Table of Contents

Part 1 Nouns

page 1

Part 2 Count / Noncount Nouns

page 10

Part 3 Verbs

page 21

Part 4 Subjects and Verbs

page 30

Part 5 Adjectives

page 38

Part 6 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

page 47

Part 7 Adverbs

page 59

Part 8 Appendix and Answer Key

page 67

Introduction
The Grammar Plan Book 1: Parts of Speech is intended as an introductory book for younger, beginner-level English and ESL students. The worksheets in this book introduce the following parts of speech: Nouns, Count/Noncount Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Comparative/Superlative Adjectives, and Adverbs. This book is primarily a book of worksheets. Each worksheet, however, contains explanations and examples of the different grammar points written in clear, simple English, so that young learners should be able to understand the content and the instructions without relying on explanations from the teacher. The worksheets in The Grammar Plan progress slowly and steadily. When new or difficult information is presented, the worksheets are relatively simple, including identification and recognition exercises. Then, the worksheets become gradually more complex, requiring learners to understand and apply the grammar points being taught. As a long-time ESL teacher, I have developed and used these worksheets in large classes as well as with private, one-on-one students. The worksheets in this book are very effective at getting students to understand English grammar without being overwhelmed. If you find this book useful, try out Book 2: Tenses, which introduces the basic English tenses, including Present, Past, Future, and Present Continuous Tense, in clear and simple English worksheets. Good luck, and good grammar!

The material in this book is Copyright 2009 by Brian Giles. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized copying or distribution is prohibited without the expressed written consent of the author.

The Grammar Plan

Part 1 Nouns

Nouns (1)
Nouns are people, places, or things. You can see and touch most nouns.

people the teacher my mother John the doctor

places the classroom the park England a department store

things a pencil a car a cat a house

Circle the nouns in the sentences below:

1. I want to go to the department store. 2. The doctor and the teacher are in the car. 3. There is a big book in the classroom. 4. My cat likes to sit on the bed. 5. My house is in England. 6. I want to buy some medicine. 7. You can see animals in a zoo. 8. Hi Elle. Your dress is very cute.

Nouns (2)
Nouns are people, places, or things. You can see and touch most nouns.

people the teacher my mother John the doctor

places the classroom the park England a department store

things a pencil a car a cat a house

Write a noun in the blank to complete each sentence:

1. I want to go to __________. 2. The __________ and the __________ are in the car. 3. There is a big __________ in the classroom. 4. __________ likes to sit on the bed. 5. My __________ is in England. 6. I want to buy some __________. 7. You can see __________ in a zoo. 8. Hi Elle. Your __________ is very cute.

Nouns (3)
Nouns can be singular or plural:

Singular means there is only one: (You usually add a or an before a singular noun.) a car an apple a school an elephant a hat an umbrella

Plural means there are two or more: (You add s or es at the end of most plural nouns.) cars apples schools elephants hats umbrellas Write a singular noun or a plural noun in the blanks below: 1. I have ____________________ in my bedroom.
singular noun

2. There are ____________________ in the refrigerator.

plural noun

3. Can you please give me ____________________?

singular noun

4. Do you have any ____________________ in your bag?

plural noun

5. ____________________ are very expensive.

plural noun

6. I found ____________________ yesterday and I gave it to my

singular noun

brother because he doesnt have any ____________________.

plural noun

Nouns (4)
a student a teacher a drummer a boy a girl a dog a man a woman a singer students teachers doctors boys girls a doctor a farmer a nurse my brother my sister my pet my friend my mother my father dogs brothers sisters friends cats

I am (Im)

He is (Hes) She is (Shes) It is (Its)

You are (Youre)

************************************************** They are (Theyre) You are (Youre) We are (Were)

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below:

1. He a teacher. ____________________________ 2. Theyre student. _________________________ 3. She is my brother. ________________________ 4. We are friend. ___________________________ 5. They are a boy. __________________________ 6. Shes is a girl. ____________________________ 7. Were sisters. ____________________________

Nouns (5)
Nouns are people, places, or things. You can see and touch most nouns.

people the student my sister the baseball player Jane

places the bathroom the drugstore the USA your house

things a dog a tennis ball a sport a bookbag

Circle the nouns in the sentences below:

1. I want to buy medicine at the drugstore. 2. My father is a good tennis player. 3. That girl has a cute dress and a cute bookbag. 4. I want to buy a toy at the department store. 5. My mother gave me some candy. 6. The baseball player lives in the USA. 7. The students are in the classroom. 8. Can I play with your dog?

Nouns (6)
Nouns are people, places, and things. You can see and touch nouns. If there are 2 or more nouns, you add s to the noun.
boy girl book table teacher fan pen boys girls books tables teachers fans pens car shirt shoe TV bicycle animal pencil cars shirts shoes TVs bicycles animals pencils

There is a

on the _______. under the _______. in the _______. next to the _______. beside the _______. by the _______.

There are

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below: 1. There is boy in the classroom. ______________________________ 2. There is a pencils on the table. _____________________________ 3. There are many animal in the zoo.___________________________ 4. There is a fan next to door.________________________________ 5. There books under the table._______________________________ 6. There is a bicycles beside the house._________________________ 7. There are teacher in the school._____________________________

Now, look around the classroom, and make 5 sentences of your own!

Nouns (7)
Nouns are people, places, and things. You can see and touch nouns. If there are 2 or more nouns, you add s to the noun.
boy girl book table teacher fan pen boys girls books tables teachers fans pens car shirt shoe TV bicycle animal pencil cars shirts shoes TVs bicycles animals pencils

There is a

on the _______. under the _______. in the _______. next to the _______. beside the _______. by the _______.

There are

Now write 5 sentences, using There is or There are 1. ______________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________

Nouns (8) Fix the mistakes in the sentences below. 1. There is three dog in my house. __________________________________________ 2. She is my brother, and he is my sister. __________________________________________ 3. There are a ball in the tree. __________________________________________ 4. They are a boy. __________________________________________ 5. There is a pencils on the table. __________________________________________ 6. He is not my brothers. __________________________________________ 7. There is two cars at my house. __________________________________________

The Grammar Plan

Part 2
Count / Noncount Nouns

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Count / Noncount Nouns (1)

In English, you can count some nouns:

Car House Boy

3 cars 8 houses 6 boys

Shirt Cup Hand Pen

2 shirts 5 cups 2 hands 10 pens

Computer 20 computers

(When you have more than one of these count nouns, you usually add s or es.) But you cannot count some nouns:

Water Hair Money Corn

Cake Juice Rice Sand

Love Milk Food Soup

Look at the nouns below. Circle the Count Nouns.

Cats Keys Money Meat Books Pencils Paper

Hair TVs Girls Monkeys Snow English Desks

Milk

Cheese Hats Houses Corn Eyes

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Count / Noncount Nouns (2)

With Count Nouns, you can use the word many:

Car House Boy

many cars many houses many boys

Shirt Cup Hand Pen

many shirts many cups many hands many pens

Computer many computers

With Noncount Nouns, you can use the word much:

Water Sand Money Time

much water much sand much money much time

Homework Soup Snow Hair

much homework much soup much snow much hair

Write many or much in the blanks below:

1. I dont have __________ hair, but I have __________ cars. 2. She has too __________ corn and too __________ cups. 3. I have too __________ homework! And I dont have __________ time to do it! 4. We dont have __________ money, but we have __________ friends!

