Name:_________________________________________

Period:_____

Study Guide Fall Final Exam 2015

Brownlee Room 740
You will use your grammar notes on nouns, verbs, and prepositions along
with your class notes on Greek/Latin Roots Lessons 1-3.

Nouns
Common Nouns1. The main crops of Puerto Rico are sugar, tobacco, coffee, and fruits.
2. A road passes through a tunnel cut in the base of a giant tree in California.
3. The first trip into space was filled with danger.
4. Since the earliest civilizations, gold has been used for ornaments.
5. Robert Fulton was a painter, jeweler, farmer, engineer, and inventor.

Proper Nouns1. William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania.

2. The orange tree was brought to Europe from Asia.
3. Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.
4. Colombia is the worlds leading producer of emeralds.
5. Dr. Jeanne Spurlock went to Howard University College of Medicine.

Concrete Nouns1. The eagle is a bird that often symbolizes bravery.

2. Paul Revere was a patriot, a silversmith, an engraver, and a dentist.
3. The Sears Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in the United States.
4. The dog barked loudly through the night at the noisy cars.
5. The soldier waited with his companions in the alley.

Abstract Nouns1. The crew exhibited great loyalty and courage to their leader in the battle.
2. The teacher had a great fear of sharks.
3. The eagle is a bird that often symbolizes bravery.
4. The nation won its freedom in the early part of the century.
5. The young student exhibited great patience and intelligence in resolving the
problem.

Plural NounsChange all the singular nouns to their plural form and all plural nouns to their
singular form.
Singular

Plural

1.

Oranges

2. Highway
3.

Diaries

4. Deer
5.

Fountains

6. Country
7.

Knives

8. Elf
9.

Gashes

10. Pinch

Transform the following nouns to the plural form.

1. Girl
2. Wish
3. Mouse
4. Party
5. Batch

6. Rose
7. Glass
8. Thief

Possessive Nouns1. Singular noun just add s such as cat + s = cats

2. Plural noun add after the s such as cats + = cats
3. A plural noun without an s just add s such as men + s = mens
Transform the following nouns to the possessive form.
1. Girl
2. Children
3. Teacher
4. Men
5. Ladies
6. Monkey
7. Ms. Jones

Collective Nouns1. Our class learned about the exploration.

2. Coronados crew searched without success.
3. The party suggested a journey across the deserts of the Southwest.
4. Officials hoped the troop would find the cities of gold.
5. The gaggle of geese blocked traffic at the school this morning.
6. We saw a school of fish while we were scuba diving.

Action Verbs1. The dancer leaped at a great distance across the stage.

2. The soccer player ran the ball to the goal post.

3. The girl unpacked her suitcase.
4. We looked for the necklace everywhere.
5. The man drew a circle on the sandy beach.

Helping VerbsUnderline the verb phrase and circle the helping verb
1. They have lived next door for ten years.
2. Their son has been my best friend for a long time.
3. The family had moved here from California.
4. Her sister is living in New York.
5. She was working for a big publishing company.
6. Margo was not complaining in her last letter.
7. Mr. Powell will find a good job.
8. A tai chi master may visit our school.
9. She should enjoy the museums.
10.She could give us a lesson in tai chi.

Linking VerbsIdentify the verb and determine if the verb is an action verb or linking verb.
1. His house is large enough for us all.
2. Uncle Tomas cooked the whole dinner by himself.
3. He greeted everyone with warmth and enthusiasm.
4. The turkey smelled wonderful.
5. The dinner table looked beautiful.
6. The greenhouse effect is a danger to our environment.
7. Many gases are colorless and odorless.
8. The Industrial Revolution was a turning point for the environment.

9. Connie opened the umbrella.

10.The king and queen were quite argumentative.

PrepositionsIdentify the preposition, prepositional phrase, and the object of the preposition.
1. Some animals hunt only between dusk and dawn.
2. Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall.
3. The fork ran away with the spoon.
4. The cat likes to sleep behind the couch.
5. The Eastern female dragon holds a fan with her tail.
6. Japanese dragons have three toes on each claw.
7. Many tales pit brave knights against fierce dragons.
8. Two batlike wings lift the dragon above its victim.
9. Some breeds of Western dragons can change their shapes.
10.The Komodo dragon is a type of monitor lizard.
11.The horse ran down the winding lane.
12.The cat likes to sleep behind the couch.
13.The plane rose and flew above the mountain.
14.Our new house is beside a big lake.
15.Do not leave the house without your boots.
16.Tabia hit the ball over the back of the fence.
17.Meet us at the big oak tree.
18.A flock of flamingos flew around our heads.
19.Put your clothes in the closet.
20.Coretta has received a letter from her Aunt Grace.

