School Los Campitos English Coordination Practice Guide Teacher: Ornella Valerio Name: list#: Practice Guide 1- Read each sentence. Write S if it is a sentence or F if it s a fragment. * Running around the track. * This is my first running race. * All of the other runners. * I have practiced everyday. * My ankle hurts a little. * This book is very interesting. * Walking daily helps you become healthier. * Benjamin took place at room. * He checked for a tent, sleeping bag and pillow. * My dear Donald. 2- Write if the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory on the line. * Hobbies help people increase their knowledge. * A big crowd of fans arrived! * May I have a piece of cake? * The firs runners are lining up. * Oh my god! Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight? * You just spilled juice all over the place! * Please show me my seat. * Don t move or you will scare the dog. * Please give me that toy. * I love to eat cake on my birthday. 3- Change the following declarative sentences into interrogative sentences. * She is a great student.
* He eats pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving. * Albert needs a new car. * Camila and Valentina are great friends. * The dog eats a lot of dog food. * We start our classes at 7:00 am. * They run in the park everyday. * She lives on 54 th street. * You are my best friend. * Jake is at Fernando s house. 4- Underline the subject in blue and the predicate in red. Find the simple subject and simple predicate and write it on the line. * A flag signals the start of the race. * The runners begin in a group. * Everyone is excited about the new Harry Potter movie. * One of the runners tripped over a rock.
* Alan, Bob and Rob went camping in the woods. * My new shoes look great with my new shirt. * The show I watch is at 9:00 P.M. * Martha worries a lot about Gabriel. * Life in the middle ages wasn t like life today. * Women practiced as doctors in the 1400 s. * The life of a peasant was a hard one. 5- Read the sentence. Underline the simple subject/s with one line and simple predicate/s with two. Write if they are simple or compound. * Lewis and Clark left St. Lewis in 1804. Simple subject: * I slept and relaxed the first day of summer. Simple subject: * An interesting person came and taught us about horses. Simple subject: Simple predicate: * The strong wind and rough waters crashed and destroyed many areas. Simple subject:
* Sacagawea and her friends saw and admired the Pacific Ocean. Simple subject: * Weapons and some medicines were in their pack. Simple subject: 6- Write the plural form of each noun. * deer * baby * tooth * village * branch * tax * dress 7- Find the nouns in the sentence. Underline them and write them in the correct column. * The bus goes up Lamar Avenue. * Sue and Max ride every Tuesday. * The driver is Mr. Freeman. * The Community Center is located down the street. * People can get lunch there. * Dr. Lee stops by every day. * The children found a nice spot for a picnic. * Bobby and George stood out on the sidewalk all day. Common nouns Proper nouns 8-Use the possessive form of each noun in parenthesis to complete the sentence. * Ancient tunics that covered them loosely. (Greeks) * Some hats were worn because of the intense heat. (men)
* This active time can be day or night. (pet) * Its birthplace is high plains. (Asia) * clothes were just like those of adults. (children) * The shields protected their bodies. (warriors) * The gerbil is the favorite animal. (class) 9- Rewrite each sentence. Replace the underlined words for pronouns. * These people have been doing this for years. * Erica gave me a book that belonged to Jose. * Janice took Ken and me to the new park. * Rescue workers found three people after the snowstorm. * The workers brought the workers first aid kit. * Mary and Jerry s parents drove across town. * The puppy ran to the puppy s mother. 10- Circle the correct form of the pronoun in parenthesis to complete the sentence. * Our teacher is taking (we, us) to the museum. * (We, us) children learned a lot about dinosaurs. * The huge frame of bone and metal towered over (the teacher and me, me and the teacher). * Scientists tell (we, us) students they are not sure about certain things. * The guide told (Jenny and I, Jenny and me) to quiet down. * Miss Turner told Sally and (I, me) to sit together. 11- Underline the verb in each sentence. Write on the line if it s an action or linking verb. * The marchers listened to the noise. * The president waits on the steps of the capitol. * The president seems like a happy man. * Former Navy workers tried hard to not cry. * She was such a great student. * My father tastes every food he can. * ThosE potatoes smell amazing! * The dog smells every person he gets close to.
