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GRAMMAR WORKBOOK
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SUBJECT: ___________________________________
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Number Chapter Page
9 Using Verbs Correctly 3-16
10 Using Pronouns Correctly 17-22
11 Using Modifiers Correctly 23-26
12 A Glossary of Usage 27-31
13 Capital letters 32-35
14 +15 Punctuation 36-40
16 Spelling 41-44
17 Correcting Common Errors 45-48
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Timeline:
1. Present simple:
Chapter(9): Using Verbs Correctly
1. We ________Mount Monadnock. (climb)
2. I ________fresh orange juice every morning. (enjoy)
3. Sara_______ in Peru. (live)
4. The pilot_______ to a specific city each day. (fly)
5. I _______ my speeches on Fridays. (give)
Exercise (1): Give the correct Present Simple form of the verb in each sentence:
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In pairs, ask and answer the questions, then change rules.
Circle your group: ( A , B ).
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(B)
Speaking:
to Quran
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Timeline:
2. Present progressive (continuous)
In the mud.
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In pairs, ask questions and answer.
Group (A): do craft activity – play – pour.
Group (B): write – drink – sleep.
Circle your group ( A , B )
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Speaking:
write
drink
play
do craft
activity
pour sleep
What are they doing?
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Timeline:
3. Past Simple:
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In your group form the following questions, then look at the last picture you
took by your iPad and discuss the answers with your partner.
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Speaking:
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4. Regular and Irregular Verbs:
Exercise (1): Give the correct past or past participle form of the verb in each sentence:
1. Recently she (wish) …………….. that she could go back to
Scotland to visit her old home.
2. A new art museum that features the work of Mexican artists
has (open) …………..… downtown.
3. On Monday, the gallery manager (call) them.
4. They (start) …………... work yesterday and will work at the
museum for the rest of the summer.
5. Did you say that the telephone (ring)………… while I was in the
shower?
6. The outfielder (throw) ……..……… the ball to home plate.
7. Diana Nyad (swim) ……………. sixty miles- from the Bahamas all
the way to Florida.
8. Uncle Olaf has (ride) ………………. his new snowmobile up to
Gunther’s ski Iodge.
9. The librarian has (choose) ………………. a book by Jose Aruego.
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Timeline:
5. Past Progressive (Continuous):
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Group (A):
Group (B):
Speaking:
play ball
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Timeline:
6. Present Perfect:
went
paid
flew
had
stopped
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Speaking:
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Timeline:
7. Past Perfect:
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Throw the dice and form the sentence in the past perfect tense.
Speaking:
--had eaten-- --had visited-
- --had done--
--had played-
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--had watched-- --had gone--
--had written-- --had ridden-
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--had read--
--had changed-- --had called-- --had traveled-
- --had run--
--had cut-- --had put-- --had slept--
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8. Active and Passive Voice: Exercise (2): Tell whether each verb in the following sentences is in
active voice or passive voice.
1. Trees were being blown over by the wind. ______
2. The streetlight made long, scary shadows on the
sidewalk. ______
3. The cave was explored by the science class. ______
4. The Gettysburg Address was written by Abraham Lincoln. _____
5. Marion considered the book an inspiration. ________
6. The cake had been eaten by the time Sandy arrived. _______
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Exercise (1): Identify the correct personal pronoun in parentheses in each of the following sentences.
1. We hoped it was (her, she).
2. That stranger thinks I am (she, her).
3. Everyone believed it was (we, us).
4. It might have been (him, he), but I’m not sure.
5. It could have been (she, her) that he called.
6. (Him, He) painted two works that are particularly famous.
7. In science class (we, us) were surprised by what our teacher
said about Leonardo da Vinci.
8. My friend Jill and (me, I) were amazed to hear that Leonardo
designed a flying machine that looked like a helicopter.
Chapter(10): Using Pronouns Correctly
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Case Forms:
Case is the form that a noun or a pronoun takes to show its relationship to
other words in a sentence. There are three cases in English.
Nominative case: The subject of a verb and predicate nominative
should be in the nominative case.
E.g. May we go to the art exhibit? [subject]
My favorite artists are Freda and she. [predicate nominative]
Objective case: A direct object, an indirect object, and an object of
preposition should be in the objective case.
Mother took her and me to the gallery opening. [direct obj.]
Show us your latest charcoal drawing. [indirect obj.]
For Jane and them, the guide gave a special tour. [object of prep.]
Possessive Case: The possessive pronouns in the possessive case—
my, mine, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs—are
used to show ownership and possession.
E.g. Have you seen my sweater?
I believe these books are theirs.
