Grammar and Punctuation Quiz 1 (1) · Grammar and Punctuation Quiz 3 1. Match the suffixes to the...
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Grammar and Punctuation Quiz 1 1. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly? Tick one The pupils at Abbey school won the award. The pupils at Abbey school won the Award. The pupils at Abbey School won the Award. The pupils at Abbey School won the award. ______ 1 mark 2. Match each sentence to the sentence type. ______ 1 mark 3. Circle one word in each set of brackets to complete the sentences in Standard English. I ( done / did ) my work whilst they ( were / was) out. She would ( of / have ) wanted to go with you. ______ 1 mark 4. Replace the underlined word or words with the correct pronoun. As soon as Ben saw the snow, Ben ran outside to play. When the tree was large enough, the tree started to produce apples. ______ 1 mark 5. Insert the missing apostrophes. Even though youve done really well, I think that Marys painting is probably going to win the prize. ______ 1 mark 6. Circle both prepositions in the sentence below. She waited for a while and then got on a bus that was going around London. ______ 1 mark 7. Write the correct label in each box. Mr Smith’s new class waited patiently in the hall. ______ 1 mark 8. Look at the words below. What does the root chron mean? chronological synchronise chronic Tick one time pain organise fall ______ 1 mark What a great dog he is The dog wants to go out Go and walk the dog Statement Exclamation Question Is she walking the dog Command Verb A Adjective B Adverb D Noun C
Transcript of Grammar and Punctuation Quiz 1 (1) · Grammar and Punctuation Quiz 3 1. Match the suffixes to the...
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz11.Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?
Tickone
ThepupilsatAbbeyschoolwontheaward.
ThepupilsatAbbeyschoolwontheAward.
ThepupilsatAbbeySchoolwontheAward.
ThepupilsatAbbeySchoolwontheaward.
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2.Matcheachsentencetothesentencetype.
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3.CircleonewordineachsetofbracketstocompletethesentencesinStandardEnglish.
I(done/did)myworkwhilstthey(were/was)out.
Shewould(of/have)wantedtogowithyou.
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4.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordswiththecorrectpronoun.AssoonasBensawthesnow,Benranoutsidetoplay.
Whenthetreewaslargeenough,thetreestartedtoproduceapples.
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5.Insertthemissingapostrophes.Eventhoughyouvedonereallywell,IthinkthatMaryspaintingisprobablygoingtowintheprize.
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6.Circlebothprepositionsinthesentencebelow.ShewaitedforawhileandthengotonabusthatwasgoingaroundLondon.
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7.Writethecorrectlabelineachbox.MrSmith’snewclasswaitedpatientlyinthehall.
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8.Lookatthewordsbelow.Whatdoestherootchronmean?chronologicalsynchronisechronicTickone
time
pain
organise
fall______1mark
Whatagreatdogheis
Thedogwantstogoout
Goandwalkthedog
Statement
Exclamation
Question
Isshewalkingthedog
Command VerbA
AdjectiveB
AdverbD
NounC
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz21.Tickthesentencewhichmustendwithaquestionmark.
Tickone
Whopaintedthewallwasunclear
Askheraboutwhereshewenttoday
Answerthequestioninyourbook
Istheparcelreadytobepostedyet
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2.Circleallthenounsinthesentencebelow.Assoonasthemagicianarrivedwithherboxoftricks,theexcitedchildrensatdowntowatch.
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3.Completethesentencebelowbywritingtheconjunctionsfromtheboxinthecorrectplaces.Useeachconjunctiononlyonce.
___________________Igotup,itwasrainingquite
heavily___________________Icouldn’tgotothepark
___________________Ireallywantedto.
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4.Drawalinetomatcheachsentencetothecorrectdeterminers.Useeachdetermineronlyonce.
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5.Circletwoprefixeswhichcouldbeaddedtothewordbelowtocreatetwonewwords.placeunredemissub
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6.Whichsentenceusesthecoloncorrectly?
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Themanbought:twodrinksteaandwater.
Themanboughttwodrinkstea:andwater.
Themanboughttwodrinks:teaandwater.
Themanboughttwo:drinksteaandwater.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereadashshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Thecoachwasfullbutnobodywantedtobeleftbehindtodaygoingtothezoowastoomuchfun.
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8.Completethesentencebelow,usingthesimplepasttenseoftheverbsintheboxes.
He________________thesaladI________________.They_____________________abottleofapplejuice.
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eat grow
bring
Wehad_____excitingday.
