Jr. Genius Writer Ready Pt 1 Grammar Graspers

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Date:____________

Lesson 1- Review of Syllables, Prefixes and Suffixes

Syllable Rules

To determine how a long word sounds we simply determine where we can divide it intosmaller groups of sounds. There are three syllable rules to help us do this they are stated

below.

Syllable Rule #1:

When two consonants separate two vowel sounds, the first syllable usually ends after the

first consonant. For Example:

rab-bit fen-der sup-per

Syllable Rule #2:

When only one consonant separates two vowel sounds, the first syllable usually ends withthe first vowel sound.

For Example:

ma-gic hu-man ti-mid

Syllable Rule #3:

When a root word has a prefix or a suffix added to it, the prefix or suffix usually makes asyllable.

For Example:

re-place thank-ful

Divide these words into syllables following the rules.

garden ___________ parrot __________ unlock __________

lady ___________ barrel __________ balloon __________

return ___________ circus __________ slowly __________

paper ___________ rainy __________ open __________

nature ___________ kindness __________ ladder __________

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c) Prefixes

Prefixes, Root Words, Syllables, Vowel Sounds

1. Add a prefix to the word in the box at the end of each sentence.

Write this new word in the blank space:

I ________________________ rainy weather. like

Use this key to ___________________ the door. lock

The puppy was ___________________ when we left. happy

Please _____________________ the book to the library. turn

We play ____________________ when it is cold. side

2. Write the root word beside each word below.

hopping ____________ unlace _____________ handful _____________

cooked _____________ banker _____________ slowly ______________

friendly _____________ replace _____________ owner ______________

3. Divide the following words into syllables.

unmask ______________________ fainted ________________________

discount _____________________ helpful ________________________

regain _______________________ shopping ______________________

4. Mark the vowel sound in each word below.

long sound short sound

jump hat rain belt





Suffixes, Syllables, Prefixes

1. Add a suffix in the space to complete each sentence.

The dog walk____________ beside me on the path.

Chop____________ wood is good exercise.The build____________ has a light at the top.

My pencil is sharp_________ than a crayon.

It was very fog__________ this morning.

Be care__________ when walking on the highway.


open _____________ pony _____________ china _____________

baby _____________ alarm _____________ lady _____________

paper _____________ magic _____________ motor _____________nature _____________ reward_____________ grocer_____________


believe ____________ yellow _____________ began _____________ biggest ____________ again _____________ dentist _____________

protect ____________ decide _____________ carrot _____________

twenty ____________ ladder ______________ return _____________

beaver ____________ beneath _____________ until _____________letter ____________ corner _____________ delay _____________

4. Add a prefix in the space to complete each sentence. Write the newword again.

The river flows _________to the sea. ____________________Jack and Jill can ________fill the pail. ____________________

We found my hat _______side in the rain. ____________________

Do you ________agree with this answer? ____________________





JUNIOR GENIUS Test 1- SUFFIXES, PREFIXES, AND SYLLABLES

Name: ________________

Record Test Results. Note unsuccessful attempts, and record results onstudent’s progress report

TOTAL SCORE: / 65 NAME:_____________

DATE:______________

A. Ending er and est: Add the endings to these base words to create new words.

ER EST

1. pretty _________________ _____________2. happy _________________ _____________

3. tiny _________________ _____________

4. busy _________________ _____________5. lucky _________________ _____________

B. Endings in ing:

1. play _________________6. swim _________________

2. say _________________7. get _________________

3. sing _________________8. have _________________4. go _________________9. win _________________

5. lazy _________________10. race _________________

C. Suffix ed1. carry _________________6. rain _________________

2. walk _________________7. visit _________________

3. try _________________8. live _________________

4. hurry _________________9. rain _________________5. join _________________10. ignore _________________

SCORE: /25

D. Syllables: Divide the following into syllables

1. car________________ 11. barber__________________

2. doctor_____________ 12. talking__________________

3. arrow______________ 13. tiger____________________4. kitten______________ 14. candle___________________

5. butter______________ 15. yellow___________________

6. airplane____________ 16. study___________________





7. church_____________ 17. habit____________________8. volleyball___________ 18. obviously________________

9. basketball___________ 19. important_________________

10 slippery_____________ 20. understand________________

SCORE: /20

E. Multi-syllable words with suffixes and prefixes (Dictation- help students by

reinforcing rules while they attempt this section)

1. disappearance

2. helplessness3. preschooler

4. unidentified5. prehistorical6. disrespectful

7. confidently

8. supernatural

9. mathematics10. musical

11. impossible

12. persistently13. painlessly

14. underestimation15. indisposable16. counterclockwise

17. Mississippi

18. international

19. misunderstanding20. instrumentation

SCORE: / 20




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Lesson 2: Sentence Sense

Most nouns are made plural formed by adding s. The plurals of most remaining nouns

are formed by these rules.

