1. January 9, 2012 Agenda
+Unit 9 Vocabulary Pre-Test
+Chapter 3
->Study Guide Review
Spelling & Vocabulary: Unit 9
->Vocabulary Option #1 due on Friday, Jan. 13th
Homework:
Chapter 3 Test on Wednesday, January 11th
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2. Lesson 1: Action Verbs: Underline the action verb in each sentence.
1. Firefighters demonstrated safety techniques.
2. The crowd loved the parade.
3. My family watched a concert.
4. The musicians sang country songs.
5. We drove home after midnight.
Lesson 2: Direct Objects: Label the subject and verb. Circle the direct object in each sentence.
6. A boy walked his dog.
7. A woman washed her car.
8. My brother carried his backpack.
9. The winner received a trophy.
10. The teacher blew the whistle.
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3. Lesson 3: Verb Tenses: Underline the verb in each sentence, and then label each verb Past,
Present, or Future tense.
11. Tomorrow, we will explore the lakeshore.
12. I saw many birds there last year.
13. Curtis wants to go this time.
14. Last night, Carrie asked her cousin about hiking trails.
15. Now everyone packs their own supplies.
Lesson 4: Subject-Verb Agreement: Choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Tell S or P.
16. Nancy (read, reads) her lines with a lot of emotion.
17. I (recite, recites) my part with feeling, too.
18. The play (remind, reminds) me of social studies class.
19. My friends (clap, claps) for me when I finish.
20. We (enjoy, enjoys) listening to our friends.
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4. Lesson 5: Spelling Present-and Past-Tense Verbs: Write the PAST TENSE form of the verb in parentheses.
21. Our class (attend) a dance recital.
22. The audience (buzz) with excitement.
23. The dancers (sail) onto the stage.
24. The lights (dim) as the music began.
25. The people (clap) at the end of the performance.
Lesson 6: Commas: Add a comma, or commas where needed in the sentences below.
26. Ricardo where is your puppet?
27. We know Amy that you are ready?
28. Hugh brought cookies juice and milk for snack.
29. Terry Tina and Andrew cam to watch.
30. Yes they really enjoyed our performance.
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5. Lesson 7: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs: Draw one line under the helping verb, and two lines
under the main verb.
31. Jane is learning to fly a plane.
32. She could use more practice.
33. Jane has invited her mom and dad to come watch.
34. Her brother will come to watch tomorrow.
35. Jane will make her first solo flight.
Lesson 8: Using Helping Verbs: Complete each sentence with a helping verb.
36. I ________________ looking forward to my next visit.
37. Vanessa _________________ attended this museum before.
38. Vern and his father ____________________ coming back tomorrow.
39. Vern ____________________ hoping to speak to an expert.
40. Vanessa _____________________ asked her parents to return with her.
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6. Lesson 9: Linking Verbs: Circle the linking verb in each sentence.
41. The play is tonight.
42. Lance and Pam are the singers.
43. The scenery is spectacular.
44. The lead actor is a great singer.
45. The play will be wonderful.
Lesson 10: Irregular Verbs: Use the correct past-tense or past-participle form of the
verb in parentheses.
46. I (write) the recipes clearly and carefully.
47. Mother (drive) the van to pick us up.
48. Bart (ride) in the passenger seat.
49. We would have (grow) restless if we had waited any longer.
50. We should have (bring) something to read.
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7. Lesson 11: More Irregular Verbs: Choose the correct verb in parentheses.
51. I had (took, taken) a step on the diving board.
52. The lifeguard (spoke, spoken) to me.
53. He (knew, known) I was a good swimmer.
54. He has (knew, known) me for a long time.
55. In minutes, I had (threw, thrown) myself into the water.
Lesson 12: Contractions with Not: Form the contractions for the following verbs.
56. are not
57. will not
58. cannot
59. does not
60. should not
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