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Item #047 Worksheet 1 Singular and Plural Nouns Forming Plurals: 1. Normally, add “s” to the end of the noun
2. If the noun ends in x, s, z, ch, or sh, add “es”
3. If the noun ends in y, and the y is preceded by a consonant change the y to “i” and add “es”
4. If the noun ends in “o” and the o is preceded by a consonant, add “es”
5. There are a few exceptions.
1. Make these singulars into plurals:
a. girl girls
b. shoe shoes
c. church churches d. grass grasses
e. tomato tomatoes f. apple apples
g. song songs
h. boy boys
i. lady ladies
j. smile smiles
k. army armies
l. lasso lassoes
Worksheet 2 The Subject and Predicate Finding the Subject and Predicate: 1. The simple subject is the who or what talked about in the sentence.
2. The complete subject is all the words that describe the simple subject
Ex. The quick girl kicked the ball into the goal. “girl” is the simple subject “the quick girl” is the complete subject 3. The simple predicate is the verb word(s)
4. The complete predicate is all the words that describe the verb word(s)
Ex. The quick girl kicked the ball into the goal. “kicked” is the simple predicate “kicked the ball into the goal” is the complete predicate 1. Double underline the simple subject; single underline the complete subject:
a. Annie and her friend are walking to the store.
b. A silly woodchuck is living in our barn.
c. This week was a rainy one.
d. The girls and boys are making a big snowman in the backyard.
2. Double underline the simple predicate; single underline the complete predicate:
a. Annie and her friend are walking to the store.
b. A silly woodchuck is living in our barn.
c. This week was a rainy one.
d. The girls and boys are making a big snowman in the backyard.
Worksheet 3 Kinds of Nouns There are four important kinds of nouns: 1) Proper nouns name a particular person, place or thing. For example, Mary, Santa Barbara Dock
(a particular wharf), Shamu (a particular whale). 2) Common nouns are general names given to persons, places, or things. For example, person,
place, thing Under common nouns, there are three kinds: A) Regular nouns (no different than what was given above for common nouns)
B) Abstract nouns name a quality or condition of something. For example, happiness, joy, or
peace C) Collective nouns are singular (single) names for a group considered as a single thing. For
example, tribe, team, crowd 1. Underline all the nouns in the following paragraph. Indicate whether they are proper (p)
or common (c). P C C C Sarah likes to swim. Yesterday, she went to the pool with her friend. The day was hot, but C P P C C P the pool was cold. Anne, Sarah’s friend, said, “Aren’t you cold in the cold water?” Sarah said, C C P C “Aren’t you hot in the hot air? This pool feels good!” Anne jumped in the pool, too. (do not take off for pronouns treated as nouns) 2. The underlined nouns in these sentences are common nouns. Say whether they are
regular, abstract, or collective. a. The big girl pushed the little girl on the swing. girl — regular, swing — regular
b. The team played hard. team — collective
c. The army marched into battle. army — collective, battle — regular
d. The people of God know the joy of Christmas. people — collective, joy — abstract
Worksheet 4 Helping Verbs and State of Being Verbs Many “to be” verbs can be used as helping verbs or state of being verbs. 1. You have a helping verb when another verb word follows. The verb word is called the “main
verb.” Ex. Joseph was shouting. “was” is followed by “shouting” 2. You have a state of being verb when there is no verb word after the “to be” verb.
Ex. Joseph is a boy. “is” is not followed by a verb word. 1. Tell whether each of the underlined verbs is a helping verb or state of being verb:
1. I was running to the house.
X helping verb ___ state of being verb 2. It is a cold day.
___ helping verb X state of being verb 3. St. Francis was a holy man.
___ helping verb X state of being verb 4. The girls are singing a song.
X helping verb ___ state of being verb 5. The general is leading the troops. X helping verb
___ state of being verb For questions, change the question into a regular statement before checking to see if the “to be” word is a helping verb or state of being verb. Ex. Is Joseph shouting? à Joseph is shouting. “is” is a helping verb. 6. Is the queen happy?
___ helping verb X state of being verb 7. Was the bird chirping?
X helping verb ___ state of being verb Worksheet 5 Simple, Progressive, Emphatic The incomplete present tense in English has three forms. These are “simple,” “progressive,” and “emphatic.” 1. The simple just states the action that is performed. It gives the verb in the simplest way, without
any helping verbs: he leads, Mary talks, the boys swim 2. The progressive shows that the action is still going on right now. It uses the helping verbs “is”
and “are”, and changes the verb word to an “ing” word: he is leading, Mary is talking, the boys are swimming 3. The emphatic stresses, or emphasizes, the action. It uses the helping verbs “do” and “does”: he
does lead, Mary does talk, the boys do swim 1. Say whether the underlined verbs in these sentences are simple, progressive, or
emphatic: a. I am learning to skate. progressive
b. My mother bakes yummy bread. simple
c. My father is teaching a class. progressive
d. My brothers do like to swim. emphatic
e. But, my little sister does not like water. emphatic
f. She dances with a class. simple
g. We are playing together. progressive
Worksheet 6 Capitals In English, we capitalize certain words in a sentence. 1. Capitalize the first word in every sentence. Ex. Sing us a song!
2. Capitalize proper nouns. Ex. Jane, Chicago, Gala (kind of apple)
3. Capitalize titles. Ex. Dr. Thomas, Captain John Smith, Mr., Mrs.
4. Capitalize “I” when it is used as the first person singular pronoun. Ex. I am cold.
5. Capitalize the days of the week. Ex. Today is Monday.
1. Fix the letters that should be capital:
a. Mary is the mother of Jesus.
b. I live in the city called St. Louis.
c. My teacher’s name is Mrs. Scott.
d. My sister, Theresa, and I are going to the store on Saturday.
e. When will the other children come play with us?
f. Are you going to dance class on Tuesday?
g. General George Washington was a famous general in the Revolutionary War.
(Note: the second “general” is not capitalized, because it is not being used as a title here, but is stating a position in the army. So it is a regular common noun.) Worksheet 7 Complete and Incomplete; Present, Past, and Future Verbs In the indicative (declarative) tenses of the English language, we can have past, present, or future verbs. We can also have complete or incomplete verbs. 1. Past tense. The past tense tells about something that happened in the past.
2. Present tense. The present tense tells about something that is happening in the present.
3. Future tense. The future tense tells about something that will happen in the future.
4. Incomplete (imperfect) actions. Incomplete actions are those which do not indicate when the
action is finished. 5. Complete (perfect) actions. Complete actions are those which are finished or are considered in
the future as completed. Here is a chart in the third person singular to help you. to eat Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense Incomplete Action he was eating he is eating/he eats/he does eat he will eat Complete Action he had eaten he ate/he has eaten he will have eaten 1. Think about the verb forms in the chart above. They are third person singular forms. Fill
in this chart for the first person singular forms of “to eat.” The first one is done for you: to eat Incomplete Action Complete Action Past Tense I was eating I had eaten Present Tense I am eating/I eat/I do eat I ate/I have eaten Future Tense I will eat I will have eaten 2. Answer these questions using the verb “to eat”:
a. What would be the third person plural of past incomplete actions for “to eat”? they were eating
b. What would be the second person singular of past incomplete actions for “to eat”?
you were eating c. What would be the second person singular of future complete actions for “to eat”?
you will have eaten