ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR LABORATORY 1ST SEMESTER

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1 Name: Date: Teacher: Miss Gabriella Mata Grade: 1 st Elementary I. Reading comprehension Reading comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading. There are two elements that make up the process of reading: vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension. In order to understand a text the reader must be able to comprehend the vocabulary used in the piece of writing. A) Read the story carefully. Susy Goes to New York Susy and her family go on vacation. They visit her Aunt Patty. Aunt Patty and her family live in New York. Susy likes to visit them. She likes to play with her cousins, Erik and Lisa. They go to roller skate in the park. They go to the zoo. And, they also go to visit museums. They always have an amazing time together. Next year, Susy will visit again. B) Write the names of the characters in the story. -

2 C) Complete the sentences. Use the word bank. Word Bank family - park - vacation - Aunt Patty - cousins museum - roller skate - Erik - next year 1. Susy visits and her family. 2. Susy went on to New York. 3. Aunt Patty and her live in New York. 4. and Lisa are Susy s cousins. 5. Susy will visit her cousins again. 6. Susy, Erik, and Lisa go to the, zoo, and. 7. They in the park. 8. Susy and her have an amazing time together. II. Days of the week. The days of the week are a measure of time, there are 7 days in a week, but they can be divided into two categories: weekdays and weekends. There are 5 weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; while Saturday and Sunday are part of the weekend.

3 A) Number the days of the week. Thursday Sunday Wednesday Tuesday Friday Saturday Monday B) Write the missing letters of the days of the week.

4 C) Find the days of the week. III. Months of the year. A year is divided in 12 months in the modern-day calendar. Months are either 28, 30 or 31 days during a common year, which has 365 days. During leap year, which occurs every 4 years, we add an extra day on February 29 th. The calendar consists on 12 months: January (31), February (28-29), March (31), April (30), May (31), June (30), July (31), August (31), September (30), October (31), November (30), and December (31). A) Write five months of the year.

5 B) Unscramble the months of the year. 1. uyjnara 2. ryfbeura 3. hcmra 4. lapir 5. yam 6. enju 7. yjlu 8. gtsuua 9. tmesperbe 10. tcobore 11. vonmereb 12. cedmeerb IV. Nouns. A noun is a word we use to name a person, place, thing or animal. There are two types of nouns: proper qnd common. A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized. A common noun is the generic name of an item and is not capitalized unless appearing at the beginning of a sentence or title. A) Circle the noun with the correct color. red person blue place green thing yellow animal doctor fish shoe school tiger father kitchen television man park sister zoo teacher bee garden lion

6 B) Fill in the oval with the correct answer. V. Plural nouns. Plural Nouns; plural means more than one. To form a plural words just add a -s at the end of the word. A) Write the plural form of each word. 1. boy 4. chair 2. pen 5. paper 3. flag 6. desk

7 VI. Verbs. A verb is one of the main parts of a sentence. It signals an action, verbs always express activity. A) Circle the verb in each sentence. 1. The girls talk very loudly. 2. She walks home every day. 3. They run very fast. 4. She cooks delicious pasta. 5. We write sentences in our notebooks. B) Unscramble the verbs. VII. Verb To Be. The verb to be is used to show who or what someone or something is. There are three forms in the present tense: am, is, are. Use am to talk about yourself. Use is when referring to a singular pronoun (he, she, it). Use are with plural pronouns (you, they, we).

8 A) Circle the correct form of the verb to be. 1. She am / is / are my teacher. 2. They am / is / are playing. 3. You am / is / are beautiful. 4. I am / is / are happy. B) Write three sentences with am, is and are VIII. Verb tenses. Regular past tense is used to talk about things that already happened, add -d or -ed at the end of the verb. Past tense negative is used with did not before the action to express negativity. Past tense interrogative is used to ask questions, start the question with did. A) Write the past tense of each verb. 1. taste 2. listen 3. love 4. touch 5. walk 6. chase

9 B) Write the negative form to complete the sentence. 1. He eat any candy. 2. She do her homework. 3. They pay attention in class. 4. You pick up your toys. C) Circle the correct form of the verb to complete the question. 1. Did you finished / finish your homework? 2. Did he kick / kicked the ball? 3. Did she waved / wave goodbye? 4. Did I answered / answer the question? 5. Did we played / play football with you? IX. Pronouns. Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun, it can be singular or plural: he, she, her, him, I, you, we and they. A) Circle the correct pronoun. 1. The boy plays soccer. We / He plays soccer. 2. My sister and I dance together. You / We dance together. 3. The girls run in the park. It / They run in the park.l

10 4. The crayon is red. You / It is red. 5. The girl jumps high. You / She jumps high. B) Complete the verb chart with its correct pronoun. AM IS ARE X. Articles. Articles: a, an, the Use a before a singular noun that begins with a consonant. Use an before a singluar noun that begins with a vowel. Use the to name a specific noun or a particular thing. A) Complete the sentence using the a,an or the. 1. My dad walked to park near your home. 2. My sister is doctor. 3. My mother broke window. 4. They are going to Art museum tomorrow. 5. Her grandmother gave me gift. B) Write a, an or the before each word. 1. igloo

11 2. octopus 3. chairs 4. box XI. Adjectives. Adjectives are descriptive words that modify nouns (person, place, thing or anima). They provide additional details. Examples: beautiful, delicious, long, thick. A) Circle the adjectives. cold boy tall thin read green pretty B) Color and write four adjectives to describe each picture.

12 XII. Adjectives: what a / an. What a / an; we can also use adjectives to express emotion by using what a / an always ending your sentence with an exclamation point (!). A) Underline the adjective + noun in each sentence. 1. What an ugly spider! 2. What a colorful rainbow! 3. What a pretty dress! XIII. Demonstrative Adjectives. Demonstrative Adjectives: this, that, these, those. We use this and these to talk about nouns that are close to us. (Singular) We use that and those to talk about nouns that are far from us. (Plural) A) Circle the demonstrative adjective in each sentence. 1. He wants that / these toy train. 2. We brought these / that sandwiches to share. 3. The teacher sits in this / those chair. 4. Move those / this boxes here. B) Write the correct adjective. 1. ballons 2. car 3. keys 4. candy

13 XIV. Adverbs of place. Adverbs of place describe where something is. Here describes something that is near us. There describes something that is far away. A) Underline the correct adverb. 1. Here / There is my homework notebook! 2. I want to play here / there. 3. Please, sit here / there. 4. I will meet you here / there. 5. You can put your book here / there. B) Complete the sentences with here or there. 1. She will be in a moment. 2. I found the book over. 3. He has lived all his life. 4. The cafeteria is over. 5. We can stay.