Subject, Verb Agreement; Prep. Phrases, Adverbs; Affixes, Roots

​4th Grade

By Amanda Sanderson

This Weeks Skills:
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives
Subject and Verb Agreement
Prepositional Phrases, Irregular Past-Tense Verbs, Adverbs
Affixes and Roots

​Review: Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs

ELA - Parts of Speech

By MRav Gray

Subject-

Verb

Agreement

What is it?

How do I do it?

Vocab Review

Subject: Noun or Pronoun (Person, Place, Thing, Idea, He, She, It, They, Them)

Verb: Action Word (What is the noun or pronoun doing?)

Agreement: They work together and go together

Singular: only 1 noun or pronoun (She, He, It, You)

Plural: More than 1 noun or pronoun (we, they, them)

To-Be Verbs + ing: Is, Are, Were, Was and a verb ending in -ing

Singular

If you have only 1 noun or pronoun, then the
verb has an -s at the end.

EXAMPLES:

She covers the baby with a blanket.

Juan hits the baseball really hard.

The car handles really well.

The building stands tall.

Drag and Drop

The student ​

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to read and write at school.

The soccer player ​

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a goal.

Avery ​

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lima beans very much.

Jake ​

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video games in his free time.

Reading ​

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you become smarter.

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learns

scores

dislikes

plays

helps

learn

score

dislike

play

help

Plural

If you have 2 or more nouns or pronouns (They, them, we),
then you do NOT add an -s at the end.

EXAMPLES:

They cover the baby with a blanket.

Juan and David hit the baseball really hard.

The cars handle really well.

The buildings stand tall.

The thoughts race through her brain.

Drag and Drop

My friends​

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me every weekend.

The children ​

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sandcastles at the beach.

Flowers ​

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in the spring.



Ducks ​

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together in a pond.

Dogs ​

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to chase sticks.

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visit

visits

build

builds

bloom

swim

blooms

swims

like

likes

To-Be Verbs + -ing Verb

This works in past and present tense. The difference is the “to-be” verb. It was you are actively doing
something, or were actively doing something, you use: is, are, was, were and then add a normal verb
with an -ing ending.

EXAMPLES:

They are covering the baby with a blanket.

Juan and David were hitting the baseball really hard.

The car is handling really well.

The building was standing tall.

The thoughts are racing through her brain.

Drag and Drop

The kids ​

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soccer in the park yesterday.

The cat ​

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on the couch.

We ​

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a funny movie.

​ She ​

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a very heavy bag.

Mom ​

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dinner for us last night.

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were playing

is playing

is sleeping

are sleeping

are watching

is carrying

is watching

were carrying

was cooking

are cooking

Compound Subjects using “and”

If you see a subject with an “and”, then the verb
is plural, so the verb does NOT end in an -s.

EXAMPLES:

Beverly and Sam see a movie together at the
theatre.

He and she are flying in an airplane.

My cousin and I enjoy seeing plays together.

Javier and Mary go a party together.

Apples and grapes are my children’s favorite
fruits.

Drag and Drop

Tom and Jerry ​

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best friends in the book.

The books and computers ​

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helpful resources.



The dog and the cat ​

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in the yard.

Sarah and Ashley ​

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pictures for the art show.

Birds and squirrels ​

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food in the park.

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are

is

make

makes

play

plays

draw

gather

draws

gathers

Compound Subjects using “or”

If you see a subject with an “or” or “nor”, then
the verb is usually singular, so the verb ends in
an -s. If the nouns are plural, then the verb is
plural.

EXAMPLES:

The grey suit nor the white suit seems
appropriate for the wedding.

He or she needs to make up his or her mind. .

A pencil or pen is fine to write your name.

Apples or bananas are a healthy snack.

Bikes or skateboards are a good way to get
around.

Drag and Drop

My brother or my cousin

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the snacks to family parties.



A pencil or crayon ​

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well.

Neither the rain nor the wind ​

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picnics in the park.

Chips or cookies​

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great snack foods.

Papers or books ​

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a place to write or draw.

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bring

brings

colors

color

ruins

ruin

make

makes

provide

provides

Multiple Choice

1. The horse _____.

• run

• runs

Multiple Choice

2. The cows ____.

• rest

• rests

Multiple Choice

3. Strawberries ______ good.

• smell

• smells

Multiple Choice

4. The farmer _____ the seeds.

• plant

• plants

Multiple Choice

5. My chickens ____ all day.

• eat

• eats

Multiple Choice

6. A pig _____ his lunch.

• smell

• smells

Multiple Choice

7. A sheep ______ in the field.

• wander

• wanders

Multiple Choice

8. The ducks _____.

• swim

• swims

Multiple Choice

9. The sun _____ throughout the farm.

• shine

• shines

Multiple Choice

10. My cousins ____ on a farm.

• live

• lives

Multiple Select

The word guilty is what part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

Multiple Select

The word diverse is what part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Select

The word integrity is what part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Select

The word conquest is what part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Select

The word hyena is what part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Select

The word flourished is what part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Parts of Speech

We will explore:

Adjectives

Nouns

Pronouns

Proper Nouns

Verbs

Adverbs

An ADJECTIVE is a word that describes a noun.

