Sentences and Punctuation
Correct the run-on sentence by writing it as two sentences:
Spot is chasing a cat Spot won't stop.
Spot is chasing a cat. Spot won't stop.
Make these nouns plural (more than one)
loaf
wolf
scarf
loaves
wolves
scarves
Complete the simile
cried like a _____________
baby
Name the silent letter in each word
knee
crumb
like
k in knee
b in crumb
e in like
Fill in the blank with the best conjunction:
My aunt has two apple trees, _____________ she has a pear tree. (and but)
Complete the sentence by writing the past tense of the verb in brackets.
This word once _____________ (mean) something different than it does now.
meant
Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that sounds like what it means. Identify the example in the sentence:
Mosquitoes buzz all night long.
buzz
Write the abbreviation (short form) for each word. Use capital letters and periods when you need to!
street
September
doctor
St.
Sept.
Dr.
the city of ottawa is the capital of canada.
The city of Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
Identify the adjectives in this sentence. Adjectives are describing words. There are 2 adjectives in this sentence.
Use cold water to rinse the fresh vegetables.cold, fresh
Personification is giving human qualities or abilities to an animal or object. Identify what is being personified in the sentence.
Any hope I had left walked right out the door.
hope
Spell this word correctly
carryed
carried
Add quotation marks and commas as necessary
I hope we have good weather on the weekend Dad said.
"I hope we have good weather on the weekend," Dad said.
Add an apostrophe and s to make a possessive nouns
the shark ____________ teeth
the spider ___________ web
shark's
spider's
What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
good luck
Make 3 compound words using these words: tooth, fish, cut, hair, star, brush
toothbrush
hairbrush
haircut
starfish
Change this statement to a question:
The train is on time.
Is the train on time?
Write the plural of each word (plural means more than one)
knife
life
knives
lives
Which phrase is an example of an oxymoron?
found missing
oven fried
found missing
Correct and rewrite the sentence
In Joone, dr. sotto will travel to winipeg.
In June, Dr. Sotto will travel to Winnipeg.