Term 1 and 2 Flashcards
(80 cards)
1
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Punctuate this sentence:
yes we won the game
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Yes, we won the game!
2
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Write the following sentence in the past tense and the future tense:
I am running
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I ran or I was running
I will run
3
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Write the following sentence in the past and future tenses:
I am happy.
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I was happy
I will be happy
4
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Write the following verb in the past, present and future tense:
RUN
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RAN
IS RUNNING
WILL RUN
5
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Write the following verb in the past, present and future tense:
SHOOT
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SHOT
IS SHOOTING
WILL SHOOT
6
Q
Define an ‘adjective’.
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An adjective describes the noun.
7
Q
What are the two adjectives in the following sentence:
The tall man told a very funny story.
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Tall and funny
8
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What are the two adjectives in the following sentence:
I wrote a long story about my exciting holiday.
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Long and exciting
9
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Soft
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Soft, softer, softest
10
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Big
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Big, bigger, biggest
11
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Beautiful
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Beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful
12
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Good
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Good, better, best
13
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Bad
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Bad, worse, worst
14
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Give the degrees of comparison for:
Many
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Many, more, most
15
Q
Give the correct form of the verb in the following sentence:
I (walk/walks) the two dogs.
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Walk
16
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Zaahid (jump/jumps) on the trampoline.
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Jumps
17
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Give the correct form of the verb in the following sentence: The children (listen/listens) to the radio.
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Listen
18
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What does the following idiom mean?
If the cap fits, wear it.
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Accept what others say if it is true.
19
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What does the following idiom mean?
It never rains but it pours.
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Problems seldom happen one at a time.
20
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What does the following idiom mean?
A piece of cake.
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It is easy.
21
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What does the following idiom mean?
A drop in the bucket?
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Very little of what we need.
22
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What does the following idiom mean?
It is Greek to me.
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I don’t understand it at all.
23
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What does the following idiom mean?
Add fuel to the fire.
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To make matters worse.
24
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What does the following idiom mean?
The apple of my eye.
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My favorite person.
25
What does the following idiom mean?
| Icing on the cake.
Even better than expected.
26
Punctuate this sentence:
| when are you going to study
When are you going to study?
27
State the subject and the object in the following sentence:The man had croissants for breakfast.
Subject: the man
Object: croissants
28
In the following sentence state the subject and and the object:The boy played a game of uno and won.
Subject: boy
Object: uno
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Give the past, present and future tense of the following verbs:
Shoot
Sleep
Sell
Call
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Shot, is shooting, will shoot
Slept, is sleeping, will sleep
Sold, is selling, will sell
Called, is calling, will call
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What are adjectives?
A word that describes the noun.
31
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence:
| The intelligent boys Jo, Matt, Adam and Finn achieved excellently brilliant full marks in all the exams.
Intelligent, excellently, brilliant, full
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give the degrees of comparison for the following adjectives:
Tall
Long
Bad
Many
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Tall, taller, tallest
Long, longer, longest,
Bad, worse, the worst
Many, more, the most
33
Choose the correct form of the verb to ensure subject-verb agreement.
The children (play/plays) in the playground.
Joseph (listen/listens) to the coach.
Play
| Listens
34
Identify the main verb and the auxiliary verb in the sentence below.
Matthew is studying for his exams.
Main verb: studying
| Auxiliary verb: is
35
Identify the parts of speech in this sentence.
| Joseph is playing on the playstation.
Subject: Joseph
Auxiliary verb: is
Main verb: playing
Object: on the playstation
36
Punctuate this sentence.
| karen and kelly ran to howard centre but forgot their money
Karen and Kelly ran to Howard Centre, but forgot their money.
37
Punctuate this sentence:
| adams foot slipped while he was climbing at hangtime
Adam's foot slipped while he was climbing at Hangtime.
38
In the following sentence state the subject and and the object:
The rich lady bought a new sports car.
Subject: the lady
Object: sports car
39
What is a common noun?
Name of general or everyday things.
| They don't have a capital letter.
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Which of the following are proper nouns?
Joseph
cricket
sport
Canal Walk
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Joseph and Canal Walk
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Which of these are common nouns?
| cat, van, Joseph, dog, Pinelands, rat, log, frog, tree, Mr. Farrel
cat, van, dog, rat, log, frog, tree
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What are compound words?
Nouns made up of two or more words joined together.
43
Identify the compound words in the following list:
| freezer, backpack, airport, yourself, house.
Backpack, airport, yourself
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What are concrete nouns?
They label things you can touch, feel and see clearly.
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What are abstract nouns?
