SOME LANGUAGE EXERCISES THAT YOU CAN PRACTISE
Add CAPITAL LETTERS AND PUNCTUATION where necessary.
1 john and i planted some seeds to grow pumpkins for halloween
2 mary and i saw a fire
3 john will meet you at the store in shoppers world on tuesday
4 canada and the united states are neighbouring countries
5 do you know how to spell the cn tower or mississauga hospital
6 is queen elizabeth the ruler of england
7 charlie gave pam a new watch for christmas
8 is toronto as crowded as the city of new york
9 george went christmas shopping the last friday in november
10 is india in africa or is it in asia
11 my family is indian
12 algonquin national park is in northern ontario
13 paul belongs to the toronto maple leafs
14 the nile river is a very long river that runs through egypt
15 the royal york hotel is in downtown toronto
16 is jumbo video a good place to rent movies
17 what is the name of your favourite restaurant
18 was thanksgiving last sunday or monday
19 i like to go to toysrus to look around
20 don't forget to put your name at the top of the paper
COMPLETE SENTENCES?
Is the group of words a complete sentence? Write Yes or No after each
sentence. The first two have been done for you.
1. The car is red. Yes
2. The car that is red. No
3. The car that is red runs very smoothly.
4. Runs very smoothly.
5. Putting their shoes on.
6. The boys are putting their shoes on.
7. The pretty girls who cant sing.
8. The dogs who bite are kept in pens.
9. Many careful workers.
10. A full week after the toilet overflowed.
11. Trusting Kathy to tell the truth.
12. The highest wall in the little village.
13. Forgetting that he was only wearing pajamas.
14. The sad truth was being hidden.
15. Some happy children sang songs.
16. Eating was not allowed.
UNDERLINE THE NOUNS
Heres some help: In each sentence, there will be three or four nouns and
they will always be in alphabetical order. The first sentence has been done
for you.
1. Charlie feeds his cows a cool selection of vitamins.
2. Its a good rule to never put your pet spider into your wallet.
3. Alice advised Anne to visit Baltimore in the spring.
4. Harry was horrified to hear that his horse had hugged his
hyena.
5. Many talented boys incorrectly believe that girls are
incapable of matching their skills.
6. There are times when I have trouble tackling turkeys.
7. Barbara believed that her beliefs were more logical than the doubts that
Edward expressed.
8. Luck is usually a matter of choosing to do wise things.
9. My favorite color is red but I admire your lovely green teeth.
10. Debbie had a strange habit of gargling her soup whenever we dined
publicly.
CONTRACTIONS
Combine each pair of italicized words into a single contraction. Remember
that the apostrophe is located where letters have been removed. The first one
has been done for you.
1. Trudy does not understand her new assignment. doesn't
2. Sam rarely laughs while he is sleeping.
3. Bill likes chocolate but he has stopped eating it.
4. We have tried to be fair to everyone.
5. Karen and Kassy think they are cuter than you.
6. Maria refused to admit that she had put the butter in her pocket.
7. Ashley promised that she would send us an e-mail.
8. The report will be handed in, but it will be late.
9. I wonder if it is proper to eat broth with a fork and
knife.
10. That is the silliest song they have ever sung.
The Tense of a Verb
The tense of a verb is its time: past, present, or future.
Past tense: I rode my bike to school.
Present tense: I ride my bike to school.
Future tense: I will ride my bike to school. (Sometimes "shall" is used
instead of "will".
Indicate the tense of the highlighted verb in each sentence.
The first six verb tenses have been identified for you.
1. Carrie spilled the soup. ....past
2. I run faster than any turtle in the world. ....present
3. You will always remember this lesson. ....future
4. We'll invent a better mouse trap. ....future
5. I am running faster than you. ....present
6.John forgot his password. ....past
7.Sandpaper makes poor facial tissue.
8.Kevin and Travis hauled the boat out of the water.
9.We love your chocolate chip cookies!
10. I'll tell you a secret that you won't believe.
11. William knew that the story was false.
12. Yes, we were here yesterday.
13. I think you don't know how to drive this bus.
14. I know who said, "I shall return!"
15. The geese will fly north in the spring.
16. Why are you angry?
17. Fred found fifty frogs floating in the fudge.
18. Ashley was the best speaker at the meeting.
19. Never pour mustard on my peaches!
20. We left after Marvin found his glasses.
