Past Tense
Plural Nouns
Subject/Verb Agreement
Commonly Confused Words
Punctuation Marks
100

He has to run away from the lion. What is the past tense of the verb has?

What is had?

100

Singular:  Look at the DOG! What is the plural for dog?

What is dogs

100

How (do, does) those new shoes feel?

What is do?

100

Which word means "to receive" or "agree to" - accept or except?

accept

100

You can use me to indicate possession or the omission of letters.

an apostrophe

200

She pays for the movie tickets. What is the past tense of the verb pays?

What is paid?

200

Plural form for tooth?

What is teeth?

200

Neither his father or his mother (was, were) alive.

What is was?

200

This verb means to influence or cause a change in something. effect or affect?

affect

200

You use me to separate items in a list.

a comma

300

I will draw a picture of a lion.  What is the past tense of the verb draw?

What is drew?

300

Which type of nouns can be made plural by adding S or ES?

What are regular nouns?

300

Most of the members of the committee generally (decide, decides) on its course of action pretty quickly.

What is decide?

300

Which word refers to a location or position, cite/site/sight ?

site

300

This mark is used to connect two complete sentences and to show that they are related. (not a comma)

semicolon

400

He writes his father a letter.  What is the past tense of the verb writes?

What is wrote?

400

Spell the plural for of the noun sheep.

What is sheep?

400

Jo usually _______ (to wake) up early on Saturday morning and _______ (to go) swimming before breakfast. Use the appropriate form of the verb in the sentence given. 

wakes, goes

400

If you are not careful, you'll (break, brake) the mirror.

break

400

Which sentence is correct?

1.  She was eating ice cream cake muffin and candy.

2.  She was eating ice cream, cake, muffin and candy.

Sentence 2

500

They teach early in the morning then go fishing. What is the past tense for the verbs teach and go?

What is taught and went?

500

There are two specific rules for pluralizing nouns that end in Y. Name one of them and give an example.

1.  If the noun ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add es.  party - parties.

2.  If the noun ends in a vowel + y, just add s. boy - boys

500

Someone stole my purse. Identify whether the verb is present, past, or future tense. What is the infinitive form of this verb?

 stole - past; infinitive - to steal

500

The performer was pleased and flattered by the critic's (complements, compliments).

compliments

500

Put the brackets correctly in the sentence.

He Mr. Jones was the last person seen at the house.

He (Mr. Jones) was the last person seen at the house.