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Capitalization
1. Correct all capitalization errors in the following sentence.
on mother's day we went to the iowa state fair.

Answer: On Mother's Day we went to the Iowa State Fair.

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2.       the Football game will be held on tuesday, november 4th.

Answer: The football game will be held on Tuesday, November 4th.

3.      John and betty ran to the Store to buy kraft macaroni and cheese.

Answer: John and Betty ran to the store to buy Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.

4.       most People agree that english is one of the hardest Languages to learn.

Answer: Most people agree that English is one of the hardest languages to learn.

5.       my favorite Book is the adventures of huckleberry finn.

Answer: My favorite book is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Spelling
1. Choose the word that is spelled correctly from the following four choices.
decieved, stratagy, calender, syllabus

Answer: syllabus
2.       filanthropist, psychiatrist, armer, sieze

Answer: psychiatrist

3.       newsstand, girafe, penninsila, phlem

Answer: newsstand

4.       acceptional, indict, liquify, valuble

Answer: indict

5.       labratory, libary, supersede, tarriff

Answer: supersede

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 Dictionary Guide Words
1. Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had political and
poltergeist as guide words?
polite, politico, poltroon, policy

Answer: politico

2.Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had iguana and illuminate
as guide words?
      illuminant, ignore, illuminative, illumine

Answer: illuminant

3. Which of the following words would be found on a dictionary page that had structure and studio as
guide words?
      structural, studious, strut, student

Answer: strut and student

4. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had zenith and zip as
guide words?
      zero, zest, zipper, zinc

Answer: zipper

5. Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page that had freebie and
freeway as guide words?
      freeboard, free, freesia, freeze

Answer: free and freeze

Synonyms
1. Which of the following words is the best synonym of thorn?
edge, bramble, tooth, sharp

Answer: bramble

2.Which of the following words is the best synonym of sweltering?

      smoky, warm-blooded, fiery, hot

Answer: hot

3. Which of the following words is the best synonym of willful?

      obstinate, unruly, persistent, hesitant

Answer: obstinate
4. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of pride?
      conceit, vanity, obsequious, arrogance

Answer: obsequious

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5. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of power?
      authorize, potency, force, vigor

Answer: authorize

Antonyms
1. Which of the following words is the best antonym of activity?
lethargy, idleness, drone, lazy
Answer: idleness

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2.Which of the following words is the best antonym of sociable?

      gregarious, hospitable, aloof, forlorn

Answer: aloof

3. Which of the following words is the best antonym of visible?

      indiscernible, perceptible, imperfect, vague

Answer: indiscernible

4. Which of the following words is NOT a antonym of wise?

      ignorant, foolish, sapient, imprudent

Answer: sapient

5. Which of the following words is NOT a antonym of industrious?

      lazy, zealous, languorous, slothful

Answer: zealous

Adverbs
1. What three parts of speech can an adverb modify?
Answer: verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

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2.With what two letters do adverbs frequently end?

Answer: -ly.

3. Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:

Neither Jan nor Dean drove very fast.
Answer: very

4. Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:

Our class is not especially busy right now. .
Answer: not, especially

5. Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:

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How did you do on that rather long test?
Answer: how, rather

Verbs
1. In simple terms, what is a verb?
Answer: A word that shows action.

2.What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?

Answer: A transitive verb requires an object to complete its meaning. Example: gave.
An intransitive verb does not require an object. Example: ran.

3. Can a verb be both transitive and intransitive? If so, give an example.

Answer: Yes, a verb can be both transitive and intransitive. Example: The tower toppled. The baby
toppled the blocks by crawling through them.

4. What is the past form of the following verbs?

      read, write, add, run, sleep

Answer: read, wrote, added, ran, slept

5. What is a linking verb? Give an example in a sentence.

Answer: A linking verb connects a subject and its complement.
For the second part answers will vary. One example: These magazines are cheap.

Adjectives
1. Articles belong to what part of speech?
Answer: adjectives.

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2.Where do most adjectives appear in a sentence?

Answer: Before the noun or noun phrase they modify.

