Underline the simple predicate

once and double underline the simple subject.

1. My sister read The Witch of Blackbird Pond
2. The book was written by Elizabeth George Speare.
3. A young girl is the main character.
4. Kit lived a life of luxury.
5. She loved the island life.
6. This girl of the islands enjoyed the sun and the sea.
7. Her grandfather gave many parties.
8. Many friends attended her festive dance parties.
9. Kit's happiness ended with her grandfather'sdeath.
10. John lost all her money.
11. Her life of luxury was over.
12. Her aunt lived at the nearest village.
LESSON: Prepositions
Underline the presposition(s) in each sentence below:
Note: prepositions relate the noun or pronoun to another
sentence.
Ex: She likes the blue handbag with a small purse.
1. We ate the bread with jam.
2. He stood on the couch.
3. She was dressed like a witch.
4. Wool is mae from sheep's skin.
5. Ducks waddle in the lake.
6. We went to the store at 3:00 P.M.
7. She has to do her work in school.
8. I drove him to school since he was late.

word in the

9. The rat ran into the hole.

10. We walked along the river.
11. They went skating in the evening.
12. The awards were given during the match
13. I saw a red fox under the tree.
14. We had a picnic outside the garden.
15. The dog is hiding under the porch becuase it knows it will be punished for chewing up a new
pair of shoes.

Answer Key:
1. with
2. on
3. like
4. from
5. in
6. to, at
7. to, in
8. to
9. into
10. along
11. in
12. during
13. under
14. outside
15. under, for, of

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
Rearrange the words to form sentences.
1.

is heavy for The too to carry you table

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2.

clothes We New Year on during put the new

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3.

animal is the favourite at your zoo Which

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4.

times How every you do tuition have week many

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5.

your Did the enjoy swim in you sea

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6.

our We keep the all clean must time nails

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7.

is The Earth the sun third from the planet

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8.

island Singapore small in is Asia a

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9.

eat What you recess did during

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10.

brother Sulin go and to Did school her

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11.

white knight a rode The horse on

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12.

is south flock flying of The birds

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13.
because cannot dumb she speak Yilan is
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14.
is onions mother kitchen the peeling in My
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15.

the ship in has harbour The anchored

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16.

not Why meeting at were the you

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17.

glitters All not that gold is

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18.

crew enjoying sailors onshore The are of themselves

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19.

is cinema long at queue the A forming

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20.

Actions than louder words speak

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PROPER NOUN or COMMON NOUN

Write PN (proper noun) and CN (common noun) on the blank.
_______ 1. My cousin is goin to Bohol next month.
_______ 2.Greg enjoys collecting baseball cards and action figures.

_______ 3. Marcie swam in the Pacific Ocean last week.

_______ 4. The Supreme Court has two important cases to rule on next week.
_______ 5. We walked across the San Juanico Bridge during our vacation.
_______ 6. Our teacher, Ms. Brownley, assigns a lot of homework over the weekend.
_______ 7. My brother will be going to Taiwan next year.
_______ 8. His favorite author is Jose Rizal.
_______ 9. Mya named her new puppy Toby.
_______ 10. The first country he wants to visit is America.
SINGULAR or PLURAL NOUNS
Exercise: Write the plural of the following nouns
1. chair- __________

6. ax- _________

2. star- ___________

7. sketch- ___________

3. pencil- _________

8. touch- ____________

4. girl- ____________

9. coat- _____________

5. box- ___________

10. bush- ___________

11. tooth- _________

16. buzz- __________

12. logo- __________

17. Eskimo- ________

13. thief- __________

18. fairy- __________

14. fox- ___________

19. story- _________

15. echo- __________ 20. life- _________

Exercise: Write the singular of the following nouns
1. churches- _________ 6. ponies-___________
2. wagons- __________ 7. houses- _________
3. clocks- ___________ 8. cities- ___________
4. kitchens- _________ 9. lamps- __________
5. basins-___________ 10. heroes- _________

POSSESIVE NOUNS:
A. Change these expressions to form the possessive case.
Example: I met _______ sister yesterday. (Mandy)
Answer: I met Mandy's sister yesterday.
1) This is ___________ book. (Peter)
2) Let's go to the _________ . (Smiths)
3) The ____________ room is upstairs. (children)
4) ___________sister is twelve years old. (John)
5) ___________ shoes are on the second floor. (men)
6) My ___________ car was not expensive. (parents)
7) This is the _________ bike. (boy)
8) These are the ___________ pencils. (boys)
B. Fill in the two blank lines with the correct possessive noun and a common noun.
Example: There is one tiger. Its body has stripes.
The tiger's body has stripes.
1. There is one pig. Its tail is curly.
The _________ ________is curly.
2. There is one giraffe. Its baby is called a calf.
The _________ __________ is called a calf.
3. There is one shark. Its teeth are sharp.
The __________ ___________ are sharp.
4. There are two spiders. Their webs catch insects.
The ____________ ____________catch insects.
c. Directions: Rewrite the underlined nouns in the sentences below to make them possessive.
1. The baby toy fell on the floor.
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2. Suzy doll had red hair.
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3. Those boys shoes are in the locker.
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4. The women computer was broken.
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5. The dog ball went into the street.

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6. Ben mom brought his snack to school.
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7. The children toys were left out in the rain.
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8. The girl milk spilled on the floor.
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9. Tony sister fell off the swing.
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10. The pan handle was very hot.
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