They name ideas, feelings and sounds.
46
Which of the following are concrete nouns?
| happiness, brick, love, wood, pole, woof.
Brick, wood and pole.
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What is a conjunction?
A word that joins two sentences or phrases together.
48
What is the conjunction in the following sentence.
| I felt very happy because it was Christmas.
because
49
Put in the conjunction that will combine these two sentences.
I like chocolate. I don't like vegetables.
I like chocolate, but I don't like vegetables.
Or
I like chocolate and I don't like vegetables.
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What is a proper noun
Name of a specific person, place or thing. Has a capital letter.
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is helen alright she seems to have forgotten her lines
| Punctuate the sentence
Is Helen alright? She seems to have forgotten her lines.
52
Punctuate these sentences:
i like ice cream so much it is so nice
uptown funk is a cool song but i cant get it out of my head now
i was tired i went to bed
I like ice-cream so much, it is so nice!
Uptown funk is a cool song, but I can't get it out of my head now!
I was tired. I went to bed.
53
Is pinelands a proper noun or a common noun?
A proper noun.
| Correction: Pinelands
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Is desk a proper noun or a common noun?
A common noun
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What is a compound word? Give some examples
A word that is made up of two words
| Examples: backpack, bathtub, saucepan
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Join these two sentences with a conjunction:
| Vegetarians eat vegetables. They do not eat meat.
Vegetarians eat vegetables so they do not eat meat.
57
Join the sentences with a conjunction:
Pinehurst played a match. They won.
The team practised a lot. Unfortunately they lost.
The toddler picked up the berry. Then he ate it.
Pinehurst played a match and they won.
The team practised a lot, but unfortunately they lost.
The toddler picked up the berry and then he ate it.
58
Add punctuation:
on saturday we went to watch the stormers play the cheetahs at newlands stadium it was a great match but i wish we had won
On Saturday we went to watch the Stormers play the Cheetahs at Newlands stadium. It was a great match, but I wish we had won.
59
List the concrete nouns and the abstract nouns from the following sentence.
Staring out of the window of the car, I watched the countryside go past and felt emotions of happiness and peacefulness.
Concrete: window, car, countryside
Abstract: emotions, happiness, peacefulness
60
List concrete and abstract nouns from the sentence.
| I love to climb the big tree in my garden. It is my favorite hideaway.
Concrete: tree. Garden
Abstract: hideaway.
61
Punctuate the sentence:
stoick the vast sat up to his full proud height he put a hand on hiccups shoulder my son will collect this honey from the bees of berserk or die in the attempt isnt that right hiccup
Stoick the Vast sat up to his full, proud height. He put a hand on Hiccup's shoulder. "My son will collect this honey from the bees of Berserk or die in the attempt! Isn't that right, Hiccup?"
62
Identify the subject in the following sentences:
Hiccup rode the dragon between the trees.
Fishlegs fell over a tree trunk and bumped his head.
The viking lifted up his massive arm, and there was silence.
The dragon flew high up into the sky
Hiccup
Fishlegs
viking
dragon
63
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentences:
He waved to the passing ship.
Hiccup was climbing to the top of the cliff, when suddenly a brood of dragons flew past.
She turned her back and walked away.
Fishlegs, stumbling in the dark, tripped over a log.
waved
climbing, flew
turned, walked
stumbling, tripped
64
Identify the object of the sentence:
The sword hit the ground with a thud.
The ball went into the goal.
The waitress brought the coffee to the table.
We had chocolate milk and chips for our picnic.
the ground
the goal
the coffee
chocolate milk, chips
65
Convert this sentence into past and future tense.
| It is raining hard tonight.
It rained hard last night
| It will be raining hard tomorrow night.
66
Convert these sentences into present and future tense:
Hiccup rode the Windwalker
The weather was cold.
The man ran away.
Hiccup is riding/will ride the WIndwalker.
The weather is/will be cold.
The man is running/will run away
67
Identify the adjectives in the following sentences:
The terrifying dragon had enormous teeth, sharp claws, and gigantic wings.
The little girl had skinny legs, brown hair and a brilliant smile.
The two excited boys ran towards each other with loud shouting.
terrifying, enormous, sharp, gigantic
little, skinny, brown, brilliant
excited, loud
68
Choose the correct verb in each sentence:
The boys walk/walks to the shops.
The baker bake/bakes a cake.
I listen/listens to music.
The mummies organise/organises the lift club
.Nick sleep/sleeps at lunch time.
