Quarter 1 Spiral Review Word Work

Capitalization

100

Every sentence must begin with a __________ letter.

capital

200

True or false: The days of the week, like monday and friday, do not always need capital letters.

False

300

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. We visited the grand canyon in july.

B. We visited the Grand Canyon in July.

C. We visited the Grand canyon in July.

D. We Visited The Grand Canyon In July.

B. We visited the Grand Canyon in July.

400

Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization:

my aunt and uncle ted read where the red fern grows last summer.

my aunt and uncle ted read where the red fern grows last summer.

Answer: My aunt and Uncle Ted read Where the Red Fern Grows last summer. 

Punctuation

100

Add the missing apostrophe to show that the bone belongs to one dog:  

The dogs bone was buried in the yard.

The dog's bone was buried in the yard.

200

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• A. After school, I ate an apple, a banana, and some grapes.
• B. After school I ate, an apple a banana and, some grapes.
• C. After, school I ate an apple a banana, and some grapes.
• D. After school I ate an apple a banana and, some grapes.

A (comma after the introductory phrase and commas between items in a series)

300

Add the missing commas:

Mrs. Garcia my soccer coach drove us to the game.

Mrs. Garcia, my soccer coach, drove us to the game. (Commas set off the extra information that renames Mrs. Garcia.)

400

Add capital letters, a comma, quotation marks, and end punctuation:

jamal asked are we going to the library tomorrow

Jamal asked, "Are we going to the library tomorrow?"

Using Quotations

100

Add quotation marks where they belong:

Mom said, Please clean your room.

Mom said, "Please clean your room."

200

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• A. "I love pizza", said Sam.
• B. "I love pizza," said Sam.
• C. "I love pizza" said Sam.
• D. I love pizza," said Sam.

B (the comma goes inside the closing quotation mark)

300

This quotation is split by the speaker tag. Add the quotation marks, commas, and end punctuation:

When the bell rings said Mr. Lee line up quietly

"When the bell rings," said Mr. Lee, "line up quietly." (The second part starts lowercase because it continues the same sentence.)

400

The whole sentence is a question, but Mom's words are not. Which is punctuated correctly?

• A. Did Mom say, "Dinner is ready?"
• B. Did Mom say, "Dinner is ready"?
• C. Did Mom say "Dinner is ready."?
• D. Did Mom say, "dinner is ready"?

B. The question mark goes outside because only the whole sentence is a question.

Homophones

100

Choose the correct word: I can ______ the birds singing outside.

A. here

B. hear

Hear

200

EXTRA EXTRA: What is Ms. Thomas' lucky number? 

5 

300

Use to, too, or two to fill in both blanks:

I have ______ sisters, and I want a brother ______.

two, too

400

Use there, their, and they're to complete the sentence: 

______ going to hang ______ coats over ______ by the door.

They're going to hang their coats over there by the door.

Part of Speech

100

Which word is a verb (an action word)?

A. happy

B. jump

C. table

D. blue

Jump

200

Which word is the adjective in the following sentence?

The tiny kitten slept quietly on the blanket.

tiny

300

In which sentence is light used as a verb?

• A. The light in the hallway is bright.
• B. She wore a light blue sweater.
• C. My backpack feels light today.
• D. Please light the candle on the table.

D. Light the candle.

400

If you can sing a chorus to any song for 10 seconds, Ill give you double points this round. :)

You've got it!