1. Add s to nouns ending in a vowel +y.

2. Add es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh.

3. Change the y to i and es.

Write the plurals of these words.

1. class _________________ 9. mouth ________________

2. band _________________ 10. day ________________

3. address _________________ 11. cry ________________

4. country _________________ 12. sea ________________

5. mess _________________ 13. flag ________________

6. pony _________________ 14. push ________________

7. catch _________________ 15. press ________________

8. drum _________________ 16. lady _________________

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1. Plural Nouns

The Rule: To make nouns that end in o plural add s or es.

Match these singular and

plural nouns.

potato altossolo hoboes

hero solos

alto heroeshobo potatoes

Write the Plurals of these nouns.

1. brush _________________ 6. finish _______________

2. spring _________________ 7. roof ________________

3. mouse _________________ 8. leaf ________________

4. moose _________________ 9. daisy _______________

5. company _________________ 10. cliff _______________

Change the plurals to singulars.

1. children _______________ 6. women _______________

2. deer __________________ 7. wolves ________________

3. tomatoes _______________ 8. lashes ________________

4. shelves _________________ 9. pianos _______________

5. watches _________________ 10. geese _______________






2. Forming Plurals

Read the words below.

yourselves puppies sheep wives

enemies shelves women groceries

Are they all plural? Use these words for the exercises following.

Write both the singular and the plural forms for these spelling words whose singular formends with the /f / sound.

Singular Plural

1. _______________________ _______________________

2. _______________________ _______________________

3. _______________________ _______________________

Write the words whose singular form ends in y.

1. _______________________ _______________________

2. _______________________ _______________________

3. _______________________ _______________________

Write the word whose spelling remains the same.

1. _______________________ _______________________

Write the word whose spelling changes within the word.

1. _______________________ _______________________






3. More Plurals


belief knives geese selves wolves

mice roofs teeth leaves chiefs

Using the spelling words from above.

1. Write the plurals of these words. COVER THE LIST

1. roof _______________ 6. belief _______________

2. chief __________________ 7. leaf ________________

3. wolf _______________ 8. knife ________________

4. self _________________ 9. mouse _______________

5. goose _________________ 10. tooth ______________

2. Write the spelling words that are plurals formed by changing the word

from within.

_________________ _________________ _________________

3. Write the spelling words that are plurals formed by changing the f to v and adding es.

_____________________ ____________________

_____________________ ____________________






Plurals cont d


bodies monkeys masses latches

pennies losses turkeys librariescountries coaches

Using the spelling words from above. COVER THE LIST

1. Write the plurals of these words

1. monkey _______________ 6. mass _______________

2. turkey __________________ 7. loss ________________

3. country _______________ 8. body ________________

4. library _________________ 9. penny _______________

5. latch _________________ 10. coach ______________

2. Add s to make a plural when a vowel is before the letter ____________.

3. Add es to make a plural when the ending of the singular word is ss or

_______________.

4. Change _______________ to _______________ and add es when an

ending y has a consonant before it.






4. Reviewing Plurals

The Rule: 1. Add es

2. Add es if the word ends in ch or sh.

3. Change the y to i and add es.4. Change the f to v and add es.

5. Change letters of the word.6. Leave the word the same.

Write the singular form of these plural nouns. Then write the number of the rule that tellshow the plural was formed.

For example. houses ➜ house 1 .

1. berries ___________________ ____________________

2. children ___________________ ____________________

3. matches ___________________ ____________________

4. knives ___________________ ____________________

5. mice ___________________ ____________________

6. apples ___________________ ____________________

7. fish ___________________ ____________________

8. geese ___________________ ____________________

9. crashes __________________ ____________________

10. puppies _________________ ____________________






Lesson 3: Nouns and Pronouns

5. Collective Nouns

Collective nouns are not the same thing as plurals. A collective noun is a noun that

represents a large group, and the group is thought of as a singular item. A plural

noun is a noun that represents a large group, but the group is considered a

collection of individuals.

A collective noun is used with a singular verb: The class is ready.

A plural noun is used with a plural verb: The children are ready.

Underline the noun in each sentence. Circle the correct verb in each sentence. Write

collective or plural at the end of each sentence.

