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Which word could go in the blank to show permission?
___________ I go outside?
Might
May
Would
Should
Which word could go in the blank to show someone asking for advice?
___________ I go outside?
Might
May
Would
Should
Which word could go in the blank to show a past ability?
I __________ fit in my locker when I was 5.
Might
Could
Can
Should
Which word could go in the blank to show a slight possibility?
It ___________ be warmer this afternoon.
Might
Can
Must
Should
Which three modal verbs show permission?
Can
Should
May
Could
Which two modal verbs show ability?
Can
Should
May
Could
Might
Which four modal verbs show a possibility?
Can
Could
May
Should
Might
Which modal verb shows advice being asked or given?
Should
Can
Could
Must
When I was a child, I _______ speak two languages.
can
could
______ I use your pen?
May
Will
If you have a headache, you ______ lie down.
must
should
Students _______ wear a uniform at school
have to
should
When you travel to Brazil, you ______ have a visa.
mustn't
don't have to
Who´s at the door? It ______ be Anna.
may
will
You've got a bad cough. You should stay at home.
request
possibility
advice
obligation
Which of these sentences is an example of possibility?
If you wash your hands you probably won't get sick.
You should take the dog out for a walk.
You have to be quiet when the teacher is explaining something.
Could you help me with my homework?
Which of the following is an example of giving advice?
You can play football on Friday with the team.
We should wash our hands every time we come inside.
She might go to the museum on Thursday if she has time.
You don't have to do the assignment because you were ill.
Which of these sentences refer to possibility?
I might be late because of the traffic.
She's definitely going to get a 10 in Mathematics.
He could try harder.
You mustn't walk on the grass.
Which of these refers to obligation?
You don't have to do extra work.
You must do your homework.
You can watch television.
You should go to bed early.
_______ you help me with these bags, please?
could
must
might
should
It _______rain later because it's very cloudy.
can
mustn't
should
might
I______ turn the light on because there was no electricity.
wouldn't
shouldn't
couldn't
mustn't
You _______ go outside because there's a storm.
can
would
mustn't
should
We ____ leave now before it's too late.
must
could
might
would
Ms. Shrestha …… a nurse.
is
are
was
were
The children………. in the bus now.
is
are
was
were
An old man………… walking on the road yesterday.
is
was
are
were
Ten dollar ………enough for my tiffen.
is
are
was
were
A flock of sheep______ running in a direction now.
is
are
was
were
The poor _____ still dying due to starvation.
is
are
was
were
The pages ___held together by a staple.
is
are
were
We're
The message between the lines ___ that we need to finish before Monday.
Is
Are
Were
Aren't
The case of champagne bottles __ for the year-end party.
Is
Are
Were
Weren't
Neither Sibongile nor Ted __ the keys to the stationery cupboard.
Were
Are
Have
Has
Neither Sibongile nor the personal assistants __ the keys to the stationery cupboard.
Has
Have
Were
Are
Either Mary or the stewards __ manning the info desk at the conference.
Were
Is
Are
Have
Tshepiso and Sabo __ responsible for the exchange server.
Have
Has
Are
Is
The creator and distributor of the software __ Energesix Ltd.
Are
Has
Were
Is
One hundred kilometres _ a gruelling daily commute.
Are
Is
Were
Have
Each of our staff members _ to fill in an evaluation form.
Have
Has
Are
Is
Anyone who _ a day off in lieu of overtime must still fill out a leave form.
Want
Wanted
Wants
Need
None of us _ to admit to being behind on filing.
Wants
Wanting
Wanted
Want
Someone _ left a coffee cup on the glass of the photocopy machine.
Have
Has
Is
Are
The staff _ in a meeting for their appraisals.
Are
Is
Were
Aren't
The staff members _ in a meeting to discuss their appraisals.
Is
Were
Are
Were
My father and his friend_ in corporal punishment.
Likes
Believe
Believes
Does
The chairman alongside other members _ the orphanage quarterly.
