No I won’t be seeing the movie.
5. The coating on the pecans was sweet sugary and crisp.
6. Sam would you please pass me my pen?
Possessive pronouns can show who or what owns, or possesses, something.
Singular possessive pronouns----singular=one, possessive=possesses, pronoun=takes place of a noun
My/mine her/hers your/yours his its
Sam and I both have MP3 players.
His is black. Mine is pink.

Plural possessive pronouns- plural=more than one, possessive=possesses, pronoun=takes place of a

noun
Our/ours your/yours their/theirs
My shoes are wet.
Their sides are muddy. Are those shoes yours?

Write the possessive pronoun in each sentence.

1. ____________The sea thrashed the fisherman with its huge waves.

2. ____________Their clothing was soaking wet.
3. ____________Yours would have been as well!
4. ____________My family lives in the mountains of North Carolina.
5. ____________Our area gets no snow.
6. ____________Betty house is next to mine.
7. ____________Sam brings his bike over to our yard.
8. ____________Ours has a steep hill for riding on.
Write the possessive pronoun that takes the place of each underlined word/words.

1. ______Mom was sick so we did Mom’s chores.

1. _______Fred’s and my house is next to each other.
2. ________The yard’s fence is broken down.
3. _________Dad had to fix Mom’s and Dad’s fence.
4. _________Lauren and Jadyn were glad that cutting the grass was not
Lauren’s and Jadyn’s job!

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This week you will read a biography about a famous person and write about
them.
Draft your information about what you will write on them. This is just a draft, no
complete sentences, just information for you to write with tomorrow.

Who is the book about?_____________________________________

What are 4 main points in their life?

1. _________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________

Think of a topic sentence that will grab your readers attention. What is
something great that your person has done that you will be telling us about.

___________________________________________________________________
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Your conclusion is going to sum up everything that your person is about. What is
it
?__________________________________________________________________
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Any important dates you want to remember, that pertains to what you are going
to write about?

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Save this paper for tomorrow.

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Now take your four main points about your person and expand them.

Give me some information that supports those main points:

Main point 1 ____________________________________________________

1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________

Check---do all those correspond with your main point #1?

Main point 2 _______________________________________________________

1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________

Check ===do all those correspond with your main point #2?

Main point 3 _______________________________________________________

1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________

Check ===do all those correspond with your main point #3?

Main point 4 _______________________________________________________

1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________

Check ==do all those correspond with your main point #4? **save these sheets

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Begin writing your draft.

 Write an introduction with a topic sentence. Explain the purpose of

your writing.
 Write the body of your paper. Use the organizer of information that
we wrote out yesterday. Remember each new main idea is a new
paragraph.
 Write your conclusion. It will summarize your paper.

Edit your paper

 Add or change words

 Delete unnecessary words or phrases
 Move text around
 Repeat run on sentences.
 Check for over usage of words and change them.

Save your paper

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Proofread your paper.

 Check spelling
 Check punctuation
 Check grammar.

Write your final copy of your paper. This will be nice and neat. No
mistakes at all. Hand it in when finished.

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Review
1. Sarah has (all ready, already) handed in her paper.
2. (All right, alright) I’ll mow the lawn now.
3. What was the coach’s (advice, advise) to you players at half time?
4. Are you taking a (course, coarse) in sewing?
5. This poison is supposed to have a deadly (affect, effect).
6. Last night we (choose, chose) our leader.
7. He did not, of (course, coarse), remember me.
8. The mechanic adjusted the (brakes, breaks).
9. You can (choose, chose) your own music.
10. The were (all together, altogether) at Thanksgiving.
11. The newspaper strike seriously (affected, effected) sales in stores.
12. I’m sure that the baby will be (all right, alright).
13. A fragile piece of china (brakes, breaks) easily.
14. Are they (all ready, already) to go now?
15. Congress appropriated funds for a new irrigation project in the
(desert, dessert).
16. The new hat will (compliment, complement) my fall outfit.
17. With my brother away at college, the house seems (deserted,
desserted).
18. Sitting in the back row, we could hardly (here, hear) the speaker.
19. The class is proud of (its, it’s) progress.
20. It is already (passed, past) 9:00.
21. Facing defeat, he did not (loose, lose) courage.
22. Mother told us to stay (hear, here).
23. (It’s Its) too late to catch the early train.
24. Everyone was (formally, formerly) dressed at the dance.
25. Mrs. Stuart just (past, passed) me in the hall.

