Common and Proper Nouns

Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct
capitalization.
example: waterfall common noun
niagara falls Niagara Falls
1. march ___________________ 2. month ___________________
3. day ___________________ 4. tuesday ___________________
5. holiday ___________________ 6. christmas ___________________
7. cereal ___________________ 8. cocoa puffs ___________________
9. dr. cube ___________________ 10. doctor ___________________
11. city ___________________ 12. boston ___________________
13. street ___________________ 14. main street ___________________
15. burger king ___________________ 16. restaurant
___________________
17. slate creek ___________________ 18. creek ___________________
19. dog ___________________ 20. snoopy ___________________

ANSWER KEY
Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.
If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct
capitalization.
example: waterfall common noun
niagara falls Niagara Falls
1. march March 2. month common noun
3. day common noun 4. tuesday Tuesday
5. holiday common noun 6. christmas Christmas
7. cereal common noun 8. cocoa puffs Cocoa Puffs
9. dr. cube Dr. Cube 10. doctor common noun
11. city c ommon n oun 12. boston Boston
13. street common noun 14. main street Main Street
15. burger king Burger King 16. restaurant common noun
17. slate creek Slate Creek 18. creek common noun
19. dog common noun 20. snoopy Snoopy
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Read each sentence. Choose the correct pronoun that can

replace the
underlined word(s) in each sentence.
1. Carol is writing a report on Thomas Edison.
a. Them c. It
b. Her d. She
2. Dad rented a movie for my brother and me to watch tonight.
a. us c. we
b. he d. they
3. Miguel and his sister got a new puppy.
a. we c. their
b. he d. they
4. An ice cream truck drove down the street.
a. it c. they
b. her d. him
5. Do you want to go to the party with Hanna and Jamie?
a. her c. we
b. they d. them
answer
1.d 2.a 3.d 4.a 5.d

Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.
There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singular noun.
Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singular noun too.

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.
There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbit is a plural noun.
Also, there is more than one tree, so the word trees is a plural noun too.

Directions: Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line

next to the sentence, tell whether the noun is singular or
plural.
1. The squirrel is running fast. _______________________
2. Three of the plates are round. _______________________
3. My grandmother is very kind. _______________________
4. They gave her a nice gift. _______________________
5. Answer the telephone, please. _______________________
6. My crayons are broken. _______________________
7. Have you seen my keys? _______________________

8. That map is old. _______________________

9. It flew in the sky. _______________________
10. The store will open tomorrow. _______________________
11. There are ten fish. _______________________
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Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.
There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singular noun.
Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singular noun too.

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.
There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbit is a plural noun.
Also, there is more than one tree, so the word tree is a plural noun too.

Directions: Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line

next to the sentence, tell whether the noun is singular or
plural.
1. The squirrel is running fast. singular
2. Three of the plates are round. plural
3. My grandmother is very kind. singular
4. They gave her a nice gift. singular
5. Answer the telephone, please. singular
6. My crayons are broken. plural
7. Have you seen my keys? plural
8. That map is old. singular
9. It flew in the sky. singular
10. The store will open tomorrow. singular
11. There are ten fish. plural
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Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Usually an adjective comes immediately before the noun it
describes.
example: A small troll stood by the bridge.
The word small is an adjective. It describes the noun, troll.
Sometimes an adjective comes after the noun.
example: The elf in the workshop was funny.
The adjective funny describes the noun, elf.
Circle the adjective in each sentence. Underline the noun that it describes.
1. The magical wizard cast a spell on the witch.
2. The dragon in the cave was scary.
3. The unicorn ran into the dark forest.

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The ogre standing by the tree is angry.

The wicked witch was flying on a broomstick.
Two giants live in the countryside.
The monster under my bed is furry.

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Adjectives - ANSWERS
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Usually an adjective comes immediately before the noun it
describes.
example: A small troll stood by the bridge.
The word small is an adjective. It describes the noun, troll.
Sometimes an adjective comes after the noun.
example: The elf in the workshop was funny.
The adjective funny describes the noun, elf.
Circle the adjective in each sentence. Underline the noun that it describes.
1. The magical wizard cast a spell on the witch.
2. The dragon in the cave was scary.
3. The unicorn ran into the dark f orest .
4. The ogre standing by the tree is angry.
5. The wicked witch was flying on a broomstick.
6. Two giants live in the countryside.
7. The monster under my bed is furry.
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Directions: Pick the two best adjective choices to complete each

sentence. Make sure each sentence makes sense!
1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many
The dog had a ____________ nose and ____________ ears.
2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, dry, yellow
The sunflowers in my backyard are ____________ and _____________.
3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy
I found a ____________ quarter lying outside on the ___________ sidewalk!
4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen
The ____________ tiger had ____________ teeth.
5. Adjective choices: dull, salty, hot, cheesy
We all ate the ____________, ____________ pizza.
7. (healthy, beautiful, toasty, many)
The refrigerator was packed with ____________ ____________ foods.
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Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.
Directions: Pick the two best adjective choices to complete each
sentence. Make sure each sentence makes sense!

