Grammar
Grammar 2
Adjectives
Long and Short Vowels
100
Add quotation marks and/or commas to the sentence.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
What time is it? asked Fred.
“What time is it?” asked Fred.
100
Rewrite the sentence below with the correct capitalization.
My mom has met senator O’Brian.
My mom has met Senator O’Brian
100
They are beautiful.
Circle the subject of the sentence.
Underline the adjective.
Box the linking verb.
100
What are the three ways to spell the short u vowel sound? Name a word that has a short u vowel sound in it.
u, ou, & o
Answers will vary....
200
Add quotation marks and/or commas to the sentence(s).
Take your umbrella mother said. It’s going to rain.
“Take your umbrella”, mother said. “It’s going to rain.”
200
Rewrite the sentence below with the correct capitalization.
my family is going to visit california to hear the band, maroon 5, in october.
My family is going to visit California to hear the band, Maroon 5, in October.
200
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
My cat and dog were excited.
Circle the subject of the sentence.
Underline the adjective.
Box the linking verb.
200
Find and underline the words with a long o vowel sound. In each word underlined, circle the spelling of the long o sound.
Professor Stone lives on the coast, under a big beautiful oak tree.
300
Add quotation marks and/or commas to the sentence(s).
If you have a second said my friend George I could use some help with this math problem.
“If you have a second,” said my friend, George, “I could use some help with this math problem.”
300
Rewrite the sentences below with the correct capitalization.
(1) My brother asked for a playstation and a pair of adidas shoes.
(2) The President of our student council does well in Science class.
(1) My brother asked for a Playstation and a pair of Adidas shoes.
(2) The president of our student council does well in science class.
300
Choose the correct order of adjectives.
(A) a plaid, purple skirt
(B) a purple, plaid skirt
(B) a purple, plaid skirt
300
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
What long or short sound is used in the words below (short u, long o, or short oo)?
(1) courage
(2) telescope
(3) fruit
(4) blue
(5) croaking
(6) puppy
(7) come
(1) courage - short u
(2) telescope - long o
(3) fruit - short oo
(4) blue - short oo
(5) croaking - long o
(6) puppy - short u
400
Are the phrases below a fragment or a run-on sentence? Fix the fragments and run-ons.
(1) Because we lost the game.
(2) My parents help me.
(3) She taught the lesson she gave a test.
(1) Because we lost the game.
Fragment: Answers will vary...
(2) My parents help me.
This is a complete sentence.
(3) She taught the lesson she gave a test.
Run-on: She taught the lesson and she gave the test.
400
Each of the sentences below have mistakes in them. There may be spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors. Rewrite each sentence so that it is correct.
(1) Victor walked home by hisself in the poring rain
(2) Which is how the bird flyed into the house.
(3) They swammed in the pool untill it was allmost dark.
(1) Victor walked home by himself in the pouring rain.
(2) The window was open which is how the bird flew into the house.
(3) They swam in the pool until it was almost dark.
400
Are the adjectives in the correct order? If not,
rewrite the sentence properly.
We bought a yellow, big, new house for my family.
We bought a big, new, yellow house for my family.
400
What are the five ways to spell the long o sound? What are the five ways to spell the short oo sound?
Long o: o, o-e, oa, ow, oe
Short oo: oo, ew, ue, ui, ou
500
Rewrite this paragraph by combining sentences.
I want a new dog for my birthday. I want a new dog because I love animals. The dog would sleep in my room. The dog would go outside during the day. “We are not getting a pet. A pet is a lot of work,” said my mom. My mom doesn’t want a dog. My dad loves dogs. I think I can ask him to get a dog. He comes home from work at five.
Answers will vary...
500
In a handout there is a paragraph that is full of errors. There may be spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors. Rewrite the paragraph correcting all the errors on the handout.
Student’s answers may vary; examples of correct answers:
At the start of school Dora was afraid of her new teacher. Mrs. Davis seemed nice, but she had so many rules for the class to follow. It would scare someone to pieces. As the school year continued, Dora began to understand how the teacher came up with the rules. The rules were there so students would be respectful of themselves and each other. By the end of the year, Dora thought Mrs. Davis was the best teacher she ever had!
500
Put in order the following four adjective types: age, size, quantity, and quality.
quantity, quality, size, and age
500
Come up with three five letter words. One should contain a long o sound, the other a short oo sound, and the last word a short u sound.
Answers will vary...