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1. This (piece, peace) of chicken is bony.
2. Please be as (quiet, quite) as possible in the church.
3. Mr. Carver is the (principal, principle) of our school.
4. The bleachers did not seem very (stationary, stationery).
5. That night the big moon (shown, shone) brightly.
6. Joe knows how to use a (plane, plain) in his shop.
7. What did you do (then, than)?
8. Do you still live (their, there, they’re)?
9. Do you drink your coffee (plain, plane) or with cream and sugar?
10. All of the student’s invited (their, there, they’re) parents to the play.
11. (Their, There, They’re) coming here tomorrow.
12. This summer my mother has decided that I am going to improve
myself rather (than, then) enjoy myself.
13. (their, there, they’re) books are still here.
14. The (weather, whether) in Florida was pleasant.
15. Dad (threw, through) the skates in my closet.
16. Sally is going to the concert. Are you going (to, too, two)?
17. Next (weak, week) the Bears will play the Packers.
18. The ball crashed (threw, through) the window.
19. (your, you’re) trying too hard, Ben.
20. I don’t remember (weather, whether) I bought milk or not.
21. The water seeped (threw, through) the basement window.
22. (Whose, Who’s) going to be first?
23. You should not consider this a (waist, waste) of time.
24. I forgot (to, two, too) address the envelope.
25. Grab me some (stationary, stationery) at the store to write to my
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Write me a paper comparing the summer to the winter. What are the good and bad points to
them.

Begin with a topic sentence and end with a conclusion. Put a title on top line.

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What is something that someone does for you that you appreciate? It can be anyone. Write
them a letter telling them why you are thankful for what they do.

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Writing letters to your friends. When you write letters to people, you want to begin the letter with something
positive. A bible verse or a positive greeting is a great way to begin. In your letter you want to share something
that has happened in your life. Keep it positive, this is not the time to bring negative information. Inform them of
something and let it put a smile on their face. No need to puff yourself up, but share what you are learning, maybe
a new skill or something that has encouraged you lately. Ask only a few questions, as you don’t want them to feel
they have to respond to empty ended questions. Include something small in the letter a trinket, piece of candy, or
perhaps a sticker. End it with a positive note and let them know you miss them.

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Put all of your family in ABC order by first name:

1. ____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ______________________________
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What are the linking verbs(8)

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Helping verbs (21)

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Words that describe the sky right now:

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Rewrite the passage correctly fixing the capitalization mistakes.

mary leston takes home a runaway Cat. It seems to mary as though

the cat has been mistreated by her Owner, mindy smith. Mrs. smith has the
reputation of being mean and nasty.
mr. and mrs. leston, Mary’s Parents, know that their daughter has grown fond
of the cat, whom she has named fluffy. mary takes the Cat to the Animal
Doctor, doc murphy. mindy smith is angry when she finds out that the Cat has
been injured. mr. lester says that his daughter will pay for the Animal Doctor.
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In each group of words, circle the plural noun that is NOT correct.

hawks crashes
rattlers creatures
skys wetlands
enemies searchies

discoveries seconds
hikers mountains
branchies gullys
targets days

emergencyes snakes
births edges
delays rescues
reptiles foxs

coyotes masses
ashes splashs
medicines places
decoyes temperatures

scents memorys
predators tracks
gulchs mammals
classes diamondbacks

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In each group of words circle the plural noun that is NOT correct

selves heroes
scarfs leafs
igloos wolves
deer feet

people stereoes
pianos themselves
knives women
discoverys banjos

mice wives
chieves videos
patios tooths
gentlemen oxen

roofs studioes
series species
childrens aircraft
radios autos

lifes shelves
predators men
yourselves calfs
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Do you remember possessive nouns?

It shows who or what owns something. A singular possessive noun is formed by adding an ‘s to the
noun.

A plural possessive that ends in s, add an apostrophe.

A plural possessive that does not end in s, add an ‘ and s.

