Egyptian British International School

English Department – Year 5

Grammar

Review Pack

Name______________:

A)Write each of these sentences using the contraction of the underlined words.

1)They are having fun.

They're having fun.

2)Jack need not go to the cinema today.

Jack needn't go to the cinema today.

3)You would not speak in the library.

You wouldn't speak in the library.

4)That is what happened.

That's what happened.

5)Do not run in the corridor.

Don't run in the corridor.

6)She will not buy the dress.

She won't buy the dress.

B)Fill the gaps in the following sentences with the possessive form of the noun in brackets.

1)Thestudents' copybooks aren't corrected. (students)

2)Theteachers' staffroom is locked. (teachers)

3)Myfriend's sister is a famous singer. (friends)

4)Theschool's theatre is huge. (schools)

5)Thewomen's scarves are colourful. (women)

6)Florida's climate is nice in summer. (Florida)

7)The children's baby room is busy. (childrens)

8)My friends' universities are far from their homes. (friends)

C)Rewrite each sentence with a possessive noun to show ownership.

1)The handle bars that belong to the bike are rusty.

The bike's handle bars are rusty.

2)The coat that belongs to Chole has rip in it.

Chole's coat has rip in it.

3)The nest that belongs to the bird fell from the tree.

The bird's nest fell from the tree.

4)Thebags of the teachers are heavy.

The teachers' bags are heavy.

5)The toys of the children are lost.

The children's toys are lost.

6)The teeth of the baby are white.

The baby's teeth are white.

7)Where is the purse that belongs to Mrs.Starkey?

Where is Mrs.Starkey's purse?

8)The classes of the students are clean.

The students' classes are clean.

9)The food that the mice eat is bread crumbs.

The mice's food is bread crumbs.

10)Have you seen the pencil that belongs to Dalton?

Have you ever seen Dalton's pencil?

D)Put the missing brackets in the following sentences.

Brackets are punctuating marks that enclose extra information provided to the sentence.

1)Pets( like cats, birds and turtles ) are nice to have at home.

2)The programme(shown on T.V today) was so beneficial.

3)This old man (dressed in black) is my uncle.

4)This comprehension passage (with all its essay questions) is quite easy to answer.

5)The action movie (I watched alone yesterday) was really enjoyable.

E)Underlinethe compound adjectives used in the following sentences

Hyphen is a punctuation mark that can be used to join two words to make a compound adjective.

1)There are some beautiful-looking flowers in the garden.

2)Wind-powered generators can be excellent sources of electricity.

3)Awell-known singer will perform tonight.

4)Many vegetarians find meat-fed cats to be quite healthy.

5)Mybasketball-mad sister supports Stephen Curry in Golden State Warriors.

F)State which of the following sentences are simple, compound or complex.

1)I have to go to school and I mustn't be late. compound

2)The accident happened while he was crossing the street.complex

3)The cake tastes fresh. simple

4)Though she practiced well, she didn't win the race. complex

5)The house was destroyed in the fire, but the whole family was saved.

compound

6)Should we start class now or should we wait for everyone to get here.

compound

7)When the cost goes up, customers buy less clothing. complex

8)She returned the computer after noticing it was damaged. complex

9)We have never been to Asia, nor have we visited Africa.compound

10)Joe waited for the train. simple

11)The family adopted the kittens. simple

12)Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. compound

13)Although he was rich, he was still unhappy. complex

14)He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went away. compound

15)As she was bright and ambitious, she became a manager in no time.

complex

16)Can I go home with you, so we can do our H.W together. compound

17)When I grow up, I want to be a ballerina. complex

18)I like watching T.V. simple

19)We can go swimming since the sun is shining through the clouds.

Complex

20)Before I go bed, I must wash my hands. complex

G)Write a subordinate clause to finish each of the following sentences.

A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The main clause can be used on its own as a sentence. The subordinate clause doesn't make sense on its own.

1)He didn't find his friends when he reached the mall.

2)Jane didn't come to work today as she was quite ill.