Examples:

The (Noun) felt bumpy.

I ate a delicious (noun).

My favorite (noun) is (ADJECTIVE).

Take 30 seconds and take turns sharing possibilities of these sentences with your buddy.

Multiple Choice

Which word is not an ADJECTIVE

• blue

• amazing

• cat

• salty

• hard

Multiple Choice

What is not a NOUN?

• Person

• Place

• Thing

• Whistling

A NOUN is a word that represents a Person, Place or Thing.

Discuss with a buddy what words are nouns

Multiple Select

Which of the following is a NOUN? (Select all that apply)

• Desk

• Eat

• School

• Run

• Student

Multiple Select

What is a PROPER NOUN? (Choose all that apply)

• house

• Arby's

• Elizabeth

• fish

• coat

A PROPER NOUN refers to a specific person or place, and always capitalized, even if they are in the middle of a sentence.

Example- Russell went to New York with Kathleen and they visited the Statue of Liberty.

Multiple Choice

Select the PROPER NOUN from the options

• Hawaii

• sandwich

• cups

• swim

Multiple Choice

Which one is a PRONOUN?

• he

• matt

• sing

• yesterday

A PRONOUN is a word that can act alone as a reference to another person place or thing

Example: He, she, it, they...

Multiple Choice

What is a VERB

• a person, place or thing

• a word that shows action

• a loud statement

• a word that sounds like another word

A VERB is a word that shows action.

Examples: run, swim, jump, hug, leap

Take 15 seconds and share some more verb examples with a buddy.

Poll

Which VERB would you rather do at 6:00 pm:

• Eat

• Run

• Sing

• Act

• Color

Multiple Select

An ADVERB is a word that describes: (Select all that apply)

• HOW

• WHERE

• WHEN

• HOW OFTEN

• HOW MUCH

An ADVERB describes another verb, adjective or adverb, telling us:

Take a minute and think of one more word you can add to each column. Share with a buddy.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses an ADVERB?

• I took a picture.

• The food was delicious.

• She was hot.

• The dog barked loudly.

Prepositions

Journeys Lesson 18 Grammar

What is a preposition?

• A preposition is a word that sits before a noun to show the noun's relationship with a nearby word.

• Example- the boy WITH dark hair

• The preposition WITH explains the relationship between the boy and the dark hair.

1. Prepositions tell Direction

• The dog ran to the basement.

• chased after her.

• The dog ran toward the door.

• David walked slowly through the woods.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells the DIRECTION in the underlined phrase below.

He jumped over the wall.

• over

• the

• wall

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells DIRECTION in the sentence below.

The football rolled down the hill.

• rolled

• down

• the

• hill

2. Prepositions tell Time (when)

• They go for a walk before breakfast.

• The dog was naughty during the birthday party.

• The student drove home after school.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells the TIME in the underlined phrase below.

She woke up before dawn.

• before

• dawn

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells TIME in the sentence below.

She had dance lessons at five o'clock.

• dance

• lessons

• at

• five o'clock

3. Prepositions tell Location (Where)

• I got my dog at the dog pound.

• He sleeps on my brother’s bed.

• We will take her to obedience school tomorrow.

• Next time I will keep the homework in my bedroom.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells the LOCATION in the underlined phrase below.

The sock fell behind the dresser.

• behind

• the

• dresser

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells LOCATION in the sentence below.

The little girl played under the table.

• played

• under

• the

• table

4. Prepositions tell Detail

• The door to my room was open.

• Russ is the dog walker for our neighbors.

• A friend of mine will bring his dog, too.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition that tells DETAIL in the underlined phrase below.

She knows she is the hit of the party.

• of

• the

• party

Prepositional Phrases

• Prepositions should always be followed by a noun or pronoun.

• The noun or pronoun after the preposition is called the object of the preposition.

Prepositional Phrase

• A Prepositional phrase tells more about an important part of a sentence.

• Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• The helicopter landed on the concrete pad.

Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase.

The birds flew over the deer.

• The birds

• flew

• The birds flew

• flew over the deer

Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase.

After the game, the players shook hands

• shook hands

• After the game

• the players shook hands

• the game

Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase.

The candy was for the kids.

• for the kids

• The candy was

• was for

• the kids

Vocabulary:
traitor
ambassador
patriot
rebel
boycott