1. Write the correct possessive of noun on line.

2. Marie found the three girls note in the basket. ___________
3. All the houses balconies had beautiful railings.___________
4. Both doors hinges squeaked.__________________
5. Grandmas frown made them feel a little scared._______________
6. Jim called his sisters names to get their attention.__________________
7. The girls smelled the pies aroma, so they stayed longer._______________
8. When the girls got home, Moms face showed that she was
upset.___________
9. The childrens trip to the beach was special because Jim joined them.
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Write correct form of possessive:

The islands people _________________________________

the girls box_______________________________________

the familys trip ____________________________________

citizens language___________________________________

streets color ______________________________________

the forts walls ____________________________________

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Add correct punctuation to each sentence: quotation and comma and
exclamation point

1. People always say The desert is no place for the thirsty dog.
2. My grandmother said, It’s important to have more than one
means to get water.
3. Hurray the people cheered.
4. To survive in the desert, one must be sharp as a cactus said my
uncle.
5. How long do you plan on using the water pump? asked my
neighbor.
Correct each sentence and rewrite them.

1. paul smith learned about healing plants in the rainforest.

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2. mr. Andrews teaches at jones lane elementary.

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3. lewis and clark wanted to reach the pacific ocean.

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4. last tuesday we visited Henderson county.

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5. many people travel on Wednesday to visit family at thanksgiving.

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6. he said that uncle bob knows how to fly a plane.

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 Adding adverbs. Rewrite each sentence. Add two adverbs that tell when, where, or how.
1. The Golden mare ran.

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2. Alex hunted.

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3. The president gave orders.

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4. The Firebird flew.

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5. The dog walked.

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6. Lauren drove.

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7. The president did not rule _________________________.

8. The teacher advised Alex __________________________.

9. The crab was a __________________________swimmer.

10. Lauren has a ________________________heart.

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When a person wants to persuade others of a certain opinion he/she must state
the opinion clearly and back it up with strong arguments or evidence. It is
important to understand the topic fully in order to write a well organized and
persuasive piece.

Look before you leap. You can’t tell a book by its cover.

A dog is a man’s best friend. He who hesitates is lost.

Argue that this is indeed true or that it is completely false.

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Combine the following sentences. Leave out words that repeat.

1. Dennis went fishing. His dad went fishing.

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2. It was fun looking at creatures. The creatures were tiny.

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3. Dennis studied plants. Dennis studied insects.

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4. Dennis used microscopes. He used them to help other scientists.

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5. He observed nature. He observed it every day.

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6. Scientists ask questions. They look for answers.

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7. Frogs returned to the lakes. Fish returned to the lakes.

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8. Tell someone that you want to learn. Tell a scientist.

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9. There was a volcano blast. It was in 1980.

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10. They saw dead trees. The trees were covered with ash.

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Take your writing from yesterday and circle five adjectives. I want you to look up synonyms for
those adjectives and choose words you normally would not use. I want you to add 3
prepositional phrases to your writing. Rewrite your paragraph.

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We have learned what pronouns are, they take the place of nouns. Pronouns can be subject,
object, or possessive of the sentence. They can also be demonstrative.

Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns without naming the noun.

This that these those

This is fun. (refers to an event or experience)

That was wonderful (refers to an event or experience)

These are good.(refers to a basket of apples)

Those are better.(refers to a basket of pears)

This and these are usually used when person or object is closer to the writer and speaker. That
and those are usually used when the person or object is farther away from the writer or
speaker.

Match up the demonstrative pronouns with objects in second column.

This many newspapers across the room

That one magazine at the library

These one wallet in a pocket

Those many pencils on the desk

Relative pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. Pronouns can be the subject, the object,
or the possessive of a sentence.

Relative pronouns are pronouns that are related to a nouns that have already been stated.
They combine two sentences that share a common noun.

Who whose that which

The woman, who is a doctor, wasn’t at the party.

Who refers to noun woman.

The note that you read is incorrect.

That refers to the noun note.
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Someone (who, that) likes kiwi usually likes strawberries.
Bicyclers (which, whose) bikes are ready can go to the starting line.
The man, (who, whose) lives across the street, is an actor.

