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Long and Short /a/: Underline the word that will complete the sentence.

1. My (pal, pale) has a collection of the famous Chronicles of Narnia series

by C.S. Lewis.
2. The horse’s (man, mane) is long and thick.
3. Mother always (backs, bakes) delicious pies.
4. The librarian will (tape, tap) the torn page of the book.
5. The wooden (rack, rake) holds magazines and other reading materials in
the library.

Unlock the meaning of the underlined word. Look for clues from the other
words in the sentence or from the next sentence. Encircle the clues that give
hint to the meaning of the word.

1. The collar of my polo is stiff. It is hard that it hurt my neck.

2. The little girl gently turned the pages of the book. She moved them
carefully.
3. Inserting objects in a book may cause damage to it. These things may
harm the spine of the book.
4. Handle books with care. Use them properly.
5. I use a bookmark when I stop reading. It marks the page where I left off.

Identify the Parts of a Book being described. Choose from the box below.
Write the letter of the correct answer.

a. book cover f. dedication page

b. table of contents g. copyright page
c. glossary h. title page
d. preface i. index
e. body of the book j. bibliography

_____ 1. It is the most important and comprehensive part of the book. It

contains all of the lessons or topics in the book.

_____ 2. It contains the name of the book and the name of the author. It
protects the entire book.

_____ 3. It is usually found at the end of a book. It is an alphabetical listing of

names and topics. It gives the page numbers on which each name or topic is
found. Like the glossary, it is not present in some books.

_____ 4. It can also be considered as an introduction to the book. It gives

information on what the book is all about. It is written by the author of the
book. The introduction is called a foreword if it is written by someone other
than the author.

_____ 5. It contains the list of chapters in the book and the page numbers
where these chapters can be found. It is found on the first few pages of the
book.
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_____ 6. It is like a dictionary. It provides the list of words used in a book and
the meaning of these words. Sometimes, the correct pronunciation of words
is also given. However, not all books have this.
_____ 7. It bears the names of the people to whom the book is dedicated. It is
the way of the author to give gratitude toward another person. However, not
all books have a dedication page.

_____ 8. It is a list of reference books, journals, and other materials that the
author of the book has used. These materials are arranged alphabetically by
the last name of the author. The complete publication details are also
provided.

_____ 9. It is usually the first page after the book cover. As the name suggests,
it contains the title of the book, the name of the author, and other
information, such as the name of the publisher and the date of publication.

_____ 10. It shows the place and date of the publication. It indicates the rights
given to authors to sell copies of their work. It also forbids others to copy and
sell the work without written permission from the authors and publishers.

Identify each given noun. Write common or proper on the blank before the
number. Then, if it is a common noun, write a proper noun for it and vice
versa.

_______________ 1. Japan - __________________________________

_______________ 2. hero
_______________ 3. New Year
_______________ 4. Mc Donald’s
_______________ 5. teacher
_______________ 6. president
_______________ 7. Manila
_______________ 8. shoes
_______________ 9. cell phone
_______________ 10. Colgate
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________

Write P id the noun is proper and C if it is common.

_____ 1. laptop _____ 6. St. Joseph’s Shrine

_____ 2. The Sound of Music _____ 7. library
_____ 3. saint _____ 8. Mother’s Day
_____ 4. Tandang Sora _____ 9. Lorenzo Ruiz
_____ 5. “Silent Night” _____ 10. Watch
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Encircle the words with short /e/ sound and cross out the words with long /e/
sound.

spread deed gem instead

meal keep trend self

key maybe express wealth

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined words.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The owner of the factory treats his employees well. He is never harsh to
them.
a. cruel b. gentle c. anxious

2. Our country is rich in natural resources. Our farmers always have a

bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.
a. reasonable, right b. limited, few c. plenty, overflowing

3. The plight of the people outside the kingdom has not improved.
a. a distressing condition or situation
b. pledge
c. walk heavily

4. Our parents have taught us the value of cleanliness. They say untidy
children easily get sick.
a. dishonest b. naughty c. dirty

5. My parents work hard to earn money. I help them by not buying

unnecessary and expensive things.
a. costly b. desirable c. imported

6. That beggar lives with his family in a pushcart. His wife and three small
children are thin and malnourished.
a. one who asks for alms or charity
b. one who is sickly and thin
c. one who lives far away
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Write the correct spelling of the underlined words. Write your answers on the
lines.

