Download 2nd Nine Weeks Language Benchmark Review

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Nine Weeks
Language
Benchmark
Review
Contractions
• It is important to know how to write a
contraction correctly. Remember, the
apostrophe in a contraction replaces
letters that you take out. For example:
The contraction I’m is made
of two words:
I
Put those two words together:
I a‘ m
Take out the “a” and put an
apostrophe in its place to make a
contraction.
am
On your white board, make
contractions out of these word
combinations.
1. they are
2. we are
3. did not
4. is not
5. will not
On a test, this skill might look like:
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
I _______ go to the store without you.
A.
B.
C.
D.
willn’t
wo’nt
w’ont
won’t
Verb Tenses
• The tense of a verb means WHEN it
happened. What are the three verb
tenses??
Past
Future
Present
What are the tenses of these verbs?
stop
cheer
play
spin
Irregular Verbs are WEIRD!
Some verbs don’t follow the regular rules.
What are the past, present and future
tenses of these words?
go
see
find
sleep
On a test this skill might look like:
What is the past tense of the verb go?
A.
B.
C.
D.
goed
goes
went
wented
Abbreviations
Abbreviations are shortened forms of certain
words. Remember, when you write the
abbreviation for a word, it ends with a
PERIOD!
Street = St.
Mister = Mr.
Doctor = Dr.
On a test, this skill might look like:
What is the correct abbreviation for the
words “Monday” and “December?”
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mo. and Dec.
Mon. and Dec.
Mon. and Decem.
Mo. and Decem.
PLURAL NOUNS!
Remember that plural means more than
one! What are some ways to make a
noun plural?
You can add:
“s”
“es”
“ies”
“ves”
Can you make these nouns plural?
dog
fly
dogs
flies
box
boxes
wolf
wolves
knife
knives
dress
dresses
flower
flowers
player
players
Irregular Plurals are WEIRD!
• Some words break the rules. You do not
add “s” “es” or “ies.” You change the
words completely to make them plural OR
just leave them alone. Here are some
examples:
Child – Children
Man – Men
Sheep – Sheep
Woman – Women
Fish - Fish
On a test, this skill might look like:
What is the singular form of the word flies?
A.
B.
C.
D.
fli
flyes
flie
fly
Or like this….
All the mans walked to work.
What is the correct way to write the underlined
word in the sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
man
men
mens
mens’
Possessive – It’s MINE!!!
When you are talking about possessive,
you are talking about ownership or
something belonging to someone.
There are two rules to remember when
you are making nouns possessive:
1. To make a singular nouns possessive, add
‘s
2. To make a plural noun THAT ALREADY ENDS IN “S”
possessive, add only an apostrophe.
Try it out…..
Can you make these nouns possessive?
dogs
child
boxes
Mr. McCann
schools
On a test, this skill might look like:
All the _______ bowls were filled with water.
A.
B.
C.
D.
dogs’s
dog’s
dogs’
dog’
Or this….
With all of the ______ help, they were able
to move the car.
A.
B.
C.
D.
mens’s
men’s
men
men’
Commas in a Series
Remember to use commas to separate a
series of words.
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
I am going to the store to buy apples oranges
,
and ,
,
pears.
No! Bad!!!
DO NOT USE A COMMA AFTER THE WORD “AND.”
On a test, this skill might look like:
This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car
rake the leaves and sweep the driveway.
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
1.
This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car, rake the leaves, and sweep
the driveway.
2. This weekend I am going to help my dad, wash the car, rake the leaves, and sweep
the driveway.
3. This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car, rake the leaves, and, sweep
the driveway.
4. This weekend I am going to help my day wash, the car, rake the leaves, and sweep the
driveway.