English 5

Name: _____________________________________________________

Context Clues

Choose the best meaning the word that is underlined. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a
collection, too.

a. eager b. careless c. apart d. fearful

2. Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her extravagance was going to take several months to pay off.

a. economy b. praise c. external d. overdoing

3. It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother was always kind to her

a. Pleasing b. nervous c. aggravating d. unclear

Noting details
Choose the correct answer for each question.

It was my first day in a Chinese school. I was nervous. My mouth was dry and my knees were shaking. I walked
into the classroom. It looked as big as an airplane hangar. Fifty kids stood up. They were all wearing brown jackets
buttoned to the top. I felt self-conscious in my green sneakers and sweatshirt. The teacher smiled. He had bushy
eyebrows and about a million smile lines that made me smile, too. He gave a long speech in Chinese. It had a musical
sound and ended with the name Hugo. I figured that was my cue. I took a deep breath and said, "Yo! I'm Hugo, from
Chicago."
1. Which detail tells you Hugo was nervous?
a. I walked into the classroom. b. The teacher smiled.
c. Fifty kids stood up. d. My mouth was dry.

2. What detail suggests the school was big?

a. I figured that was my cue. b. He had bushy eyebrows.
c. Fifty kids stood up. d. The teacher smiled.

3. What does the description of the teacher suggest?

a. He was a friendly man. b. He doesn’t like to teach.
c. He will give a lot of homework. d. He was a strict teacher.

4. Which of the following does not describe the school?

a. Chinese b. many students c. big d. American
Context Clues

Each sentence below has an underlined word. Write the letter of the word below the sentence that means the same
thing. Use other words in the sentence to help find the right word.

_____1. 1. She penned a letter to her aunt.

A. baked B. wrote
_____2. His dog bays at the moon.
A. howls B. swims
_____3. The tiny mouse went into the little hole.
A. big B. small
_____ 4. We had a feast of turkey, potatoes, carrots and pie.
A. dinner B. dance
_____5. The rain poured down on the cold bear cubs.
A. kicked B. fell
Sequencing Events
Read each of the following groups of sentences and decide what would be the best order in which to put the sentences,
to form a well-organized paragraph.

1. 1) Science is a game that is inspiring and refreshing.

2) The rewards are great because you find a home in the world, a home you have made for yourself
3) The playing field is the universe itself
4) The stakes are high, because you must put down all your preconceived ideas and habits of thought

a. 3214 b. 4321 c. 1342 d. 1234

2. 1) Today, the emphasis is to top quality

2) Further, they are providing a blue print for other nations to follow to achieve the same goals
3) Trading companies are mainly responsible for the improvement
4) Years ago, Japanese exports were products that lasted only a few hours
5) They also get major credit for making the country economically sound.

a. 41352 b. 34521 c. 13254 d. 54321

Nouns
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses.
(loaf) 1. Mother bought the __________ of bread.
(piano) 2. The man carried the __________ to the middle of the stage.
(chimney) 3. Smoke was coming out of the __________.
(lady) 4. The _________ rode in carriages.
(torch) 5. The villagers lighted the __________.

Write the singular form of the noun in parentheses.

(deer) 6. The hungry lion chased the ___________.
(roof) 7. The carpenters repaired the ___________.
(fox) 8. The __________ ran in the woods.
(ox) 9. Two __________ pull the big cart.
(tomato) 10. These __________ are still green.

Which word has similar meaning as the underlined word with the word inside the parentheses? Cicle the correct answer.
1. To escape death from the ferocious lion, a cunning rabbit thought of a brilliant plan. (timid, white, clever, dumb)
2. The gallant soldiers keep on fighting the rebels in Zamboanga. (fearful, brave, coward, bright)
3. Everybody was exhausted after running for several hours in the field. (excited, tired, gone, thirsty)
4. The new Iphone 5S model has a fingerprint scanner. (ancient, clear, slim, latest)
5. All errors were marked wrong. (answers, questions, mistakes, right)
Encircle 2 words in the set that are a pair of synonyms.
1. laugh cry giggle sleep
2. jump dare challenge destroy
3. estimate jog cheer guess
4. shiny rare dirty filthy
5. happy furious steep angry
6. ponder think pay relax

Choose the synonyms of the underlined words in the sentence. Write the correct words on the blanks.
1. Hardworking people truly deserve a reward for their efforts. (prize, labors, diligent)

2. The starving jackal was rummaging for food in the pile of trash. (heap, searching, rubbish, hungry)

3. The hunters went into the forest in their guest to find an unusual kind of herbal plant. (rare, woods, search)

Find the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence. Circle it.