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Count / Noncount Nouns (3)

You can use a lot of with both Count and Noncount Nouns!

Dog
Count Nouns

a lot of dogs a lot of books

Friend Knife Day

a lot of friends a lot of knives a lot of days

Book

Window a lot of windows

Milk
Noncount Nouns

a lot of milk a lot of cake a lot of juice

Rice Love Money

a lot of rice a lot of love a lot of money

Cake Juice

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below:

1. My friend has a lot of dog. ________________________________________________ 2. Julie has a lot of moneys in her pocket. ________________________________________________ 3. I am full because I ate a lot of rices for dinner. ________________________________________________ 4. There are a lot of window in this room! ________________________________________________

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Count / Noncount Nouns (4)

You can use a lot of with both Count and Noncount Nouns!

Dog
Count Nouns

many dogs a lot of books

Friend Knife Day

a lot of friends many knives a lot of days

Book

Window many windows

Milk
Noncount Nouns

a lot of milk much cake a lot of juice

Rice Love Money

much rice a lot of love much money

Cake Juice

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below:

1. Jane has much dogs and many cat in her house. ________________________________________________ 2. Mark has too many moneys, but not much times. ________________________________________________ 3. Bill drank too many milks and ate too much cake. ________________________________________________ 4. I try to read much books every year. ________________________________________________

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Count / Noncount Nouns (5)

With Count Nouns, you can use the words a few:

Car House Bird

a few cars a few houses a few birds

Shoe Cup Hand

a few shoes a few cups a few hands

With Noncount Nouns, you can use the words a little:

Water Sand Money

a little water a little sand a little money

Time Soup Snow

a little time a little soup a little snow

Write a few or a little in the blanks below:

1. Only __________ birds live in the park. 2. You have __________ water on your shirt. 3. I only have __________ time, so I need to do __________ work. 4. If you give me __________ cars, I will give you __________ money. 5. There are __________ cups on the table.

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Count / Noncount Nouns (6)

You can use some with both Count and Noncount Nouns!

Dog
Count Nouns

some dogs some books

Friend Knife Day

some friends some knives some days

Book

Window some windows

Milk
Noncount Nouns

some milk some cake some juice

Rice Love Money

some rice some love some money

Cake Juice

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below:

1. We have some dog and many cat in our house. ________________________________________________ 2. I spilled a few juice on some moneys. ________________________________________________ 3. We have many time! We can read a little books! ________________________________________________ 4. There is some soups and a few waters on the table. ________________________________________________

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Count / Noncount Nouns (7)

With Count Nouns, you can use the words There are:

There are There are There are

a few cars many houses some birds

There are There are There are

a lot of shoes a few cups some people

With Noncount Nouns, you can use the words There is:

There is There is There is

a little time a lot of corn some milk

There is There is There is

some cake much love a lot of money

Write 2 sentences with There is and 2 sentences with There are:

Examples: There is some milk in the kitchen. There are some shoes in the classroom. There is: 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ There are: 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________

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Count / Noncount Nouns (8)

Fix the mistakes in the following sentences. If the sentence does not have any mistakes, write OK.
1. I have so many homeworks today! ________________________________________________________ 2. There are some cake in the refrigerator. ________________________________________________________ 3. Hurry! We dont have many time! We only have a few minute! ________________________________________________________ 4. There are a lot of cars in the parking lot. ________________________________________________________ 5. There are some pen and a lot of paper in my desk. ________________________________________________________ 6. There is many birds in the park. ________________________________________________________ 7. You need a lot of money if you want to buy many cars. ________________________________________________________

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Count / Noncount Nouns (9)

Some words can be both Count Nouns AND Noncount Nouns: There is some chicken. (the food) --------- There are some chickens. (the animals) ----------------

There is some pizza. (part of a pizza) ------- There are some pizzas. (more than one whole pizza) -----

Draw pictures to show how much/how many there are of the red nouns below. 1. There is some cake in the refrigerator.

2. There are some cakes in the refrigerator.

3. I have a few chickens in my house.

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Count / Noncount Nouns (10)

You can count Noncount Nouns if you add a measure word:

bottles of glasses of three water cups of drops of

four

bowls of cans of servings of

soup

two

pieces of slices of bites of

pizza

five

pieces of cans of plates of kinds of

corn

Write measure words in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

1.There are six _______________ of water in the kitchen. 2. I have seven _________________ of chicken on my plate. 3. Can I have one more _______________ of rice, please? 4. I drank four _______________ of juice last night. 5. Would you like another _______________ of soup? 6. I need to buy two _______________ of milk. 7. Can I have three _______________ of pizza, please?

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The Grammar Plan

Part 3 Verbs

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Verbs (1)
Verbs are action words. Verbs are things that you can do! Can you run? Can you eat? Can you write? Yes! Yes! Yes! Run is a verb! Eat is a verb! Write is a verb!

I You We They

run eat write walk go play

(in the park.) (pizza.) (my homework.) (to my house.) (to school.) (with my friend.)

With He, She, and It, you have to add s (or es) to the verb: runs eats writes walks goes plays (in the park.) (pizza.) (my homework.) (to my house.) (to school.) (with my friend.)

He She It

Circle the verbs in the sentences below: 1. I go to school every day. 2. He eats pizza in the restaurant. 3. They play baseball on Friday. 4. He hit me! 5. You read books very fast! 6. My dog eats a lot of food. 7. The birds fly in the sky.

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Verbs (2)
Am, Is, and Are are verbs, too. Am, Is, and Are are called Be Verbs, because they mean to be. Wrong: I be a girl. (x) Right: I am a girl. Wrong: He be a boy. (x) Right: He is a boy. Wrong: They be students. (x) Right: They are students. I He She It You We They are is am a student my brother. sleeping. eating food. funny. playing a game. brothers.

Write a be verb in the blank to complete each sentence: 1. Jimmy and Diana _______ good friends. 2. The teacher __________ looking at the paintings. 3. John and I __________ tired, so we want to sleep. 4. My dog _______ so lazy! 5. I _______ a tall boy. 6. You _______ a cute girl. 7. The bird _______ flying in the sky.

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Verbs (3)
Verbs are action words. Verbs are things that you can do! Can you think? Yes! Can you drink? Yes! Can you listen? Yes! Think is a verb! Drink is a verb! Listen is a verb!

I You We They

think drink listen to talk see

you are funny! water. music. to my friend. a beautiful bird!

With He, She, and It, you have to add s (or es) to the verb: thinks drinks listens to talks sees you are funny! water. music. to my friend. a beautiful bird!