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1.( We, Us) play chess every afternoon.
2. Everyone could see it was (he, him).
3. On our team the high scores were (he, him) and I.
4. The only people to understand the poem were (they, them).
5. Either Sara or (she, her) will pick you up after the show.
6. My cousin and (me, I) went to a class to learn about
computers.
7. The tutors will be (she, her) and I.
8. Wasn’t it (him, he) who reported the missing bicycle.
9. The police officer and (we, us) were the ones who saw the
UFO.
10. The first to perform are (we, us).
1. The Nominative Case:
Exercise (2): For each of the following sentences, choose the
correct pronoun in parentheses.
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Exercise (3): For each of the following sentences, choose the
correct pronoun in parentheses.
1. Just between you and (I, me), I think he’s wrong.
2. We saw (they, them) and the Andersons at a Mardi Gras
parade in New Orleans.
3. The winners in the contest were Amelia and (I, me).
4. Edward and (she, her) will give reports this morning.
5. Several people in my neighborhood helped (we, us) boys clear
the empty lot and measure out a baseball diamond.
6. Nina sits behind Alex and (me, I) on the bus every morning.
7. My father and (he, him) are planning to go into business
together.
8. Do you know (who, whom) received the award?
9. Will you show him and (I, me) your science project?
10. Will you send (he, him) a get well card?
2. The Objective Case:
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3. Possessive Case
1. Is this video game _________?
2. Will _______ poem appear in our school’s literary
3. ________ stamp collection is not for sale?
4. Place your trophy next to ________.
5. I want leave my suitcase here with ___________.
6. ________ was chosen first.
7. Did __________ basketball coach offer any helpful suggestions?
8. Most of ____________clothes are made of cotton.
9. With _______, the class has now collected over one hundred
cans.
10. ________ is the only project about volcanoes.
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1. The use of who or whom in a subordinate clause depends on how the
pronoun functions in the clause.
Example: Do you know who won the wheel chair division of the race?
[subject]
2. A pronoun used as an appositive is in the same case as the word to which
it refers.
Example: We spectators waited anxiously. [The pronoun We is in the
nominative case because it is used as an appositive of the subject,
spectators.]
Note: Reflexive pronouns such as himself, herself and themselves can be
used as objects.
Exercise 1: Correct the underlined incorrect pronouns.
1. The seven racers readied theirselves for the race.
2. A foundation, to whom we are grateful, gave traveling assistance
to we racers.
3. The racers usually ask theirselfs what they can do to improve the
speed.
4. The 1998 Boston Marathon offered finish-line excitement for we
fans.
5. In 1980 Sharon, whom won the women’s title was the first woman
to break three hours.
4. Special Pronoun problems:
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Chapter(11): Using Modifiers Correctly
2. Using Comparative and Superlative Forms: irregular forms
Exercise (1): For each incorrect form, give the correct form.
1. Which is most destructive to an archaeological site: wind or
water?_______________
2. Of the two boys, he is most bashful. ________________
3. It was the more amazing thing I had ever seen.____________
4. Of all the farmers, he was the terrified. ________________
1. Using Comparative and Superlative Forms: regular forms
Irregular Forms:
positive comparison superlative good/ well better best
bad worse worst little less least
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Exercise (3):Write 'other or else' to complete the meaning of each of the following sentences.
1. Several of my relatives think there are no _______ careers from which to choose.
2. Stringed instruments appeal to me more than ________ kinds of instruments such as brass.
3. Everyone ________ in my family expects me to become a teacher.
4. Everyone _________ in my class thinks my Spanish is better
than I do.
Exercise (2): For each incorrect form, give the correct form.
1. Both of the charcoal drawings were exceptional, but I thought
Ian’s was the ________. (superlative of good)
2. I have __________ time to practice the piano today than I had
yesterday. (comparative of little)
3. Tony has the ___________ scoring record on our team this
year. (superlative of good)
4. This is the _________ movie I have ever seen! (superlative of
bad)
5. I feel much _______today than I did yesterday. (comparative
of well)
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Exercise (4 ): Revise each of the following sentences to
correct the double negative.
1. Because of the strong wind and heavy rain, we couldn’t
scarcely find our way home. __________
2. He never had no problem with public speaking. __________
3. The athletes don’t hardly have a break between
events. _______
4. By the time I had made spring rolls for everyone else, I didn’t
have nothing left for me. ____________
5. I never listen to no one who gossips. ___________
6. Your answer doesn’t make no difference to me. ________
7. Don’t never use both not and scarcely together. ________
4. Double Negative
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Good is an adjective. It should be used to modify a noun or a
pronoun.