Hehad_____bestidea.
Thatwas_____goodplan.
a
an
the
soeventhoughwhen
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz31.Matchthesuffixestotherootwordstocreatefournewwords.
RootwordsSuffixes
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2.Insertthemissingfullstopsandcapitallettersintothepassagebelowtomaketwocorrectsentences.themenlookedatpeterandfrownedhewasn’tsupposedtobebackuntilsunday
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3.Ticktoshowwhethertheunderlinedpartofthesentenceisamainclauseorasubordinateclause.
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4.Circlebothadverbsinthesentencebelow.Thefriendlymankindlyhelpedmetounpackandhehelpedmyfriendtoo.
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5.Tickthesentenceswhicharewritteninformallanguage.
Ticktwo
Hermateshadallarrivedmuchearlier.
Thevehiclearrivedpromptlytocollectthem.
She’dforgottenallaboutthemeeting.
Compensationforthedelaywasprovided.
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6.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordsineachsentencewiththecorrectpossessivepronoun.Thisisownedbymydad.Itis_______________.Thosebelongtoyou.Theyare_______________.Thatbelongstomyparents.Thatis_______________.
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7.Whichsentenceusesadashcorrectly?
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Jocouldsmell–smokethetoastwasburning.
Jocouldsmellsmoke–thetoastwasburning.
Jocouldsmellsmokethetoastwas–burning.
Jocould–smellsmokethetoastwasburning.
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8.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowthewordclassoftheunderlinedword.
Sentence
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
MrBrownhasalreadyleft.
Hepackedhisreadingbook.
Shewantedtoreadthemenu.
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Sentence
Mainclau
se
Subo
rdinate
clau
se
Asitwasgettingdark,Joranhome.
Amy,whowasnine,wontherace.
Thethiefranwhenthealarmrang.
depart
aware
speech
ness
ful
ment
dread less
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz41.Matcheachsentencetothemostlikelyendpunctuation.
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2.Circlealltheverbsinthesentencebelow.Theexhaustedwomangrabbedherbagandtriedtocatchthetrain.
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3.Matcheachwordtoitssynonym.
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4.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthecommasareusedinthesentencesbelow.
Sentence
tosep
arate
clau
ses
tosep
arate
itemsinalist
OnTuesdays,ifitisn’training,wegoforawalkinthelocalwoods.
Shespottedalong,greensnakeslitheringintoabush.
Thesnowmanwaswearingahat,scarf,glovesandcoat.
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5.Whichsentencecontainstwoadjectives?
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Thedogjumpedandrantowardstheball.
Everyonefelthotandsweatyafterrunning.
Themanboughtasandwichandadrink.
Theyranhappilyandexcitedlytotheshop.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthemodalverbaffectsthemeaningofthesentence.
Sentence
Mod
alverb
indicates
certainty
Mod
alverb
indicates
possibility
Thedogmightbeoutside.
Theywillwatchthematch.
Wemustpaythemsoon.
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7.Completethesentencebelowwithanappropriatesubordinatingconjunction.
Everyonehadtoworktogethertocarrythebookcase
________________itwasverylargeandheavy.
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8.Whichsentenceuseshyphenscorrectly?
Tickone
Thewellknownactormadeasugar-free-cake.
Thewellknown-actormadeasugar-freecake.
Thewell-knownactormadeasugar-freecake.
Thewell-known-actormadeasugar-free-cake.
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curved
livid
tragic
disastrous
corrupt
arched
dishonest
furious
Whathetrieddidnotwork
Whatamessthatis
Whatareyoudoingthatfor
?
!
.
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz51.Circletheconjunctionineachsentencebelow.Whenthebellrang,theyallwalkedoutside.Themanhadanapashewastiredafterdinner.Everyonewalkedhomebeforeitgotdark.
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2.Underlinethesubordinateclauseineachsentencebelow.Althoughitwassunny,itwasquitecooloutside.Theman,whohadcurlyhair,wavedoutthewindow.Theyracedroundthefieldbeforelyingintheshade.
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3.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhethertheunderlinedwordisanadjectiveoranadverb.
Sentence
Adjective
Adverb
Thegirlswereallveryfriendly.
Hestoodupandscowledangrily.
Sheleftearlierbutwillbeback.
ItwasquiteaneasyraceforJoe.
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4.Circlethemostsuitablerelativepronountocompletethesentence.Heshowedmethemedal______________wasgoing
tobeawardedtothewinner.whowhatthatwhose
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5.Whatdoestherootnovmeaninthewordsbelow?noveltynoviceinnovate
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toy
new
never
think
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6.Whichsentenceusesbracketscorrectly?