He She It

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below: 1. He think English is fun. ___________________________________ 2. I am go to the park. _____________________________________ 3. They listens to music every day. ____________________________ 4. She is eats breakfast in the morning. ________________________ 5. I thinks you are funny. ___________________________________ 6. They are talk to my friend. ________________________________ 7. My cat eat a lot of food. __________________________________

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Verbs (4)
Verbs are action words. Verbs are things that you can do! Can you bite? Yes! Can you finish? Yes! Can you hope? Yes! Bite is a verb! Finish is a verb! Hope is a verb!

I You We They

finish hope bite save need

(my homework.) (I can go to the zoo.) (the food.) (money in the bank.) (more money.)

With He, She, and It, you have to add s (or es) to the verb: finishes hopes bites saves needs (my homework.) (I can go to the zoo.) (the food.) (money in the bank.) (more money.)

He She It

Circle the verbs in the sentences below: 1. We finish our homework in the afternoon. 2. He eats pizza in the restaurant. 3. The dog bites the boys hand. 4. My mother saves money in the bank. 5. You need to finish your homework. 6. Can I play with Jack after school? 7. I hope my mother gives me a toy!

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Verbs (5)
Fix the mistakes in the sentences below: 1. My father save his money in the bank. ________________________________________________________ 2. Jenny and Amy is in the restaurant. ________________________________________________________ 3. The brown dog bite the small cat. ________________________________________________________ 4. My brother gos to school every morning at 7:00. ________________________________________________________ 5. David and I am playing in the park. ________________________________________________________ 6. After Joseph finishs his homework, he can play video games. ________________________________________________________

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Verbs (6)
Choose six of these verbs, and write a sentence with each one:

share save tell finish bring ride

give count see ask lend practice

need bite hope borrow sell

1. ______________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________________

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Nouns and Verbs (Review)

Verbs are action words. Nouns are people, places, and things.

Read the sentences below. Circle the nouns. Underline the verbs.

1. The boy buys flowers to give to his mother.

2. The student has a girlfriend.

3. I forgot to bring my pencil box.

4. I will sell you a pencil for 10 dollars.

5. The girls practice English with the foreigner.

6. The man lives in Chicago, but the woman lives in England.

7. There is a storm, so I dont want to play outside.

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Nouns and Verbs (Review)

Verbs are action words. Nouns are people, places, and things. Read the sentences below. Circle the nouns. Underline the verbs.

1. He buys flowers for his girlfriend.

2. The dog runs with the cat.

3. I practice baseball after school.

4. I have a birthday present for my mother.

5. Can I borrow a pencil?

6. I hope I can go to Hong Kong.

7. David likes to save money, but his sister likes to spend money.

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The Grammar Plan

Part 4
Subjects and Verbs

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Subjects and Verbs (1)

The subject of a sentence is the most important noun in the sentence. The subject is what the sentence is about. The subject is usually the first noun in the sentence. My car is dirty. What is the sentence about? (My car) The subject of the sentence is car (or my car). I want to go to the USA. What is the sentence about? (I) The subject of the sentence is I. subject The dog I The bathroom Bill Tennis verb bites need is borrows is the boy. more money. too dirty. pens every day. my favorite sport.

Read the sentences below. Circle the subject. Underline the verbs. 1. History books are boring. 2. Everyone is different. 3. John and Julie ride their bicycles on the weekend. 4. The teacher lends pencils to the students. 5. The foreigner practices English every afternoon.

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Subjects and Verbs (2)

The subject of a sentence is the most important noun in the sentence. The subject is what the sentence is about. The subject is usually the first noun in the sentence. Mexico is a big country. What is the sentence about? (Mexico) The subject of the sentence is Mexico. We will visit my family and drive to the mountains. What is the sentence about? (We) The subject of the sentence is We. subject The bookstore Taiwan My family The pizza Comic books verb is is likes looks are very far from here. a small country. to play outside. delicious! fun to read.

Read the sentences below. Write a subject in the blank. Underline the verb. 1. __________ is very tall. 2. __________ can drive a car. 3. _________ is a big country. 4. __________ can fly in the sky. 5. __________ are fun to read. 6. __________ practices English every day.

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Subjects and Verbs (3)

Read each sentence. Circle the subject. Underline the verb. 1. I am going to the swimming pool. 2. My mother told me that I could play this afternoon. 3. My swimsuit and towel are in my bedroom. 4. My cat is sick, so it doesnt want to eat food. 5. She likes to listen to music. 6. David finishes his homework every day. 7. Linda can swim, but she said the water is too cold. 8. My little brother thinks comic books are interesting. 9. I hope I can go to Mexico someday. 10. Can you lend me your pencil, please?

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Subjects and Verbs (4)

Write a subject and a verb in the blanks, to complete each sentence. 1. __________ __________ with my brother. 2. __________ __________ every afternoon. 3. __________ __________ to the beach. 4. __________ __________ after school. 5. __________ __________ with my family on the weekend. 6. __________ __________every morning. 7. __________ __________ a big country. 8. __________ __________ very dirty. 9. __________ __________ tired, so please be quiet. 10. __________ __________ in the park.

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Subjects and Verbs (5)

Choose six of the words below. Write a sentence with each word, using it as the subject of the sentence. Example: bookstore The bookstore is very big.

bookstore the USA towel beach kite remote control

comic book Mexico swimming pool sand convenience store instant noodles

Everyone Taiwan swimsuit sand castles batteries

1. ______________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________

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Subjects and Verbs (6)

Usually a noun is the subject of a sentence. If you have a verb+ing, it can be the subject of a sentence too! *If a word ends in e, dont write the e when you add ing. Wrong: Writeing (x) Right: Writing Wrong: Practiceing (x) Right: Practicing

subject:
Listening to music Playing with fireworks Eating fruit Practicing English Writing homework Watching TV Reading comic books is my hobby. is dangerous. is healthy. helps me get good grades. is boring. is not very fun. is one of my hobbies.

Write a subject (verb+ing) to complete the sentences below. 1. ____________________ is my hobby. 2. ____________________ is interesting. 3. ____________________ helps me get good grades. 4. ____________________ is one of my hobbies. 5. ____________________ is probably dangerous. 6. ____________________ is not very fun. 7. ____________________ is healthy. 8. ____________________ is easy.

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Subjects and Verbs (7)

Read each sentence. Circle the subject. Underline the verb.

1. Jack reads a book every day. 2. My grandparents agree with my parents. 3. Linda and Lori practice piano every afternoon. 4. Listening to music helps me go to sleep. 5. Playing tennis is Joes hobby. 6. Wendy draws pictures in her sketch book. 7. Pat walks to the convenience store to buy instant noodles. 8. Jamie thinks history books are interesting. 9. Can I borrow your English book, please? 10. Joe said a funny joke in school today.

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The Grammar Plan

Part 5
Adjectives

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Adjectives (1)
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adjectives make nouns more interesting. A bird My car This story -> A big red beautiful bird -> My old, dirty car -> This story is short and funny. big small short tall fun boring clean dirty easy hard old young nice mean fast slow

I am (Im) He is (Hes) She is (Shes) It is (Its) They are (Theyre) You are (Youre) We are (Were)

Circle the adjectives in these sentences, and draw an arrow to the noun that they describe.
1. This car is new. 2. She is a funny girl. 3. John is tall, but Jane is short. 4. The new car is very clean. 5. The fast rabbit played with the slow turtle. 6. Playing baseball is very fun! 7. Your book is too dirty! It is not clean!

