NOUNS

1. Directions: Determine whether each noun is common or proper; and singular, plural or
possessive; and concrete or abstract. Write your answers on the appropriate lines.

1. cars ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

2. holiday ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

3. Delhi ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

4. books ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

5. hope ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

6. doctors ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

7. mice ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

8. kindness ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

9. sadness ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

10. owls ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

11. children ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?

2. Rewrite the passage, using pronouns instead of the nouns ‘Peter’ and ‘Sally’. Use the
pronouns: she, her, his and he.

Peter went for a walk. __________ stopped when he arrived at the café, and __________ looked
inside. Peter took off __________ coat, then __________ sat down in __________ favourite chair.
Peter’s friend, Sally came in. Sally down in __________ favourite chair, then __________ put
__________ handbag on the floor.

3. Complete the sentences using pronouns – he, me, I, you, she, his, we, themselves, they,
yourself, them, us

Choose one of the pronouns above, to complete these sentences below:

(1) He wrote the date on __________ piece of work.

(2) I wrote to my cousins and invited __________ to my house for a sleepover.

(3) “I like Stella. I think I am __________ best friend,” remarked Alice.

(4) “Can __________ go on a trip to Warley Woods?” asked all the children.

(5) When my auntie went to the car, __________ got the shopping out from the boot.

(6) “I’ll look after your rabbit for __________,” replied Nakul.

(7) The class of children enjoyed themselves when __________ played basketball on the
playground.

(8) “My grandma is coming to stay with __________ tonight,” said Rahul.

(9) My brothers and __________ are waiting for our dad to come home from work.

(10) “Are they going to behave __________ tonight?” asked Brian.

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

4. DIRECTIONS: Look at the sentences below and decide whether an adverb or adjective is
needed. Circle your choice. Then underline the word it modifies. (Hint: adverbs usually, but
not always, end in “ly”).

1. The house looked (empty, emptily).

2. Jason pitched (wild, wildly).

3. The choir sang (good, well).

4. Those hills look (beautiful, beautifully).

5. The teams were matched (even, evenly).

6. The cheese on this cracker tastes (strange, strangely).

7. You print so (neat, neatly).

8. Ron arrived (prompt, promptly) at ten.

9. I go to the gym (regular, regularly).

10.The snow fell (steady, steadily).

11.The solution to the crime seemed (obvious, obviously).

12.The hem of the skirt was (real, really) crooked.

5. Directions: Match the adjectives which are opposites. Write the letters on the lines.

1. _____ big a. cheap

2. _____ cold b. cloudy
3. _____ loud c. cranky
4. _____ full d. difficult
5. _____ easy e. dishonest
6. _____ expensive f. empty
7. _____ short g. few
8. _____ neat h. hot
9. _____ heavy i. lethargic
10. _____ polite j. light
11. _____ rich k. little
12. _____ honest l. long
13. _____ new m. mean
14. _____ sunny n. messy
15. _____ cheerful o. old
16. _____ many p. poor
17. _____ thin q. quiet
18. _____ boring r. rude
19. _____ kind s. interesting
20. _____ energetic t. thick
6. Draw the mind map given below and write the qualities of your teacher in the boxes.

TEACHER

7. Determine whether the sentence is a statement or question. Rewrite the sentences using
proper punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.

1. How are you

__________________________________
2. She is beautiful
__________________________________
3. What time is it
__________________________________
4. Please close the door
__________________________________
5. He is a kind man
_________________________________
8. Rewrite each sentence correctly.
1. samantha will go to see the doctor on january 3.

2. we are going to a movie on april 4.

3. my family went for camping in january.

9. Write the contraction.

1. I will 2. she is or she has 3. they are

4. what is or what has 5. has not 6. we will

10. Circle each letter that should be capitalized.
1. rudransh, bhavya and sam all ride the same bus.
2. what has john done with his history book?
3. does sunil have any writing paper?
4. although yash and yashika are twins, they are not the same.
5. jessica and ravi will leave on their trip soon.
6. jasmine and gabriela don't like spaghetti.

11. Add apostrophes where needed.

1. Andreas mother wont let her bring her best doll to school.
2. Lara said youve been her best friend for a long time.
3. He mustnt run on the ice or he will fall.

12. Choose the appropriate conjunctions and complete the sentences.

1. I like chicken ____ not fish.
A. and B. since C. but D. for E. or
2. ____ it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.
A. After B. When C. Either D. If E. Yet
3. I like both dogs ______ cats.
A. also B. but C. and D. if E. until
4. The items are on sale in the local store _____ not online.
A. but B. and C. although D. or E. while
5. Neither my mother _____ my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.
A. or B. not C. and D. nor E. also
6. Carrie didn't know whether her bike would be fixed _____ if she would have to walk.
A. but B. and C. nor D. or E. either
7. Luke was late to the party ______ his car broke down on the highway.
A. if B. because C. while D. although E. where

13. Complete the exercise with the prepositions given below:

for, in, on, to, about, at, from, of, with, behind, under, upon, into

1. Nice ______ meet you.

2. Don’t be late _____ school.

3. Are you the new student ______ Portugal?

4. Are you a teacher _______ this school?

5. Jessica is _____ vacation. She is _______ Italy now.

6. Have you left _____Mumbai?

7. What is this called _______ English?

8. Look _______ the flowers.

9. Adam's birthday is _________ July.

10. Don’t run _______ the classroom.

14. Circle the verb in each sentence.

1. The firemen rescued the cat from the tree.

2. My friends and I are going to the movies.
3. My friend likes to read books about fairies.
4. Mom and dad are going out for dinner.
5. Our teacher gave us homework.
6. My sock has a hole in it.
7. The book has a blue cover.

15. Tell whether each word is an action verb or noun. Write the words action verb next to

each action verb. Write the word noun next to each noun.

1. swims _____________________

2. thinks _____________________

3. sneezes _____________________

4. clock _____________________

5. tooth _____________________

6. drives _____________________

7. takes _____________________

8. basketball _____________________

9. plays _____________________

10. relaxes _____________________