Tickone
Thecameras(alltenofthem)hadbeenbroken.
Thecamerasalltenofthem(hadbeenbroken).
Thecameras(allten)ofthemhadbeenbroken.
The(camerasallten)ofthemhadbeenbroken.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereacolonshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Itwasnearlytimetogohewasgettinghungry.
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8.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthesentenceiswritteninthepastprogressiveorpresentprogressivetense.
Sentence Past
prog
ressive
Presen
tprog
ressive
Weareallhopingtogettickets.
Thedogswerechasingaball.
Thenewteacherisarrivinglater.
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GrammarandPunctuationQuiz61.Circlealltheprepositionsinthesentencebelow.Inourschool,allthechildrensitonthefloorduringassembly.
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2.Completethesentencebelow,usingthesimplepresenttenseoftheverbsintheboxes.Ialways_______________thatI________________
ontimewhenI________________myalarm.
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3.Ticktoshowwhethertheunderlinedwordisacoordinatingorasubordinatingconjunction.
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4.Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?
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“Whatisthat?”whisperedMatthew.
“Whatisthat”?whisperedMatthew.
“Whatisthat?whispered”Matthew.
“Whatisthat,”whisperedMatthew.
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5.Writethecorrectlabelineachbox.
Earlier,theyfedtheexcitedanimals.
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6.Whichsentenceusesthesemi-coloncorrectly?
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Everyone;wastireditwasnearlyteno’clock.
Everyonewastireditwas;nearlyteno’clock.
Everyonewastireditwasnearly;teno’clock.
Everyonewastired;itwasnearlyteno’clock.
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7.Matcheachwordtoitsantonym.
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8.Ticktheoptionwhichshowshowtheunderlinedwordsinthesentencebelowareused.Alloftheexcitedchildrenclamberedontothecoach.
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asafrontedadverbial
asasubordinateclause
asanounphrase
asamainclause
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Sentence
Coordina
ting
conjun
ction
Subo
rdinating
conjun
ction
Heshoutedbutnooneheardhim.
Shehidwhilsttheyarguedoutside.
Iateapplesandgrapesforlunch.
VerbA
AdjectiveB
AdverbD
NounC
gentle
appealing
colossal
repulsive
tiny
disturbed
tranquil
harsh
found left
set
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz71.Whichsentencecontainstwonouns?
Tickone
Thebravegirlscrepttowardsthelion.
Allofthechildrenarguedandcomplained.
Theelephant’slong,greytrunksprayedwater.
Suddenly,thedoorslammedshutloudly.
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2.Circlethewordsthatshowthetenseinthesentencesbelow.
Theyalltriedreallyhardtohaveagoodday.
Wearealltiredofwaitingaroundforourturn.
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3.Insertthemissinginvertedcommas.
She’snearlyhere,heannounced.Let’sgo!
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4.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthecommasareusedcorrectlyinthesentencesbelow.
Sentence
Commasused
correctly
Commasused
incorrectly
Themen,whoallhadcurlyhair,weredressedupasclowns.
Hecollectedhispencil,rubber,penandrulerandlefttheroom.
Meenalikedreading,dancing,playingtennis,androckclimbing.
Later,shewalked,totheparknearherhouse.
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5.WhichsentenceiswritteninStandardEnglish?
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Everyonewerefedupwiththerainyweather.
Hewasontimebutwewasabitlate.
Theyshouldhavewaitedformetoarrive.
Iwalkedintotownanddonetheshopping.
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6.Circlebothadjectivesinthesentencebelow.Beforetheyhadlunch,thechildrengatheredatthelocalparktoplayaquickgameoffootball.
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7.Matchtheprefixestotherootwordstocreatefournewwords.
PrefixesRootwords
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8.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordswiththecorrectpronouns.
MissHailes’parentslivedinIrelandsointhesummerholidaysMissHailesusuallywenttoseeherparents.
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pre
anti
under
social
heat
standard
sub
cut
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz81.Tickbothsentenceswhichmustendwithaquestionmark.
Ticktwo
Whathedidwasreallyincredible
Whoeverfinishesfirstwillgetaprize
Iwon’tarriveintime,willI
Whentheyleft,theylockedthedoor
Whodecidedthatwasagoodidea
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2.Circlebothconjunctionsinthesentencebelow.