Subjects/Predicates

Directions: Please read each sentence carefully and identify the

complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, and simple
predicate on your answer sheet.
The lions roar frightened the other animals.
1. Complete Subject:

2. Complete Predicate:

3. Simple Subject:

4. Simple Predicate:

The father cat ran away from the kittens.

5. Complete Subject:

6. Complete Predicate:

7. Simple Subject:

8. Simple Predicate:

The poster offered a reward for the lost dog.

9. Complete Subject:

10. Complete Predicate:

11. Simple Subject:

12. Simple Predicate:

The man yelling only made the situation worse.

13. Complete Subject:

14. Complete Predicate:

15. Simple Subject:

16. Simple Predicate:

The turtle crossed the road despite all the cars and heavy traffic.
17. Complete Subject:

18. Complete Predicate:

19. Simple Subject:

20. Simple Predicate:

The child awoke from the nightmare in the middle of the night.

21. Complete Subject:

22. Complete Predicate:

23. Simple Subject:

24. Simple Predicate:

The man was very tired from his lack of sleep.

25. Complete Subject:

26. Complete Predicate:

27. Simple Subject:

28. Simple Predicate:

The car parked half on the curb and half on the grass.
29. Complete Subject:

30. Complete Predicate:

31. Simple Subject:

32. Simple Predicate:

The cake was shaped like a designer purse with a matching wallet.
33. Complete Subject:

34. Complete Predicate:

35. Simple Subject:

36. Simple Predicate:

Ms. Parker dressed up like a Cheshire cat for Halloween.

37. Complete Subject:

38. Complete Predicate:

39. Simple Subject:

40. Simple Predicate:

Subjects and Predicates

Directions: Clearly mark the complete subject and predicate by circling the
simple subject and predicate with the label SS and SP and underline the
complete subject and complete predicate with the label CS and CP
1.
2.
3.
4.

People around the world tell Cinderella stories.

The oldest version of all comes from China.
The main characters name is Yeh-Shen.
This lovely young woman lives with a cruel stepmother and a selfish
stepsister.

5. Yeh-Shen receives help from a wise old man and a dead goldfish.
6. The bones of the dead goldfish grant the unlucky maidens wish.
7. She goes to a party in a beautiful cloak and a beautiful pair of slippers.
8. One of the slippers falls off Yeh-Shens foot.
9. A king seeks the slippers owener.
10.
You probably know the rest of the story.
Simple
Subject

Complete
Subject

Simple
Predicate

Complete
Predicate

Prepositional
Phrase Circle
object of the
Preposition and
underline
prepostion

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.The photograph at the right shows John Johnson as a success.

12.Johnsons life has not always been easy.
13.The small Arkansas town of his childhood had no high school.
14.Therefore, Johnsons mother moved to Chicago.
15.In Chicago, Johnson attended high school with classmates Redd Foxx and Nat
King Cole.
16.During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Johnsons family grew very poor.
17.However, Johnson studied hard.
18.He became an honor student, the class president, and the editor of the high
school newspaper.
19.Johnson started his first magazine with a loan.
20.Now is the owner of a group of companies worth $200 million per year.
Simple
Subject

Complete
Subject

Simple
Predicate

Complete
Predicate

Prepositional
Phrase Circle
object of the
Preposition and
underline
prepostion

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Greek/Latin Roots
Lesson 1
Greek/Latin
Root

English
Meaning
Water

Two Example
Words
1.
2.

Life

1.
2.

Birth

1.
2.

Mother

1.
2.

See, Look

1.
2.

Lesson 2
Greek/Lati
n Root

English
Meaning

Two
Example
Words

Know

1.
2.

Place

1.
2.

Born

1.
2.

Foot

1.
2.

Mark

1.
2.

Lesson 3
Greek/Latin
Root

English
Meaning

Two
Example
Words

Hear

1.
2.

Light

1.
2.

Build

1.

2.
Heat

1.
2.

See

1.
2.