Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

Match the following root words with the correct suffix.

• neighbour

• ship

• treat

• hood

• hope

• ment

• friend

• ful

• inform

• ation

Verb tense consistency means sticking to a verb tense for the entire clause, sentence, or paragraph.

The students_____ playing.

• is

• are

Answer explanation

Verb tense consistency means sticking to a verb tense for the entire clause, sentence, or paragraph.

Both sentences are correct:

1. Michelle painted her room red, arranged her closet, and washed the car. 

2. Michelle painted her room red, arranged her closet, and she will also wash the car later. 

The dog _____ eating.

• are

• is

The ladies ________cleaning.

• is

• are

He should not _____the car abruptly on an icy road.

• brake

• brace

• break

• brak

Treveen ____ the bus to school so she was late for math class.

• mist

• Mrs.

• missed

• mistd

Is Lexi hungrier than Benjamin ​ (a)   ​ ​

• ?
• .
• !

Rearrange the words to make this a command sentence.

down put your hands.

Rearrange the words to make this a question sentence.

down put your hands can you please

We could barely see the shore through the ___

• mistd

• Mrs.

• missed

• mist