Despitetheweatherforecastpredictingastorm,themantookhisboatoutforafewhoursashewasonholiday.
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3.Completethesentencewithanappropriateadverb.
Hesatdownatthedesk____________________.
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4.Completethepassagewithadjectivesderivedfromthenounsinbrackets.Onehasbeendoneforyou.
Theschooltriptothe___historic___[history]town
wasquite_____________[expense]butitreallywasa
_____________[magic]experience.
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5.Ticktwoboxestoshowwheredashesshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Shewentintothecaféandorderedahot
drinkcoffeewithfrothymilkandasandwich.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthesentenceiswritteninthepastperfectorpresentperfecttense.
Sentence Past
perfect
Presen
tpe
rfect
Theyhaddoneallthecleaning.
KimandIhavefinishedthework.
Everyonehaseatentheirlunch.
Someonehadbrokenthedoor.
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7.Correctlycompletethesentencebelowbyinsertingarelativepronoun.
ItwasverywetsoBen,____________hadlefthiscoatathome,decidedtostandunderthetrees.
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8.Changethefollowingquestiontoastatement.Donotuseanyadditionalwords.Punctuateyoursentencecorrectly.Canyouhelpme?____________________________________________
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GrammarandPunctuationQuiz91.Matcheachsentencetothesentencetype.
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2.Circleboththedeterminersinthesentencebelow.
Unfortunately,somepupilswon’tbeabletoattendtheconcertlatertoday.
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3.Whichsentenceuseshyphenscorrectly?
Tickone
Theten-year-oldgirlwonfirstprize.
Theten-year-old-girlwonfirstprize.
Thetenyear-old-girlwonfirstprize.
Theten-yearoldgirlwonfirst-prize.
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4.Underlinethesubjectineachsentencebelow.
Meganspentoveranhourhooveringthecarpet.
Usually,Liambuysanewspaperfromhislocalshop.
Lastweek,theteamwonalloftheirmatches.
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5.Completeeachsentencebelowwithadifferentpossessivepronoun.
Thatcaris________________________.
Thosebagsare________________________.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthemodalverbaffectsthemeaningofthesentence.
Sentence
Mod
alverb
indicates
certainty
Mod
alverb
indicates
possibility
MrGrayshouldbeontime.
Youmustwashthecups.
Theycanwalkintotown.
Ishallfinishbeforedinner.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereasemi-colonshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Everyoneintheraceranasfastastheypossiblycouldnobodywantedtomissoutontheprize!
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8.Addaprefixtoeachoftheserootwordstoformitsantonym.
_________correct __________logical
__________aware __________mortal
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Helphimtotidyup
Ineedhelptotidyup
Ican’thelptidyup,canyou
Command
Exclamation
Statement
Whatatidyroomitis
Question
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz101.Tickbothsentencesthatmustendwithaquestionmark.
Ticktwo
Leavenoworyouwillbelate
Iamnearlyfinished,areyou
Whatagoodideathatwas
Whatshouldwedotomorrow
Iwonderwhatwewilldolater
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2.Underlinetherelativeclauseineachsentence.
Thebirds,whichwereallsinging,flewupintotheair.
Iwasinalongqueuebehindamanwholookedfedup.
Thelorryspedoverapotholethatwasfullofwater.
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3.Circlethewordsthatshowthetenseinthesentencesbelow.
Theboysarehappybecauseitistimefordinner.
Itreallywasaverydarknightsohewatchedthestarsinthesky.
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4.Circlethewordinthepassagethatcontainsanapostropheforpossession.Theclocksaysthreeo’clocksoit’stimetopackup.I’llcollectupeveryone’sworkandthen,whenyou’reallreadytogo,wecanleave.
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5.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowthewordclassoftheunderlinedword.
Sentence
Nou
n
Adverb
Adjective
Sarahhadthebestidea.
Iboughtthefriendlydogabone.
Ididn’tunderstandhispoint.
WewerelatesoIdrovefast.
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6.Addasuffixtoeachnountochangeittoanadjective.Onehasbeendoneforyou.
cost____ly_____ danger__________
mess__________ accident__________
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7.Tickthesentencethatiswritteninthepassivevoice.
Tickone
Everyonesangthenationalanthem.
Someonenearlyscoredagoal.
Theballwascaughtbythegoalie.
Therefereeblewhiswhistleloudly.
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8.LabeltheboxeswithV(verb),S(subject)andO(object)toshowthepartsofthesentence.
Yesterday,hecollectedoverthirtystickers.
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