Attend
Attended
Visit
Visits
The teachers with the principal _ the students to perform well.
Encourage
Punishes
Warns
Scolds
Every boy and girl _ his or her mother.
Loves
Hate
Loved
Love
Mathematics _ been the problem of most students.
Have
Has
Was
Are
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
In the fall, __________ change color.
leafs
leaves
leavies
leaf
What is the plural of knife?
Knives
Knifes
Knifos
Knifs
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
Over the summer, I plan to visit all the major ___________ in Brazil.
city
citys
cites
cities
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
I spent one _________ in ISS and that was enough.
days
dia
day
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
Jorge, please help me wash the ____________ from dinner tonight.
dishes
dishs
dish
dishies
Please choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
I just realized that both of our __________ are broken.
radioes
radio
radei
radios
Please choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
They have four _________.
childs
child
children
childen
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
Benjamin ate ____________ for dinner.
potato
potatos
potatoes
potati
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The _________ are swimming close to the shore.
fish
fishes
fishen
fishs
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Ms. Mitchell has two left ________.
foot
foots
feet
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
I need a ______ to the lab.
keys
key
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
My sister has a loose _____________.
teeth
tooths
teeths
tooth
Regular nouns:
add ed
add s
Ends in S, CH, SH, X, OR Z:
add -ed
add -s
add -es
add -ies
Ends in vowel + y
Example: Day
add -s
add -ed
add -ies
Ends in consonant + y
Example: City
drop the y and add -ies
add -s
add -es
Ends in vowel + O
Example: Radio
add -es
add -s
add -ed
Ends in consonant + O
Example: Potato
add -s
add -ies
add -es
add -ed
Choose the group of noncount nouns:
men, children, mice, moose
sugar, water, music, wood, furniture
sheep, fish, deer, oxen
dogs, cats, birds, bees
Speech marks are sometimes called
Talky things
66 and 99
Quotation marks
Speaking apostrophes
Speech marks tell us...
who is actually speaking
what a person has said
how loud someone is talking
the way they are talking
Which of the following is a speech mark rule?
Only famous quotes need speech marks
Only what someone actually says is within the speech marks
The speech marks include the speaker
You only need speech marks at the end of a conversation
Which sentence is correct?
"Over here shouted Don Luis!"
"over here!" shouted Don Luis.
"Over here", shouted Don Luis!
"Over here!" shouted Don Luis.
Which sentence is correct?
"Are you a frog asked the fisherman."
"Are you a? frog" asked the fisherman.
"Are you a frog?" asked the fisherman.
"Are you a frog," asked the fisherman.
Which sentence is correct?
"please wait outside," said Dona Pepa
"No" shouted Don Luis.
"Please wait outside," said Dona Pepa,
"No" shouted Don Luis
"Please wait outside", said Dona Pepa,
"No" shouted Don Luis!
"Please wait outside," said Dona Pepa,
"No!" shouted Don Luis.
What is the best word to replace said in this sentence?
"Watch out, that woman is a witch!"
complained the servant
begged the servant
shouted the servant
whispered the servant
What is the best word to replace said in this sentence?
"Ouch!" said Don Luis "What did you do that for?"
asked Don Luis
screamed Don Luis
laughed Don Luis
argued Don Luis
What are the best words to replace said in this sentence? "Why do I have to marry him?" said the daughter.
"Because I said so!" said the rich man.
asked the daughter, said the rich man
wondered the daughter, argued the rich man
questioned the daughter, responded the rich man
questioned the daughter, yelled the rich man
What is the best way to punctuate this sentence:
"Watch out for the snake__"
.
?
!
,
What is the best way to punctuate this sentence:
"What is your problem__"
!
,
?
.
What is the best way to punctuate this speech:
"What if__" she wondered "I raise the toad as our son?"
.
?
!
,
Why is it important to use the right type of punctuation at the end of a speech?
because it's the rules
it tells the reader how the speech is said
it looks better
it tells us the person is angry
How do you feel about speech marks now?