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Adjectives (2) Opposites are words that have very different meanings. Most adjectives have opposites. Match the words with their opposites below:

good safe happy real easy fun fast tall young mean same little

big sad different dangerous hard nice bad slow short fake old boring

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Adjectives (3) In the yellow circle, write a noun. In the blue circles, write three adjectives to describe the noun.

Now write 3 sentences, using the words above. 1. ________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________

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Adjectives (4)
Write an adjective in the blanks below to complete each sentence. (Use a different adjective for each sentence.)

1. My father is __________. 2. The __________ boy can run fast. 3. His pet cat is very __________. 4. I think English is __________. 5. Swimming in the swimming pool is __________. 6. Playing with fireworks is __________. 7. The new car is too __________. 8. I am __________. 9 My grandmother is __________. 10. His girlfriend is very __________.
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Adjectives (5)
Circle the adjectives in each sentence, and draw an arrow to the nouns that they describe.

1. Using a computer is difficult. 2. Paper airplanes are fun. 3. I want to buy that new red car. 4. We can use the old paper in my English notebook. 5. The video game is expensive because it is new. 6. Airplanes are fast, but boats are slow. 7. Dont draw disgusting pictures! 8. That picture looks like a real tiger! 9. I think math is easy. 10. The expensive, new car is very fast.
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Adjectives (6)
You can also add er to adjectives. -er means more. (If you use adjective + -er, you have to use than, too.) Bigger = more big Happier = more happy

*If you add er to an adjective that ends in y, you have to change the y to i, and then write er. Wrong: funnyer (x) Right: funnier

My father is The lion is Airplanes are My computer is English is Winter is

older than bigger than faster than older than easier than colder than

me. the rabbit. boats. his computer. math. summer.

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below: 1. I am bigger you. ________________________________ 2. The airplane is big than the car._____________________ 3. My dog is funnyer than my cat._____________________ 4. You slower than me. _____________________________ 5. English is easy than math. ________________________ 6. My father is younger than my brother. ______________ ________________________________________________

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Adjectives (7)
You can also add er to adjectives. -er means more. (If you use adjective + -er, you have to use than, too.) Bigger = more big Happier = more happy

*If you add er to an adjective that ends in y, you have to change the y to i, and then write er. Wrong: funnyer (x) Right: funnier

The girl is Comic books are Trashcan Dan is My sister is

cuter than funnier than dirtier than nicer than

the boy. history books. Tennis Joe. the bully.

Write adjective+er (than) in the blanks to complete each sentence. 1. Airplanes are _______________ boats. 2. My father is _______________ my sister. 3. I am _______________ my teacher. 4. Dolphins are _______________ dogs. 5. Math is _______________ English. 6. Girls are _______________ boys. 7. Summer is _______________ winter.

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Adjectives (8)
You can also add est to adjectives. -est means most. Biggest = most big Happiest = most happy

Complete these sentences: _______ is the tallest person in the class. _______ is the oldest person in the class. _______ is the biggest country. Complete these sentences using one of these words: tallest shortest oldest youngest funniest nicest easiest hardest biggest smallest

I am the _______ person in my family. My father is the _______ person in my family. English is the _______ subject in school. Math is the _______ subject in school. The teacher is the _______ person in the class. Brazil is the _______ country in South America. Russia is the _______ country in the world.

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The Grammar Plan

Part 6
Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives

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Comparative Adjectives (1)

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adjectives can also be Comparative this means that they mean more + adjective. With most short adjectives (1 or 2 syllables), you add -er. big bigger funny funnier fast faster

With longer adjectives, you add the word more. important more important interesting more interesting beautiful more beautiful *If an adjective ends in consonant-y, you have to change the y to i, then add -er. (funnier, easier) *If an adjective ends in vowel-consonant, you have to double the consonant, then add er. (bigger, thinner) Write the Comparative form of the adjectives below: happy ____________ comfortable ____________ fat ____________ silly ____________ tall ____________ intelligent ____________ sad ____________ funny ____________ crazy ____________ cheap ____________ hot ____________ exciting ____________ sunny ____________ complicated ____________ cold ____________ big ____________ contagious ____________ ugly ____________ pretty ____________ disgusting ____________

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Comparative Adjectives (2)

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below. 1. Riding a rollercoaster is more exciting watching movies. ________________________________________________________ 2. Your English homework is more easy than mine. ________________________________________________________ 3. The white cat is uglyer than the brown cat. ________________________________________________________ 4. The teacher always seems angry, but today she seems angryer than usual. ________________________________________________________ 5. I dont have an air conditioner, so my room is hoter then yours. ________________________________________________________ 6. My new shoes are comfortabler than my old shoes. ________________________________________________________ 7. Fast food is cheapper than home-cooked food, but home-cooked food is more healthy than fast food.

________________________________________________________ 8. You have to be more responsibler with your money! ________________________________________________________ 9. I think that math is more harder then social studies. ________________________________________________________

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Superlative Adjectives (1)

Adjectives can also be Superlative this means that they mean most + adjective. With most short adjectives (1 or 2 syllables), you add -est. short the shortest crazy the craziest old the oldest

With longer adjectives, you add the word most. exciting the most exciting intelligent the most intelligent colorful the most colorful *If an adjective ends in consonant-y, you have to change the y to i, then add -est. (funniest, easiest) *If an adjective ends in vowel-consonant, you have to double the consonant, then add est. (biggest, thinnest) Write the Superlative form of the adjectives below: happy ____________ comfortable ____________ fat ____________ silly ____________ tall ____________ intelligent ____________ sad ____________ funny ____________ crazy ____________ cheap ____________ hot ____________ exciting ____________ sunny ____________ complicated ____________ cold ____________ big ____________ considerate ____________ ugly ____________ pretty ____________ disgusting ____________

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Superlative Adjectives (2)

With superlative adjectives, you have to use the + most/-est. With superlative adjectives, you dont use the word than. Wrong: My dog is biggest dog. (x) Right: My dog is the biggest dog. Wrong: My dog is the biggest than your dog. (x) Right: My dog is the biggest dog. Right: My dog is bigger than your dog.

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below. 1. Yesterday was hottest day of the year. ________________________________________________________ 2. Yesterday was hottest than today. ________________________________________________________ 3. Elle is most considerate girl in the class. ________________________________________________________ 4. My mother is the more responsible person in our family. ________________________________________________________ 5. I think that the brown dog is ugliest than the black dog. ________________________________________________________ 6. That is dumbest joke Ive ever heard! ________________________________________________________ 7. I didnt get a perfect score because I didnt know the answer to the more complicated question on the test. ________________________________________________________

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Irregular Adjectives
Some Comparative Adjectives are Irregular this means that the Comparative and Superlative forms are different, and you have to memorize them. Here is a list of the most common Irregular Adjectives Adjective good bad far fun boring famous ill Comparative Form better worse farther more fun more boring more famous worse Superlative Form best worst farthest most fun most boring most famous worst

Fix the mistakes in the sentences below: 1. Playing baseball is funner than playing basketball. ________________________________________________________ 4. Dianas math score was gooder than mine, but her English score was bader than mine. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. My computer is gooder than yours, but Julies new computer is the goodest. _______________________________________________________ 4. Wow! This is the most best movie that I have ever seen! ________________________________________________________

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Adjectives As---As (1)

To say that 2 things are the same, you use as [adjective] as. My car is big. Your car is big, too. My car is as big as yours. Jake is 14 years old. Keith is 14 years old,too. Keith is as old as Jake.

