GUM Review

Irregular Verbs

100

The past tense of the verb "go." (Example: Yesterday, I ___ to the store.)

went

200

The past tense of the verb "eat." (Example: We ___ pizza for dinner last night.)

ate

300

Change this sentence to the past tense: "The bird flies over the trees."

flew

400

This is the past tense of "buy." (Hint: It rhymes with "caught.")

bought

500

Fix the error in this sentence: "The student writed a long essay."

The student wrote a long essay.  

Collective/Abstract Nouns and Apostrophes

100

This collective noun describes a group of birds, like "a ___ of geese."

flock (or gaggle)

200

Turn this phrase into a singular possessive: "The hat belonging to the boy."

The boy's hat

300

Words like love, bravery, and happiness are this type of noun because you cannot touch them.

abstract nouns

400

Create a contraction for the words "did not."

didn't

500

Fix the apostrophe error: "The dog wagged it's tail."

its (it's is only used as a contraction of it is, never for possession).

Reflexive Pronouns and Line Break Hyphens

100

This is the reflexive pronoun used when you are talking about yourself

Myself

200

Fix the pronoun in this sentence: "The cat cleaned him with its tongue."

itself

300

True or False: When dividing a word at the end of a line, you should always break the word between syllables.

true

400

Correct the reflexive pronoun: "The students finished the project by theirselves."

themselves (theirselves is not a word)

500

True or false:

According to hyphenation rules, you should never leave a single letter (like the "a" in "a-bout") alone on a line break.

true

Coordinating Conjunctions

100

Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:

"We can go to the park or the library."

or

200

Finish this sentence with the best conjunction: "I wanted to go outside, ___ it started to rain."

but

300

True or False: You should use a comma before "and" when joining just two words, like "milk and cookies."

false

400

This 7-letter acronym helps you remember all the coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).

FANBOYS

500

Fix the punctuation in this sentence: "The sun was shining so we went to the park."

Fix the punctuation in this sentence: "The sun was shining, so we went to the park."

Random

100

Fix this sentence: i want to go to florida for vacation.

I want to go to Florida for vacation.

200

Spell the plural of this noun:  berry

berries

300

Identify the adverb in this sentence: The golden retriever ate his dinner quickly.

quickly

400

What is the plural form of the noun child?

children

500

Identify the determiner and the preposition in this sentence:

"The cat jumped over the fence."

Determiner - the

Preposition - over