ELD Unit 2

Adjectives

100

Adjectives are words that describe:

nouns

verbs

nouns

200

Find the adjective in the sentence:

It is a colorful book.

colorful

300

Find the adjectives in the sentence:

Many moons ago, there lived a brave warrior.

many and brave 

400

What are the two adjectives in the sentence?

Rough-Face Girl was gentle and kind.

gentle and kind

500

What are the all adjectives in the sentence?

The round, striped, colorful ball is soft.

round, striped, colorful, and soft

Signal Words

100

But, however, soon, alas, and naturally are all _____.

a. words

b. signals

c. signal words

c. signal words

200

Find the signal word:

However, one day, her stepmother did the unkindest thing of all.

a. unkindest

b. however

c. one day

b. however

300

Find the signal word:

Naturally, they lived happily ever after.

Naturally

400

Find the signal word:

Soon it was time for the Spring festival.

Soon

500

Signal words tell us that more ideas are coming. 

In Yeh Shen, the author uses signal words to show readers ____.

a. the sequence of events

b. the story

c. no ideas are coming

a. the sequence of events

Linking Words

100

Words act like bridges. They link ideas in sentences together. Find the linking word in the sentence.

The king proposed to Yeh‑Shen, and they lived happily ever after.

and

200

She killed the fish _____ she served him for supper.

a. so

b. but

c. and

a. so

300

My sister likes to eat apples ____ I like to eat bananas.

a. and

b. but

c. so

b. but

400

I can see you ____ I can hear you

a. and

b. but

c. so

a. and

500

Susie loves to climb _____ Ella is afraid of heights. 

a. so

b. and

c. but

c. but

Regular and Irregular Past Tense Verbs

100

True or False

Irregular past tense verbs end in -ed.

False

200

My alarm _____ early this morning.

a. ring

b. rang

c. ringed

b. rang

300

Yesterday, I _____ my bike to the park.

a. rided

b. ride

c. rode

c. rode

400

What is the past tense of slide?

slid

500

What is the past tense of tell?

told

Adverbs

100

Adverbs are words that describe:

nouns

verbs

verbs

200

Find the adverb:

It rained gently.

gently

300

Find the adverb:

I quickly ran up the stairs.

quickly

400

Find the adverb:

The students had enough time to play.

enough

500

Find the adverb:

The teacher was incredibly surprised.

incredibly