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Basic Grammar Principles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word that is all about doing or being. Often they are action words like sit, eat, and laugh.

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Pronoun

2.

A word that indicates a person, place, or thing like Armie, Earth, and scarf.

a)

Pronoun

b)

Verb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

3.

A word that describes a noun, like loud (music).

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verbs

d)

Pronoun

4.

Under, around, over, through, and between, are all examples of a ______. A _____ tells you where something is or where something happens.

a)

Pronoun

b)

Preposition

c)

Perfect

d)

Petri dish

5.

To make a noun plural, you should...

a)

Add an exclamation point

b)

Draw a smiley face next to it

c)

Add -s to most nouns or add -es if the noun ends in -s, -ch, -sh, -x, or -z

d)

Add -ed to the end

6.

Some nouns do not follow the -s or -es to make it plural. These are called irregular plurals.

Pick an example of an irregular plural.

a)

teeth

b)

foot

c)

mouse

d)

child

7.

A "Who" question...

a)

asks about a person

b)

asks about a thing

c)

asks about a time

d)

asks about a place

8.

A "What" question...

a)

asks about a person

b)

asks about a thing

c)

asks about a time

d)

asks about a place

9.

A "When" question...

a)

asks about a person

b)

asks about a thing

c)

asks about a time

d)

asks about a place

10.

A "Where" question...

a)

asks about a person

b)

asks about a thing

c)

asks about a place

d)

asks for a reason

11.

We use "Why" questions to ask for...

a)

a reason

b)

a job

c)

the mystery of life

d)

what to wear in the morning

12.

A statement is a type of sentence that tells you something.

Pick the statement below.

a)

He is a chef.

b)

Is he a chef?

13.

A question asks something that needs an answer.

Pick the question below.

a)

When did you go to bed?

b)

I went to bed.

14.

-ing verbs show...

a)

something is happening or was happening

b)

growth

c)

past tense

d)

a state of being

15.

In this sentence, the noun is...

The pizza is very tasty.

a)

tasty

b)

the

c)

pizza

d)

very

16.

In this phrase, the adjective is...

a sour lemon

a)

a

b)

sour

c)

lemon

17.

Adverbs describe verbs. Adverbs describe how or when we do things. They often end in -ly.

An example of an adverb is...

a)

yellow

b)

tall

c)

quickly

d)

smug

18.

The plural of alien is...

a)

aliened

b)

alienoes

c)

aliens

d)

alieny

19.

Regular past-tense verbs end in...

a)

-ee

b)

-es

c)

-s

d)

-ed

20.

A conjunction is a word that allows you to extend sentences and give more information. An example of a conjunction is..

a)

when

b)

Hi!

c)

Stop it!

d)

No or yes