* My father waits for my mom at the bus station. * He became a great doctor after he graduated. 12- Draw one line under the helping verb, and two lines under the main verb. * Many scientists have studied wonderful things. * Some animals are resting during the winter. * Its weight has increased from all the food. * The penguins have huddled together for warmth. * The eggs of the penguins will hatch soon. 13-Complete the sentence with the correct helping verb. * I been to Canada and Alaska. * We see Benjamin tomorrow. * They going to be at the party. * Snow falling in the forest. * She wondered about that many times. * Their long winter sleep started. * He fall if he isn t careful. 14-Complete the sentence with the correct form of the main verb in parenthesis. * I have to go there forever. (want) * We will dinner at Jane s house. (eat) * They are for New York tomorrow. (leave) * He has there many times. (be) * She was very nice to Kevin today. (be) * They have to the beach for the weekend. (go) 15-Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense. * The warm dough up in the oven. (puff) * The students to watch movies. (love) * Albert and I to the mall every week. (go) * The bread for an hour. (bake) * The teacher us what to do now. (show) * I a piece wile it s still hot. (taste) 16- Use the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in simple past or past participle. * Lincoln to Illinois in 1830. (go) * He had some interesting things. (write) * In 1837, the prairie lawyer into the town. (ride)
* He had many different jobs in the past. (do) * His reputation as Honest Abe had. (begin) * He everyday to work before he had a car. (walk) 17-Complete the chart of irregular verbs. Verb 3 rd person singular past Past participle go eats does wrote sing runs draw got begin becomes 18- Write the following sentences in past affirmative, past negative and past interrogative. * I have meat and potatoes for dinner. Aff: Int: * He does his homework everyday. Aff: Int: * They enjoy a quiet afternoon together. Aff: Int: * Jacob gives Anna flowers and candy. Aff: Int: * Alex works hard in the company. Aff: Int: 19- Underline the adjectives in each sentence. * Fifteen purple flowers grow in the green garden. * The small, brown dog runs fast after the furry cat.
* The tall, blonde girl works hard to get better grades. * The wet snow clings to bare branches. * My summer is made of calm and lazy days. * The hot soup warmed me up on the cold day. 20-Underline the adjective in each sentence, and on the line, write the noun it describes. * Insects are cold-blooded animals. * When Frank holds it, the jar is warm from his hands. * As a result, the insects are quiet. * Now the insects are lively again. * The air is cool inside the jar. 21-Complete each sentence with the correct form of the comparative adjective in parenthesis. Use er, -est, more or most. * This is the game I ve ever played. (fun) * That doll is than the other one. (pretty) * I had the time at that party. (bad) * I have toys than my brother. (much) * Her hair is than Jane s hair. (long) * My dog is beautiful than my neighbor s cat. (beautiful) * That s the animal I ve ever seen. (big) * She has a grade than Gabriel. (good) * They ran than the whole team. (fast) 22- Circle the adverbs in the sentence. Write them in the column that corresponds to each. * Small planes often use this airport. * They run slowly down the runway. * Eleanor Roosevelt sometimes invited Amelia Earhart to the White house. * There they jumped into a plane. * They didn t go anywhere in particular. * A funny thing happened yesterday. * A green creature emerged quickly from the craft. * I went to the window and looked down. * Often, I dream of aliens. how when where
23-Circle the correct form of the adverb in parenthesis. * A whale can dive (more deep, deeper) than a seal. * Penguins walk (most slowly, more slowly) than we do. * On the last night, the snow fell (most heavily, more heavily) of all. * The boat s engine ran (better, best) today than it did yesterday. * The wind blows (fiercelier, more fiercely) in the arctic than in any other place. 24- Complete the sentence with correct comparative or superlative form of the adverb in parenthesis. * My friend Bob is good at sports, but he does in school than I do. (badly) * I solve math problems than Bob does. * I m helping Bob with English so he ll talk the of all. (fluently) * I hope to go to Michigan than I did last year. (often)