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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Parts of Speech Practice


NAME:  ___________________________________________

Interjections Practice
Underline the interjections in the following sentences:
1.        Aww, look at the cute kitten.
2.       I missed the bus.  Oh well.
3.       Oops!  She dropped that expensive dish.
4.       Whoa, you need to slow down.
5.       No, there is no homework tonight.

Verbs Practice
Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
1.       Our work has become harder this year.
2.       Elizabeth looked everywhere for her homework.
3.       This plant looks dead.
4.       Mrs. Jones called the doctor.
5.       Her son is sick.

Fill in a verb for each of the following sentences:

1.       Jane __________________ the cake yesterday.

2.       My muscles __________________ after gardening.

3.       The police man  _____________________ the speeding driver.

4.       The little boy ___________________ in the river.

5.       Northfield __________________ my home.



Adjectives Practice
Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
1.       My ancient grandfather wrote an insightful book about his long time as a cattle rancher.
2.       The woman’s new wool coat sold for fifty dollars at the neighborhood discount store.
3.       The tangy red ketchup on the grilled hamburger dripped on the clean picnic table cloth.
4.       This smelly garbage in my uncle’s car is gross and disgusting.
5.       My amazing essay was read by some appreciative students.
Fill in adjectives for each of the blanks in the sentences below.
1.       My _____________________ book is both ______________  and  ___________________.

2.       The _________________, ____________________ kitten slept on the _______________ blanket.

3.       The ___________________________ weather ruined my ________________________ trip.

4.       My __________________________ sailboat on the _______________________ lake was 

_________________.

5.       The __________________________ student in the _______________________ class studied for the

_______________________ test.

Conjunctions Practice
Circle the coordinating conjunctions in the sentences below.
1.       I bought four books, for I love to read.

2.       I have many bookshelves, and I love to fill them with new and used books.

3.       My sister doesn’t read many books, nor does she own as many as I do.

4.       I offered to give her some books, but she didn’t want any.

5.       I will give my extra books to the library, or I might donate them to the school.

Circle the subordinating conjunctions in the following sentences.

1.       Because we bought too many books, our bookshelves are full.

2.       I will give some to you if you ask nicely.

3.       Whenever I get rid of books, I usually feel a little sad.

4.       My house will be cleaner after I get rid of these 20 boxes of books.

5.       Although I try to stay away from book stores, I can’t help it.

Adverbs Practice
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

1.       The horse raced speedily around the very crowded racecourse.

2.       The man next to her coughed annoyingly all through the performance today.

3.       Katherine accidentally deleted her files.

4.       We silently watched the amazingly beautiful sunset.

5.       We will all take that infuriatingly difficult test tomorrow.


Fill in adjectives for each of the blanks in the sentences below.

1.       The boy ran ______________________________ 

2.       Jackson  ______________________________  finished his homework.

3.       I  ______________________________  drove to the store.

4.       Corey ______________________________  handed in his essay.

5.       The team  ______________________________   played the game.

Prepositions Practice
Put the prepositional phrases in parentheses and underline the prepositions in the following sentences.

1.       The book of pictures on the shelves is my favorite.


2.       Before lunch I had a meeting of student writers.

3.       The man in the yard threw the ball over the fence.

4.       I ate the cookie with chocolate chips.

5.       She was humming during the lecture about physics.

Fill in prepositions for each of the blanks in the sentences below.

1.       The muffin _____________ the table is mine.

2.       I put the box ___________________ the chair.

3.       The horse ran ___________________________  the road.

4.       My papers fell ____________________  my desk.

5.       She sat ______________________ the fireplace.



Pronouns Practice
Underline the pronouns in the following sentences.

1.       Sally, your mother needs you to call her.

2.       Steve brought his own lunch because he is allergic to most foods.

3.       I have strong opinions, but my sister doesn’t agree with them.

4.       The amazing performance brought the crowd to its feet.

5.       You can tell her because she will keep it a secret.



Thursday, September 22, 2016

Conjunctions Practice


Coordinating Conjunction
In each of the following sentences, circle the coordinating conjunction.
1.      The litter of puppies was calm yet noisy when I peered into the crate.
2.      You or I should make sure the smoke alarm batteries are changed.
3.      We took the local roads to the city for we knew the expressway would have traffic.
4.      The dancer moved with great fluidity yet without passion.
5.      Ken and Rona arrived early so they could get good seats for the symphony.
6.      Rhonda wanted to go back to finish her degree in nursing, so she freed up three evenings a week for her classes.
7.      Last week's weather was rainy, but the forecast is calling for sunny skies this week.
8.      He shivered, for the pool water was cold.
9.      For lunch you need a sandwich or salad, not just junk food.
10.  The hikers were tired but eager to move on.


Correlative Conjunctions
Insert acceptable correlative conjunctions into the following sentences.
11.  She has _____ six _____ seven years of service with us.
12.  _____ Stanley _____ Josh play drums.
13.  _____ you decide on the red _____ choose the blue makes no difference to me.
14.  Caroline_____ forgot where Matt lives,_____ lost his cell phone number.
15.  _____ Holly will have to try harder _____ she will have to move down to a different level.
16.  This lemon chiffon pie is _____ creamy_____ low-calorie.
17.  _____ you call the hall to make the arrangements _____ you risk losing your $100 deposit.
18.  It is unclear _____ the cable bill will come on time _____ I will have to go to the office to pay it.
19.  The fee includes _____ drinks _____ gratuity at this establishment.
20.  At the birthday party, Kim served _____barbecued ribs _____ steak.

Subordinating Conjunctions
Create a new sentence by making one sentence an independent clause and the other one a dependent clause.  Use a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of the depended clause.
21.  Soccer is becoming popular. Baseball is all the rage.
22.  The sailboat was stranded. There was not enough wind.
23.  Louise will sleep soundly. Her alarm clock has gone off.
24.  The horse won't get out of its stall. You lock the door.

25.  Dr. Kroger has high expectations of his students. They work hard.