Ex. The children (is, are) doing the work. plural_____

1. The troop (is, are) leaving tomorrow. _____________

2. The crowd (is, are) moving toward the door. _____________

3. The committee (is, are) meeting down the hall. _____________

4. The men (is, are) having a conference. _____________

Collective Nouns cont d

The Rule: collective noun: a noun which names a group:

crowd - team - class

Collective nouns stand for many people, objects, or things but they are treated as one

thing.

Underline the collective noun in each sentence.

Ex. The crowd wants the game to begin.

1. The audience loves the circus.

2. The navy wears blue uniforms.






3. Our army wears olive drab uniforms.

4. The committee meets on Thursday.

5. That swarm stays near the old hive.

6. The government is working on the problem.

7. The team has the best average.

8. This group is larger than that group.

9. The club plans to have a party a week from Thursday.

10. The church is planning a picnic.

6. Pronouns

Use the subject pronouns it, he, she, we, or they in place of the underlined subjects.

Write the pronoun you use on the line.

1. The boat is on the water. _________________

2. Roy will leave tomorrow. _________________

3. Dot is the leader this week. ________________

4. Lin and Lisa are the readers. _______________

5. My friend and I will both go. ________________

6. The boys are playing a game. ________________

7. An apple is a kind of fruit. ___________________

8. Dr. Edna Gates is my doctor. _________________

9. Bob and Bea are twins. ______________________

10. The new pet is a lively puppy. _________________

11. Mr. Whites whittles wood. ____________________

12. Robins and sparrows are birds. __________________






7. Subject Pronouns

Fill in the blank spaces in the chart with the words below.

woman girl it he

Fluffy Dr. Ford we Carl

Ella boys they she

Common Noun Proper Noun Pronoun

1. _____cat________ ______________ _______________

2. ________________ ______________ ______she______

3. ________________ __Ken and Matt__ _______________

4. ____uncle_______ ______________ _______________

5. ____dentist________ ______________ _______________

6. ________________ __Mrs. Brown___ _______________

Write a pronoun in place of each subject in the sentences.

7. My cat (_________) purrs loudly.

8. Two boys (_________) are having a swimming lesson.

9. Our doctor (_________) is a fine worker.

Pronouns cont d

On the line write the object pronoun that could be used in place of each underlined noun

or pronoun. The object pronouns are: me, you, it, him, her, us, them. The first one is

done for you.

1. Give the book to father. _______him__________

2. Becky was carrying the apples. _________________

3. Pam could not find the policeman. _________________






4. The gift is to Dot and me. _______________________

5. Please feed the dog. _______________________

6. "I need some help. Please help ____________ ."

7. Eric rang the school bell. ____________________

8. "Here, John, this is for ________________ ."

9. Mother will take Ricky and me. ____________________

10. The prize is for the girls. _________________________

11. Bring the toy to the kitten. _______________________

12. "There, Mother, I made this for ______________________ ."

8. Object Pronouns

The Rule: Object pronouns (me, you, it, him, her, us, and them) may be used after

prepositions. The subject form is at the left of each sentence. Write the object form after

the preposition.

we 1. Give that sled to ____________ .

they 2. That package came from ________________ .

she 3. I went to the show with _________________ .

he 4. The picture was made by _________________ .

I 5. Please give the card to ____________________ .

it 6. We must make _______________ carefully.

we 7. The gift is from both of ___________________ .

they 8. The rock seemed to be aimed at ________________ .






Object Pronouns cont d

Object pronouns are me, you, it, him, her, us, and them. Replace the object noun in each

sentence with an object pronoun. The first one is done for you.

1. Can you do the exercises (___ them _____)?

2. Would you like to play the piano (____________)?

3. I will tell Lesley (________________) the secret.

4. The committee awarded the prize (_______________) to several children.

5. The door bumped Edna and me (_______________).

6. Give the paper to John (___________________).

7. Can we spend the money (_________________) now?

8. My school will provide everyone (__________________) with books.

9. Please help Sami and John (_________________) gather the newspapers.

9. Possessive Pronouns

The Rule: Possessive Pronoun: a pronoun which shows ownership:

our - yours - his - theirs - my - mine

All of the following sentences have used possessive pronouns correctly.

1. This is my book. This book is mine. This one is mine. This is mine.

2. This is your ball. This ball is yours. This one is yours. This is yours.

3. This is its nest. This nest is its. This one is its. This is its.

4. This is his tree. This tree is his. This one is his. This is his.

5. This is their home. This house is theirs. This one is theirs. This is theirs.

Which pronouns were used as an adjective before a noun?