I'm confident I understand all of this.
I'm ok but somethings I want to practice more.
I don't feel confident, I need to read over this again.
What is the best word to replace said in this sentence?
"Watch out, that woman is a witch!" said the servant.
murmured the servant
begged the servant
shouted the servant
whispered the servant
He says, "They will hurt you".
He said to me that they will hurt me.
He said to me that he would be hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt you.
My father said to me, "You must work hard".
My father said to me that I must work hard.
My father said to me that you must work hard.
My father said to me that you have to work hard.
My father said to me that I had to work hard.
She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
She said that my parents going to Karachi.
She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
Mother said, "Where are you going?"
Mother said me where I am going.
Mother said to me where are you going.
Mother asked where I was going.
Mother asked me where I am going.
"Did you come from France"?, said Sara to the boy.
Sara asked the boy if he had come from France.
Sara asked the boy if he come from France.
Sara asked the boy if he came from France.
Sara said the boy did he come from France.
What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be calm please and listen to my words.”
Capital letter
Quotation mark
Exclamation mark
Question mark
How do we write the following in direct speech? Tolu said I am feeling sick today.
Tolu said "I am feeling sick today."
Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today".
Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today."
Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today?
Find the correct sentence in INDIRECT SPEECH which matches this sentence in direct speech, Femi asks, "Have you eaten, Ben? "
Mary asked if Ben has eaten?
Mary asks if Ben has eaten?.
Mary asks Ben if he had eaten .
Mary told Ben he has eaten.
In direct speech, you say exactly the words of the speaker.
True
False
Not sure
No answer
An indirect speech is also called?
Reported speech
Directed speech
Replied speech
None of the above
I _____ soccer with my friends yesterday.
play
played
playing
My new car ___ making a terrible noise last Sunday.
starting
started
starts
The past tense of: cut
cuted
cut
cutting
The past tense of: Find
finded
found
fint
The past tense of: do
does
don't
did
The past tense of: climb
clumb
climbing
climbed
The past tense of: hit
hitted
hit
hot
hut
Dad ___________ a cake yesterday.
make
maked
made
I ____________ games with my sister yesterday.
play
played
playyed
The phone _____________ loudly yesterday.
rings
rang
ringed
I ______________ a mouse yesterday.
see
saw
seed
Mary ____________ in a bench yesterday.
sit
sat
sitted
We _____________ very late yesterday.
sleep
sleeped
slept
The students _____________ a photo yesterday.
take
taked
took
My brother ____________ the game yesterday.
win
won
winned
What is the action verb in the sentence?
Nathan bakes cookies for the holidays.
Nathan
bakes
cookies
holidays
What is the action verb in the sentence?
She is studying for her math test.
studying
math
test
she
What is the action verb in the sentence?
Children are reading books in the library.
in
the
children
reading
What is the action verb in the sentence?
Marcus watched television after school yesterday.
watched
television
yesterday
after
What is the action verb in the sentence?
Ms. Montes wrote this quiz late last night.
Ms
wrote
Montes
quiz
Why do you think Brush Turkey wanted to hurt Emu?
Because Emu can't run
Because Emu has strong wings and can run swiftly without tiring
Because Emu has strong legs
Why is walking better than flying, according to Bursh Turkey?
Because Emu can't fly
Because Emu has strong legs
Because big birds like Emu shouldn't fly
How did Emu get home after listening to Bursh Turkey?
He went striding across the plain on his strong legs
He flew home by his wings
What did Emu and his wife do after listening to Brush Turkey?
They gave Turkey their wings
They kept their wings so that they still can fly
They took off their wings
Who won the race?
Emu
Brush Turkey
What was Emu's reaction?
He rushed at Brush Turkey, striking out at him
He became Turkey's good friend
He felt happy
How did Brush Turkey respond?
