2nd Q-language4-admu

2nd Q - LANGUAGE I. NOUNS A. POSSESSIVE Write √ if the possessive form of the noun is correctly written. Write X if it is not. ___________1.

Jesus’s disciples worked hard to obey His commands.

___________2.

I found the officer-in-charge’s missing notebook.

___________3.

The peoples’ demands were heard by the President.

___________4.

All of the boys’ parents attended the Salu-Salo.

___________5.

He goes to school at St. James’s.

___________6.

The oxs’ tail is too long.

___________7.

This is the Santoses’ house.

___________8.

My mom bought my shirt at the childrens’ department.

___________9.

I wish I had Henry’s dancing skills.

___________10.

Golf is his father-in-laws’ favorite sport.

Choose the correct possessive noun. Write the letter of your answer on the blank. ___________ 1. in the

Joseph could not find his (A. family’s / B. familys’) table restaurant.

___________ 2.

The donations of generous people help fund the ten (A. scholars’ / B. scholar’s) tuition fees in the Ateneo.

___________ 3. fixed.

The (A. leg of the table / B. table’s leg) needs to be

___________ 4.

(A. Jose’s / B. Joses’) bag was left in the classroom.

___________ 5.

The best works are usually displayed in the (A. bulletin board’s of the classroom / B. bulletin board of the classroom).

B. COLLECTIVE Choose the correct collective noun. Write the letter of your answer on the blank. 1.

__________ attack the fortress. a. b.

An army of Orcs Armies of Orcs

2 2.

__________ was found hiding in the forest. a. Bands of robbers b. A band of robbers

3.

A few __________ are flying south for the winter. a. flock of geese b. flocks of geese

4.

Peter’s _____________ was the cleanest in the entire village. a. herd of sheep b. herds of sheep

5.

____________ joins the tournament. a. A team of badminton players b. Teams of badminton players

Choose the collective noun that will best complete the sentence. Write the letter of your answer on the blank. 1. The fishermen noticed _____________ of dolphins swimming in the ocean. a. prides b. tribes

c. pods d. companies

2. There are ________________ of monkeys swinging from the trees. a. bands b. troops

c. colonies d. herds

3. Numerous ______________ of indigenous Filipinos attended the peace conference.

a. bands b. stacks

c. clusters d. tribes

4. ______________ of grapes costs Php150. a. A pack b. A cluster

c. A stack d. A deck

5. Can you please give me that ____________ of cards? a. stack b. pile

c. deck d. class

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the sentence. letter of your answer on the blank.

Write the

3 1. A crowd of by-standers _____________ the fight between the two angry boys. a. watch b. watches 2. The world-famous Bohol Children’s choir _____________ at a concert in Europe. a. performs b. perform 3.

Groups of doctors _____________ the conference at the PICC. a. attend b. attends

4.

The appreciative audience ___________ wildly after Nina’s concert. a. clap b. claps

5.

Schools of fish ____________ around the divers exploring the reef. a. swim b. swims

II. PRONOUNS DEMONSTRATIVE

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PERSONAL,

POSSESSIVE,

INDEFINITE,

A. Write the letter of the correct possessive pronoun or determiner to complete each sentence. _______ 1. The Ramos family owns a carabao. It is one of ________ most precious possessions. A. their B. theirs _______ 2. Was the basketball in the yard ________ or Rico’s? A. your B. yours _______ 3. _______ is getting wet in the rain. A. Its B. It _______ 4. Pastillas made from carabao milk is ________ favorite delicacy. A. my B. mine _______ 5. 2008 turned out to be __________ year to win the UAAP. A. our B. ours _______ 6. Chris Tiu deserves all of _______ trophies.

4 A. his B. him _______ 7. Don’t get that coat, it is ____________. A. my B. mine _______ 8. My coat is blue. So is __________. A. her B. hers B. DIRECTIONS. Ring the letter of the correct personal pronoun that will complete each sentence in the letter. Dear Mikey, Last weekend, 1. (a. you b. I c. me d. they) attended a cool birthday party – a Space Battle party. It was 2. (a. my b. mine c. your d. our) friend Timmy’s birthday. 3. (a. She b. He c. They d. We) turned 10 on October 3. There were a lot of other boys (and girls) there too. 4. (a. She b. He c. They d. We) were each given a canon which sucked balls. Then, 5. (a. he b. us c. they d. we) ran after the other kids so we can shoot the balls at 6. (a. us b. them c. their d. yours). 7. (a. You b. I c. She d. They) was one of those who hit the most number of boys! I wish 8. (a. you b. I c. me me. Well, maybe next time, right?

d. they) could have been there with Your cousin, Cobbie

C. DIRECTIONS: Write the correct pronoun for the underlined words to complete the sentences. 1. The two players were disqualified from the game when __________ punched each other. 2. Mieirhoffer was given a technical foul after _______ cursed one of the referees. 3.