________________________________________________________________________

Which pronouns can be used instead of a noun?

________________________________________________________________________

Which pronouns can be used both with a noun and alone?

________________________________________________________________________






Possessive Pronouns cont d

Possessive pronoun: a pronoun which shows ownership:

hers - their - ours - his - her - your

(No pronoun ever has an apostrophe)

Cross out the word just before the blank in each sentence. Write the pronoun that should

have been used instead of the word that was used.

Ex. Is this you ➜ your book?

1. Where are me ________ shoes?

2. The dog is our's _______.

3. Is that they're _______ cat?

4. Do not play with he _______ toys.

5. Me _______ foot hurts.

6. Ours _______ house is green.

7. Which one is your's _______?






Lesson 3: Verbs and Tenses

10. Verbs

verb: a word used to tell about actions.

The Rule: Underline the action word in each of the following sentences.

Ex. We vacuumed the carpet.

1. Blue Jays build nests in the spring.

2. This cleanser scrubs best.

3. I planted gardens in the spring.

4. It rains every afternoon here.

5. We bought a new car.

6. Our hockey team practices twice a week during hockey season.

7. We fished all day.

8. She shoveled all the snow away.

9. They ice-skate very well.

10. We rode our bicycles into town.

11. John bought a new shirt.

12. Ken raked all the leaves.

13. The cat meowed all night.

14. Linda baked a cake.

15. The Martin's painted their house.






11. Present Tense

The Rule: Most verbs end in s when used with the pronouns he, she, or it. Rewrite the

sentences below using the pronoun given as the subject and the s form of the verb.

1. The children swim in the pool.

(he) _________________________________________________________

2. The children bake cookies on Monday.

(she) ________________________________________________________3. Snakes crawl in the grass.

(it) __________________________________________________________

4. I like chocolate cake.

(he) _________________________________________________________

5. We plant flowers in the spring.

(she) ________________________________________________________

6. Ned and I enjoy helping at the zoo.(he) _________________________________________________________

12. Past Tense of Regular Verbs

The Rule: Add d or ed to form the past tense of most regular verbs. For other regular

verbs, follow these rules:

1. If a word ends with a consonant + y, change the y to i and add ed. (worryworried)

2. If the word ends with a vowel + consonant, double the consonant and add ed.

(stop stopped)

Write the past tense of these verbs.

1. sort _______________ 8. worry _______________

2. cry __________________ 9. carry ________________

3. close _______________ 10. sip ________________

4. burn _________________ 11. beg _______________

5. dare _________________ 12. like ______________

6. push _________________ 13. spy ______________

7. fry _________________ 14. bake ______________






13. Past Tense cont d

Some past tense verbs have a helping verb. Cross out the incorrect verb form and

underline the complete verb. The first one is done for you.

1. Our lunch (will, has) turned cold

2. The log jam in the river (had, have) moved downstream.

3. The trails (has, have) become dusty

4. The boys (were, was) skating on the pond.

5. We (have, has) gone to the zoo before.

6. The children (were, has) eating ice cream when the rain came.

7. My neighbour (have, has) planted all his rose bushes.

8. We can't come for dinner since we (have, were) already eaten.

9. The weather (has, was) remained the same all week.

10. The policeman (was, will) listening to the radio.

14. Other Forms of Active Verbs

The Rule:

Active verbs add d or ed to show what happened in the past. In the blank

space write the past form of the verb shown on the left. The first one is done for

you.

visit 1. Lee ___visited___ his Grandmother . hunt 2. Mom and I ___________ for squirrels.

climb 3. Joe __________ the big tree in his backyard.

close 4. Our school __________ early today. pick 5. Henry __________ the ripe apples.

cheer 6. The crowd __________ when the team won the game.

taste 7. The bread __________ good.

plant 8. We __________ a garden last year.wash 9. Father and Pam __________ the truck.

pull 10. The dogs __________ the sled through the snow.






Lesson 5: Test and Test Takeup

Jr. Genius Writer Ready: Lesson 1-3 Test

Name: _________________ A. Plurals and Singulars. Change the singular words listed below to their plural form and the plural

words listed below to their singular form.

