Language Tree SB 6

Revision

Choose the most suitable words to complete the sentence. 1 The hat on the chair is ______(1)_____. (my / mine)

2 Shanelle took __(2)____ shirt. (my / mine) She thought it was __(3)__ (her / hers). 3 Those are __(4)____ pens. (our / ours) The silver one is ___(5)___ (your / yours) 4 She picked up ____(6)____ (her / hers) books and took ____(7)___ (my / mine) too. Possessive nouns See page 77

We use apostrophes after nouns to show possession.

Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence. 1 Please put _________ glasses on the table. a) Grandpas b) Grandpas’ c) Grandpa’s 2 The_____________ bags were not in the car. a) ladies’ b) ladie’s c) ladies’s 3 There was no wind so the __________ kite would not fly. a) childrens’ b) children’s c) children’ 4 The ____________ heads all turned towards the door. a) boys b) boys’s c) boys’ Adverbs See page 87 Adverbs of time manner place frequency tell us when how where

how often actions happen

tomorrow gracefully there

rarely

Examples

Find an adverb in each sentence. Is it an adverb of time, manner, place or frequency? 1 We rushed outside to see the fireworks. 2 A special visitor is coming to school tomorrow.

3 I usually see my cousins at the weekend. 4 Kyle felt better after drinking a glass of water. Comparative and superlative adverbs See page 88

Comparative adverbs compare two actions. faster more Superlative adverbs compare more than two actions. fastest most gracefully

Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence. 1 My brother can run ______ than I can. (far) 2 Six people came early but Jake was the _______. (early) 3 He walked _______ than he used to. (slowly) 4 Of the three children, Malik behaves the _______. (well)

• Remind students that to find out if an adverb is an adverb of time, manner or place, ask the questions when, how or where, e.g. How did the car brake? Suddenly.

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