A.

1 Comparative adjectives
1. Joe is

than Ed. (short)

2. Al is the

. (short)

3. Ed is the

. (thin)

4. Joe is
5. Al has the
(colourful)
6. Al is
7. Ed is the
8. Joe is
9. Ed is the
10. Joe is

than Al. (thin)

clothes.
than Joe. (heavy)
. (light)
than Ed. (happy)
. (mysterious)

2 Write the plural form.

1 man
2 woman
3 child
4 person
5 day
6 country
7 box
8 wife
9 life
10 sheep

than Ed. (energetic)

B. Question Tags
1. its very cold this morning, ____?
2. She is working better this month, ____?
3. That book isn' t very interesting, _____?
4. You went to her party, ____?
5. He doesn't know Georges, _____?
6. She hasn't telephoned yet, _____?
7. Henry works with John, ______?
8. Tom is not travelling alone, _____?
9. You didn't come, ______?
10. He has been here for a long time, _____?
C. Place the correct punctuation in the boxes to end each sentence. Identify each
sentence as either statement, question, imperative or exclamatory.
( 1 ) Show me where you found those coins
( 2 ) I feel terrible that you got into an accident this morning
( 3 ) When did you find out your test score
( 4 ) How many students are in your class
( 5 ) Who could have done some a terrible thing
( 6 ) Clean out the gutters with this plastic scooper I bought
( 7 ) When are you coming back from vacation
( 8 ) I finished all of my homework so now I can go outside to play
( 9 ) Slow down before you get into an accident
(10) The truck was driving dangerously fast on the dirt road

(11) This closet is where we keep the spare batteries

(12) When will the store open today
(13) The smoke alarm battery should be changed at least once a year
14) The hobby store is in the second building on your right
D. HINT: An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something is doing.
It is found in the predicate of a sentence.
Draw a line under the predicate of each sentence.
Then, write the action verb on the line.
1. The rocket blasts into the sky. ______________________
2. The big, black bear growled. ______________________
3. The baby crawls across the floor. ______________________
4. The picture hung on the wall. ______________________
5. I searched for my missing sock. ______________________
6. Carlita's brother grilled a steak. ______________________
7. Ken clicked the computer mouse. ______________________
8. Dr. Kip examines his patient. ______________________
9. My red shirt shrunk in the wash. ______________________
10. Mother hides the cookies. ______________________
11. Seven fish swim in the aquarium. ______________________
12. Amanda washes her car. ________________________
E. Write the past tense of each of these verbs:
stay
ask
clean
need
dance
wash
laugh
rain

paint
stamp
visit

F. What is the tense for each sentence: past, present or future.

1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. _____________________________
2. He steps up to the plate. _____________________________
3. The pitcher tossed the ball. _____________________________
4. Daniel will swing hard. _____________________________
5. The ball struck the bat. _____________________________
6. The ball flies through the air. _____________________________
7. It landed over the fence. _____________________________
8. Daniel will run around the bases. _____________________________
9. The crowd screams loudly. _____________________________
10. He will slide into home plate. _____________________________
11. Daniel's teammates cheered. _____________________________
12. Daniel smiled proudly._______________________
G. Write the word that best fits with each sentence.
1. Sam ____________ to school today because he missed the bus. (walk, walked)
2. Be sure to _______________ your teeth before bed. (brushed, brush)

