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Word Order SIMPL SNTNCS Affirmative Form SUBJCT + VRB + COMPLMNT She plays hockey. He met a fantastic lady. We were happy. I had a dream last night. They will be at the wedding. Run faster! Negative Form SUBJCT + VRB (NGATIV FORM) + COMPLMNT She does not play hockey. He did not meet a fantastic lady. We were not happy. I did not have a dream last night. They will not be at the wedding. Do not run faster! Place the words in the correct order. run / you / fast not / she / does / spaghetti / eat my / plays / football / brother take / the / they / bus wants / cat / his / my / food the / phone / friend / my / is / on You run fast. She does not eat spaghetti. My brother plays football. They take the bus. My cat wants his food. (or) His cat wants my food. My friend is on the phone. 1
Word Order AND ADJCTIVS Highlight each adjective in this text. Underline the mistakes. There are eight. Use your grammar book (pages 1 and 2) to correct the mistakes you find. xplain what the mistakes are. This winter long is very cold. We cannot outside very much. My brother and I spend longs hours in front of the TV. We do not like our computer new anymore. I would like to use my skis news. To sleep all the time because I am bored. Will I play outside every single day next summer. My brother says that he will buy a pool enormous. Mistakes 1. long: Adjectives go before the nouns. 2. cannot: We need to use a verb (play) with this modal. 3. longs: Adjectives are always invariable. 4. new: Adjectives go before the nouns. 5. news: Adjectives are always invariable and go before the nouns. 6. To: A pronoun should be used (I). 7. Will I: It should be I will, as it is not a question. 8. enormous: Adjectives go before the nouns (an enormous). 4
Plurals of Nouns Write the appropriate plural form for each noun. book books nose noses buffalo buffaloes or buffalos octopus octopuses bus buses potato potatoes calf calves reindeer reindeer child children self selves computer computers sheep sheep elf elves shelf shelves fireman firemen starfish starfish foot feet thief thieves goose geese tomato tomatoes half halves tooth teeth hero heroes tornado tornadoes hoof hooves tree trees knife knives trout trout leaf leaves watch watches life lives wife wives loaf loaves wolf wolves mosquito mosquitoes woman women mouse mice zero zeroes 8
Articles A AN TH Read the rules on articles (page 11). Use this page to help you fill in the blanks and finish the story. Choose whether you should use a, an or the. There is a problem in the house Dear William, I hope you like your new house a little bit. A new city is always full of surprises. Have you visited the park and your new school yet? I have a funny story to tell you. The cat that lives next door always tries to come in the house. As you know, the door opens easily so it often succeeds. Yesterday afternoon it came in the house without our noticing it. It ate the cake my mom had made for my birthday. A big party was planned for that night. My friends were supposed to sleep at my place. When we realized the cake had been eaten, my mom got really mad. At that time, we did not know it was the cat. She thought my little brother had taken a spoon and eaten a part of the cake. The guests had already started to arrive Write the end of the story. Use a, an and the properly. Answers will vary. 12
Present Continuous Describe the picture using the present continuous/progressive tense. 1. The man is looking at the woman. 2. The sun is shining. 3. The fish is jumping out of the water. 4. The couple is fishing. 5. The dog is looking at the birds. 6. The birds are flying in the sky. 7. The ducks are swimming. 19
Simple Past RGULAR AND IRRGULAR VRBS Do the crossword by conjugating the verbs in the simple past form. 6 D 2 I 1 12 13 W R O T A O L O K 4 7 10 11 A T 3 15 K P T H S K D I 16 D F O R B A D N R M P T D 5 L 14 I D K R A D N K 8 L I S T N D 9 O V A R I D 1. ask 2. write 3. empty 4. keep 5. like 6. do 7. forbid 8. listen 9. vary 10. eat 11. die 12. walk 13. take 14. drink 15. phone 16. drive 28
Modals MAY HAV TO MUST SHOULD WOULD Review the rules on modals in your grammar book. Write the appropriate modal for each sentence. 1. I must/have to do my homework every night in order to have good grades. 2. My brother can/could lift this chair with one hand. 3. Can/May I go to sharpen my pencil, please? 4. My friend has to/must clean her bedroom every Saturday. 5. She will/has to/must use her bicycle more often. 6. He may/might bring his cards, but I am not sure. 7. My father could bike every night when he was young. He is not able to anymore; he is too old. 8. May/Can I see the menu, please? 9. My sister and I have to/must babysit if we want to get enough money for the end-of-the-year trip. 10. It can/might/will rain tonight. 11. John can play piano. He has taken lessons for years. 12. We will/can/could win with this lottery ticket. 13. They should go to see that movie. It is excellent. 14. Can/May I have the salt and pepper, please? 15. You must/have to drink water when you exercise. It s your turn! Create 5 sentences using 5 different modals. 1. Answers will vary. 2. 3. 4. 5. 33
Punctuation and Capital Letter Rules Circle the mistakes in this text. There are 23 capital letters missing and 16 punctuation marks missing. Can you find them? yesterday was monday september 13 th it was my little brother marc s birthday i went to the park with him he decided to bring his coloured pencils his glue and a pair of scissors even if i told him not to he was such a pest i did not stay long he decided to climb up the slide instead of going down he took a coloured pencil and wrote i love stephanie on one of the swings he took his scissors and tried to cut a tree what was he thinking i decided to bring him back home where we watched a movie i was happy to sit down a bit we watched the frog and the princess it was a big evening for me Rewrite the text without mistakes. Yesterday was Monday, September 13 th. It was my little brother Marc s birthday. I went to the park with him. He decided to bring his coloured pencils, his glue and a pair of scissors even if I told him not to. He was such a pest! I did not stay long. He decided to climb up the slide instead of going down. He took a coloured pencil and wrote I love Stephanie on one of the swings. He took his scissors and tried to cut a tree. What was he thinking? I decided to bring him back home where we watched a movie. I was happy to sit down a bit. We watched The Frog and the Princess. It was a big evening for me! 36
Personal Pronouns Fill in the chart using the appropriate pronouns. Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns 1 st person singular I me 2 nd person singular you you 3 rd person singular he him 3 rd person singular she her 3 rd person singular it it 1 st person plural we us 2 nd person plural you you 3 rd person plural they them Complete the sentences using subject and object pronouns. We/they/you are so happy to have a new house. She has a friend with her. (3 rd person singular / a girl) I have a book like yours. (1 st person singular) Did your mother bring it? (3 rd person singular / an animal) Did you see him? (3 rd person singular / a boy) He does not like his new book. I don t understand Her parents do not want you. (1 st person singular / 2 nd person singular) her to come with us. 38
Question Words Write the appropriate question word. Answer the question using a complete sentence. When is your birthday? Answers will vary. Where do you live? What is your name? Where did you go last night? What/Which do you prefer, winter or summer? Who/What did you play with? What is the name of your brother? Who/Where/What/How are you? What is your favourite colour? How many brothers and sisters do you have? 41
Question Words Write the appropriate question word. Answer the question using a complete sentence. What is your favourite meal? Answers will vary. How many animals do you have? How much does this t-shirt cost? Which do you prefer, math or French? How much money do you have? How do you open that door? How long does it take to get to Montréal? How many cousins do you have? What did you get for Christmas? What time is it? I have to leave at 3 o clock. 42