3. Give the comparative and superlative forms of happy.

Answer: happier, happiest
4. Give the comparative and superlative forms of bad.
Answer: worse, worst

5. Where do most adjectives that begin with the letter 'a' appear? (Example: asleep)
Answer: In the predicate of the sentence after a linking verb.

Prepositions
1. What is used to show the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word?
Answer: a preposition

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2.How of the following two sentences contain a preposition? How can you tell?
      1. The helicopter hovered above.
      2. The helicopter hovered above the crowd.

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Answer: 2. Because the preposition, above, is followed by a noun object, crowd. In the first sentence,
above is an adverb.

3. Identify the preposition(s) and in the following sentence. Also give the object of each preposition.
The man drove his car through the field.
Answer: preposition: through; object: field.

4. Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence. Also give the object of each preposition.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall and shut his eyes.
Answer: preposition: on; object: wall

5. Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence. Also give the object of each preposition.
The cottage next to the creek is surrounded by a white picket fence.
Answer: prepositions: next to, by; objects: creek, fence.

Pronouns
1. What is the word for which a pronoun stands called?
Answer: the antecedent

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2.There are seven different types of pronouns. Name five of them.

Answer: personal, reflexive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, and indefinite.

3. Identify the pronoun(s) and in the following sentence as personal, reflexive, intensive,
demonstrative, interrogative, relative or indefinite.
James designed the building himself.
Answer: himself - intensive
4. Identify the pronoun(s) and in the following sentence as personal, reflexive, intensive,
demonstrative, interrogative, relative or indefinite.
Most of the time I feel depressed when it rains.
Answer: Most - indefinite; I - personal; it - personal

5. Identify the pronoun(s) and in the following sentence as personal, reflexive, intensive,
demonstrative, interrogative, relative or indefinite.
What would happen if he forgot an important date with the woman who he was to marry?
Answer: What - interrogative; he - personal; who - relative

Identifying Parts of Speech

1. Name the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
The acorn was under the tree.
Answer: preposition
2. Name the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
I seldom see the president smile.
Answer: adverb

3. Name the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
Those shoes do not match that outfit.
Answer: adjective (demonstrative)
4. Name the parts of speech of the italicized words in the following sentence.
Los Angeles is a large city which is inhabited by stars.
Answer: Los Angeles - proper noun; large - adjective; which - relative pronoun; by - preposition

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5. Name the parts of speech of the italicized words in the following sentence.
Tom may look like he is old enough to drive, but he is still a child.
Answer: may - helping verb; he - pronoun; old - adjective; but - conjunction; a - adjective (indefinite
article)

Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Choose the form of the verb that will correctly complete the following sentence.
When ______________ he going to arrive for our date?
a. are b. is c. were d. none of the above
Answer: b.
2. Choose the form of the verb that will correctly complete the following sentence.
Charlie ______________ not read my new book.
a. have       b. has       c. none of the above
Answer: b.

3. Choose the form of the verb that will correctly complete the following sentence.
The U.S. Constitution ______________ Congress the power to declare war.
a. gives       b. give       c. none of the above      
Answer: a.
4. Choose the form of the verb that will correctly complete the following sentence.
Los Angeles ______________ border the Atlantic Ocean.
a. don't       b. doesn't       c. none of the above
Answer: b.

5. Choose the form of the verb that will correctly complete the following sentence.
Neither the banks nor the credit union ______________ open on New Years Day.
a. were       b. was       c. none of the above
Answer: b. (Note: When subjects are joined by nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.

1. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees
with its subject.
Mathematics are my favorite subject in school.
Answer: Incorrect. Are should be replaced by is.

2. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees
with its subject.
The family has moved south for the winter.
Answer: Correct.

3. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees
with its subject.
The family has been unable to agree on what to have for dinner.
Answer: Incorrect. Has should be replaced by have. (Note: collective noun takes a plural verb when
the noun refers to the individual parts of the group.)

4. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees
with its subject.
There goes our chances of winning the lottery yet again.
Answer: Incorrect. Goes should be replaced by go.

5. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees
with its subject.

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Three hours is the amount of time it takes to cook a ham.
Answer: Correct.

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