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Preparation for Common Assessment #1
Directions: As a group, complete this worksheet. If the group doesn’t finish before the end of the period,
each person must finish this for homework.
Proper Nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Example: Disneyland is a wonderful park.
Write down six proper nouns:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your proper nouns in a sentence:
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Use another one of your proper nouns in a different sentence:
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Possessive Nouns show ownership. Example: That desk’s leg is broken.
Write down six possessive nouns:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your possessive nouns in a sentence:
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Use another one of your possessive nouns in a different sentence:
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Pronouns are used in place of a noun in a sentence. Example: She is a great person. (She is used in place
of the woman’s name.)
Write down six pronouns:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your pronouns in a sentence:
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Use another one of your pronouns in a different sentence:
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Collective Nouns name a group of individual people or things. Example: Look at that flock of birds in
that tree! The dancers in that crew are really good.
Write down six collective nouns:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your collective nouns in a sentence:
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Use another one of your collective nouns in a different sentence:
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Action Verbs tell what action a person or thing is performing. Example: The boy is breathing.
Write down six action verbs:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your action verbs in a sentence:
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Use another one of your action verbs in a different sentence:
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Helping Verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase (a series of more than one verb).
Example: The plants are growing in the yard.
Write down six helping verbs:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your helping verbs in a sentence:
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Use another one of your helping verbs in a different sentence:
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Linking Verbs connect a noun or pronoun near the beginning of a sentence with a word near the end of
the sentence. Example: My assistant will be happy to help you. (Connects assistant to help.) The cake in the
oven smells delicious. (Connects cake to delicious.)
Write down six linking verbs:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. ___________________________________
Use one of your linking verbs in a sentence:
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Use another one of your linking verbs in a different sentence:
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Homework
Write down two proper nouns you can find in your home:
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Write down two actions verbs you can see in your home.
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Write down two possessive nouns that could own the proper nouns you found.
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Write down two collective nouns that you can find in your home.
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Write two sentences using the proper nouns, collective nouns, action verbs or possessive nouns you found.
1.
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2.
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