________________ 1. The playt of the people is worsened due to

unemployment.
________________ 2. Food is buntyfool in the king’s palace,
________________ 3. The begar was asking for some food because she had not
eaten for many days.
________________ 4. The guests were wearing expensiv clothes.
________________ 5. The visitors were harsh to the antidy boy.

Cameron the Relay Machine

Cameron was a star swimmer at Eldred Middle School. He had been swimming
competitively since he was five years old. He was to swim in three events and
one relay at the meet on Tuesday.

As always, Cameron had his signature bowl of spaghetti and meatballs before
preparing for the meet. He also always has a Rice Krispies bar immediately
following his warmup routine.

When he prepares for a meet, the first thing that he does is stretch his muscles
and warm-up by running in place, immediately after stretching. Then, he does
ten push-ups followed by a run up and down the middle school bleachers.

Cameron swam well. He placed first twice and got a third place in the 500-
meter butterfly stroke. He truly dominated the relay getting his team a two-lap
lead by the time he got out of the water.

Place the events in order (1 being first) by using 1-6:

____ Cameron ate a Rice Krispies bar.

____ Cameron ran up and down the bleachers.
____ He did push-ups.
____ Cameron won his first swimming event.
____ Cameron ate meatballs and spaghetti.
____ He stretched his muscles.
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Write F if it is a fiction or NF if it is nonfiction.

_____1. To learn how to make chocolate chip cookies.

_____ 2. A letter to Santa Clause.
_____ 3. A web page telling you about the weather.
_____ 4. To be entertained about an alien adventure.
_____ 5. Information to assemble your new toy.
_____ 6. A restaurant menu.
_____ 7. An advertisement in the newspaper.
_____ 8. A poster letting you know when the book fair will be held.
_____ 9. A travel brochure.
_____ 10. A telephone book.
_____ 11. What Really Sank the Titanic
_____ 12. Noli Me Tangere
_____ 13. The Katipunan and the Revolution
_____ 14. Arabian Nights
_____ 15. The Legend of Mariang Makiling
_____ 16. The Diary of Anne Frank
_____ 17. The Women of Malolos
_____ 18. The Jungle Book
_____ 19. A Sea of Stories: Tales from Sulu
_____ 20. Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Places to Eat around the Globe

Indicate whether the underline word is a count noun or a mass noun. Write
CN or MN on the line.

_____ 1. The princesses love to drink fruit juice with little sugar.
_____ 2. The royalties expected to have hundreds of visitors.
_____ 3. A princess is a non-reigning female member of a royal family.
_____ 4. The queen asked her royal servant to place ten bottles of chili sauce
on the table
_____ 5. The kingdom has various tropical trees producing coffeebeans.
_____ 6. The princesses’ kingdom is surrounded with white sand and pebbles.
_____ 7. They are enjoying the beauty and the fresh air in the palace gardens.
_____ 8. The crowd is a mixture of people from all walks of life.
_____ 9. The magnificent palace is known for its faithful and courageous
soldiers.
_____ 10. The rulers gave away sacks of seeds to the townspeople.
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Complete the following sentences. Write much or many on the line. Use the
underlined noun as clues.

1. Monkeys love to eat _____________ bananas.

2. How _____________ sugar and milk are needed for the dish?
3. There are _____________ visitors in the king’s palace,
4. The tables are filled with _____________ fruits.
5. The guest noticed that there was too _____________ pepper in the salad.

Complete the following sentences. Write few or little on the line. Use the
underlined nouns as clue.

1. There were a _____________ bottles of sauce on the service table.

2. There’s _____________ molasses in my hot cakes.
3. _____________ benches can be seen around the hallway.
4. I will only taste a _____________ champagne.
5. _____________ guests arrived with their chaperones.

Classify the words below according to the /i/ sound.

ink icy night slide pick

ride crib gift light miss

SHORT /i/ LONG /i/

Box the synonym of the underline word. Encircle its antonym.

1. Remember all the polite expressions and use them.

(resist, recall, result, forget)
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2. Upon receiving a gift, the family felt happy and gay.

(merry, sad, curious, hungry)

3. In the study hall, the children were busy reviewing their lessons.
(strong, occupied, inactive, tall)

4. Good children are always polite.

(courteous, rude, special, right)

5. The grumpy old man’s hatred of people made him aloof to everyone.
(disgust, silence, fondness, quiet)

Write S id the words are synonyms and A if antonyms.

