2nd Nine Weeks Language

Benchmark Review

Contractions

• It is important to know how to write a contraction correctly. Remember, the apostrophe in a contraction replaces letters that you take out. For example:

The contraction I’m is made of two words: I am

Put those two words together: I maTake out the “a” and put an apostrophe in its place to make a contraction.

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On your white board, make contractions out of these word

combinations.

1. they are

2. we are

3. did not

4. is not

5. will not

On a test, this skill might look like:

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

I _______ go to the store without you.

A. willn’tB. wo’ntC. w’ontD. won’t

Verb Tenses• The tense of a verb means WHEN it

happened. What are the three verb tenses??

Past Present Future

What are the tenses of these verbs?

stop cheer play spin

Irregular Verbs are WEIRD!

Some verbs don’t follow the regular rules. What are the past, present and future

tenses of these words?

go

see

find

sleep

On a test this skill might look like:

What is the past tense of the verb go?

A. goed

B. goes

C. went

D. wented

AbbreviationsAbbreviations are shortened forms of certain

words. Remember, when you write the abbreviation for a word, it ends with a PERIOD!

Street = St.

Mister = Mr.

Doctor = Dr.

On a test, this skill might look like:

What is the correct abbreviation for the words “Monday” and “December?”

A. Mo. and Dec.

B. Mon. and Dec.

C. Mon. and Decem.

D. Mo. and Decem.

PLURAL NOUNS!Remember that plural means more than

one! What are some ways to make a noun plural?

You can add:

“s” “es” “ies”“ves”

Can you make these nouns plural?

dog fly

box dress

wolf flower

knife player

dogs flies

boxes dresses

wolves flowers

knives players

Irregular Plurals are WEIRD!

• Some words break the rules. You do not add “s” “es” or “ies.” You change the words completely to make them plural OR just leave them alone. Here are some examples:

Child – Children Woman – WomenMan – Men Fish - FishSheep – Sheep

On a test, this skill might look like:

What is the singular form of the word flies?

A. fli

B. flyes

C. flie

D. fly

Or like this….

All the mans walked to work.

What is the correct way to write the underlined word in the sentence?

A. manB. menC. mensD. mens’

Possessive – It’s MINE!!!

When you are talking about possessive, you are talking about ownership or something belonging to someone.

There are two rules to remember when you are making nouns possessive:

1. To make a singular nouns possessive, add ‘s

2. To make a plural noun THAT ALREADY ENDS IN “S” possessive, add only an apostrophe.

Try it out…..

Can you make these nouns possessive?

dogs

child

boxes

Mr. McCann

schools

On a test, this skill might look like:

All the _______ bowls were filled with water.

A. dogs’s

B. dog’s

C. dogs’

D. dog’

Or this….

With all of the ______ help, they were able to move the car.

A. mens’s

B. men’s

C. men

D. men’

Commas in a Series

Remember to use commas to separate a series of words.

Where do the commas go in this sentence?

I am going to the store to buy apples oranges and pears.

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DO NOT USE A COMMA AFTER THE WORD “AND.”

, No! Bad!!!

On a test, this skill might look like:

This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car rake the leaves and sweep the driveway.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

1. This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car, rake the leaves, and sweep the driveway.

2. This weekend I am going to help my dad, wash the car, rake the leaves, and sweep the driveway.

3. This weekend I am going to help my dad wash the car, rake the leaves, and, sweep the driveway.

4. This weekend I am going to help my day wash, the car, rake the leaves, and sweep the driveway.