3)Daniel has done his H.W before he went to bed.

4)The teacher was cross because the students were talking.

5)We went to play after we did our H.W.

H)Underline the main clause in the following sentences.

1)If I don't get the job, I will start a business.

2)Although it was a long time ago, I enjoyed studying Ancient Egypt History.

3)Jane didn't go shopping with her friends because she was sick.

4)Evergreen trees are a symbol of fertility because they don't die in winter.

5)The museum was very interesting, as I expected.

6)Though he is thoroughly trained, he still makes a lot of mistakes.

7)When she was younger, she believed in fairytales.

8)I have to save this coupon since I don't have time to shop right now.

9)Although my cousin invited me, I chose not to go to the reunion.

10)Whenever I go, I meet my cousins.

I)Join the following sentences using appropriate connectives.

1)He arrived late. It was raining.

He arrived late as it was raining.

2)The movie was boring. We left the cinema.

The movie was boring, so we left the cinema.

3)Peter was so pleased. They announced that he was the winner.

Peter was so pleased when they announced that he was the winner.

4)I will be rewarded. I get good grades.

I will be rewarded if I get good grades.

5)She is so independent. She is too young.

She is so independent though she is too young.

6)Mum stays strong. She faces a lot of troubles.

Mum stays strong although she faces a lot of troubles.

J)Use a conjunction to combine each pair of sentences to make a compound sentence.

1)Our class is presenting the assembly. I am reading a poem.

Our class is presenting the assembly, but I am reading a poem.

2)I wanted to read a story. My teacher said I had to read a poem.

I wanted to read a story, but my teacher said that I had to read a poem.

3)Kate read a story. It was boring.

Kate read a story, yetit was boring.

4)Greg held up his picture. It showed some ducks.

Greg held up his picture and it showed some ducks.

5)Ireally want to go to work. I am too sick to drive.

I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.

6)John needs to study harder. John will not graduate this year.

John needs to study harder or he will not graduate this year.

7)Becky loves fishing. Becky cannot fish if she doesn't wake up early.

Becky loves fishing, but she cannot fish if she doesn't wake up early.

8)I have fifty dollars. I can't afford the new video game.

I have fifty dollars, but I can't afford the new video game.

9)She can run in the morning. She can watch T.V.

She can run in the morning or she can watch T.V.

10)I think you'd enjoy the party. I don't mind if you stay home.

I think you'd enjoy the party, but I don't mind if you stay home.

K)Write each of the following sentences in the past tense.

Some verbs are regular in which the root part of the verb stays the same when the tense changes. However, some verbs are irregular in which the root of the verbs changes when the tense changes.

1)Will throws the ball hard and it breaks the window.

Will threw the ball hard and it broke the window.

2)Jackson congratulates him for the great success.

Jackson congratulated him for the great success.

3)Abdi performs well on stage.

Abdi performed well on stage.

4)My mum cooks a lovely meal.

My mum cooked a lovely meal.

5)You eat unhealthy food.

You ate unhealthy food.

L)Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the simple past.

1)The tutor group won a prize.( to win )

2)Peterpaid for Emily's ticket. (to pay)

3) The man knew all the answers. (to know)

4)The friends met in front of the café. ( to meet)

5)Ibitmy tongue while I was chewing gum. (to bite)

M)Change these sentences from active to passive.

1)She pays a lot of money on her medication.

A lot of money is paid on her medication.

2)The policeman caught the thief.

The thief was caught by the policeman.

3) I drew a nice picture.

A nice picture was drawn by me.

4)They renovated the restaurant in 2004.

The restaurant was renovated in 2004 by them.

5)The teachers informed the students that the class was cancelled.

The students were informed by their teachers that the class was cancelled.

6)The students decorate the class every year.

Every year, the class is decorated by the students.

7)The teacher announced the names of the winners in the science fair.

The names of the winners in the science fair were announced by the teachers.

8)She completes the work perfectly.

The work is completed perfectly by her.

N)State if the following sentences are active or passive.

