Parts of speech
This part of speech usually refers to an action.
Verb
1. The element which is at the end of a word to create a new one.
2. The element which is at the beginning of a word to change the original meaning.
1. Suffix
2. Prefix
What is the function of a summary?
- To get the most important ideas of a text.
- To write about a text using the reader's own words.
What is the ending of the regular verbs in past?
-ed
What grammar tense adds "-s" at the end of a verb for the third person singular? (For example: "Marty loves his girlfriend.")
Simple present
Which part of speech is used to describe or give characteristics of an object or person?
Adjective
Which group contains words with prefixes?
a) Unbelievable, Antioxidant.
b) Climber, Runner.
c) Import, Credible.
d) Literally, Pretty.
a) Unbelievable, Antioxidant
True or false: The main idea is written by the author.
True. Unless it is an implied idea.
What is the ending of the gerund form of English verbs? This conjugation is used in "continuous" tenses.
-ing
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb "be" to create a "past continuous" structure: "I _____ cooking dinner yesterday."
I was cooking dinner yesterday
It is the part of speech used to name people, places, and objects, which can be concrete or abstract.
Noun
Which group contains words with suffixes?
a) Generally, Farmer.
b) Now, Yesterday.
c) Overcome, Seeing.
d) Impossible, Interested.
a) Generally, Farmer
Which grammar tense was not checked in class? (You can find it in the following sentence: "It had been raining all day").
a) Past perfect.
b) Past continuous.
c) Past perfect continuous.
d) Present perfect.
c) Past perfect continuous
What is the auxiliary used for forming the future tense in English?
Will
Complete the sentence using "present continuous" and the verb between parentheses: "My friend ______ (play) a new videogame."
My friend is playing a new videogame.
Which part of speech describes a verb or an adjective?
Adverb
What is the suffix used in adverbs derived from adjectives?
-ly
It is the idea around which the rest of the content is organized without giving specific information.
General idea
What is the auxiliary used in simple past questions?
Did
What are the simple past and the past participle forms of the verb "take"?
- Simple past: Took
- Past participle: Taken
It is the name of the change between the subject and the verb to create an interrogative structure.
Switching
Mention the derivation of the following groups:
a) Sleepy, Playful.
b) Singer, Teacher.
a) Adjectives derived from verbs.
b) Nouns derived from verbs.
It is the phrase which encompasses all that the text is about. In other words, it is the one which contains the main idea.
Topic sentence
What is the past form of the following verbs?
a) Make
b) Run
c) Take
d) Sing
a) Made
b) Ran
c) Took
d) Sang
Mention the grammar tense in the following sentences:
a) We have studied English this year.
b) The storm had damaged the house.
a) Present perfect.
b) Past perfect.