HOLY FAMILY PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL

SY: 2015 – 2016; 1st Quarter

ENGLISH 5

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I. Encircle the letter of the word/phrase that makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
1. A kennel of dogs were set free at night to serve as guards of the town. NO ERROR.
A B C D

2. Iris’ glasses were bought by her father. NO ERROR.

A B C D

3. My sister-in-law’s dress were given by me as a birthday present. NO ERROR.

A B C D

4. The two alumnus who attended the homecoming are Robert and I. NO ERROR.
A B C D

5. Both Jon and Drogo’s rooms are decorated with Dany’s portrait. NO ERROR.
A B C D

6. Her son likes to read this books than mine. NO ERROR.

A B C D

7. Jestony has repaired the pianoes by himself. NO ERROR.

A B C D

8. Timothy’s sister is smarter and more responsible than him. NO ERROR.

A B C D

II. Rewrite the following sentences. Observe proper capitalization.

1. the department of social welfare and development (dswd) provides youth programs for street children.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. jon snow was pronounced as the new king of the north on april 16, 2016.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. my mother and aunt trina are planning to spend their vacation in Hawaii.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

III. Underline the gerund and write S if it’s used as a subject, PN if predicate nominative, DO if direct
object, A if appositive, and OP if object of preposition in the sentence.
___________1. We worried about being swept away over the waterfall as we swam.
___________2. She really works hard to fulfill her ambition in life, becoming a scientist.
___________3. Getting a good job is not easy.
___________4. I enjoy cooking with my mom.
___________5. Finding a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
___________6. Leslie got into trouble for talking to Sarah.
___________7. In the summer, Kara prefers swimming.
___________8. Our favorite adventure, stumbling upon Frog Pond deep in the forest, is very exciting.
___________9. The most fun I had on the trip was swimming in the ocean.
___________10. Have you ever read a book about riding a bike?

IV. Identify the collective noun that should be used in the following nouns.
1. _______________ of fishes 4. _______________ of information
2. _______________ of tigers 5. _______________ of jewels
3. _______________ of horses
V. Give the plural form of the following.
1. alumnus - ______________________
2. curriculum - ______________________
3. studio - ______________________
4. mango - ______________________
5. crisis - ______________________

VI. Change the following into possessive form.

1. baby of my aunt - _______________________________
2. buttons of my blouse - _______________________________
3. skirt of Tess - _______________________________
4. project of Janine and Jessa - _______________________________
5. author of the book - _______________________________
6. houses of Trina and Jessy - _______________________________
7. net of the fishermen - _______________________________

VII. Identify the use of underlined nouns in each sentence. Write S if it’s used as a subject, PN if predicate
nominative, DO if direct object, IO if indirect object, OP if object of preposition, A if appositive, and DA if
direct address in the sentence.
___________1. We gave the king his scepter.
___________2. The king rode on his horse.
___________3. Get me a glass of juice, Sheen.
___________4. The king was seen by the people.
___________5. Kenny, you are going to get in trouble.
___________6. My teacher, Mrs. Bailey, gave us a test.
___________ 7. I brought my brother a robot.
___________8. We visited Charles I, the King of England.
___________9. The President is the ruler of the free country.
___________10. We bought milk at the Koogles, the store on the corner.

VIII. Complete the following with correct reflexive pronouns.

1. Jose gave _______________ a gift after getting a raise.
2. Bert and Nini hurt _______________ while repairing their car.
3. I cooked the three-course all by _______________.
4. Nita wanted to kick _______________ after she made that horrible mistake.
5. You _______________ should decide on what course to take.

IX. Complete the following with demonstrative pronouns.

1. Take _______________ pepper spray with you (near).
2. Send _______________ gifts to Mr. Reyes. (near)
3. The culprit was caught by _______________ policemen. (far)
4. _______________ room was rented by the Banana brothers (near)

X. Replace the underlined words with appropriate personal and possessive pronouns.
1. The lady in red is Ms. Reyes.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I gave the job to my two sons.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. I met with my sister today.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Isabel and I will treat you and your friends ice cream.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Dr. Santos asked Rose and me about our diet.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. The cats have not been home since yesterday.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. The girl is as beautiful as her sisters.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Jayjay is more responsible than Honey.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. These projects are Karina’s and Chesca’s.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Put that inside Jehan’s backpack.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________