1. 2011-2012 Exam Review ELA

2. Identify the type of noun in the sentence. My Aunt Mary is a nurse at the hospital. a.Person b.Thing c.Place Answer: a. person

3. Identify the type of noun in the sentence. She said parts of Europe had many forests. a.Person b.Place c.Thing Answer: b Place

4. Identify the type of noun in the sentence. The coffee cup sat on the table. a.Person b.Place c.Thing answer: c thing

5. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? child children

6. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? knife knives

7. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? catfish

8. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? tooth teeth

9. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? deer

10. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? ox oxen

11. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? woman women

12. What is the irregular plural for each of the following words? man men

13. Analogy hot : cold :: light :________ answer hot : cold :: light : dark

14. Analogy tall : short :: on : ________ Answer tall : short :: on : off

15. Analogy Light : dark :: hot : _______ Answer Light : dark :: hot : cold

16. Types of Sentences A sentence that makes a statement is a _____________________________. answer A sentence that makes a statement is a declarative sentence.

17. Types of Sentences An __________________ shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. answer An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point.

18. Types of Sentences A sentence that asks a question is an _____________________________. answer A sentence that asks a question is an interrogative sentence.

19. Types of Sentences A sentence that asks a question is an _____________________________. answer A sentence that asks a question is an interrogative sentence.

20. Types of Sentences An _________________________ gives a command and ends with a period. answer An imperative sentence gives a command and ends with a period.

21. Identify type of Sentence and Punctuation Play some music answer Imperative.

22. Identify type of Sentence and Punctuation Is anyone else hungry for dinner answer Interrogative ?

23. Identify type of Sentence and Punctuation That was a great dinner answer Exclamatory !

24. Identify type of Sentence and PunctuationTypes of Sentence What was the name of that song answer Interrogative ?

25. Identify type of Sentence and Punctuation Bring me my coffee, please answer Imperative.

26. Identify type of Sentence and Punctuation She is an excellent singer answer declarative.

27. Things you should know. Days of the week Months of the year Holidays Parks Battles Schools Are all examples of what? Answer: proper nouns

28. Days of the week Months of the year Holidays Parks Battles Schools Names All proper nouns begin with what? an upper case letter

29. A sentence must end with some type of what? PUNCTUATION. ! ?

30. Things you should know. At the beginning of a paragraph you must __________. Answer: Indent

31. Things you should know. What is an adjective? Answer: An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

32. Identify the adjective in the sentence Mary had a hard bagel for breakfast. Answer hard

33. Identify the adjectives in the sentence The purple crayon was in the big yellow box. Answer Purple, big, and yellow

34. predicate What is a predicate? Answer The predicate is the verb that tells what the subject is doing.

35. predicate What is the predicate in the sentence? The big boy jumped quickly up and down. Answer jumped

36. predicate What is a predicate in the sentence? Many monkeys climbed the tall building in India. Answer climbed

37. simple subject What is the simple subject? Answer The simple subject is the main word that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

38. simple subject What is the simple subject in the sentence? Mary walked to school with her friends. Answer Mary

39. complete subject What is the complete subject in the sentence? Answer: All words in the subject make up the complete subject. A complete subject can be one word or several words.

40. complete subject What is the complete subject in the sentence? My older brother played the piano after dinner. Answer: My older brother

41. complete subject What is the complete subject in the sentence? Music is awesome. Answer: music

42. Time order transitions words Transition words connect sentences and paragraphs. Some transition words tell you the order in which events happen. Words such as first, next, then, before, later, and finally show time order.

43. Complete the following sentences using time-order transition words then, finally, before, next, first Before planning a trip, start saving your money. The first thing to do is choose a place to go. Next you will want to make a list of what you will need. Then you will make your reservations. Finally, you get to go. ________________ planning a trip, start saving your money. The _________________ thing to do is choose a place to go. ___________ you might want to make a list of what you will need. ________________ you will make your reservations. ___________________, you get to go.

44. Adverbs and verbs Identify the adverb and the verb in this sentence. The team ran fast during practice. answer: Adverb: fast Verb: ran

45. Adverbs and verbs Identify the adverb and the verb in this sentence. Sue sang loudly during the concert. answer: Adverb: loudly Verb: sang

46. Adverbs and verbs Identify the adverb and the verb in this sentence. The bear growled fiercely at the fuzzy rabbit. answer: Adverb: fiercely Verb: growled

47. Nouns and adjectives Identify the nouns and adjectives in the sentence. A roaring fire went through the forest. Answer: Noun: fire Adjective: roaring

48. Nouns and adjectives Identify the nouns and adjectives in the sentence. Will the wild beast eat the sweet candy? Answer: Noun: beast, candy Adjective: wild, sweet

49. contractions will not Answer: won’t have not Answer: haven’t I will Answer: I’ll they are Answer: they’re

50. contractions is not Answer: isn’t do not Answer: don’t we will Answer: we’ll can not Answer: can’t

51. Present tense verbs Identify the present-tense verb form that agrees with the subject in dark type. Mary and Joe (like, likes) to walk. answer: Mary and Joe like to walk. I (look, looks) for different places to walk. answer: I look for different places to walk.

52. Friendly Letter Mary Smith (1) 123 Jones St. Buffalo, NY Dear Mary, (2) Hi my friend, I hope you are feeling well, I miss you all the time. I hope to see you over the summer. (3) Sincerely, (4) Sarah (5) Mary Smith 123 Jones St. Buffalo, NY (1- Heading) Dear Mary, (2 –greeting or salutation) Hi my friend, I hope you are feeling well, I miss you all the time. hope to see you over the summer. (3 - body) Sincerely, (4-closing) Sarah (5-name or signature)