Verb Tenses and Verbs
Is the verb tense in this sentence past, present, or future?
"They played soccer after school."
Past
Choose the correct verb: "My cat (likes / like) milk."
likes
Which is comparative: "smarter" or "smartest"?
Leo is _________________ than Sam.
smarter
Name a coordinating conjunction and use it to join these two short sentences:
"I wanted cake. I ate pie."
I wanted cake, and I ate pie.
or
I wanted cake, but I ate pie.
Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex?
"While it rained, we played board games at home."
Complex
Change this irregular verb to past tense and use it in a short sentence:
"eat"
ate
I ate pizza.
Pick the correct pronoun:
"Mark should bring (his / their) pencil."
his
Change the adjective to superlative : "fast"
She is the _______________ runner in the class.
fastest
Turn the two ideas into one complex sentence using "because":
"She didn't play. She was sick."
She didn't play because she was sick.
Write a simple sentence about recess.
We play outside at recess.
Change this regular verb to past tense and use it in a short sentence:
"watch"
watched
I watched tv yeaterday.
Fix the sentence if needed: "My brother and I goes to the same school."
My brother and I go to the same school.
Capitalize this title correctly:
"the adventure of tom sawyer"
The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
Use a subordinating conjunction to combine:
"It rained. We stayed inside."
Because it rained, we stayed inside.
Combine into one compound sentence:
"It rained. We played inside."
It rained, so we played inside.
Write a future-tense sentence with "jump."
I will jump.
Rewrite correctly: "Either the teacher or the students (is / are) responsible for the books."
Either the teacher or the students are responsible for the books.
Explain in one sentence when to capitalize short words like "in" or "on" in a title.
You only capitalize them if they are the first or last words.
Combine into a correct compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction:
"It was hot. We went swimming."
It was hot, so we went swimming.
Identify the subject and the verb in this sentence: "Sam drew a picture, and Mia colored it."
(Hint there is more than one subject and verb)
"Sam" → "drew"; "Mia" → "colored."
Explain in one simple sentence the difference between a regular verb and an irregular verb, and give one example of each.
Regular verbs form the past by adding -ed (e.g., walk → walked). Irregular verbs change in other ways (e.g., go → went).
Fill in the correct pronouns so that they match with their antecedent.
singular antecedent → "The girl lost _________ hat."
plural antecedent → "The boys lost _______ hats."
singular antecedent → "The girl lost her hat."
plural antecedent → "The boys lost their hats."
Rewrite and capitalize this title correctly:
"a day in the life of my mom"
A Day in the Life of My Mom
Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:
"I wanted to play outside, ___ it started to rain."
I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.
What punctuation marks go around dialogue?
Quotation marks