3. We were all ____________ to Uncle Bobs house for Christmas dinner. (invited, invite)
4. Billy helped mom ___________ the batter for the cookies. (mix, mixed)
5. The boys can _____________ very quickly. (typed, type)
6. My brother ______________ me with his squirt gun. (squirt, squirted)
7. The children ____________ in the backyard last night. (play, played)
8. We must all help ______________ the house before company comes. (clean, cleaned)
H. Read each sentence below. Choose the correct verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Billy _______________ to buy a new skateboard. (want, wants)
2. Those two boys _______________ to buy new skateboards. (want, wants)
3. Grandpa _______________ a hamburger for dinner. (cook, cooks)
4. Grandma and Grandpa _______________ dinner together. (cook, cooks)
5. The dogs _______________ when the mail carrier comes. (growl, growls)
6. The brown dog _______________ when someone comes in. (growl, growls)
7. All three computers ______________ when you turn them on. (beep, beeps)
8. That computer _______________ when you turn it on. (beep, beeps)
9. The basketball _______________ across the court. (roll, rolls)
10. Three tennis balls _______________ across the court. (roll, rolls)
I. Choose the past participle of the verb for each sentence and write it on the line.
1. She has never ____________ a speed boat before. (driven, drove)
2. Ella had __________ all of the vegetables on her plate. (ate, eaten)
3. We have _____________ each other since we were very young. (knew, known)
4. Peter has _____________ a letter to his favorite author. (written, wrote)
5. While on a camping trip, Kara was ____________ by mosquitoes (bitten, bit)
6. Thomas has ____________ the most delicious tomatoes in town. (grown, grew)
7. Have you ____________ on a horse without a saddle before? (rode, ridden)
8. The thief had ___________ all of the expensive jewelry. (took, taken)
J. Write the words that each contraction stands for.
1. don't ___________________
7. isn't ___________________
2. can't ___________________
8. she'll ___________________
3. won't ___________________
9. I'm ___________________
4. we'll ___________________
10. you're ___________________
5. haven't _________________
11. I'd ___________________
6. he's ___________________
12. you'll ___________________
K. Write the correct contraction for each set of words.
13. did not ___________________
19. had not ___________________
14. they will ___________________
20. she is ___________________
15. they would ___________________
21. I have ___________________
16. he would ___________________
22. we have ___________________
23. he will ___________________
17. were not ___________________
18. has not ___________________
24. they had ___________________

L. 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. There are ten fish. _______________________
M. Choose a subject from the box to complete each sentence.
A big spider
My mother
The houseplant
A gray dolphin
My notebook
The eye doctor
The space alien
A buzzing bee
My closet
1. ______________________ has lots of clothes in it.
2. ______________________ looked for nectar in the flower.
3. ______________________ checked my vision.
4. ______________________ needs soil, water, and sunlight.
5. ______________________ landed the UFO.
6. ______________________ jumped in the sea.
7. ______________________ was upset because I broke her favorite vase.
8. ______________________ is filled with stories that I wrote.
9. ______________________ spun a web in the doorway.
N. Choose a predicate from the box to complete each sentence.
planted flowers.
fixed the sink.
drove me to school.
barked all night long.
ate crickets.
cut the boy's hair.
flew the airplane.
blew in the wind.
slept in her crib.
1. The gardener ____________________________________________.
2. The pilot ____________________________________________.
3. The little puppy ____________________________________________.
4. The barber ____________________________________________.
5. James' baby sister __________________________________________.
6. The flag ____________________________________________.
7. The lizard ____________________________________________.
8. The plumber ____________________________________________.
9. The bus driver ____________________________________________.
O. Draw one line under the subject of each sentence. Circle the predicate of each
sentence.

1. Three pelicans flew over the beach.

2. The children built a sandcastle.
3. Ben played chess with Alex.
4. Everyone in the stadium watched the game.
5. The microwave beeped.
6. Malcom is a very thoughtful person.
7. The seagulls feathers were white.
8. The moon shines down on the water.
9. The bicycles back tire needed air.
10. Bart, Mike, and Jim went bowling.
11. Orange is my favorite color.
12. The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old.
13. The small squirrel scampered across the yard.
P. Add a predicate to each sentence below.
1. The police officer __________________________________________.
2. The boat captain __________________________________________.
3. The rusty old car ___________________________________________.
4. The garden in our backyard __________________________________.
5. The lady with the green dress ________________________________.
Q. Add a subject to each sentence below.
6. ___________________________ was singing a cheerful song.
7. __________________________ made a creaking sound.
8. _________________________ was old and dusty.
9. ________________________ wouldn't eat her dinner.
10. _______________________ is the best restaurant in town.
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 b. It c. Her d. She
2. Dad rented a movie for my brother and me to watch tonight.
a. us b. we c. he d. they
3. Miguel and his sister got a new puppy.
a. we b. their c. he d. they
4. An ice cream truck drove down the street.
a. it b. they c. her d. him
5. Do you want to go to the party with Hanna and Jamie?
a. her b. we c. they d. them
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 ___________________
Describe the following pictures: