Language Arts Unit 4 Review

Language Arts Unit 4 Review

Past, Present, and Future Tense

• Past tense: happened in the PAST.

• Present tense: happening NOW.

• Future tense: happening LATER.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the sentences with a verb in the PAST tense.

• He laughed joyfully.

• She is walking.

• They went to the store.

• I will do my homework.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the sentences with a verb in the PRESENT tense.

• I am eating lunch.

• We went sledding.

• He laughs at my joke.

• She will clean her room soon.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the sentences with a verb in the FUTURE tense.

• He went to the store.

• I will sleep well tonight.

• We love drinking milk!

• I will win the game.

Writing a Letter

There are 5 parts of a letter:

1. Heading - the address of the sender and the date

2. Greeting - the sender's way of saying "hello"!

3. Body - where the sender writes his/her message.

4. Closing - the sender's way of saying "goodbye!"

5. Signature - where the sender signs his/her name.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the five parts of a letter?

• Body

• Closing

• Heading

• Opening

• Signature

Parts of Speech

• Nouns: person, place, or thing.

• Verbs: an ACTION word, something you do.

• Adjectives: words that describe NOUNS.

• Adverbs: words that describe VERBS.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word: Mrs. Young is going skiing today.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word: Mrs. Young is going skiing today.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word: Mrs. Young is going skiing today.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Open Ended

Write an adjective to fill in the blank in the following sentence: "Mrs. Young wore a _____ jacket when she went skiing."

Adjectives that Compare

• When we describe one thing, we use an adjective.

• When we compare two things, we add the suffix -ER to that adjective.

• When we compare three or more things, we add the suffix -EST to that adjective.

Examples:

• My dog is fluffy.

• Her dog is fluffier.

• His dog is fluffiest.

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with an adjective that compares: Which animal is ____, the tiger or the ostrich?

• fast

• faster

• fastest

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with an adjective that compares: The tiger and the ostrich are quick, but the cheetah is the _____ animal.

• fast

• faster

• fastest

Types of sentences

• Declarative: makes a statement, ends with a period.

• Interrogative: asks a question, ends with a question mark?

• Exclamatory: shows surprise or excitement, ends with an exclamation point!

• Imperative: gives a command, ends with a period OR an exclamation point!

Examples

• Declarative: It snowed yesterday.

• Interrogative: How many inches did it snow?

• Exclamatory: I can't wait to go sledding!

• Imperative: Shovel the sidewalks, please!

Open Ended

Write a declarative sentence about winter. Remember, these sentences end with a period.

Open Ended

Write an interrogative sentence about winter. Remember, these sentences end with a question mark.

Open Ended

Write an exclamatory sentence about winter. Remember, these sentences end with an exclamation point.

Open Ended

Write an imperative sentence about winter. Remember, these sentences end with a period OR an exclamation point.