ENGLISH 8 (FIRST QUARTER)
PLURAL OF NOUNS. Write the plural form of the nouns given below.
1. butterfly ______________ 9. potato ______________
2. man ______________ 10. vertebra ______________
3. goose ______________ 11. fungus ______________
4. fungus ______________ 12. index ______________
5. moose ______________ 13. radio ______________
6. stratum ______________ 14. oxen ______________
7. daughter-in-law ______________ 15. army ______________
8. leaf ______________
OPPOSITE GENDER OF NOUNS. Write the opposite gender of each noun.
1. sow ______________ 6. hunter ______________
2. bitch ______________ 7. duke ______________
3. doe ______________ 8. duck ______________
4. ram ______________ 9. heir ______________
5. cow ______________ 10. peacock ______________
Match the appropriate noun counters in A to each noun in B. Write the letter of you answer before
each number.
A B
_____ 1. waddle of A. whales
_____ 2. school of B. frogs
_____ 3. raffle of C. dogs
_____ 4. parliaments of D. crocodiles
_____ 5. bunch of E. cats
_____ 6. bask of F. jellyfishes
_____ 7. pride of G. sharks
_____ 8. glaring of H. owls
_____ 9. cluster of I. fish
_____ 10. colony of J. termites
_____ 11. army of K. penguins
_____ 12. shiver of L. turkeys
_____ 13. kennel of M. deer
_____ 14. pod of N. peacocks
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_____ 15. smack of O. spiders
TYPES OF SENTENCES. Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences. Identify if the
sentences are declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory.
________________ 1. most / important / breakfast / is / of / the / meal / the day
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_______________ 2. the / door / did / behind / you / lock
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_______________ 3. beautiful / how / rose / your / is / rose
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_______________ 4. pick / some / up / more / when / milk / pass / the / you / by / supermarket
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_______________ 5. you / the / did / enjoy / you / I / lasagna / cooked / for
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PARTS OF SPEECH. Identify what part of speech are the words in the box. Write noun, verb, pronoun,
adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, or interjection.
fragrant you pride silently identify
although seldom over always unless
beauty Hooray! Aha! their belief
almost some ancient rough so
toward into behind it herself
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
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What is the sentence structure in the following sentences?
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound/Complex
___ 1. Everyone played well, but Jenny scored the winning basket.
___ 2. The motorcycles roared around the curve and raced down the track.
___ 3. When the temperature rose above freezing, the snow finally began to melt.
___ 4. Lawyers argue cases, but judges decide them.
___ 5. Will you stay home, or will you come with us?
___ 6. Although James can play the guitar, he doesn’t sing well, so he may not be in the band.
___ 7. Margaret didn’t complain until her leg began to ache.
___ 8. Tony washed and dried the dishes and the cups.
___ 9. Jessica, who is my best friend, walked into the room, and she looked radiant!
___ 10. Keith made the winning goal after he ran sixty yards in the final moments of the game.
Identify the following sentences as either dependent (DC) or independent (IC).
1. I went to the park
2. Sandra and Lara have been good friends since first grade.
3. Although Shaina likes Mexican, Iraqi, Somali, and Italian food
4. After swimming in the ocean
5. Animal communication is not considered to be a legitimate language by some scientists.
6. When Jim and Ayman eat lunch together in the breakroom.
Read each sentence. Write
A – if it has a simple subject + simple predicate
B – if compound subject and simple predicate
C – if simple subject + compound predicate
D – if compound subject + compound predicate
1. James mowed lawns and delivered papers over the summer.
2. Chris and his older sister helped their mother around the house.
3. We went to the store and bought candy.
4. My friend and I are happy at the mall.
5. Mr. Morton and his students study hard and learn a lot.
6. I woke up, brushed my hair and my teeth, and went to school.
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Identification:
1. IC
2. IC
3. DC
4. DC
5. IC
6. DC