ADMU had a bonfire to celebrate _________ 2008 UAAP Championship.

4. Baclao was awarded the Finals MVP award for ________ outstanding performance during the finals. 5. The cheerleaders surprised the crowd with ___________ new cheer for Ateneo. D. DIRECTIONS. Write the letter of the correct indefinite pronoun for the sentence given. 1. ______________ should help keep the environment clean. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Both D. Many 2. ______________ is allowed to play after the classes begin.

5 A. Either

B. Nobody

C. Several D. Somebody

3. ______________ cleans the classroom every afternoon. A. Both B. Nobody C. All D. Somebody 4. It looks like ______________ can become the next honest President of this country. A. all B. no one C. somebody D. many 5. ______________ Kyle and Sean already had chicken pox. A. Both B. Anybody C. Neither

D. Either

6. ______________ boys were absent from the Salu-salo. A. One B. Most C. Some D. None 7. Mrs. Ajon was angry at ______________ of the boys in our class. A. both B. nobody C. several D. somebody 8. ______________ was spared from doing the jug. A. Either B. Nobody C. Several D. Somebody 9. There were _____________ girls who attended the Salu-salo with their brothers. A. a few B. everybody C. all D. no 10. ______________ boys got a notification slip in AP and Fil. A. Many B. A few C. Nobody D. Some E. DIRECTIONS. Complete demonstrative pronoun.

the

sentences

1.

Look at ____________ stars! They are so bright!

2.

____________ pencil is sharp.

3.

by

writing

the

correct

I have to carry ____________ books to school.

4.

I think ____________ man needs help.

5.

The puzzles in ________ book are great.

III. VERBS –PRESENT, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, FUTURE, PAST TENSE A. Encircle the appropriate form of the verb to use. 1. Kobe Bryant ( is exercising / exercises ) everyday to stay healthy and fit for the NBA games. 2. Coach Phil Jackson ( is lecturing / lectures ) his players right now on game strategies.

6 3. Many fans ( watch / are watching ) the games every season. 4. Rumor has it that Yao Ming ( is joining / joins ) the Lakers this coming season. 5. Dirk Nowitzki (goes / is going ) to Germany every other month to be with his family. B. DIRECTIONS. Answer the following questions using a complete sentence using the correct tense. 1. How did you feel when Ateneo won the UAAP Championship? Why?

2. What are you doing to prepare for the exams? _____________________________________________________________________________ _

3. What do the Grade 4 teachers do whenever the students misbehave in class?

4. How will you help in preserving the environment for the next generation?

C. DIRECTIONS: Supply the missing verbs. Use the correct tense. Sajid Bulig 1. ___________ a Boy Scout. He 2. ___________ (to be) (to save) six children from drowning during a river ferry accident years ago. He 3. __________ each child to the shore and 4. _________ back to save (to bring) (to swim) more. He 5. ____________ after saving the sixth child.

7 (to drown) Today, Sajid Bulig 6. ____________ a hero. Every year, the President (to be) 7. _____________ the Sajid Bulig Award for Heroism to other children (to give) who 8. ____________ the same kind of courage that Sajid displayed (to show) many years ago. I can be a hero like Sajid Bulig too. I 9. ____________ poor (to help) children by giving them clothes and toys. I 10. ___________________ (to volunteer) to teach children who cannot go to school. I 11. ________________ (to donate) books to needy schools. IV.

SPELLING

A. Look at the set of words in each number. Ring the word in each set that is misspelled. 1.

succeeding

humility

beggining

2.

souvinire

thousandths

3.

custom

coordinator

polination

4.

stamen

ocassion

tenths

5.

samaritan

pronoun

centurion

pistil

B. DIRECTIONS. Read each sentence carefully. Put a √ on the blank if both underlined words are spelled correctly. If not write the correct spelling of the misspelled word on the blank. ________

1.

There are groups that are working to preserve animals that belong to endangered species.

________

2.

It is impossible for my dad not to be allergic to polen.

_________

3.

Birds contribute to plant pollination and germanation.

_________

4.

My professor taught me how to make narrative essays.

_________

5.

All nations must come to an agreement and pledge their commitment to preserve the environment.

8 _________

6.

The crowd bellowed with joy to celebrate the triumphe of the Ateneo team at the UAAP.

_________ beauty

7.

The succeeding generations will no longer enjoy the of the extint dodo bird.

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