1)Nurses look after patients. active

2)The house was painted by the workers last week. passive

3) The pyramids were built nearly 5,000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. passive

4)Chefs use these machines to mix the ingredients. active

5)Harry ate six shrimps at dinner. active

6)Sue changed the flat tire. active

7)The novel is read by mum in one day. passive

8)Tom painted the entire house. active

9)The students' questions are always answered by the teacher. passive

10) Larry usually donates money to the homeless shelter. Active

O)Add commas to the sentences where needed.

1)I like drawing, listening to music and go fishing in my free time.

2)You need to sleep early to concentrate more, practice regularlyand eat healthy to stay on the top.

3)She looks stunning, elegant and beautiful in this dress.

4)I want to buy a new car, but cars are so expensive.

5)We will study hard, for we will have an exam next week.

6)Until I reach my goal, I will not stop working.

7)When she arrives, we will tell her the truth.

8)Jack, a ten year old boy, won the first place in the race.

9)My new house, perfectly decorated, got robbed.

10)I live in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

11)Jill, who is my sister, shut the door.

12)The man, knowing it was late, hurried home.

13)My best friend, Joe, arrived.

14)Mark Twain's book, Tom Sawyer, is a delight.

15)No, you can't have a dollar.

16)I'm from Florence, Italy.

17)It was the Sun's, June 5, 2003 edition.

18)"I don't care," he said.

19)"If I don't finish my H.W on time," he whispered, "I will be in trouble."

20)The boy watched Curry and wondered, "Could I ever be so talented like him?"

21)Michael Jordon was born on February 17, 1963.

P)Underline all parts of the verb in the following sentences.

1)Wehad run home from school.

2)"We will make him smile tonight," said Matthew.

3)We were going to cheer him up.

4)"You have built that very well," said dad.

5)Dad was busy working.

6)The roof of the house leaks.

7)Daniel is singing beautifully.

8)She cleans up her house everyday.

9)The baby woke up late.

10)The workers will be working on this project by next week.

Q)Complete each sentence by adding an adverb made from the word in brackets.

19)Eating healthily helps athletes to develop strong bodies.(healthy)

2)Training lazily will not improve an athlete stamina. (lazy)

3) He fell heavily(heavy) but luckily (luck) he wasn't hurt.

4) She easily (easy) won the race.

5)She thought she would probably (probable) be fit for tomorrow's event.

R)Underline the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the gap with the adverb.

1)The girl's voice is soft. She speaks softly.

2)He is a fast swimmer. He swims fast

3)Jane's dress was elegant. She dressed elegantly.

4)The student is clever. He answered all the problems cleverly.

5)She is a nice host. She greeted all her guests nicely.

S) Underline the adjectives once, the noun twice and circle the pronoun.

1)Sara and I were delightedto meet our teacher at the mall.

Adjective = delighted

Nouns = Sara, teacher, mall.

Pronoun = I, our

2)The ferocious monster attacked us.

Adjective = ferocious

Noun = monster

Pronoun = us

3)It was a hard decision to taken by my family.

Adjective = hard

Noun = decision, family

Pronoun = it, my

4)They bowed when they saw the beautiful, stunning princess.

Adjective = beautiful, stunning

Noun = princess

Pronoun = they,

T) Underline the verbs once, the adverbs twice and circle the prepositions.

1)Sue kindly helped the old woman sleeping in the bed.

Verbs = helped

Adverb = kindly

Preposition = in

2)Quietly the thief entered the house at night.

Verb = entered

Adverb = quietly

Preposition = at

3)They arrived late on Sunday.

Verb = arrived

Adverb = late

Preposition = on

4)They happily moved to Colorado after their marriage.

Verb = moved

Adverb = happily

Preposition = after, to

5)Luckily, we sat next to each other.

Verb = sat

Adverb = luckily

Preposition = next to

U)The trip to Alexandria was amazing. We had fun and greatly enjoyed our time.