Read the sentences below, then write a sentence using as [adjective] as.

1.

Danas dog is cute. Jamies dog is cute, too.

________________________________________________________ 2. Chris is responsible. His brother is responsible, too.

________________________________________________________ 3. Sandras test score is good. Tinas test score is good, too.

________________________________________________________ 4. Joe is 26 years old. Paulina is 26 years old, too.

________________________________________________________ 5. Ryan can run fast. Linda can run fast, too.

________________________________________________________ 6. I think history books are interesting. I think comic books are interesting, too.

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Adjectives As---As (2)

Read the sentences below, then write a sentence using as [adjective] as or more adjective/adjective-er. 1. Dave is 27 years old. Julie is 23 years old.

________________________________________________________ 2. My English test score is 94%. Stevens test score is 95%.

________________________________________________________ 3. Vivians English test score is 99%. Lilys English test score is 99%, too.

________________________________________________________ 4. Janes computer is bad. Amys computer is bad, too.

________________________________________________________ 5. Amys computer is bad. Sallys computer is good.

________________________________________________________ 6. Fire is hot. Ice is cold.

________________________________________________________ 7. Playing baseball is fun! Playing basketball is fun, too!

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Adjectives As---As (3)

Using the words below, write sentences using as [adjective] as or more adjective/adjective-er. Example: bear/tiger Tigers are smaller than bears.________________________(smaller) Tigers are as dangerous as bears.__________________(dangerous) 1. cell phones / computers _______________________________________________(expensive) ______________________________________________(convenient) 2. You / your teacher ____________________________________________________(old) ___________________________________________________(short) 3. apples / bananas ___________________________________________________(good) _________________________________________________(healthy) 4. motorcycles / cars ____________________________________________________(fast) ______________________________________________(dangerous)

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Adjectives Not As---As

You can also say that something is not as [adjective] as something else. This is the opposite of more [adjective]. The elephant is bigger than the mouse. o The mouse is not as big as the elephant. Your test score is better than mine. o My test score is not as good as yours.

Use not as [adjective] as to rewrite the following sentences: 1. John is taller than Stu. ________________________________________________________ 2. China is bigger than Taiwan. ________________________________________________________ 3. Randys cell phone is newer than mine. ________________________________________________________ 4. I think that history is more interesting than science. ________________________________________________________ 5. Black and white movies are worse than color movies. ________________________________________________________ 6. Apples are healthier than candy. ________________________________________________________ 7. Dogs are noisier than cats. ________________________________________________________

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Adjectives Review
Complete the sentences below, using one of the following patterns: more adjective than / adjective+er than as adjective as not as adjective as

1. (interesting) I think that math is _______________ science. I think that science is _______________ math. 2. (fast / slow) Rabbits are _______________ turtles. Turtles are _______________ rabbits. 3. (old / young) My mother is _______________ my father. My teacher is _______________ I am. I am _______________ my teacher. 4. (healthy) Bananas are _______________ oranges. Candy is _______________ bananas. 5. (fun / boring) Playing outside is _______________ doing homework. Playing baseball is _______________ playing tennis. 6. (hot / cold) Summer is _______________ winter. Winter is _______________ summer.

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7. (quiet / noisy) Dogs are _______________ cats. Cats are _______________ dogs. Cars are _______________ bicycles. Bicycles are _______________ cars. 8. (young / old) I am _______________ my parents. My parents are _______________ my grandparents. Babies are ________________ adults. My teacher is _______________ I am. 9. (stinky) Flowers are _______________ my dirty socks. My dirty socks are _______________ flowers. 10. (cheap / expensive) Pencils are _______________ books. Cell phones are _______________ computers. 11. (responsible) My friend is _______________ me. I am _______________ my friend. 12. (expensive / cheap) The imported washing machine is _______________ the washing machine that is made in this country. The second-hand washing machine is _______________ the new washing machine.

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The Grammar Plan

Part 7 Adverbs

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Adverbs (1)
You know that adjectives are words that modify nouns. Adverbs are words that can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. In this section, we will focus on adverbs that modify verbs. I run slowly. (slowly modifies run.) He writes neatly. (neatly modifies writes.) Please drive carefully. (carefully modifies drive.)

*Most (but not all) adverbs end in -ly. Look at the sentences below. Can you find the adverbs? Circle the adverbs, and draw an arrow to the verbs that they modify. 1. Derek rides his bicycle very quickly. 2. Monica talks too quietly, so I cant hear what she is saying. 3. I accidentally hit James, so I said I was sorry. 4. My mother drives very carefully because she doesnt want to have another accident. 5. Wow! Henry sings beautifully! 6. The two girls are playing happily in the park. 7. Doris father angrily yelled at her last night. 8. We were walking slowly when it started to rain. 9. The teacher was angry because I wrote my homework carelessly.

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Adverbs (2) Game 1

Choose one verb from the list on the left, and one adverb from the list on the right. Then choose one student in your class (or your teacher!), and they have to act out the words that you say. Example: Run quickly Speak beautifully

Verbs walk run eat speak dance sing write sleep sit stand

Adverbs quickly slowly loudly quietly carefully recklessly beautifully sadly happily angrily

Game 2 Charades
Divide the class into two teams. The teacher will call one student from one team to the front of the class, and show him one verb and one adverb (for example: run angrily). The student must act these words out. If his/her team can guess the two words, the team gets one point. After everyone has acted, count the points and see which team won!

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Adverbs (3)
Write an adverb in each blank to complete each sentence. (Each sentence should make sense!) 1. Rabbits can jump very _______________. 2. That baby is crying so _______________. 3. Jack drives too _______________, so the police officer gave him a ticket. 4. Please dont talk so _______________. Some people are still taking a test. 5. The roads are very wet, so please drive _______________. 6. You are speaking too _______________; I cant hear you! 7. After Jessica had a fight with her friend, she walked home _______________. 8. Wow! I didnt know your sister could sing so _______________. 9. My English teacher talks too _______________, so he is very hard to understand. 10. You should write your homework _______________ so you dont make mistakes.

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Adverbs (4)
Not all adverbs end in -ly. Here are some Irregular Adverbs that dont end in ly.
far (I can run very far.)

fast (I can run very fast.) hard (John hit me very hard.) high (The plane is flying very high.) late (I finished late.) long (I slept very long last night.) low (The plane is flying very low.) well (She can sing very well.)
*Dont forget: good is an adjective, well is an adverb

Fix the mistakes in the following sentences: 1. My English teacher speaks too fastly, so I cant understand him. ________________________________________________________ 2. Kate drives careful because she doesnt want to have an accident. ________________________________________________________ 3. Brian came to school lately today. ________________________________________________________ 4. We ran very farly after school, so I am pretty tired. ________________________________________________________ 5. The teacher yelled angry at the bully. ________________________________________________________ 6. Chris and Danny can play baseball very good. ________________________________________________________ 7. You should speak more quiet when you go to the library.