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Gerunds, participles, and infinitives are other kinds of verbs. These verbs take the role of another part
of speech in some circumstances.

A gerund is when a verb is used as a noun. A verb can take the form of the noun when the ending –ing is
added.
Cooking is one of my favorite activities. (The subject cooking is a noun in the sentence)

A participle is when a verb is used as an adjective. A verb can take the form of an adjective when the
endings –ing or –ed are added.
Those falling snowflakes from the sky are pretty. (falling modifies snowflakes)
The ordered parts should be here on Monday. (ordered modifies parts)

An infinitive is when a verb is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. A verb can take the form of a noun,
adjective, or adverb when preceded by the word to.
To agree with the professor can be important. (the verb to agree acts as the subject, noun, of the
sentence)
The last student to report on the subject led the research team. ( the verb to report acts as an adjective
modifying student)

Choose a verb:
To catch to drink joking reported sleeping to warn

____________________________is Mike’s favorite activity on the weekends.

She jumped high _____________________the ball.
The ___________________comedians performed at school.
John takes plenty of water ___________________on long runs.
The ________________________details of the event were surprising.
______________________________the public of the oncoming storm was her job.

REVIEW
1. “Riley,” called Julie, “ (Let’s , let’s) use carrots and rocks on our snowman.”
2. Our teacher said the test will be on (Wednesday , wednesday).
3. The U.S. (Constitution constitution) was drawn in Philadelphia in 1787.
4. The (peace corps, Peace Corps) is a federal agency that reports to Congress.
5. “(My, my) shift starts at 3:00, so let’s study when I’m finished.” said Jean.
6. The (Sierra Club, sierra club) is an environmental organization for people of all ages.
7. Surfing is popular on the (North, north) Coast of Oahu.
8. Can bees talk ( . ?)
9. Bees talk through dance ( .?)
10. What do bees talk about (.?)
11. What an amazing story (!?)
12. Bees are amazing creatures (.!)

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Remember lay and lie?

Lay means to put or place

The forms of lay are: lay, laid, and laid

Lie means to recline

The forms of lie are lie, lay, and lain

1. Patrick has (laid, lain) on his arm too long and has lost feeling in it.
2. The exercisers (lay, lie) their towels in the basket on their way out.
3. I like to (lay, lie) down for a few minutes before dinner.
4. The writer (laid, lay) down his pen when he finished.
5. The same architects have (laid, lain) out the plans every year.
6. The sleeping turtle has (laid, lain) in the same spot for hours.
7. “Please (lay, lie) your book on my desk.” said the teacher.

Choosing between good and well

Good is an adjective, and well is an adverb except when you’re talking about your
health.

I am good.

Good is an adjective here. The sentence means I have the qualities of goodness
or I am in a good mood.

I am well.

Well is an adjective here. The sentence means I am not sick.

I play the piano well

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1. Choose the sentence that is correctly written and is not a fragment or run-on.
a) His name was known throughout the land.
b) Throughout the land.
c) His name was known. Throughout the land.
d) Through out the land; his name was known.

2. How can the error in the following sentence be fixed? There I was, sitting alone at the store,
waiting for.
a) Add the name "Ambika" after the word "was."
b) Remove the word "There."
c) Remove the word "alone."
d) Add the name "Ambika" after the word "for."

3.Choose the sentence that is correctly written and is not a fragment or run-on.
a) We have sold forty tickets, to next week's play.
b) We have sold. Next week's play.
c) We have sold forty tickets; next week's play.
d) We have sold forty tickets to next week's play.

4.Which of the following would best complete the sentence?

I hope I do not have any ____________ pulled when I go to the dentist.
a) Teeth
b) Teethes
c) Toothes
d) tooths

5.Which of the following would best complete the sentence?

The baby has three _______________.
a) Tooths
b) Teeths
c) Teeth
d) toothes

6.Which of the following would best complete the sentence?

The police officer caught the two _______________.
a) Thiefs
b) Thieves
c) Thieves
d) thief

7.In the following sentence, identify the indefinite pronoun.