1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many

The dog had a wet nose and floppy ears.
2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, dry, yellow
The sunflowers in my backyard are tall and yellow.
(Note: Words may be in reverse order.)
3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy
I found a shiny quarter lying outside on the busy sidewalk!
4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen
The striped tiger had sharp teeth.
5. Adjective choices: dull, salty, hot, cheesy
We all ate the hot, cheesy pizza.
(Note: Words may be in reverse order.)
7. (healthy, beautiful, toasty, many)
The refrigerator was packed with many healthy foods.
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Adverbs
An adverb is a word that describes an action verb.
An adverb can describe how an action happens.
example: Jason quickly read the book.
How did Jason read? Quickly.
An adverb can describe when an action happens.
example: We went to the store yesterday?
When did we go? Yesterday.
An adverb can describe where an action happens.
example: He put the paper here.
Where did he put the paper? Here.

Directions: An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Circle

the adverb that describes the verb.
1. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.
2. Francis played on the beach yesterday.
3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.
4. George, will you come here?
5. They swam lazily in the pool.
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Adverbs

Name: _____________________________________ Side 2

6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.
7. They cheerfully sing songs.
8. Nathan stamped his feet angrily.
9. My father snored loudly on the couch.
10. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

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Yesterday, they played a game.

The truck grumbled loudly.
We will go to the concert soon.
The boy waited patiently for the computer to load.
Kayla finally arrived at the park.
My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.
The kitten walked there.
I usually lock the car door.
My dog always barks.
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

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Adverbs - Answer Key

An adverb is a word that describes an action verb.
An adverb can describe how an action happens.
example: Jason quickly read the book.
How did Jason read? Quickly.
An adverb can describe when an action happens.
example: We went to the store yesterday?
When did we go? Yesterday.
An adverb can describe where an action happens.
example: He put the paper here.
Where did he put the paper? Here.

Directions: An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Circle

the adverb that describes the verb.
21. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.
22. Francis played on the beach yesterday.
23. I will visit my friend tomorrow.
24. George, will you come here?
25. They swam lazily in the pool.
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Adverbs - ANSWER KEY

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Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.

They cheerfully sing songs.
Nathan stamped his feet angrily.
My father snored loudly on the couch.
Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.
Yesterday, they played a game.
The truck grumbled loudly.

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We will go to the concert soon.

The boy waited patiently for the computer to load.
Kayla finally arrived at the park.
My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.
The kitten walked there.
I usually lock the car door.
My dog always barks.
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

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Action Verbs
An action verb tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.
examples: run, talk, skip, sleep, jump, hop, snore, go, sleep
James walked to the store.
Walked is the action verb because it tells what James was doing.

Circle the action verb in each sentence.

1. James found a box of toys.
2. My cell phone rang.
3. I chopped down the old pear tree.
4. Callie dashed off to school.
5. Megan finds a dime between the couch cushions.
6. The youngest child cried loudly.
7. Carlton squeezed the oranges into the bowl.
8. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk.
9. The dog eats her food.
10. Chloe bought a lovely necklace for her mother.
11. Alex's basketball bounced off the garage door.
12. Ava poured a glass of milk for his brother.
13. Ryan usually arrives on time.
14. We all sang songs around the campfire.
15. The fastest runner on our team tripped on his shoelace.
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ANSWER KEY

Action Verbs
An action verb tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.
examples: run, talk, skip, sleep, jump, hop, snore, go, sleep
James walked to the store.
Walked is the action verb because it tells what James was doing.

Circle the action verb in each sentence.

1. James found a box of toys.
2. My cell phone rang.
3. I chopped down the old pear tree.
4. Callie dashed off to school.
5. Megan finds a dime between the couch cushions.

6. The youngest child cried loudly.

7. Carlton squeezed the oranges into the bowl.
8. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk.
9. The dog eats her food.
10. Chloe bought a lovely necklace for her mother.
11. Alex's basketball bounced off the garage door.
12. Ava poured a glass of milk for his brother.
13. Ryan usually arrives on time.
14. We all sang songs around the campfire.
15. The fastest runner on our team tripped on his shoelace

Verb Tenses
To form the past tense of most verbs, add -ed.
example: jump - jumped
To form the present tense of most verbs, add -s or -es.
examples: speak - speaks
To form the future tense of most verbs, add the helping verb will before the main verb.
example: fix - will fix
Complete the verb tense chart.

Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense

cooked cooks will cook
grills
will bake
listened
fixes
will clap
prepared
Now Try This: Write 3 complete sentences. Each sentence should use a different tense
of the verb prepare.
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ANSWER KEY
Verb Tenses

To form the past tense of most verbs, add -ed.

example: jump - jumped
To form the present tense of most verbs, add -s or -es.
examples: speak - speaks
To form the future tense of most verbs, add the helping verb will before the main verb.
example: fix - will fix
Complete the verb tense chart.

Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense

cooked cooks will cook
grilled grills will grill
baked bakes will bake
listened listens will listen
fixed fixes will fix

clapped claps will clap

prepared prepares will prepare

Now Try This: Write 3 complete sentences. Each sentence should use a different tense
of the verb prepare.
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