________________________________________________________

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Adverbs (5)
*Be careful! Some adverbs can be very confusing: The word hardly means the opposite of hard, or barely. David hit me hard! (It hurts a lot!) David hardly hit me! (It doesnt hurt at all.) (Sometimes people greet each other by saying, Are you working hard, or hardly working. What do you think this means?) The word lately means recently. Vicky was late to school today. (She was not early.) Vicky has been tired lately. (She has been tired recently - for a few days or weeks.)
Fill in the blanks with hard, hardly, late, or lately.

1. Jenna is working very _______________ right now, so please dont bother her. 2. Jason is _______________ working right now, so you can bother him if you want. 3. I have been taking many tests ________________, so I have been studying very hard. 4. I came to class _______________ because my mother drives too slowly. 5. Its _______________ raining, so I think I will walk to school. 6. Its raining too _______________! Can you drive me to school today? 7. I have been working late _______________, so I havent had enough time to sleep. 8. James ________________ studies for his tests, so his grades are getting worse and worse.

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Adverbs (6)
*Be careful! Some adverbs can be very confusing: Many people confuse the words good and well. Dont forget: Good is an adjective, and well is an adverb. I am a good baseball player. I can play baseball well. My math score was very good. I do well on math tests. Bad is an adjective, and badly is an adverb. I think that is a bad movie. Jane doesnt want to sing because she sings badly. My English score was so bad! I always do badly on science tests.

Write good, well, bad, or badly in the blanks below. 1. I wont eat your food because you dont cook _________. 2. I play tennis very __________, so I always lose. 3. This hamburger is __________! I cant eat it! 4. Leo dances very __________! He is so talented! 5. She cant speak English very __________, so she is shy to talk to foreigners. 6. I tried to draw a dog, but I draw so __________ that it looks like a cat! 7. This salad is really __________! You should try it!

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Adjective or Adverb?
Directions: 1.) Underline each adjective and draw and arrow to the noun that it modifies. 2.) Circle each adverb and draw an arrow to the verb it modifies. 1. The test was difficult so I wrote the answers quickly. 2. The red car can go fast. 3. The fast car is red. 4. He translates accurately but he speaks too quickly. 5. I write more slowly than Jane, but Janes words are messy. 6. The fat cat quietly ran across the dirty floor. 7. She correctly answered the easy questions, but she incorrectly answered the hard ones. 8. The beautiful dancer moves gracefully in a cute dress. 9. She dances terribly and her voice is horrible. 10. Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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The Grammar Plan

Part 8
Appendix and Answer Key

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List of 100 Common Nouns

1. word 2. letter 3. number 4. person 5. pen 6. class 7. people 8. sound 9. water 10. side 11. place 12. man 13. men 14. woman 15. women 16. boy 17. girl 18. year 19. day 20. week 21. month 22. name 23. sentence 24. line 25. air 26. land 27. home 28. hand 29. house 30. picture 31. animal 32. mother 33. father 34. brother 35. sister 36. world 37. head 38. page 39. country 40. question 41. answer 42. school 43. plant 44. food 45. sun 46. state 47. eye 48. city 49. tree 50. farm 51. story 52. sea 53. night 54. day 55. life 56. north 57. south 58. east 59. west 60. child 61. children 62. example 63. paper 64. music 65. river 66. car 67. foot 68. feet 69. book 70. science 71. room 72. friend 73. idea 74. fish 75. mountain 76. horse 77. watch 78. color 79. face 80. wood 81. list 82. bird 83. body 84. dog 85. family 86. song 87. door 88. product 89. wind 90. ship 91. area 92. rock 93. order 94. fire 95. problem 96. piece 97. top 98. bottom 99. king 100. space

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List of 100 Common Verbs

1. agree 2. ask 3. become 4. believe 5. bite 6. borrow 7. break 8. bring 9. brush 10. buy 11. cancel 12. change 13. clean 14. climb 15. close 16. complain 17. count 18. cure 19. cut 20. cry 21. dance 22. draw 23. drink 24. drive 25. eat 26. explain 27. fall 28. find 29. finish 30. fix 31. fly 32. forget 33. give 34. go 35. have 36. hear 37. hide 38. hold 39. hope 40. ignore 41. know 42. learn 43. leave 44. lend 45. listen 46. live 47. look 48. lose 49. make 50. need 51. open 52. pay 53. play 54. practice 55. pretend 56. promise 57. put 58. rain 59. read 60. ride 61. run 62. save 63. say 64. see 65. sell 66. share 67. sing 68. sit
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69. sleep 70. speak 71. spell 72. spend 73. stand 74. start 75. steal 76. study 77. swim 78. take 79. talk 80. teach 81. tease 82. tell 83. think 84. throw 85. translate 86. travel 87. trust 88. try 89. turn off 90. turn on 91. understand 92. use 93. wait 94. wake up 95. walk 96. want 97. watch 98. work 99. worry 100. write

List of 100 Common Adjectives

1. afraid 2. alive 3. angry 4. annoyed 5. annoying 6. apart 7. bad 8. beautiful 9. big 10. boring 11. broken 12. busy 13. cheap 14. clear 15. close 16. closed 17. cold 18. cool 19. dangerous 20. dark 21. dead 22. different 23. done 24. dry 25. early 26. easy 27. empty 28. excited 29. exciting 30. expensive 31. fake 32. false 33. far 34. fast 35. few 36. fine 37. finished 38. first 39. flat 40. free 41. full 42. good 43. great 44. happy 45. hard 46. hard 47. heavy 48. high 49. hot 50. huge 51. interesting 52. large 53. last 54. last 55. late 56. light 57. light 58. little 59. long 60. low 61. many 62. mean 63. near 64. new 65. next 66. nice 67. noisy 68. old
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69. old 70. open 71. poor 72. pretty 73. quick 74. ready 75. real 76. rich 77. right 78. sad 79. safe 80. same 81. short 82. slow 83. small 84. soft 85. special 86. strange 87. strong 88. sure 89. surprised 90. tall 91. tiny 92. tired 93. together 94. true 95. ugly 96. warm 97. weak 98. wet 99. wrong 100. young