1. Many say the place is expensive but it is actually cheap.

2. Mary accepted the work but Ramon rejected it.

3. He likes his pet but his sister dislikes it.

4. They say he is timid but he is actually brave.

5. Extraterrestrials are thought of as huge but they can also be tiny creatures.

Underline the antonym of the word on the left.

1. foolish (wise, dull )

2. warm (hot, cold)

3. thin (stout, tall)

4. weak (small, strong)

5. long (short, wide)

6. noisy (quiet, loud)

7. smooth (shiny, rough)

8. narrow (wide, thin)

9. alive (dead, living)

10. plenty (much, little)

Kinds of nouns

For each word or words below, indicate their noun type.

PN- Proper Noun CN- Common Noun AN- Abstract Noun

CL- Collective Noun CC- Concrete Noun MN- Mass Noun

CT – Count Nouns

______1. Trust ______8. Embarrassment ______14. Cellphone

______2. Calamansi juice] ______9. Council ______15. Squad
______3. Marikina City ______10. Hope ______16. Soy sauce
______4. Park ______11. St. Scholastica’s ______17. Holiday
______5. Books Academy ______18. Orchestra
______6. Curiosity ______12. Doctor ______19. Church
______7. Team ______13. Committee ______20. love

Topic: Write the Gender of the Nouns ( Feminine , Masculine , Common , Neuter )

______________1. Book _______________6. King

______________2. Maria _______________ 7. friends
______________3. Hero, _______________8. Queen
______________4. Boy _______________ 9. Table
______________5. Actress _______________10. Neighbor

Topic: Parts of Sentences

Directions: In the blank before each of the following sentences, write “S” if the underlined word or group of
words is the subject; write “P” if it is the predicate.
_______1. Kathy and Joe have known each other for years.
______ 2. They played tag in the school yard.
______ 3. A favorite game of theirs was baseball.
______4. The two friends were often captains of the opposing teams.
______5. Would you believe they never fought over the games?

Draw a line between the complete subject and the complete predicate in the following sentences.
Then underline the simple subject and draw a box around the simple predicate.

1) Daniel can come with us to the movie. 2) Li is my best friend.

3) The moon is shining bright. 4) Cassia is writing a letter.

5) Dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes. 6) The firemen are extinguishing the fire.
Identify the subject and predicate in these simple sentences. Circle the simple subject and underline the
simple predicate.

1. My best friend in the whole world is coming over to my house to visit me this afternoon.
2. Three beautiful little kittens looked up at me from inside a box of old clothes.
3. At the stroke of midnight, the carriage turned into a huge orange pumpkin.
4. A really friendly old man with long white whiskers lives in the apartment above my aunt’s and
uncle’s apartment.
5. Several of her favorite romantic love songs were playing on the radio that afternoon in the park.
6. Cool, deep, dark blue water flowed through the rough limestone rocks in the gorge.

Plural and Singular

Direction: Circle the plural form of each noun that correctly fits the sentence below.

1. The (houses / homes) for sale were all over-priced.

2. The teacher reminded his students to bring their (penciles / pencils) to school every day.

3. There were a lot of (computers / computeres) in the new lab.

4. She bought three (camera / cameras) for all three of her sisters.

5. There are four (ocean / oceans) on earth.

6. The (restaurants / restaurantes) on the street were all newly built.

7. There were a pair of (sockes / socks) lying on the sidewalk.

8. I ran out of (eraser / erasers) two months into the school

Direction: Circle the singular form of each noun that correctly fits the sentence below.

9. The (television / televisions) was difficult to turn on.

10. The (clocks / clock) showed that we were late to school.

11. The (people / person) were angry that the line was so long.

12. The (radio / radios) was difficult to turn on.

13. The (man / men) taught me how to type.

14. The (animals / animal) sat in the shade because it was hot