Example: Ramon’s painting looks good. [Good modifies the word
paintings]
Well can be used as an adverb and an adjective. As an adjective
well has two meanings: ‘in good health’ or ‘satisfactory’.
Example 1: Ramon paints well. [Well modifies the verb paints]
Example 2: Ramon feels well today. [meaning: ‘in good health,’ well
modifies the noun Ramon]
1. Everything is (good, well) with my favorite players.
2. We didn’t have (good, well) seats in the concert.
3. The actors performed as (good, well) as we hoped.
4. It was so hot in the concert hall that I didn’t feel (good, well).
5. Being a (good, well) friend, Jana bought me a cup of cold apple
juice.
6. The apple juice tasted (good, well).
7. Foods low in sugar are (good, well) choices.
8. I can’t walk very (good, well), but a long walk gives me energy.
5. Good and Well
Exercise (5): For each of the sentences below, underline the correct
modifier in the parenthesis
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Exercise (1): Choose the correct word or word group from the pair
given in each of the following sentences.
1. Did the woman tell that their gift was too expensive to
(accept, except)?
2. My grandfather was (a, an) honorable man.
3. Lara was happy that there were a (a lot, alot) of choices in
the menu.
4. Darla’s allergy to cats does (affect, effect) her sinuses.
5. This (is not, ain’t) the most exciting book I have ever read.
Chapter(12): A Glossary of Usage
1. a, an: Use a before words beginning with a consonant sound.
Use an before words beginning with a consonant sound.
2. accept, except: accept is a verb—‘to receive’
Except may be either a verb or a preposition. As a verb, except—‘to
leave out’/ ‘to exclude’, as a preposition except—‘other than’/
‘excluding’
3. affect, effect: affect is a verb—‘to influence’
Effect as a verb—‘to bring about’
Effect as a noun—‘the result of some action’
4. ain’t: avoid using this word in speaking and writing as this is non-
standard English.
5. a lot: they should be written as two separate words.
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1. between, among: Use before when referring to two things at a time,
even when they are part of a group containing more than two.
Use among when referring to a group rather than to separate
individuals.
2. bring, take: bring—‘to come carrying something’
take—‘to go carrying something’
3. could of: Do not write of with the helping verb could. Write could
have.
4. doesn’t, don’t: doesn’t—does not is used for singular nouns
Don’t—do not is used for plural nouns
5. fewer, less: fewer—‘how many’ is used with plural words
Less—‘how much’ is used with singular words
Exercise (2): Choose the correct word or word group from the pair
given in each of the following sentences.
1. There are far (fewer, less) bison today than they were fifty
thousand years ago.
2. If you ask me, that little boy (doesn’t, don’t) look too happy.
3. Jose shared the prize money (between, among) his many
friends.
4. Don’t forget to (bring, take) your baseball mitt to my house
tonight.
5. Let’s put (fewer, less) walnuts in this batch of muffins than
we put in the last.
6. Riva (could have, could of) played the baseball.
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1. he, she, it, they: Do not use an unnecessary pronoun after a noun. This
error is called double subject.
rather than to separate individuals.
2. how come: how come is used in informal situations whereas use—why
in formal situations.
3. its, it’s: its is a personal pronoun in the possessive form, it’s is a
contraction of it is or it has.
4. learn, teach: learn—‘to acquire knowledge’
teach—‘to instruct’
5. like, as: like—is used in informal situations instead of as to introduce a
clause.
As—is used in formal situations
Exercise (3): Choose the correct word or word group from the pair
given in each of the following sentences.
1. The peacock spread (its, it’s) feathers and stuttered away
from the turkey.
2. Do you know (how come, why) we got chosen to wash
dishes tonight?
3. Will the lifeguard at camp this summer (learn, teach) us
how to swim the butterfly stroke?
4. The soccer forward decided to shoot right under the post,
just (like, as) Coach had told players to do.
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1.reason… because: reason…because---informal situations
Reason…that—formal situations
rather than to separate individuals.
2.some, somewhat: Don’t use some for the adverb—somewhat. It is
nonstandard.
3. than, then: than is a subordinating conjunction, then is an adverb
telling when.
4. this here, that there: the words here and there are not necessary after
this and that.
teach—‘to instruct’
5. try and: try and—is used in informal situations
try to—is used in formal situations
Exercise (4): Choose the correct word or word group from the pair
given in each of the following sentences.
1. The crowd revived (some, somewhat), but Judy still thought
the team deserved more support.
2. Although (they’re, their) not large, shrews are quite strong.
3. The Minnesota Twins scored one run more in the final game
(than, then) the Atlanta Braves.
