7.1
Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
(1) I seen an interesting display at my local science museum about volcanoes. (2) I go there with my class for a field trip last week. (3) I got the idea to do my science fair project about volcanoes. (4) That night, after I eaten dinner, I started working on it. (5) I gave it my best effort, but I couldn’t make the volcano erupt!
Which statement uses a proper version of an irregular verb?
A. I seen an interesting display at my local science museum about volcanoes.
B. I go there with my class for a field trip last week.
C. That night, after I eaten dinner, I started working on it.
D. I gave it my best effort, but I couldn’t make the volcano erupt!
D. I gave it my best effort, but I couldn’t make the volcano erupt!
Name the adverb and the verb it describes:
The cat swiftly caught the mouse under his paws.
Adverb: ____________
Verb: _____________
Adverb: swiftly
Verb: caught
(1) Eddie, Karen, and I had a race to see who ran faster. (2) Eddie was in the lead at first. (3) But Karen worked hard and soon ran past him. (4) I was slow, but I think I ran the most gracefully. (5) In the end, Karen won the race.
What change should be made to sentence 1?
A. Change faster to most fast.
B. Change faster to more fast.
C. Change faster to fastest.
D. Make no change.
C. Change faster to fastest.
(1) I seen an interesting display at my local science museum about volcanoes. (2) I go there with my class for a field trip last week. (3) I got the idea to do my science fair project about volcanoes. (4) That night, after I eaten dinner, I started working on it. (5) I gave it my best effort, but I couldn’t make the volcano erupt!
Which statement below is a properly edited verison of statement 2?
A. I go there with my class for a field trip last week.
B. I went there with my class for a field trip last week.
C. I going there with my class for a field trip last week.
D. I gone there with my class for a field trip last week.
B. I went there with my class for a field trip last week.
Name the adverb and the verb it describes:
Our airplane flew above the clouds.
Adverb: ____________
Verb: _____________
Adverb: above
Verb: flew
(1) Eddie, Karen, and I had a race to see who ran faster. (2) Eddie was in the lead at first. (3) But Karen worked hard and soon ran past him. (4) I was slow, but I think I ran the most gracefully. (5) In the end, Karen won the race.
What change should be made to sentence 4?
A. Change most gracefully to more gracefully.
B. Change most gracefully to gracefuller.
C. Change most gracefully to gracefullest.
D. Make no change
D. Make no change
Sarah (went, gone) home after dinner.
went
Which of these statements uses an adverb incorrectly?
A. Gavin and Reese were walking home from school.
B. Gavin was walking very quickly.
C. Reese was walking slow behind him.
D. Gavin turned around sharply to see what was taking Reese so long.
C. Reese was walking slow behind him.
Write the correct form of the adverb in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The train travels (quickly) than the bus.
A. quick
B. more quick
C. more quickly
D. most quickly
C. more quickly
The cat has (ran, run) away from home before.
run (has run)
Which of these statements uses an adverb incorrectly?
A. Reese was looking at the ground careful.
B. There was a slug making its way across the road.
C. Reese asked Gavin if he had ever seen anything move so slowly.
D. Gavin grinned and nodded thoughtfully
A. Reese was looking at the ground careful.
What is the correct form of the adjective that compares nouns?
Jim’s book is the (longest, longer) book in the collection.
longest
The park was crowded with lots of ________ on Saturday. (person)
A. persons
B. people
C. peoples
D. No changes needed
people
What is the correct form of the adjective that compares nouns?
Dean makes the (deliciousest, most delicious) meals.
most delicious