Sweet
Spicy
Umami
SAT+Review
100
My sister has three (more than one banana) in a bowl.
bananas
Plural noun - add an "s"
100
He had a ton of black ink (more than one tattoo) on his muscular arm.
tattoos
Vowel + O (Always add -s)
100
The farmer hired three (more than one man) to help him harvest the corn.
men
100
What is the verb in the following sentence?
My eyes deceived me.
deceived
200
(More than one monkey) on sale for only 10.99!
A. Monkey's
B. Monkies
C. Monkeys
D. Monkies'
C. Monkeys
200
The rescue team located five lost (more than one hero) after the storm.
heroes
Consonant + O (Usually add -es)
200
The toddler lost her two front (more than one tooth) when she fell on the playground.
teeth
200
What is the subject of the following sentence?
My dog's bark echoed through the neighborhood.
bark
What echoed? The bark
300
The jeweler carefully cleaned the two diamond (more than one watch).
watches
Nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, or z add es.
300
There were so many (more than one lady) at the club the night I met my wife.
ladies
Nouns ending in a CONSONANT + Y
drop the y and add -ies
300
The (more than one leaf) wafted through the autumn air.
leaves
300
What are the subject(s) and verb(s)?
Chloe and Jimmy went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Subjects: Chloe and Jimmy
Verbs: went and fetch
400
She baked three dozen (more than one quiche) for the holiday brunch.
quiches
400
I love the dramatic sound of the two (more than one cello) in the orchestra.
cellos
Music-Related Nouns Ending in O (Almost always add -s)
400
His unshakable (more than one belief) tore them apart over time.
beliefs
Words where the "f" sound stays "hard" just add "s"
400
Zydeco music originated in the French Creole community of southwest Louisiana. One instrument that gives zydeco its unique sound is the vest frottoir. The vest frottoir ______ a wearable washboard that is played by rubbing spoons or bottle openers against it.
A. have been
B. is
C. were
D. are
B
The convention being tested is subject-verb agreement. The singular verb "is" agrees in number with the singular subject "vest frottoir."
500
The horrible teacher gave five different super hard (more than one quiz) this semester!
quizzes
Nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, or z add es.
500
The chef grew three different kinds of (more than one tomato) and two types of (more than one potato).
tomatoes
potatoes
Consonant + O (Usually add -es)
500
The sun slowly sank behind the (more than one cliff) on that cold winter day.
Cliffs
Words ending in ff: These almost always just take an "s.”
500
The classic children’s board game Chutes and Ladders is a version of an ancient Nepalese game, Paramapada Sopanapata. In both games, players encounter “good” or “bad” spaces while traveling along a path; landing on one of the good spaces ______ a player to skip ahead and arrive closer to the end goal.
A. allows
B. are allowing
C. have allowed
D. allow
A
The convention being tested is subject–verb agreement. The singular verb “allows” agrees in number with the singular subject “landing.”