Answer Key

Manyoftheworksheetsinthisbookhavemanypossibleanswers.Thisanswerkey providessampleanswers.Studentsanswersmayvary.
page2 1.I,departmentstore 2.doctor,teacher,car 3.book,classroom 4.cat,bed 5.house,England 6.I,medicine 7.You,animals,zoo 8.Elle,dress page3 1.Iwanttogotothelibrary. 2.Thecatandthedogareinthecar. 3.Thereisabigspiderintheclassroom. 4.Thedoglikestositonthebed. 5.MysisterisinEngland. 6.Iwanttobuysomebread. 7.Youcanseeanimalsinazoo. 8.HiElle.Yourshirtisverycute. page4 1.Ihaveahatinmybedroom. 2.Thereareapplesintherefrigerator. 3.Canyoupleasegivemeapen? 4.Doyouhaveanyerasersinyourbag? 5.Carsareveryexpensive. 6.Ifoundanovelyesterday,andIgaveittomybrotherbecause hedoesnthaveanybooks. page5 1.Hesateacher. 2.Theyrestudents. 3.Sheismysister. 4.Wearefriends. 5.Theyareboys. 6.Shesagirl. 7.Weresisters. page6 1.I,medicine,drugstore 2.father,tennisplayer 3.girl,dress,bookbag 4.I,toy,departmentstore 5.mother,candy 6.baseballplayer,USA 7.students,classroom 8.I,dog page7 1.Thereisaboyintheclassroom. 2.Thereisapencilonthetable. 3.Therearemanyanimalsinthezoo. 4.Thereisafannexttothedoor. 5.Therearebooksunderthetable. 6.Thereisabicyclebesidethehouse. 7.Thereareteachersintheschool. page8 1.Thereisafanonthewall. 2.Therearebooksontheshelves. 3.Thereisabicycleonthesidewalk. 4.ThereareTVsinthestore. 5.Thereisatablenexttothedoor. page9 1.Therearethreedogsinmyhouse. 2.Sheismysister,andheismybrother. 3.Thereisaballinthetree. 4.Theyareboys. 5.Thereisapencilonthetable. 6.Heisnotmybrother. 7.Therearetwocarsatmyhouse. page11 CountNouns:Cats,Keys,TVs,Girls,Monkeys,Hats,Books, Houses,Pencils,Desks,Eyes page12 1.Idonthavemuchhair,butIhavemanycars. 2.Shehastoomuchcornandtoomanycups. 3.Ihavetoomuchhomework!AndIdonthavemuchtimeto doit! 4.Wedonthavemuchmoney,butwehavemanyfriends! page13 1.Myfriendhasalotofdogs. 2.Juliehasalotofmoneyinherpocket. 3.IamfullbecauseIatealotofricefordinner. 4.Therearealotofwindowsinthisroom! page14 1.Jackiehasalotofdogsandcatsinherhouse. 2.Markhastoomuchmoney,butnotmuchtime. 3.Billdranktoomuchmilkandatetoomuchcake. 4.Itrytoreadmanybookseveryyear. page15 1.afew 2.alittle 3.alittle,alittle 4.afew,alittle 5.afew page16 1.Wehavesomedogsandmanycatsinourhouse. 2.Ispilledalittlejuiceonsomemoney. 3.Wehavemuchtime!Wecanreadafewbooks! 4.Thereissomesoupandalittlewateronthetable. page17 Thereis: 1.Thereisalittleorangejuiceintherefrigerator. 2.Thereisalotofcornonthetable. Thereare: 1.Therearemanyhousesonthisstreet. 2.Thereareafewbirdsinthetree. page18 1.Ihavesomuchhomeworktoday! 2.Thereissomecakeintherefrigerator. 3.Hurry!Wedonthavemuchtime!Weonlyhaveafew minutes! 4.OK 5.Therearesomepensandalotofpaperinmydesk. 6.Therearemanybirdsinthepark. 7.OK

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 page19 1. 2. 3. page20 1.bottles/cups/glasses 2.pieces 3.bowl/serving 4.glasses/bottles/cups 5.bowl/cup/serving 6.gallons/bottles/glasses 7.pieces/slices page22 1.go2.eats3.play4.hit5.read6.eats 7.fly page23 1.are2.is3.are4.is5.am 6.are7.is page24 1.HethinksEnglishisfun. 2.Iamgoingtothepark. 3.Theylistentomusiceveryday. 4.Sheeatsbreakfastinthemorning. 5.Ithinkyouarefunny. 6.Theytalktomyfriend. 7.Mycateatsalotoffood. page25 1.finish 2.eats 3.bites 4.saves 5.need,finish 6.play 7.hope,gives page26 1.Myfathersaveshismoneyinthebank. 2.JennyandAmyareintherestaurant. 3.Thebrowndogbitesthesmallcat. 4.Mybrothergoestoschooleverymorningat7:00. 5.DavidandIareplayinginthepark. 6.AfterJosephfinisheshishomework,hecanplayvideogames. page27 1.Myfathertellsmemanyinterestingstories. 2.Ihopeyoucancometomyhousetomorrow. 3.Jasonborrowsapencilfrommeeveryday. 4.Myauntandunclesellcars. 5.Wefinishourhomeworkeveryevening. 6.Kateridesherbikeintheparkontheweekends. page28 1.Nouns:boy,flowers,mother Verbs:buys,give 2.Nouns:student,girlfriend Verbs:has 3.Nouns:I,pencilbox Verbs:forgot,bring 4.Nouns:I,you,pencil,dollars Verbs:sell 5.Nouns:girls,English,foreignerVerbs:practice 6.Nouns:man,Chicago,woman,England Verbs:lives,lives 7.Nouns:storm,I,outside Verbs:is,want,play page29 1.Nouns:He,flowers,girlfriend Verbs:buys 2.Nouns:dog,cat Verbs:runs 3.Nouns:I,baseball,school Verbs:practice

4.Nouns:I,birthdaypresent,mother Verbs:have 5.Nouns:I,pencil Verbs:borrow Verbs:hope,go 6.Nouns:I,I,HongKong 7.Nouns:David,money,sister,money Verbs:likes,save, likes,spend page31 1.Subject:Historybooks Verb:are 2.Subject:Everyone Verb:is 3.Subject:JohnandJulie Verb:ride 4.Subject:teacher Verb:lends 5.Subject:foreigner Verb:practices page32 1.Mygrandfather 2.Mysister3.Canada4.Birds 5.Comicbooks6.Jane page33 1.Subject:I Verb:amgoing 2.Subject:Mymother Verb:told 3.Subject:MyswimsuitandtowelVerb:are 4.Subject:Mycat Verb:is 5.Subject:She Verb:likes 6.Subject:David Verb:finishes Verb:swim 7.Subject:Linda 8.Subject:Mylittlebrother Verb:thinks 9.Subject:I Verb:hope 10.Subject:you Verb:lend page34 1.Jackplays 2.Weswim 3.Myfamilygoes 4.Amandastudies 5.UncleMarkvisits 6.Wejog 7.Brazilis 8.Thisroomis 9.Iam 10.Thosecatslive page35 1.Thisbookstoreismyfavoriteplace. 2.TheUSAisabigcountry. 3.Thistoweliswet. 4.Mexicoisfaraway. 5.Theswimmingpoolisround. 6.Everyonelikesicecream! page36 1.Playingbasketball 2.Listeningtohisstories 3.Reading 4.Ridingabicycle 5.Touchingthatfish 6.Cleaningmyroom 7.Eatingvegetables 8.FinishingthisEnglishworksheet page37 1.Subject:Jack Verb:reads 2.Subject:Mygrandparents Verb:agree 3.Subject:LindaandLori Verb:practice 4.Subject:Listeningtomusic Verb:helps 5.Subject:Playingtennis Verb:is 6.Subject:Wendy Verb:draws 7.Subject:Pat Verb:walks 8.Subject:Jamie Verb:thinks 9.Subject:I Verb:borrow 10.Subject:Joe Verb:said