Singular Plural: Plural Singular:

1. beach _____________ 21. teeth _____________

2. store _____________ 22. knives _____________3. couch _____________ 23. bugs _____________

4. sofa _____________ 24. themselves ___________

5. thief _____________ 25. pennies ______________

6. speech _____________ 26. roofs _____________7. lady _____________ 27. geese _____________

8. thumb _____________ 28. lives _____________9. photo _____________ 29. libraries _____________10. potato _____________ 30. donkeys _____________

11. woman _____________ 31. cockroaches ___________

12. child _____________ 32. flies _____________13. fish _____________ 33. leaches _____________

14. feet _____________ 34. keys _____________

15. watch _____________ 35. faucets _____________16. fox _____________ 36. sheep _____________

17. crush _____________ 37. beliefs _____________

18. latch _____________ 38. armies _____________

19. hero _____________ 39. pianos _____________20. mouse _____________ 40. classes _____________

B. Collective Nouns. Underline all collective nouns.

1. The camp staff included parents and teachers.

2. The wolf pack roamed the hills.

3. Our family traveled the train to the reunion.

4. The band was intimidated by the large crowd.

5. The women on the basketball team met the men on the swim team.

6. Everyone went to the birthday party yesterday.






C. Pronouns. Replace each underlined noun(s) with a pronoun.

1. John said, “John will go with Bill and Jane. But Bill and Jane must returnsoon.”

2. “Bring Suzie the knapsack when you come to school. Don’t forget theknapsack,” said Suzie.

3. Janet will call James and me.

4. Melissa asked Keith if Keith wanted to go with Melissa to the party. Keith

told Melissa that Keith did want to go to the party.

5. “Dana wants to teach Sam new things”, said Sam.

D. Possessive Pronouns. Underline only the possessive pronouns.

1. “This coat is mine,” he said to her.

2. She moved with her family to their house.

3. “This is ours, but that is his,” she told him.

4. They asked which one was hers.

5. That photo shows its full beauty next to their house.

E. Subject and Object Pronoun. Write the correct pronoun to replace the underline

word(s).

1. Their friends have seen the woman before.

2. The lady called the two brothers.

3. I put the apple in the bowl.

4. Father asked my sister and me about the car.

5. You can find the answer here.

F. Tense. Use the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses.

1. I (future-go) __________ shopping on Friday.

2. My parents (past-stay) _________ an extra day.

3. The clothes (past-dry) ________ on the clothes line.

4. They (future-be) __________ here tomorrow.

5. Winter (present-last) _______ a long time.






6. Hundreds of people (present-attend) __________ concerts.

7. I (future-wear) ___________ new shoes.

8. My mother (present-be) _____________ a doctor.

9. The store (past-close) ____________ at six o’clock.

10. He (present-pour) ___________ me a glass of juice every morning.

G. Tense and Spelling Changes. Below is a list of words. Change each word to the

present and past tense by modifying the spelling.

WORD PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE

1. study _______________ _______________

2. run _______________ _______________

3. dry _______________ _______________

4. hop _______________ _______________

5. carry _______________ _______________

6. watch _______________ _______________

7. stir _______________ _______________

8. kiss _______________ _______________

9. shop _______________ _______________

10. worry _______________ _______________




Jr. Genius’ Writer Ready Pt. 1- Grammar GraspersH. Verbs and Tenses. Read the following paragraph and select the appropriate tense for

each verb. Write the verb in the blank, and play close attention to any spelling changes

that may be necessary.

Everyday Jane (to go) __________ to school at 8:00 a.m. She (to wake up)

_______ early and (to eat) _________ breakfast before she (to leave) ________.

Then, she (to get ready) _____________ for school and (to wait) _________ for

the school bus. Yesterday, something strange (to happen) __________. Jane still

(to go) ________ to school, but she (to arrive) ____________ late. She did not (to

hear) ________ her alarm clock and so she did not (to wake up) _________ on

time. She never even (to eat) __________ breakfast. When the bus (to stop)

_______ in front of her house, she (to be) ________ still (to sleep) __________.Jane (to be) __________ very (to worry) __________ because she (to have)

________ a test that morning and (to be) _______ afraid about (to be) ________

late for class. Jane (to beg) ___________ her mother to drive her to school but her

mom (to apologize) __________ and (to say) _________ that she (to have)

_________ a meeting and (to be) ______ in a rush. Jane (to have) __________ no

choice and (to be) ________ forced to walk to school that morning. She (to cry)

________ the whole way there, but when she finally (to arrive) _________ at

school, she (to stop) _________. She even (to make) ________ it on time for her

test.

Now, Jane (to know) ____________ that she (to have) ____________ to wake up

on time. She (to promise) _____________ that she (to get up) __________ early

enough so that she (to have) _________ sufficient time before the bus comes. It

(to be) ________ a hard way to learn a lesson, but it (to work) _________. It is

almost a guarantee that Jane will never be late again.

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