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1 Comparative adjectives
1. Joe is
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
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
paint
stamp
visit
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.