Grammar & Conventions
Which word is a proper noun in the given sentence?
Glenda drives a red convertible to work.
Glenda
How many sounds are in the word broom?
3
Identify the compound word in the sentence.
The lifeguard is always there.
Lifeguard
How many parts does a friendly letter have?
6
Listen the the following paragraph being read then answer the following questions.
Karen loves to eat sweets. She buys them from the vendors at the school gate every morning. She buys them at the school gate because the school's tuckshop does not sell sweets.
Question: When does Karen buy sweets?
Karen buys sweets every morning.
Place capital letters where necessary in the sentence.
may i come with you john?
May I come with you John?
Give the correct spelling of the word _____________
Congregation
Which word is opposite in meaning to the word small?
A. Little
B. Tiny
C. Large
C. Large
What part of a letter conveys the message or information you wish to express?
The body
Listen the the following paragraph being read then answer the following questions.
Karen loves to eat sweets. She buys them from the vendors at the school gate every morning. She buys them at the school gate because the school's tuck shop does not sell sweets.
Question: Why does Karen buy sweets at the school gate?
She buys sweets at the school gate because they are not sold at the school's tuck shop.
What part of speech is the word spring in the following sentence?
The little lambs like to spring in the grass.
Verb
Which of the words below has a long vowel sound?
Elephant Country Eat
Eat
Place the correct compound word in the sentence.
Ava got a _____________ so she went to the dentist.
Toothbrush Toothache Toothpaste
Toothache
What part of the letter tells how you greet the person you are writing to?
The Salutation or Greeting
Listen carefully to the passage,, the answer the questions that follow.
the places where we live are called communities. Several families make up a community. Some communities are part of small towns. Others are in large towns or cities. Communities are linked by roads. Your community may be called a district, a housing scheme, an avenue, or a boulevard or even a road. Small communities are called villages. These towns and villages make up a larger community called a parish.
Question: How are communities linked?
Which word in the following sentence is a possessive noun?
We stayed at our uncle's house for the holidays.
Uncle's
Look at the following sets of words. Which set of words is arranged in alphabetical order?
Crash Watch Match Pushed Chew Speech Champion Cherry Church
Champion Cherry Church
By changing the prefix give the opposite of inhale
Exhale
Which question can you formulate by using the words below?
did you book put red Where the?
Where did you put the red book?
How are the following words related?
Title, character, setting, plot
They are all elements of a story
Examine the following sentences and identify which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Me and my friends are going to church.
B. My friends and I are going to church.
B. My friends and I are going to church.
Which word has an open syllable?
A. Basket
B. Powder
C. Baby
C. Baby
What is the meaning of the word underlined based on the context it is used in?
During the hurricane, the electrical poles were damages so there was no current in the lines.
A. now happening in the present
B. The flow of electricity
C. The flow of a river
B. The flow of electricity
Which statement can you formulate by using the words below?
my beach Monday I, friends last and to went the
Last Monday, my friends and I went to the beach.
Chapter Page Topics
1 Acknowledgements
2-3 Preface
4-7 Our National Heroes & Heroine
8-9 National symbols
10-12 Birds of Jamaica
Question: On which page/pages are you most likely to find information about the hummingbird?
You are likely to find information about the hummingbird on pages 10-12