The choir isn't ready for the performance; few know their parts.
a) Know
b) For
c) Their
d) few
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8.In the following sentence, identify the indefinite pronoun.
Some of the cookies were eaten last night.
a) Of
b) Were
c) Some
d) eaten
9.In the following sentence, identify the indefinite pronoun.
Can anyone take me to the train station tomorrow?
a) Anyone
b) Me
c) To
d) can

10.Choose the answer that correctly combines the following underlined sentences.
Linus made the cookies.
Linus did not make the cake.
a) Linus made the cookies, but he did not make the cake.
b) The cookies were made by Linus, not the cake.
c) The cake and cookies were made by Linus.
d) Linus made the cookies.
11.Choose the answer that correctly combines the following underlined sentences.
Stu likes to paint pictures of lions.
Stu likes to paint pictures of horses.
a) Stu likes to paint pictures of lions and horses.
b) Stu likes to paint pictures. Of lions and horses.
c) Stu likes to paint pictures of lions; pictures of horses.
d) Stu likes to paint pictures; lions and horses.
12.Choose the answer that correctly combines the following underlined sentences.
M.J. is an artist.
Dillan is an artist.
Brenda is an artist.
a) M.J., Dillan, and Brenda is an artist.
b) M.J., and Dillan, and Brenda are artists.
c) M.J. and Dillan and Brenda are artists.
d) M.J., Dillan, and Brenda are artists.
13.Choose the best order for the sentences.
1. Van and Reka woke up early and decided to go to the golf course.
2. The shoes were waterproof and very expensive.
3. On the way to the course, Van stopped and bought new shoes.
4. Van tested his new waterproof shoes when his ball fell into the lake.
5. He didn't know if he should be pleased or not!
6. Although he hit a poor shot from the lake's edge, his feet remained dry.
a) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 – 6
b) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 – 5
c) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 6 – 5
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14.Choose the best order for the sentences.
1. The next day they drove from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon.
2. The entire family hiked down into the Grand Canyon and spent the night in a cabin.
3. They drove from Anaheim to Flagstaff, Arizona.
4. In Flagstaff, Sylvia and her family ate dinner and spent the night at a motel.
5. Sylvia and her family took a driving trip last summer.
6. The trip started in Anaheim, California, where they went to Disneyland for two days.
a) 5 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
b) 5 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 1 – 2
c) 5 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
d) 5 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 1
15.Choose the best order for the sentences.
1. The loud noise continued for several minutes.
2. This morning when her alarm went off, Jana simply ignored it.
3. Last night, Jana set her alarm for 4 a.m.
4. Finally, Jana's sister came into her room and threw the alarm out
the window.
5. She planned on getting up early to study for her final.
6. When Jana finally awoke, it was after 7 a.m.!
a) 3 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 – 6
b) 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 – 6
c) 3 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 4 – 6
d) 3 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 1
16.Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The gum and ice cream ___________ three dollars.
a) Cost
b) Costs
c) Costed
d) costing
17.Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
The young children ____________________ songs.
a) are singing
b) sings
c) is sung
d) are sunging
18.Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Some people like cats; others __________ dogs.
a) Like
b) Likees
c) Likes
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____________________________________________________ The gorillas form
small groups called families. In these families, the gorillas help support the other members of
their community. Gorillas also share with humans the desire for personal groomi
ng. Their standards might be different than ours, but they still take time to clean themselves
and each other. Furthermore, gorillas are very protective of their young. Just like human
parents, they look out for and protect their children.
a) Gorillas live in the shrinking rain forests.
b) Many people enjoy watching gorillas at the zoo.
c) Humans are very similar to gorillas.
d) The gorilla has many human-like qualities.

20.Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph.

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the better part of the piranha's diet, this violent fish has been known to attack animals and
humans. Piranhas, much like sharks, are attracted to the smell of blood. Fishermen loathe
piranhas because they often attack fish caught on a hook. The piranhas devour not only the
fish, but the hook as well.
a) Piranhas used to be sold as aquarium fish in the United States.
b) The structure of the jaw is effective for devouring prey.
c) Piranhas are found in tropical freshwater lakes.
d) Piranhas are notorious for being savage beasts of the water.

21.Choose the answer that best develops the topic sentence.

There are times when the moon looks like a dull penny in the sky.
a) The smog in major cities is bad for a person's health.
b) Years ago the moon was believed to be made of cheese.
c) During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a copper color.
d) The sun's diameter is 400 times larger than the moon's diameter.