Brush Turkey sadly walked home
Brush Turkey felt sad for Emu
Brush Turkey just flew away laughing
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
1) clean
cleanes
cleanies
clean
cleans
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
1) take
takess
take
takes
takies
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
3) box
boxs
boxes
boxies
boxing
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
4) watch
watching
watchs
watchies
watches
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
5) reply
reply
replys
replyes
replies
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
6) have
had
has
haves
havies
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
7) do
did
doies
does
done
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
8) go
go
gos
going
goes
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
9) carry
carrys
carries
carry
carrying
Choose the correct form of the verbs in third-person singular simple present
10) study
studys
studyies
studies
study
What is persuasive writing?
It is a type of research writing.
It is a type of opinion writing.
Complete the sentence.
OPINION is what you _______________ about something.
think
feel
believe
think, feel and believe
To persuade means ___________.
to comment
to argue
to convince
to talk
What are the uses of persuasive writing? To convince people ________________.
A. to believe what you believe.
B. to take action or do something
C. to change their mind about an important topic.
D. All of the above.
A
B
C
D
What are the different forms of persuasive writing?
A. letter
B. advert
C. Article
D. speech
E. A review
F. research
A and B.
A, B, C and D.
A, B, C, D and E.
A, B, D and E.
All of the above.
True or False?
You can use persuasive writing to convince your family, friends, teachers and even strangers
True
False
Complete the sentence with the correct words.
Persuasive writing is __________________ way to _______________ people's ____________.
an ineffective, convince, opinions
an effective, change, minds
an effective, convince, minds
an effective, change, opinions
Brainstorming is ..........
dreaming of ideas.
thinking of correct answers to questions.
thinking of ideas that you might want to write about.
getting ideas from friends.
True or FALSE.
I can use persuasive writing to convince people to believe what I believe, take action or do something about an issue and change their mind about an important topic.
True
False
Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
What kind of text is this?
A personal recount
A fiction story
A scientific text
Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
The recount is telling about?
Last holiday
My holiday
Holiday in Paris
Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
Whom did the writer meet in Paris?
A man that take him to France
A man that gave him thirty seven cards
A man that lent him a book
The function of recount text is...
to give information
to retell past experience
to tell a story
What is the tense used in recount text?
Past tense
Present tense
Future tense
What is Recount Text ?
is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems
is a text which retells events or experiences in the past
is a text which informs readers about events of the day
What is Recount Text ?
is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems
is a text which retells events or experiences in the past
is a text which informs readers about events of the day
What are recounts?
Writing that retells an experience or an event that happened in the past.
Writing that requires the student to investigate a topic and give an opinion
Writing that describes something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation,
Writing on something, which can be either argued for the topic or against the topic.
Which statement is false?
Recounts reveal the significance of the people and events by sharing our personal feelings about them.
Recounts retells an experience or an event that happened in the present.
Recounts are usually are about familiar events.
When we tell a recount, we are telling our listeners and readers that we share with them the same kind of predictable journey through life.
Which of the following statement is false?
When students write recounts, they do the following things with language
... talk about past events
... they put people and things into past events
... locate future events in time and place
... express feelings and opinions about themselves. The pronoun ‘I’ is commonly used.
there
their
there
their
There
Their
there
their
They're is a contraction of the words _____ and ______.
there, are
they, are
they, our
In which sentence would you use the word they're?
_____ going to the store.
______ kitten is cute.
_______ is where I left my shoes.
That's (a) new dog.
The book is right over (a) .
(a) going to the mountains this weekend.
If _______________ going to be _____________, I'd rather stay home.
(a)
The boat over _________ is _________boat, and _________ going to take me fishing next week.
(a)
_________ trip to the spa fell through when they got _________ and saw it was closed.
(a)
_________ was never a doubt that Jimmy would go to _________ old school.
(a)
Place the books next to _________ shelves because _________ going to put the books in alphabetical order.
(a)
_________ only hope is that _________ will be someone to let them in once _________ _________.
(a)
Sally said _________ aware of the risks associated with _________ decision.
(a)
