Nouns, Nouns, Nouns
Write down an appropriate counter for the noun:
Ben tries his best to recycle. He was able to collect 3 __________ of plastic bottles last week!
Identify the figure of speech in this sentence, and its type:
We are fast cars on a long ride.
cars, metaphor
Replace the underlined words with a pronoun:
Percy and Grover knew that things would never be the same again.
They knew that things would never be the same again.
Write the correct demonstrative pronoun:
Here is your prophecy. __________ tells us what to expect from your quest.
Here is your prophecy. This tells us what to expect from your quest.
What contractions can we form here?
I have forgotten all our lessons, so I will need to study.
I've forgotten all our lessons, so I'll need to study.
Write the plural form the underlined nouns:
The fish swims happily in the river.
fish, rivers
Write down a present tense verb to complete the sentence:
The New York Yankees __________ (be) Annabeth’s favorite baseball team.
The New York Yankees is Annabeth’s favorite baseball team.
Write the correct pronouns:
Who owns these swords? Are these (your, yours) weapons or (my, mine)?
Who owns these swords? Are these your weapons or mine?
Identify the pronoun, and write a present tense verb to complete the sentence:
During Capture the Flag, both teams ____________ (be) persistent in bringing honor to their cabins.
During Capture the Flag, both teams are persistent in bringing honor to their cabins.
Write the affirmative form of the sentence:
John didn’t finish his homework for Science.
John finished his homework for Science.
Identify 5 nouns in the following sentence:
In caring for nature and its animals, UPIS students place their garbage in the correctly colored bins.
nature, animals, students, garbage, bins
Identify the figure of speech in this sentence, and its type:
The rain falls, angry on the tin roof.
angry, personification
Write the antecedents of each underlined pronoun:
Annabeth had her magical item as well; a cap allowed them to hide from their enemies.
Annabeth, Percy and friends
Write down the antecedent of the underlined pronoun:
These allow you to buy items from the stores around UP.
coins, bills, pesos
Provide the correct tag question:
Pam wasn’t at the party, ____________?
Pam wasn’t at the party, was she?
Write the gender, plural form, and a proper noun for GODDESS.
Feminine
Goddesses
Athena, Aphrodite, Ceres, etc.
Write a sentence about SUPERHEROES with one collective and one abstract noun.
Write the correct pronoun and its antecedent:
I met Clarisse after Annabeth, daughter of Athena, welcomed me to camp. __________ group now always picks on me for being a son of Poseidon.
I met Clarisse after Annabeth, daughter of Athena, welcomed me to camp. Her group now always picks on me for being a son of Poseidon.
Antecedent - Clarisse
Write the correct indefinite pronoun:
The children in Camp Half-Blood are demigods. __________ here has an immortal parent.
The children in Camp Half-Blood are demigods. Everyone/Everybody here has an immortal parent.
Write the negative form, then add a tag question:
Francis danced all night to the best song ever.
Francis did not dance all night to the best song ever, did he?
Write down 3 concrete and 3 abstract nouns that are related to NATURE and the ENVIRONMENT.
Concrete - trees, oceans, birds, grass, sun, etc.
Abstract - beauty, growth, protection, care, cycle, etc.
Write a sentence with a figure of speech about a MOUNTAIN, and identify the type.
ex. My brother is as tall as a mountain. (simile)
Replace all the underlined nouns with pronouns:
“Percy can’t believe Percy’s father would give Percy something this powerful,” Percy thought.
"I can’t believe my father would give me something this powerful,” he thought.
Write down a present tense verb to complete the sentence:
All of the orange juice rushing down our throats __________ us after PE class.
All of the orange juice rushing down our throats refreshes/cools/satisfies/etc. us after PE class.
Rewrite with contractions, then add a tag question:
There is a sandwich here that you have recommended to Kimmy.
Rewrite with contractions, then add a tag question:
There's a sandwich here that you've recommended to Kimmy, isn't there?