4. I told Julia that I would (try to, try and) have lunch with her
tomorrow.
5. (This here, This) rainbow trout is the largest fish that I have
lunch with her tomorrow.
6. The reason geese migrate is (that, because) they can’t
survive in frozen water.
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1. use to, used to: Don’t leave of the d when writing used to
2. when, where: Use when and where correctly in definitions
Don’t use where for—that. It is nonstandard.
3. who, which, that: who—refers to people
Which refers to things, that refers to either people or things
4. who’s, whose: the who’s—is the contraction of who is who has
Whose is used as the possessive form of who or as an interrogative
pronoun.
5. your, you’re: your is the possessive form of you. You’re is the
contraction of you are.
Exercise (5): Choose the correct word or word group from the pair
given in each of the following sentences.
1. Dina is the only child in her class (who, which) is from Peru.
2. Fluffy was a faithful dog (that, who) Foster owned.
3. Did it feel unusual at all when you changed (your, you’re)
last name?
4. The bird (that, who) visited the speaker Poe’s famous poem
was a raven.
5. Nelson is not (used to, use to) animals, but he warmed up
to the puppy right away.
6. The driving instructor pointed out a sign (where, that)
shows the speed limit has changed.
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1. Capitalize the first word in every sentence.
2. Capitalize the pronoun I.
3. Capitalize the first word in both the salutation and the closing
of a letter.
1. a love for reading is a great thing to develop.
2. When i was eight years old, my grandmother came to live with
my family.
3. She always used to say, “great books need to be read often”.
4. on some evenings she’d say something like, “What do you have
for us.
5. then she’d close her eyes and pick the first book that she
touched.
Chapter(13): Capital Letters
1. Capitalization of First words and I
Exercise 2: In each sentence below, cross out any word that has an
error in capitalization and write the correct word above it.
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1. Capitalize geographical names.
2. Capitalize the names of historical events, and periods, special
events and holidays.
3. Capitalize the names of nationalities.
4. Capitalize names of buildings and other structures.
5. Capitalize proper adjectives.
6. Capitalize a person’s title when it comes before the person’s
name.
1. the milky way_________________________
2. a constellation________________________
3. the indian ocean______________________
4. a beautiful ocean______________________
5. mediterranean sea______________________
6. pikes peak_____________________________
7. malta conference_______________________
8. the sixties_______________________________
9. saudi national day________________________
10. professional baseball team_________________
11. european_____________________
12. chinese____________________
13. globe theatre__________________
2. Proper Nouns
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14. oakwood high school___________________________
15. brooklyn bridge______________________
16. a shakespearean play________________________________
17. a german scientist______________________
18. governor Benally_______________________
19. the governor_________________________
20. How are you, governor?____________________________
21. senator Bradley______________________________
22. the senator_________________________________
23. How are you, senator?_________________________
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Exercise (3): Correct each word or words that should be capitalized.
3. Correct Capitalization:
1. Ms. O’Hara was born in New jersey in 1885. ___________
2. Kennie lives in wyoming, where Mary O’Hara also lived while
she was writing the story. _____________
3. The european cities I plan to visit someday are Paris and Vienna. __________
4. The south american rain forests contain many kinds of plants and animals. ___________
5. Maria has watched two shakespearean plays on television. __________
6. Where do the amish people live? ___________
7. My family almost always sits down together for a sunday meal. ___________
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Exercise (1): Write the following sentences, adding periods, question
marks, and exclamation points where they are needed.
1. The picture reminds me of our visit to Little Tokyo last year
2. Have you ever heard of Little Tokyo
3. Some friends of ours who live in Los Angeles, Mr and Mrs
Albert B Cook, Sr and their son
4. Soon, it was time to head for the Cooks’ home, at 6311
Oleander Blvd, where we spent the night
5. What a great afternoon we had exploring Japanese culture
6. from December 1 2001 to March 15 2002
7. Dear Joanne
8. Best regards
9. Thursday September 14 1967
Chapter (14, 15): Punctuation: End marks, Commas, Colons, Apostrophes
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Exercise (2): Write each noun that should be in the possessive case in
the following sentences. Then, add the apostrophe.
1. That trucks taillights are broken.
2. Robin, please pack your mothers books.
3. Several cats and dogs were adopted during the animal shelters
open house.
4. When the Martins came to visit, we played my fathers favorite
game.
1. boy mittens______________________
2. Davis desk _______________________
3. tree branches______________________
4. chair legs _____________________
5. Lewis invention_______________________
6. day wait_______________________
7. Hercules strength______________________
Exercise (3): Correctly write each of the following singular
possessives.
