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Page 1: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

English Final Exam Review

Parts of Speech&

Conventions

Page 2: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Nouns1. Underline all the nouns in the following sentences. 2. Correct any capitalization and punctuation errors.

1. Hurricanes hit the coast of florida in august.Hurricanes hit the coast of Florida in August.

2. Batman and many others live in gotham city. Batman and many others live in Gotham City.

3. The white house is closed to the public some days.

The White House is closed to the public some days.

Page 3: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Nouns1. Correct all use of plural and possessive nouns.

2. Correct any capitalization and punctuation errors.

1. Football helmets protect player’s heads from injurys.

Football helmets protect players’ heads from injuries.

2. The vietnam memorial has soldier’s names engraved by the thousands.

The Vietnam Memorial has soldiers’ names engraved by the thousands.

Page 4: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

NounsComplete the chart with the correct plural and

possessive spelling of each noun.

Singular Plural Singular Possessive Plural Possessive

Ex. boy boys boy’s boys’

goose

child

mouse

elf

school

Page 5: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

NounsComplete the chart with the correct plural and

possessive spelling of each noun.

Singular Plural Singular Possessive Plural Possessive

Ex. boy boys boy’s boys’

goose geese goose’s geese’s

child children child’s children’s

mouse mice mouse’s mice’s

elf elves elf’s elves’

school schools school’s schools’

Page 6: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Verbs1. Identify the verb(s) in the sentence.

2. Label as action/linking or helping/main.

1. A comet had flashed across the sky.had- helping flashed- main

2. The cake smelled good.smelled- linking

3. Frankenstein couldn’t control his monster.

could- helping control-main

4. Can penguins, like other birds, fly?can- helping fly-main

5. He learns quickly in school.learns- action

Page 7: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Verbs1. Identify the verb(s) and its tense in the sentence.

2. Locate the direct object.

1. Beavers build their homes with mud and logs.

build- presenthomes- direct object

2. Ana played softball in the park.played- past softball- direct object

3. The storm snapped the power lines.snapped- pastpower lines- direct object

4. Will robots replace factory workers?will replace- futureworkers- direct object

5. The bird made the sound of an alarm clock.made- past sound- direct object

Page 8: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Adjectives1. Identify the adjectives in the sentence.

2. Correct any capitalization and punctuation errors.

1. A diver found these along the florida coast.A these the Florida

2. The thick, puffy plants looked like grapes.The thick, puffy

3. All those animals are marvelous creatures. All those marvelous

4. The snakes hide in dark, tangled weeds. The dark, tangled

5. The alaskan pipeline took many years to finish.

The Alaskan many

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Adjectives1. Use the correct form of the comparative/superlative

adjectives.

1. Mt. Rainier is (high) than Mt. Hood.higher

2. That beach has the (white) sand.whitest

3. Coral grows (good) of all in warm water.best

4. 6th grade is (fun) than 5th grade. more fun

5. The sunset was the (beautiful) I have seen.

most beautiful

Page 10: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Punctuation Write this address correctly.

The white house1600 pennsylvania ave Washington Dc 20500

The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500

Page 11: English Final Exam Review Parts of Speech & Conventions

Run-ons/FragmentsCorrect the following sentences

1. Summer’s almost here I can’t wait!Summer’s almost here; I can’t wait!

2. Cartoons that tell a story. There are cartoons that tell a story.

3. She wrote the story and she edited it.She wrote the story, and she edited it.

4. Discovered an ancient city.He discovered an ancient city.

5. He is my best friend and my brother.Correct