Grammar Extravaganza

Nouns

Circle the nouns.

1. How many blackbirds does it take to make a pie?

2. Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
3. Three blind mice ran away from the woman with a knife.

Give the plural form of the noun.

1. House ____________________
2. Goose ____________________
3. Deer ____________________

Show that the following people own the book.

1. Five girl___ book.

2. One boy___ book.
3. Two mother___ book.

Adjectives

Circle the adjectives.

1. Three blind mice ran away from the plump woman with a sharp knife.
2. That boy likes to play in the gross mud.
3. “Help me with these sheets,” my beautiful mother said.

Adverbs

Circle the adverbs.

1. George ran quickly to the store yesterday.

2. John in very handsome.
3. Kelly jumped happily on her bed today.
One the line write if the adverb tells how, when, where, or to what extent.

1. Kindly ________________________________
2. Here ________________________________
3. Later ________________________________

Pronouns

Circle the pronouns.

1. He jumped over the fence to get away from the cow. Everybody laughed.
2. John and Henry love to play video games. Their favorite is Jumba!
3. Penelope wants her hair to be perfect all the time. She combs it every hour.

Subject and Object Pronouns

Fill-in the appropriate pronoun.

1. ________ went to the store to buy _______ lunch.

2. ________ would like to trade for ____________ lunch because _______ doesn’t
like _________.
3. John and Bob ran on the playground. __________ had a great time!

Interjections

Circle the interjections.

1. Hey! Wait for me!

2. Hi, my name is Mrs. O’Donnell.
3. The baby is sleeping… shhh!
 Conjunctions

Circle the conjunctions.

1. I like to read and write in my spare time.

2. I hate cooked mushrooms, but I love raw mushrooms.
3. Can Harry or Stan come out to play?

Commas

Put the commas where they belong.

1. I need to buy paper pencils and notebooks for school.

2. I was born in Seattle Washington on a warm summer day.
3. My birthday is July 2 2009 and I am two years old.

Capitalization

Circle the words that should be capitalized.

1. john lives in montana near a raging river.

2. Someday i plan to be a member of the supreme court.
3. target is one of my favorite stores in bellevue, washington.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Circle the subordinating conjunctions.

1. After I eat lunch, I will run to the store.

2. I love to run because it is such good exercise.
3. Ginny will read as long as it is light out.
 Clauses

Underline the independent clause in each sentence.

1. I want to join the circus after I am older.

2. Birds live in a cage near the front of the store.
3. When Jimmy studied for his test, he sang to himself to remember the
information.

Subject and Predicate

Underline the complete subject of the sentence and circle the complete predicate of
each sentence.

1. Twelve kittens jumped around the room.

2. John, my best friend, hiked up to the waterfall.
3. My dad is such a good man.

Write the simple subject on the line.

1. Twelve kittens jumped around the room.

2. John, my best friend, hiked up to the waterfall.
3. My dad is such a good man.

Write the simple predicate on the line.

1. Twelve kittens jumped around the room.

2. John, my best friend, hiked up to the waterfall.
3. My dad is such a good man.
 Double Negatives

Rewrite the sentences below.

1. I don’t want nothing for Christmas.

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2. She doesn’t have no money.
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3. He didn’t need nothing either.
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Synonyms

Give two synonyms for each word.

1. Beautiful ____________________ _______________________

2. Cold ____________________ _______________________
3. Fat ____________________ _______________________

Run-On Sentences

Fix the run-on sentences below.

1. One day I went to the store the next day I went to the park.
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2. I like cats they are fun to play with.
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3. Kelly and Sammy play with their friends they go to the fair.

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 Fragments and Sentences

Fix the fragments below. Leave the sentences alone.

1. When I go to the store.

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2. I enjoy playing in the sun.
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3. Hannah, my neighbor.
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Prepositions

Circle the prepositions.

1. I went to the store.

2. My birthday is on Monday.
3. I live above a small store.

Abbreviations

Give the abbreviation for the word below.

1. Washington ______________________
2. Meters ______________________
3. Inches ______________________

Give the word for the abbreviation.

1. Mon. ______________________
2. Feb. ______________________
3. kg ______________________
 Thesis

Write a one sentence thesis statement that answers the question, what is your favorite
movie?

Introduction Sentences

Write the three introduction sentences for the three paragraphs based on the following
thesis.

The best pets are fish because they are easy to care for, they don’t eat very much, and it
is fun to watch them swim in their bowls.

Conclusion Sentences

Write the conclusion sentences to match the introduction sentences above.