Fill in the gap with the following:

Adjective = amazing Verb = was, had, enjoyed

Preposition = to Noun = Alex, trip, time

Adverb = greatly Pronoun = we, our

V) Identify whether the underlined adverbs are adverbs of manner, time or place.

1)She quietly went out of the house. manner

2)My name was written lastly in the list. place

3)My tortoise is hiding somewhere in the house. place

4)Dan carefully crossed the street. manner

5)She moved a step forward when they called her name. place

6) She arrived earlier in time than usual. time

W) Identify whether the underlined phrase is an adverbial phrase or an adjectival one.

1) The villa, with its high wooden fence, looked terrifying. Adjectival phrase

2)This evil, wicked witch, scared all the audience. Adjectival phrase

3)She answered the exam carefully and tidily. Adverbial phrase

4)Sandyexcitedly and proudly clapped her hands when she heard the good news. Adverbial phrase

X)Punctuate these sentences correctly.

1)the president house is near big ben in london.

The president's house is near Big Ben in London.

2)uncle daves birthday is on 8thnovember.

Uncle Dave’s birthday is on 8th November.

3)Cambridge and oxford are two great universities in london.

Cambridge and Oxford are two great universities in London.

4)the wizard of oz is a story liked by all children.

The Wizard of Oz is a story liked by all children.

5)jack works in the united nations.

Jack works in the United Nations.

6)my family usually celebrates Christmas in America.

My family usually celebrates Christmas in America.

7)the pacific ocean is the biggest in the world, but the river nile is the longest river.

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest in the world, but the River Nile is the longest river.

Y-Add the missing speech marks in the following direct speech sentences.

1)Do you think there is life on other planets? asked Louis

" Do you think there is life on other planets ? " asked Louis .

2)Louise said confidently oh , I think there is.

Louis said confidently , " Oh, I think there is. "

3) You seem very sure! Exclaimed Jane. How do you know?

" You seem very sure ! " exclaimed Jane . " How do you know? "

4)She didn't come to school explained Jane because she was sick.

" She didn't come to school , " explained Jane , " because she was sick ."

5)They hired her in this job declared Jack she is very smart.

" They hired her in this job ," declared Jack. " She is very smart."

- Concrete nouns are the names of things that exist outside your mind. You can touch, hear, smell, see and taste these things.

*Abstract nouns are nouns that represent thoughts, ideas, and feelings. You can't see, smell, taste, touch these things.

Z) Identify whether the underlined word in each of the following sentences is a concrete or abstract noun.

1)the bread looks fresh. concrete

2)Her beauty is stunning. abstract

3)The fear in her heart dominates her. abstract

4)Honesty is one of the most important qualities he is missing. abstract

5) I need to fix my computer. concrete

6)Creativityis required in his new job. abstract

7)She looked at him in astonishment when he shouted at her. abstract

A-Add a prefix from the box to make the antonym of each word below.

1)attentive = inattentive 2)convenient = inconvenient

3)approve = disapprove 4)responsible = irresponsible.

5)possible = impossible 6)credible incredible

7)replaceable = irreplaceable 8)beatable = unbeatable

9)advantage = disadvantage 10)certainly = uncertainly

B-Add a suitable suffix to the following words.

1)prevent = preventable/prevention 2)brave = bravely

3)celebrate = celebration 4)move = movable / movement

5)rely = reliable 6)invent = invention

7)Kind = kindness /kindly 8)encourage = encouragement

9)create = creation 10)neglect = negligible

E. Change the direct speech of the speakers to reported speech and do all necessary changes:

un – dis – im -in – ir

able – ible – ly – ion – ness - ment

1) Emily said, “Our teacher will travel to London tomorrow.”Emily said that their teacher would travel to London the following day.2) Robert said, “I wrote a letter yesterday.”Robert said that he had written a letter the day before.

3) “Tim went to the stadium an hour ago,” mom said to dad.Mom told dad that Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.

4) “You must read this book now,” Dan said.Dan said that I had to read that book then.

5) “ I can’t eat fish today as I feel sick,” Maria said.Maria said that she couldn’t eat fish that day as she felt sick.