SY 2017/2018

2nd

Final Term Revision

Student’s Name:_______________________

Grade:6A

Subject: English

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English Revision Sheets English Gr 6A

I) Vocabulary:

Complete using:

Domestic- frustration -inaccessible -condition -vertical

-arose -decrepit -confronting -data- literally-

ultimate- inconsolable- destination- intention-

interaction-

1) The president …………….goal is to achieve equality.

2) Due to the bad weather, we feel by great………….as we

postponed all our plans.

3) Many accidents …………..from carelessness of the drivers.

4) Mom allowed me to go out, but only under

one………………..

5) She ……………..him and demanded an apology.

6) Most of the building were old and……………..

7) Have you ever lost your…………….while being alone?

8) On the weekend, my family gather to watch a movie

which is one example of a ……………activity for families.

9) I have finished entering the…………..to my computer.

10) The toys on the shelf were ……………to the little girl.

10) Th

e crying child with the broken toy seemed……………………..

11) I

have no ………………..of travelling on this weekend.

12) Tennis is an example of an ………………..between two

or more people.

13) She

refused food and………………starved herself to death.

14) Th

e northern side of the mountain is almost……………….

2)Grammar :

A Superlative Adjective:

compares three or more nouns. There are some rules for making

adjectives into

superlative adjectives.

1. Add -est to a one syllable word. (Sometimes it is necessary to

double the final consonant!)

Big → Biggest Mean → Meanest

2. Add -st to a one syllable word ending with an “e”

Large → Largest

3. If a two syllable word ends with a “y”, change it to “i” and add -

est.

Funny → Funniest

4. For words with more than two syllables, use the word “most” or

“least” before the adjective. Do not

add the -est suffix.

Compete using superlative:

Example: The big brother used his gentlest voice as he met his

baby sister. (gentle)

1. The red car in that spot is the ……………… car in the parking lot.

(beautiful)

2. My brother is the……………. cousin in the family. (old)

3. That green jellybean is the …………….. one in the bag. (disgusting)

4. After she fell in the hallway, her face turned the ………………

shade of red. (deep)

5. He was the ……………….player on the team. (young)

6. Do you know what the …………. building in the country is? (tall)

7. Jaxon is the ……………… student in class as he tries to make

everyone laugh. (silly)

8. History is the …………….subject in school because of all the cool

facts. (interesting)

9. My grandmother is the ……………….person in my family. (wise)

10. The winds today were the ……………..they have been all week.

(strong)

11. We found the ……………..tree in the woods behind my house.

(huge)

12. The band played the …………. it could during halftime at the

football game. (loud)

13. He picked the ……………diamond for the ring. (shiny)

14. The …………caterpillar I’ve ever seen walked slowly across the

leaf. (fat)

15. The sirens that keep me up at night are the …………….. thing

about living in a city.(annoying)

A Comparative Adjective:

compares two nouns. There are some rules for turning adjectives

into comparative adjectives.

1. Add -er to a one syllable word. (Sometimes it is necessary to

double the final consonant!)

Big → Bigger Mean → Meaner

2. Add -r to a one syllable word ending with an “e”

Large → Larger

3. If a two syllable word ends with a “y”, change it to “i” and add -

er.

Funny → Funnier

4. For words with more than two syllables, use the word “more” or

“less” before the adjective. Do not

add the -er suffix.

Complete using comparative:

Example: My dog is gentler than his dog. (gentle)

1. The red sports car is …………..than the blue sports car. (beautiful)

2. My twin brother is………….. than me by four minutes. (old)

3. That green jellybean is ………………than the yellow jellybean.

(disgusting)

4. One end of the pool is …………….than the other end. (deep)

5. He was ……………… than his best friend by exactly three months.

(young)

6. Do you know that this building is …………..than the one next to

it? (tall)

7. Jaxon is ……………. than his best friend Jacob. (silly)

8. History is ………….. than science because I’d rather learn about

the past. (interesting)

9. My grandmother says she is ………….than my grandfather. (wise)

10. The winds today were ……………. than they were yesterday.

(strong)

11. We found a …………..way home than going on the sidewalk.

(fast)

12. Our team’s band played …………… than the other team’s band.

(loud)

13. Her ring was…………… than mine as it sparkled in the sunlight.

(shiny)

14. The striped cat was ………… than the white cat. (fat)

15. The sirens at night are ………..than the crowded streets during

the day. (annoying)

Fill in the comparative and superlative.

Example: good - better - best

cheap - -

funny - -

boring - -

expensive - -

much - -

nice - -

careful - -

bad - -

popular - -

hungry - -

beautiful - -

famous - -

Put the adjectives between brackets in the correct form

1. My brother has a (tidy) room than me.

2. Australia is (big) than England.

3. I'm (good) now than yesterday.

4. She's got (little) money than you, but she doesn't care.

5. He thinks Chinese is (difficult) language in the

world

6. Valencia played (bad) than Real Madrid yesterday.

7. Cats are not (intelligent) as dogs.

8. Show me (good) restaurant downtown.

9. (hot) desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.

10. Wh

o is (talkative) person in your family?