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page39 1.new>car 2.funny>girl 3.tall>John,short>Jane 4.new>car,clean>car 5.fast>rabbit,slow>turtle 6.fun>playingbaseball page40 Opposites: goodbad safedangerous happysad realfake easyhard funboring fastslow tallshort youngold meannice samedifferent littlebig page41 tall Myteacher funny nice 1.Myteacheristall. 2.Myteacherisfunny. 3.Myteacherisnice. page42 1.tall2.short3.noisy4.fun5.tiring 6.dangerous7.expensive8.tired9.kind10.pretty page43 1.difficult>usingacomputer 2.fun>paperairplanes 3.new>car,red>car 4.old>paper 5.expensive>videogame,new>videogame 6.fast>airplanes,slow>boats 7.disgusting>pictures 8.real>tiger 9.easy>math 10.expensive>car,new>car,fast>car page44 1.Iambiggerthanyou. 2.Theairplaneisbiggerthanthecar. 3.Mydogisfunnierthanmycat. 4.Youareslowerthanme. 5.Englishiseasierthanmath. 6.Myfatherisolderthanmybrother. page45 1.fasterthan/biggerthan 2.olderthan/tallerthan 3.youngerthan/shorterthan/noisierthan

4.biggerthan/cuterthan 5.easierthan/harderthan 6.nicerthan/funnierthan/shorterthan 7.hotterthan/betterthan page48 happier hotter morecomfortable moreexciting fatter sunnier sillier morecomplicated taller colder moreintelligent bigger sadder morecontagious funnier uglier crazier prettier cheaper moredisgusting page49 1.Ridingarollercoasterismoreexcitingthanwatchingmovies. 2.YourEnglishhomeworkiseasierthanmine. 3.Thewhitecatisuglierthanthebrowncat. 4.Theteacheralwaysseemsangry,buttodaysheseemsangrier thanusual. 5.Idonthaveanairconditioner,somyroomishotterthan yours. 6.Mynewshoesaremorecomfortablethanmyoldshoes. 7.Fastfoodischeaperthanhomecookedfood,buthome cookedfoodishealthierthanfastfood. 8.Youhavetobemoreresponsiblewithyourmoney. 9.Ithinkthatmathisharderthansocialstudies. page50 thehappiest thehottest themostcomfortable themostexciting thefattest thesunniest thesilliest themostcomplicated thetallest thecoldest themostintelligent thebiggest thesaddest themostconsiderate thefunniest theugliest thecraziest theprettiest thecheapest themostdisgusting page51 1.Yesterdaywasthehottestdayoftheyear. 2.Yesterdaywashotterthantoday. 3.Elleisthemostconsiderategirlintheclass. 4.Mymotheristhemostresponsiblepersoninourfamily. 5.Ithinkthatthebrowndogisuglierthantheblackdog. 6.ThatisthedumbestjokeIveeverheard! 7.IdidntgetaperfectscorebecauseIdidntknowtheanswer tothemostcomplicatedquestiononthetest. page52 1.Playingbaseballismorefunthanplayingbasketball. 2.Dianasmathscorewasbetterthanmine,butherEnglish scorewasworsethanmine. 3.Mycomputerisbetterthanyours,butJuliesnewcomputer isthebest. 4.Wow!ThisisthebestmoviethatIhaveeverseen! page53 1.DanasdogisascuteasJamiesdog. 2.Chrisisasresponsibleashisbrother. 3.SandrastestscoreisasgoodasTinas. 4.JoeisasoldasPaulina. 5.RyancanrunasfastasLinda. 6.Ithinkhistorybooksareasinterestingascomicbooks. page54 1.DaveisolderthanJulie.

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2.MyEnglishtestscoreislowerthanStevens. 3.ViviansEnglishtestscoreisashighasLilys. 4.JanescomputerisasbadasAmys. 5.AmyscomputerisworsethanSallys. 6.Fireishotterthanice. 7.Playingbaseballisasfunasplayingbasketball. page55 1. Computersaremoreexpensivethancellphones. Cellphonesaremoreconvenientthancomputers 2. Yourteacherisolderthanyou. Youareshorterthanyourteacher. 3. Applesareasgoodasbananas. Applesareashealthyasbananas. 4. Carsarefasterthanmotorcycles. Motorcyclesaremoredangerousthancars. page56 1.StuisnotastallasJohn. 2.TaiwanisnotasbigasChina. 3.MycellphoneisnotasnewasRandys. 4.Ithinkthatscienceisnotasinterestingashistory. 5.Colormoviesarenotasbadasblackandwhitemovies. 6.Candyisnotashealthyasapples. 7.Catsarenotasnoisyasdogs. page57 1.moreinterestingthan,notasinterestingas 2.fasterthan,slowerthan 3.olderthan,olderthan,youngerthan 4.ashealthyas,notashealthyas 5.notasboringas,notasfunas 6.notascoldas,notashotas page58 7.notasquietas,notasnoisyas,noisierthan,quieterthan 8.youngerthan,notasoldas,youngerthan,olderthan 9.notasstinkyas,stinkierthan 10.cheaperthan,notasexpensiveas 11.moreresponsiblethan,notasresponsibleas 12.moreexpensivethan,cheaperthan page60 1.quickly>rides 2.quietly>talks 3.accidentally>hit 4.carefully>drives 5.beautifully>sings 6.happily>playing 7.angrily>yelled 8.slowly>walking 9.carelessly>wrote page62 1.quickly2.loudly 3.carelessly4.loudly5.carefully 6.quietly7.quickly8.beautifully9.quickly10.carefully page63 1.MyEnglishteacherspeakstoofast,soIcantunderstandhim. 2.Katedrivescarefullybecauseshedoesntwanttohavean accident. 3.Briancametoschoollatetoday. 4.Weranveryfarafterschool,soIamprettytired. 5.Theteacheryelledangrilyatthebully. 6.ChrisandDannycanplaybaseballverywell. 7.Youshouldspeakmorequietlywhenyougotothelibrary. page64 1.hard 2.hardly 3.lately 4.late 5.hardly 6.hard 7.lately 8.hardly

page65 1.well2.badly3.bad4.well5.well6.badly7.good page66 1.Adjective:difficult>test Adverb:quickly>wrote 2.Adjective:red>car Adverb:fast>go 3.Adjective:fast>car,red>car Adverb:(none) 4.Adjective:(none) Adverb:accurately> translates,quickly>speaks 5.Adjective:messy>words Adverb:slowly>write 6.Adjective:fat>cat,dirty>floorAdverb:quietly>ran 7.Adjective:easy>questions,hard>onesAdverb:correctly >answered,incorrectly>answered 8.Adjective:beautiful>dancer,cute>dressAdverb: gracefully>moves 9.Adjective:horrible>voice Adverb:terribly> dances 10.Adjective:big>stick Adverb:softly>speak

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