Nouns
Find the noun(s):
Tom went to the mall last Saturday.
Tom, mall, Saturday
Find the verb(s):
Becky quickly ran around the block five times.
ran
Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The sad dog howled.
sad
Is the following a complete sentence?
without looking behind her
no.
What is a synonym for "happy"?
Glad, joyful, ecstatic
Make the following three nouns plural:
cherry
dog
toy
cherries, dogs, toys
Find the verb(s):
Last night, while I slept, I had a really weird dream.
slept, had
Find the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
I ate dinner quickly and ran upstairs.
quickly, upstairs
Is the following a complete sentence?
Henry checked his watch.
Yes.
What does the prefix micro- mean?
small
Make the following nouns plural:
child
woman
sheep
children, women, sheep
In the following sentence, what type of verb is "is"?
The Martian is frightened.
linking
Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The sleepy cat found a sunny spot on the floor, and she slept happily.
sleepy, sunny
Make the following two sentences a compound sentence:
The duck was sleepy. She still had a long way to swim.
The duck was sleepy, but she still had a long way to swim.
Correct the homophones in the sentence below:
There mom always makes salad even though its not they're favorite food.
Their mom always makes salads even though it's not their favorite food.
Write the following using a possessive noun:
the ship of the astronauts
the astronauts' ship
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence, and identify what kind they are:
I was tired, so I went to bed.
was - linking
went - action
Find the adjective(s) and adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The swimmers were tired, but they performed well anyway.
adjective - tired
adverb - well
Is the following sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Yesterday, my dad biked 60 miles, and this morning he biked 20.
compound
Correct the homophones in the sentence below:
Your the best soccer player I know, and even you're friends think so!
You're the best soccer player I know, and your friends agree!
Write the following using a possessive noun:
the hats of the men
the men's hats
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence, and identify what kind they are:
Charlie was sick, so he took some medicine, and now feels better.
was - linking
took - action
feels - action
Find the adjective(s) and adverb(s) in the following sentence, and identify which they are:
The big man coughed loudly, rubbed his chin, and approached the huge, scary house.
adjectives - big, huge, scary
adverbs - loudly
Which part of the following complex sentence cannot exist on its own?
If I can read 20 books this summer, I will be really proud of myself.
"If I can read 20 books this summer"
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence:
I slept like a rock, but when I woke up, the birds were chattering so loud my head felt like it was going to explode.
"slept like a rock" - idiom and/or simile
"birds were chattering" - personification
"my head felt like it was going to explode" - simile