Choose whether each sentence requires the comparative or

superlative form:

1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________

one.

biggest

bigger

2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________

than he does.

the best

better

3. This is ________ song I have ever heard!

better

the best

4. Tom is ________ than I am.

stronger

the strongest

5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________.

the shortest

shorter

6. Everyone says that my sister is ________ than I am.

the best looking

better looking

7. She is ________ girl in our school.

the best looking

better looking

8. This is boring. Let's do something ________.

the most interesting

more interesting

9. This isn't ________ book I have ever read.

more interesting

the most interesting

10. Your apartment is ________ than mine.

cleaner

the cleanest

Punctuation, Quotations and Capitalization

Rewrite each sentence with the correct punctuation. Capitalize

words and add quotation marks where needed. Add the correct

punctuation to each sentence. Include commas, periods,question

marks and quotation marks where needed.

1. I read a great article last sunday about alaskan wildlife in the

oakland tribune

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1. Oh no cried Mrs Fields looking disappointed I forgot to pack

the cookies

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. What do you think is out there asked Carl pointing up at the

stars.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Peter would you please pass the pickles Mr Piper said politely.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Mom told me to buy butter milk a dozen eggs and six apples

at the store.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. That’s hilarious Ellen said Tina when I told her my joke.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. what are you doing on the roof danny mr. jones shouted up

at his son.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. I’m sorry dad danny said climbing down the ladder but I had

to get my ball.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. I went to johnson elementary school in austin texas said the

new girl.

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Read each sentence and choose the correct punctuation mark.

1. I am so excited to see my family for Christmas ______

2. What day of the week is your favorite ______

3. You need to do your homework right after dinner ______

4. Please take out the trash when you get home ______

5. My favorite team won the game ______

6. What did you want to eat for lunch ______

7. I had a great time at your party ______

8. Do you know what time it is ______

9. How do we get to the amusement park ______

Write each word group using correct capital letters and

punctuation marks. Abbreviate each word underlined.

1. doctor mike dolan- _________________________________

2. professor tom Watson- ______________________________

3. mrs. Kimberly dozier- _______________________________

4. Friday, june 19, 1982- _______________________________

5. Saturday, april 14, 2009- _____________________________

6. mister john Cullen- _________________________________

7. reverend Jeremy wheat- _____________________________

8. January 1, 2013- _______________________________

9. David Junior- _______________________________

10. 1340 Corson Street- ______________________________

11. 1230 Lightview Road- ____________________________

12. February 14, 2013- _____________________________

Underline the contraction or contractions in each

sentence below.

I won’t finish my homework until midnight!

I won’t finish my homework until midnight!

1. Did you know that he’s one of my best friends?

2. They’ll show us around the park when we arrive.

4. I think that’ll be very interesting at the museum.

5. I know she’ll show up on time because she’s never late.

6. I know we’ll do very well in the basketball tournament.

7. I think he’ll finish in first place.

8. I wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t win the game.

Read each sentence. Circle the contraction or contractions in each

sentence below.

1. He’s going to show me how to prepare dinner.

2. Can you tell if she’s your friend or enemy?

3. We’ll have to empty out our garage very soon.

4. I will be very ecstatic if she’ll make us breakfast.

5. I bet you that he’ll have over twenty excuses for not showing up

on time.

6. Do you know who’s traveling to the cabin with us?

7. There’s many ways to solve a problem.

8. We have to make sure they’ll complete the job on time.

9. Do you know if they’re the proper workers for the task at hand?

10. I feel that you’re well informed about the dust bowl.

11. I believe you’ve found the solution to the problem.

12. Can you tell if they’d fix the television?

13. There shouldn’t be a lot of movement on the bus.

14. We won’t count the time you lost that game.

Read each sentence. Add quotation marks where needed.

1. Hi, Jim said to his friend.

2. What a wonderful day! shouted Mary.

3. Sharon said, take your homework out.

4. My dad asked, when do you want to go to the movies?

5. Hello, said the stranger.

6. Have a goodnight, said my mother.

Directions: Rewrite the following sentences on the lines below.

Add quotation marks and other punctuation where needed.

Example A- Good morning class, said Mr. Stepnitz.

Answer: “Good morning class,” said Mr. Stepnitz.

1. Under that bridge is a golden treasure said John

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. You need to do your homework every night expressed Steve’s

mom

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. I am sad that I did not make the team Michael said in anguish

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Directions: Read each sentence. Add quotation marks where

needed.

1. Hi, Jim said to his friend.

2. What a wonderful day! shouted Mary.

3. Sharon said, take your homework out.

4. My dad asked, when do you want to go to the movies?

5. Hello, said the stranger.

6. Have a goodnight, said my mother.

7. Mary said, what a beautiful day.

8. Please take the trash out, said my father.

9. Make sure you do your homework, said my mother.

10. On Friday the project is due, expressed my teacher.

Capitalization:

Months and days of the week (April, May, Monday, Friday)

Lake)

Rewrite each sentence using capital letters correctly.

1) thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth thursday

every november.

………………………………………………………………………………..

2) The mississippi river runs north and south across america.

…………………………………………………………………………………

3) Next tuesday, helen is going to san francisco, california with

her family.

…………………………………………………………………………………..

4) I swam in lake superior last summer with my dog georgie.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

5) Last september, patrick learned how to play soccer in new

york.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

6) florence is a popular city to visit when touring the country of

italy.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

Prepositional Phrases

Underline the prepositional phrase and circle the prepostion in

each sentence below.

1. At noon we all went to lunch.

2. He is in jeopardy of not graduating.

3. The man sat on top of the historic rock.

4. The baseball was just out of reach from the boy.

5. They were on the verge of winning the championship.

6. He felt out of place at the party.

7. She is in trouble with her parents.

8. She ran into her friend by coincidence