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. doctor ___________________ 10. city ___________________

ADJECTIVES Exercise 1: Choose the correct order of the adjectives in these sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mike never lets his little brother drive his ____________________ car. sports expensive She makes ____________________ cookies. expensive sports

delicious chocolate chocolate delicious I want you to meet that ____________________ girl. tall blonde Swedish blonde tall Swedish The room was filled with ____________________ balloons. red big big red The boy needs ____________________ balls for that activity. five cotton small five small cotton What are you doing with these ____________________ bottles? empty glass glass empty

Circle the adjective in each sentence. Then, tell what noun the adjective is describing. Example: The green alien walked out of the spaceship. The adjective green describes the alien. 1. The shiny spaceship landed in my yard. The adjective ____________ describes _________________. 2. An alien with big eyes walked out of the ship. The adjective ____________ describes _________________. 3. It waved its tiny hand in the air. The adjective ____________ describes _________________. 4. The alien said, Earth is such a beautiful planet. The adjective ____________ describes _________________. 5. A brown rabbit hopped into the yard and scared the alien. The adjective ____________ describes _________________. 6. The frightened alien ran back into its spaceship and blasted off. The adjective ____________ describes _________________.

Adverbs 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. 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. 11. Yesterday, they played a game. 12. The truck grumbled loudly. 13. We will go to the concert soon. 14. The boy waited patiently for the computer to load. 15. Kayla finally arrived at the park. 16. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework. 17. The kitten walked there. 18. I usually lock the car door. 19. My dog always barks. 20. Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

Simple present tense Fill in the blanks with the simple present form of the verbs in the brackets. e.g When he ____ (enter), the pupils_____ (stand) up and _____ (greet) him. When he enters, the pupils stand up and greet him. 1. There _______ (go) the bell! said David 2. Diamonds _________ (twinkle) like stars. 3. The Moon ________ (shine) at night. 4. The estate ________ (occupy) eighty acres of land. 5. He always ________ (borrow) our things but never _______ (return) them to us. 6. He usually _________ (wear) a hat and ________ (hold) an umbrella when he ______ (go) out. 7. The fishermen _________ ( row) out to sea and _______ (cast) out the net. 8. A policeman ________ (keep) law and order in the country. He also ______ ( direct) traffic and _______ ( watch) over our safety. 9. The eagle ______(swoop) down on its prey and _______ (carry) it away. 10. The show ________ (start) at 7p.m and _______ (end) at 9.30p.m.

Present perfect tense Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect tense of the verbs in the brackets. e.g. I _____ (see) this woman before. I have seen this woman before.

1. They _____ just ______ (leave). 2. I ________________ ( hand) in my book. 3. He_____ not _______ (eat) since yesterday. 4. Where _______ he ________ (hide) it? 5. We _______ not _____ (hear) from her for a long time. 6. Mr. Leung ________ not ________ (have) his bath yet. 7. Who _________________ (call) since I was out? 8. The secret agent ___________( complete) his mission. 9. _______ you ________ (notice) any change in her lately? 10. _______ you ever ________ (eat) this before?

Simple Past Tense Fill in the blanks with the Simple past tense of the verbs in the brackets. e.g. The window________ (be smashed) when the boy ______ (throw) a stone at it. The window was smashed when the boy threw a stone at it.

1. The rubber sheets _________ (be dried) and then ________ (smoke). 2. The hunters ________ (catch) the man-eating tiger last night. 3. I _______ (meet) them in the hall just now. 4. _______you _______ (hear) a noise last night? 5. We _______ ( grow) up together, said Ah Chai. 6. He _______ (be) angry because we _______ (not take) his advice. 7. They _______ (go) to the fair last night and _______ (win) many prizes. 8. An hour ago he________ ( agree) to join the club but you ______ (say) he ____( be) too young. 9. He _______ (say) he ______ (be) sorry he________ (not tell) us the news earlier. 10. The cattle _______ (be rounded) up and ________ (drive) into the pen.