Daily Skill-Builders Grammar & Usage Grades 3-4 Writer Kathleen Cribby Editorial Director Susan A. Blair Project Manager Erica L. Varney Cover Designer Roman Laszok Interior Designer Mark Sayer Production Editor Maggie Jones WALCH PUBLISHING
Table of Contents PARTS OF SPEECH........................... 1 69 Nouns............................ 1 Common..................... 1 Proper....................... 5 Collective.................... 9 Singular and Plural.............12 Possessive....................16 Verbs.............................19 Action.......................19 Linking......................26 Helping......................29 Tense........................31 Irregular......................35 Singular and Plural.............39 Double Meanings..............43 Adjectives..........................44 Articles......................48 Adverbs...........................52 Pronouns..........................58 Conjunctions.......................62 Interjections........................64 Parts of Speech Review................67 Daily Skill-Builders Grammar & Usage Grades 3 4 CAPITALIZATION........................... 70 81 First word, days, months, holidays........70 People, and places....................75 In a letter..........................79 Review............................80 PUNCTUATION............................. 82 123 End Marks......................... 82 Period....................... 82 Question Mark................ 84 Exclamation Point.............. 86 End Mark Review.............. 87 Commas........................... 92 In a series.................... 92 After yes, no, and well........... 95 Addressing a person............. 97 Appositives................... 99 Dates........................101 Cities and States/Countries.......103 Compound Sentences...........107 Comma Review................109
Apostrophes........................111 Possessives....................111 Contractions..................114 Quotations Marks....................117 Quotations...................117 Titles........................119 Parentheses.........................121 SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES.................... 124 142 Subjects...........................124 Predicates..........................128 Complements.......................132 Review............................137 Agreement.........................138 SENTENCES............................... 143 180 Types of Sentences...................143 Simple Sentences....................167 Compound Sentences.................169 Fragments..........................175 Run-ons...........................177
Find the Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Examples: doctor (person) beach (place) apple (thing) happiness (idea), Underline the nouns in the following sentences. 1. Lily jumped over the puddle. 2. Anthony likes to play hockey. 3. Mrs. Mason read a book to our class. 4. George Washington was our first president. 5. The United States is a nice place to live. 6. My dad bought me a new ball. 7. Casey was sad when she spilled her milk. 8. John reads the newspaper every day. 9. Sophie watches the stars at night. 10. Australia is a beautiful country. walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing 1
Brainstorming Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Examples: dancer (person), town (place), book (thing), sadness (idea) Look at the types of nouns below. Write examples of each type of noun on the lines. The first ones have been done for you. 1. Person firefighter 2. Place home 3. Thing rose, 4. Idea anger 2 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing
Ocean of Action An action verb shows that an action is taking place. Examples: Carmen swam to the float. Mark built a big sand castle. Read the words below. Color the ocean animals that have action verbs in them. run bathing suit sunscreen beach towel dig splash pail sand drink play snail look walk swim hop walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing 23
What s Your Favorite Sport? An action verb shows that an action is taking place. Example: Sam catches the baseball. What are your three favorite sports? What actions do you do with each sport? In the boxes below, write the names of your three favorite sports. Then write three sentences for each sport that tell what you do when playing it. Your sentences should contain at least one action verb. Example: tennis I hit the ball. I swing the racket. I run around the court. 1. 2. 3. 24 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing
Where in the World? The names of cities, towns, and countries are always capitalized. Below is a list of cities and towns. Write the name of the state in which each city and town is located. If it is a foreign city, write the name of the country. If you have difficulty, ask your teacher for help, or look on a map. Don t forget to capitalize! City/Town 1. London 2. St. Louis 3. Denver 4. Los Angeles 5. Paris 6. Seattle 7. Madrid 8. Honolulu 9. Toronto 10. San Antonio 11. Salt Lake City 12. Baltimore State/Country walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing 75
Fishing for Capitals Color the fish that have words that should be capitalized. wednesday basket july alaska dog eiffel tower florida rug flower hair kwanza grand canyon water saturday garden peter walt disney blanket new orleans hockey 76 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing
Complements Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. Every predicate has a verb. A predicate usually has more than just a verb. It also has complements. A complement is a word or group of words that help to complete the meaning of the subject and the verb. Examples: The dog barked. (dog = subject; barked = predicate) The flower bloomed in the garden. (flower = subject) (bloomed = verb) } (in the garden = complement) predicate Underline the complements in each sentence below. 1. The girl squished the bug. 2. The baby sat in her highchair. 3. Lucas slept in the big bed. 4. Mr. Jones read us a story. 5. The bird flew over the trees. Now add a complement to each of the following. 6. The boy threw 7. Oliver ate 8. Ms. Morales borrowed 9. The rain fell 10. Erica likes 132 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing
Add a Complement A predicate always has a verb. Often, it has more than a verb. The part of the predicate that adds to the verb is called the complement. On the left below are subjects. On the right are predicates. Draw lines to match each subject with a predicate that makes sense. Then underline the complement. Be sure to write the correct end mark in each box. Subjects Predicates 1. The rabbit loves to eat watermelon. 2. Johnny dribble the ball really well. 3. Mr. Ramirez cried when she woke up. 4. The turtle hopped through our backyard. 5. Bugs plays on the lacrosse team. 6. My sister, Kristin, is a great place to sail a boat. 7. The baby watches the news every night. 8. The table don t belong in the house. 9. The basketball players has four legs. 10. The lake is slower than the rabbit. walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing 133
Simple or Compound? Below are six sentences. Decide if each sentence is simple or compound. Then, write the sentence under the correct heading. 1. John saw a pelican the other day. 2. Dogs make good pets, but they are not very independent. 3. I really wanted to bungee jump, but now I am afraid! 4. Lydia and Adele have a pet mouse at home. 5. Uncle Ted will visit us, but he will leave on Monday. 6. Abigail Adams was a fascinating woman. Simple Compound 172 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing
Make Them Complete! Complete the following sentences. Each sentence should be a simple sentence. 1. Niagara Falls 2. Were the Egyptians 3. in a hot-air balloon. 4. The stars 5. Astronauts Complete the following sentences. Each sentence should be a compound sentence. 6. Mangrove trees 7. Girl Scouts 8. Puzzles 9. You wanted to go 10. The thunderstorm walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing 173
Simple and Compound Review Remember, a compound sentence contains two simple sentences joined by a conjunction. A simple sentence is made up of one independent clause. Read the following sentences. Write simple or compound after the sentence. 1. Mr. Weston asked us to take our books. 2. Please wash the car, but be careful not to scratch the paint. 3. Would you like a piece of pizza? 4. Lesley and Dana buy flowers every Monday. 5. He has a crush on Marilyn, but he is afraid to tell her. Complete the following sentences. Then write simple or compound after the sentence. Be sure to punctuate correctly. 6. Susan B. Anthony is 7. Alaska would be 8. Would you like 9. Dolphins are really 10. Chocolate 174 walch.com 2004 Walch Publishing