22.Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Jennifer was just about to start walking home. her mom showed up.
a) So
b) Third
c) In conclusion
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23.Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
Not many people know about bees. One of the unique qualities of bees is that they have two
pairs of wings. Another unique quality is that they have three eyes.
There are many interesting facts to learn about bees. First, it is important to know that
although bees are related to wasps, there are some stingless bees in Central America.
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invaded. Generally, bees do not attack when they are gathering nectar. The bee's sting is
usually used for defense against animals, humans, and other bees. Most bees can sting many
times if necessary.Which sentence could end the second paragraph?
a) First of all, bees are angry insects.
b) Second, these stingless bees are harmless, but look the same as other bees.
c) So bees are very aggressive insects.
d) Then bees avoid stinging humans and animals.
24.Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
_____________, Jill was called into the dentist's office after waiting for an hour.
a) Always
b) Finally
c) Then
d) Within
25.Which of the following sentences does not contain a mistake?
a) Ronald he is a very nice man.
b) Ronald is a very nice man.
c) That Ronald man is a very nice man.
d) Ronald very nice.

26.Which of the following sentences does not contain a mistake?

a) Thomas has never been to Michigan.
b) Thomas ain't never been to Michigan.
c) Thomas has not never been to Michigan.
d) Thomas hadn't never been to Michigan.

27. Which of the following sentences does not contain a mistake?

a) I'm taking the ferryboat because I have never ridden on one.
b) I'm taking the ferryboat because I haven't never ridden on one.
c) I'm taking the ferryboat because I ain't never ridden on one.
d) I'm taking the ferryboat because I never ridden one.
28.Choose the best sentence.
a) They don't want no visitors.
b) They don't want any visitors.
c) They doesn't want no visitors.
d) They doesn't want any visitors.
29.Choose the best sentence.
a) Feeling a sense of regret, the boy tell his mom about the broke vase.
b) Feels a sense of regret, the boy told his mom about the broken vase.
c) Feeling a sense of regret, the boy telling his mom about the broken vase.
d) Feeling a sense of regret, the boy told his mom about the broken vase.

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30.Choose the best sentence.
a) Miriam run to answer the phone.
b) Miriam she ran to answer the phone.
c) Miriam she run to answer the phone.
d) Miriam ran to answer the phone.
31.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
The ______________________________lives in the deepest parts of the ocean.
a) Portuguese shark
b) Portuguese Shark
c) portuguese shark
d) portuguese Shark

32.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.______________________was written

by Maya Angelou.
a) I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
b) I know why the Caged Bird Sings
c) I know why the caged bird sings
d) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

33.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

____________________ baked a cake.
a) Kevin and i
b) kevin and i
c) Kevin And I
d) Kevin and I
34.Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a) A Wrinkle in Time is my favorite book.
b) "A Wrinkle in Time" is my favorite book.
c) A Wrinkle in Time is my favorite book.
d) A wrinkle in time is my favorite book.

35.Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a) We studied the poem Narcissa, by Gwendolyn Brooks.
b) We studied the poem Narcissa, by Gwendolyn Brooks.
c) We studied the poem "Narcissa," by Gwendolyn Brooks.
d) We studied the poem "Narcissa,"by Gwendolyn Brooks.

36.Choose the answer that shows the best capitalization and punctuation for the underlined
part of the sentence.Clark asked "where is Lois?"
a) asked "Where
b) asked where
c) asked, "where
d) asked, "Where

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Look for mistakes in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and usage. Choose the
answer with the same letter as the line containing the mistake.

1. A professional football player leads an

2. exciting life because they travel to
3. many different, interesting cities.
4. No mistakes

1. When my youngest brother needs

2. advice, my mother tells him to
3. speak to our older brother or I.
4. No mistakes

1. Thomas Edison the famous inventor

2. had a winter laboratory in florida
3. that is now open to tourists.
4. No mistakes

1. Shortly before the game started, our

2. coach said, “Believe in yourselves,
3. and you can win this game today.”
4. No mistakes

1. After Kay parks her car

2. next to the bus, she noticed
3. that it had a flat tire.
4. No mistakes

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