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walk
bakes
listen
organise
sleeps
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69
Punctuate the sentence, and identify the proper nouns.
i cant seem to fall asleep admitted piglet thats easy to fix tigger cried just do some good old fashioned bouncing will it help me fall asleep asked piglet no but it sure is fun tigger shouted
"I can't seem to fall asleep," admitted Piglet. "That's easy to fix!" Tigger cried. "Just do some good old-fashioned bouncing! " "Will it help me fall asleep?" asked Piglet."No, but it sure is fun!" Tigger shouted.
Proper nouns: Piglet, Tigger
70
Identify some common nouns in the sentences below:
"Sleep!" Rabbit exclaimed. "I haven't slept in weeks. I have to sit up night after night protecting my garden. If I didn't, Tigger would bounce my prize tomatoes until they turned into tomato soup!"
Sleep. Weeks. night. garden. tomatoes. tomato soup.
71
Punctuate the sentences below:
matthew michael adam and christopher went to the tuckshop and bought chips chocolates sweets doughnuts lollipops and popcorn after they had eaten it all they felt sick
Matthew, Michael, Adam and Christopher went to the tuckshop and bought chips, chocolates, sweets, doughnuts, lollipops and popcorn. After they had eaten it all, they felt sick.
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Add a prefix to make the opposite.
possible
kind
patient
legible
healthy
interested
luckily
perfect
logical
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impossible
unkind
impatient
unhealthy
illegible
disinterested
unluckily
imperfect
illogical
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73
Identify the pronouns in the sentences below:
He closed his eyes and pictured a meadow full of sheep. Snug inside his house, Eeyore was fast asleep.
She was not afraid of walking home in the dark.
He thought about how much fun he and Roo always had together.
They always shared their lunches.
Pizza is my favourite food.
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He, his, his
She
He, he
They, their
My
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Choose the right pronoun to replace the noun:
Piglet went to the tree.
The water was boiling.
The stove was hot.
Kanga read a book.
The boys ran ahead.
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He
It
It
She
They
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75
Decide if the sentence is a statement, a question or an exclamation, and punctuate accordingly:
Pooh looked up. "Honey" he exclaimed
Now it was PIglet's turn to have an idea
"But what do we do about the bees" Pooh asked
"Honey!" he exclaimed.
Now it was Piglet's turn to have an idea.
"But what do we do about the bees?" Pooh asked.
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Do the degrees of comparison eg tall, taller, tallest
Good
Tired
Bad
Beautiful
Little
Cute
Pretty
Naughty
Full
Marvellous
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Good better best
Tired, more tired, most tired
Bad, worse, worst
beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful
Little, littler, littlest
Cute, cuter, cutest
Pretty, prettier, prettiest
naughty, naughtier, naughtiest
full, fuller, fullest
marvellous, more marvellous, most marvellous
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77
Put the comma in the right place in the sentence:
While they discussed this a butterfly fluttered about near Pooh as if listening to their conversation.
Even at the end of his training Bree still said he sat like a bag of flour in the saddle.
Shasta learned to trot to canter to jump and to keep his seat even when Bree pulled up suddenly or swung unexpectedly to the left or the right.
While they discussed this, a butterfly fluttered about near Pooh, as if listening to their conversation.
Even at the end of his training, Bree still said he sat like a bag of flour in the saddle.
Shasta learned to trot, to canter, to jump, and to keep his seat even when Bree pulled up suddenly or swung unexpectedly to the left or the right.
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Identify the main verb and the helping verb in each sentence:
When he had eaten the last block of chocolate
He was riding the horse
Just as Shasta was saying to himself
I am warning you!
Matthew is studying hard.
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Main: eaten Helping: had
Main: riding Helping: was
Main: saying. Helping: was
Main: warning Helping: am
Main: studying Helping: is
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Use an apostrophe to make contractions:
He is joyful.
They are happy.
She is tired.
Do not litter.
I will not do it.
I would not do that if I were you.
He could not lift up the heavy rock.
They were not sleeping.
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He's joyful.
They're happy.
She's tired.
Don't litter.
I won't do it.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
He couldn't lift up the heavy rock.
They weren't sleeping.
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80
Use an apostrophe to indicate ownership:
The boys changing room stinks.
The girls changing room smells lovely.
Adams sister is Lydia.
Jos sister is Adams sisters best friend.
Matthews brothers are called Zach, Sam and Nick.
The boys bikes were muddy after their ride.
The boys' changing room stinks.
The girls' changing room smells lovely.
Adam's sister is Lydia.
Jo's sister is Adam's sister's best friend.
Matthew's brothers are called Zach, Sam and Nick.
The boys' bikes were muddy after their ride.