_____ 1. grumble - complain

_____ 2. bright - clear
_____ 3. go - stay
_____ 4. soft - fluffy
_____ 5. humble - modest
_____ 6. save - spend
_____ 7. sturdy - strong
_____ 8. discontent - restless
_____ 9. folks - people
_____ 10. terrible - fine

Match each word in column A with its synonym in column B. Write only the
letter on the line before each number.

A B
_____ 1. party a. clan
_____ 2. hilarious b. dark
_____ 3. family c. displeasure
_____ 4. polite d. courteous
_____ 5. baby e. funny
_____ 6. discontent f. infant
_____ 7. grumble g. whine
h. celebration

Encircle the antonym of the word before each number.

fat 1. chubby obese plump slender

feud 2. conflict disagreement harmony argument
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greet 3. welcome ignore recognize salute

loving 4. indifferent tender affectionate warm
keep 5. hold discard preserve treasure
queer 6. strange odd normal unusual
growl 7. accept protest fret cry

Encircle the correct word in the parentheses that will complete the sentence.

1. A doe is a female (deer, horse).

2. The opposite of countess is (counter, count).
3. Waiter is to waitress as janitor is to (jester, janitress).
4. Duck is to (duchess, drake) and patron is to patroness.
5. Emperor is to empress as mermaid is to (merman, seaman).
6. Lion is to lioness as goose is to (geese, gander)
7. King is to queen as prince is to (pauper, princess).
8. The opposite of uncle is aunt while the opposite of lad is (lass, ladder)
9. Bride is to groom as hero is to (heroine, hostess).
10. The opposite of god is goddess, while the opposite of director is (deity,
directress).
11. Cow is to bull as peacock is to (peahen, rooster).
12. Cowboy is to cowgirl as hen is to (rooster, chick).

Identify the gender of the noun. Write M for masculine, F for feminine, or N for
neuter on the line.

_____ 1. theater _____ 11. conductor

_____ 2. witch _____ 12. duke
_____ 3. clerk _____ 13. priest
_____ 4. actress _____ 14. director
_____ 5. table _____ 15. princess
_____ 6. tailor _____ 16. gander
_____ 7. rock _____ 17. gold
_____ 8. doe _____ 18. directress
_____ 9. church _____ 19. mermaid
_____ 10. tomcat _____ 20. vixen
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Match the masculine names to its correct female name. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the line before the number.

_____ 1. Master a. heiress

_____ 2. Sir b. doe
_____ 3. Duke c. sow
_____ 4. Beau d. belle
_____ 5. Host e. duchess
_____ 6. Heir f. mistress
_____ 7. Ram g. tigress
_____ 8. Stallion h. bee
_____ 9. Boar i. madam
_____ 10. Stag j. hostess
_____ 11. Drone k. ewe
_____ 12. Tiger l. mare

Write the word on the line that will make the sentence complete.

1. Daughters and __________________ have family responsibilities.

2. The son of my cousin is my nephew and her daughter is my
__________________.
3. Father and __________________ work hard for their children.
4. My brother-in-law never complains unlike my __________________.
5. I have seen a duck and a __________________ grazing near the street.

Change the gender of the underlined words from feminine to masculine or

from masculine to feminine.

1. The proud parents have a son. __________________

2. My aunt read me this poem. __________________
3. Does your landlord smile a lot? __________________
4. My niece does not belong to Section-Hope. __________________
5. My grandmother said that we must face life with a smile on our faces.
__________________.
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Tell whether noun is singular or plural. Write S for singular and P for plural on
the line.
_____ 1. bushes _____ 6. taxes
_____ 2. butterfly _____ 7. lilies
_____ 3. beggar _____ 8. women
_____ 4. child _____ 9. coaches
_____ 5. subjects _____ 10. lives

Give the singular form of the noun.

1. armies - __________________ 6. babies - __________________

2. oranges - __________________ 7. cattle - __________________
3. wishes - __________________ 8. sheep - __________________
4. cherries - __________________ 9. cacti - __________________
5. leaves - __________________ 10. oxen - __________________

Give the plural form of the noun.

1. story - __________________ 13. library - __________________

2. mosquito - __________________ 14. monkey - __________________
3. crown - __________________ 15. loaf - __________________
4. possession- __________________ 16. tooth - __________________
5. garden - __________________ 17. deer - __________________
6. church - __________________ 18. key - __________________
7. country - __________________ 19. daisy - __________________
8. parent - __________________ 20. calf - __________________
9. princess - __________________ 21. child - __________________
10. salmon - __________________ 22. datum - __________________
11. boss - __________________ 23. mouse - __________________
12. tax - __________________ 24. trout - _________________