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Exercise (5): Correctly write each of the following
possessive case of indefinite pronouns.
1. teachers books__________________________
2. teenagers magazines ___________________________
3. cars engines ___________________________
4. workers duties ___________________________
5. restaurants atmosphere ________________________
Exercise (4): Form the contraction of each of the following
pairs of words.
Exercise (4): Correctly write each of the following
plural possessives.
1. Someone s book was left on the table.
2. Are you saying that this is nobody s chair?
3. I need a wallet for the next trick; anyone s wallet will do.
4. Somebody s shoes were left in the rain.
5. Ms. Spencer was impressed by everybody s enthusiasm.
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Exercise 7: On the line write the acronym for the words or phrase
Abbreviations
Many abbreviations are followed by a period.
Examples: Joel H. Fairweather M.E. Gadski Ms. Jr. Ph. D.
Co. Corp.
Exercise 6: Insert periods where appropriate in the following
sentences.
1. Mrs Walsh is the principal of West dale Elementary school.
2. I read the biography of C S Lewis.
3. Have you met Dr Richards?
4. Mr and Mrs Bettino are joining us for the dinner tonight.
5. Mr A D Minion will be playing basketball tonight.
Acronym is a word formed by the first letter of the series of words.
Example: MADD ZIP OPEC CAD DOS RAM
1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ____________
2. Public Broadcasting Service ______________
3. Central Intelligence Agency _______________
4. Individual Retirement Account ____________
5. United States of America ____________
6. United Kingdom ____________
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Commas
1. Commas are used to separate items in series.
Example: His pocket was full of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
2. Commas are used in compound sentences.
The children must go to the bed early, or they will be tired in the
morning.
3. Commas are used with introductory elements.
Example: Yes, she has that book.
Exercise 8: Put commas where needed
1. No the Egyptians were not just farmers.
2. Concerned with life Egyptian rulers built great tombs for
themselves.
3. When I saw the jewels I thought he was rich.
4. The younger more delicate kittens on the other hand will be
adopted out to families who have at least one cat.
5. . Mrs. Rogers by the way will be the substitute teacher next week.
6. Sound comes from something moving yet you can’t always see the
movement.
7. Signaling carefully she changed lanes.
8. I am interested in sounds so I recently read several books about it.
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Exercise (1): Spell each of the following words, adding the 'prefix' given.
1. Prefix and Suffix:
Chapter (16): Spelling
1. im+migrate _____________
2. un+certain ____________
3. il+legal ____________
4. semi+circle ____________
5. in+sight ____________
6. re+action ____________
7. un+known ____________
8. dis+belief ____________
9. semi+finalist ____________
Exercise (2): Spell each of the following words, adding the 'suffix' given.
1. natural + ly _____________
2. adore + able _____________
3. sure + ly ____________
4. dry + ness ____________
5. tease + ing ____________
6. lucky + ly ____________
7. tune + ful ____________
8. confine + ment ____________
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Exercise (3): Add Suffix to the following
1. move + able= _____________________
2. awe + ful =___________________
3. salvage + able =____________________
4. engage + ment=______________________
5. dye + ing=___________________
6. bat + ed =__________________
7. run + er =_________________
8. begin + ing=__________________
9. open + ing=_______________________
10. tap + ed =____________________
11. slam + ing=_________________
12. horticulture + ist=______________________
13. special + ist =_______________________
14. step +ed=________________
15. cheer + ed=_________________
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2. The Plural Forms of Nouns:
Exercise (4): Spell the plural form of each of the following nouns.
1. dish ____________
2. address ____________
3. tax ____________
4. candle ____________
5. watch ____________
6. diary ____________
7. child ____________
8. woman ____________
9. mother-in-law _____________
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3. Words Often Confused:
Exercise (4): Choose the correct word or words for each of the following sentences.
1. Whose (advice, advise) are you going to take?
2. The coach (advices, advises) us to stick to the training rules.
3. Why did you (accept, except) Carla from the rule?
4. Be careful not to (brake, break) those dishes.
5. If you don’t wait (hear, here), we may (loose, lose) you in
the crowd.
6. (Its, It’s) too bad that the oak tree has lost (its, it’s) leaves so
early in the season.
7. Save me a (peace, piece) of that blueberry pie.
8. (Whose, Who’s) books are you carrying?
9. Twirl the hoop around your (waste, waist).
10. Would you enjoy a trip (to, two, too) Mars, Flo?
11. Aren’t you using (your, you’re) compass?
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Chapter (17): Correcting Common Errors
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