I. NOUN AND ITS KINDS Instruction: Identify what do the statements below are referring to.

Encircle the letter of the best answer. 1. These are names of persons, places, things, or idea. a. adjective b. noun c. determiner d. verb

2. It is a noun which names specific people, places, things, or ideas. a. proper noun b. count noun c. common noun d. mass noun

3. A noun that names people, places, things or ideas that are not specific such as dog or city a. proper noun b. collective noun c. common noun d. mass noun

4. A noun that names a mental or abstract concept. a. mass noun b. abstract noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

5. Nouns that are uncountable. a. mass noun b. abstract noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

6. Nouns that can be quantified or counted with a number. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

7. Nouns that denote group of persons or object. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

8. Nouns that exist in the physical world and denote something material and non-abstract. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

(9-20) Instruction: Classify the words below according to their kind. Write COM for common noun, PRO for proper noun, COL for collective noun, MASS for mass noun, CON for concrete noun, and ABS for abstract noun. _____9. Freedom _____13. Teacher _____17. Hair _____10. Table _____14. Maria Theresa _____18. Ball _____11. Sand _____15. Laoag City _____19. Faith _____12. flock _____16. herd _____20. street

ENRICHMENT Instruction. Underline the nouns found in the text below. The major thoroughfares were already lit by the new gas, but this was not the bright and even glare of the late Victorian period: the light flared and diminished, casting a flickering light across the streets and lending to the houses and pedestrians a faintly unreal or even theatrical quality. [W2B-006-68]

II. CONTEXT CLUES: SYNONYMS Instruction: Encircle the letter of the right synonym of the words asked in each sentence below. SYNONYMS: words with the same or similar meaning. Ex. Beautiful Gorgeous

1. Ashley stared at the newest style of jeans in the catalog. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite enough to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to grovel, she decided to plead with her parents for the money to buy them. Using the synonym clue, the word grovel in this sentence means A. resist C. network B. revolt D. plead 2. We made tentative plans with the restaurant, even though we were still undecided when we would have her party. Using the synonym clue, the word tentative in this sentence means A. sure C. uncertain B. certain D. definite 3. Mom made a delicious chocolate cake for us. The combination of dark chocolate and whipped cream created a scrumptious dessert. Using the synonym clue, the word scrumptious in this sentence means A. tasteless B. delicious C. sour D. terrible

4. The man was sent to the penitentiary, or prison, for stealing cars. Using the synonym clue, the word penitentiary in this sentence means A. paradise B. heaven C. hotel D. prison

5. It is better to allow someone to make up their own mind about something, than to feel the need to coerce, or force, them over to your side. Using the synonym clue, the word coerce in this sentence means A. wreck B. force C. recover D. believe

III. NUMBER OF NOUNS (Rules in Forming the Plural of Nouns) Here are some rules in forming the plural of nouns. To form the plural most nouns, add s. Ex. Trees Legs Arms

Add es to form the plural of nouns ending in s, z, x, ss, sh, or ch. Ex. Bushes Boxes Churches

To form the plural of nouns end in y preceded by consonant, change y to i and add es. Ex. City- Cities Duty- Duties Secretary- Secretaries

Add es to form the plural of most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant. Ex. Potatoes Tomatoes Echoes

To form the plural of some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to ve and add es. Ex. Knife- Knives Life- Lives leaf- Leaves

For some nouns the plural is formed by changing a vowel sound or by adding a syllable. Ex. Mouse- Mice Goose- Geese Child- Children

Some nouns are the same in the singular as they are in the plural. EX. Deer Equipment Jewelry

To form the plural of hyphenated compound nouns, make only the most important noun plural. EX. Mothers-in-law Editors-in-chief

A. Directions: Read the sentences. Write the correct plural form of each of the nouns appearing inside the parentheses. Use a dictionary, if necessary. 1. One of the (branch) _________________ fell off the tree. 2. Please put the (book) ______________ on the table. 3. Folks back home sit on their (porch) _______________ and talk all night. 4. We will need a lot of (box) ______________ when we moved to Ohio. 5. Mother made two (loaf) _______________ of bread for the potluck dinner.

6. Some people spend all their (life) _____________ chasing after money. 7. Many families had to repair their (roof) ______________ after the storm. 8. We sampled the coffee at all the (caf) ______________ near our hotel. 9. As a child, I had to rake up all the (leaf) _________________ in the yard. 10. At camp we peeled the (potato) ________________ that we ate for dinner.

IV. FIGURES OF SPEECH (PERSONIFICATION, SIMILE, METHAPOR) Instruction: Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence. 1. My computer hates me. 2. Time is a thief. 3. My love is like a red, red rose. 4. America is a melting pot. 5. The flowers begged for water. 6. Trees bowed to the ground. 7. He is as strong as an ox. 8. The noise is music to her ears. 9. Your explanation is as clear as mud. 10. The sunflowers nodded in the wind.

V. PARTS OF THE BOOKS A. Bibliography B. Body of the Book E. Front Cover F. Glossary 1. It shows the title and author of the book 2. It shows sometimes the publisher of the book. 3. It contains the title, the author, and the publisher. 4. It has the chapters, the units, and the pages where the topics are found. C. Title Page G. Index D. Back Cover H. Table of Contents

5. The thickest part of the book. 6. It contains all difficult words used in the explanation of topics in the book. 7. Found at the back of the book. Specific topic are arrange alphabetically here. 8. It has references used by the author in writing the book.

ANTONYM

Possessive Pronouns: Practice Sheets Sheet #1 Directions: Possessive pronouns show ownership. Here is the list of possessive pronouns. Notice that only one uses an apostrophe: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, our, ours, its, their, theirs, whose, ones Underline the correct possessive pronouns in the following sentences: 1. Is this (your, yours) coat? 2. You cant have (my, mine) cookie. 3. It is (our, ours) turn. 4. Look at (her, hers) funny hat. 5. That ring has lost (its, its) shine. 6. This car is (my, mine). 7. Dogs love to play so it is a favorite activity of (their, theirs). 8. Are you sure this is (your, yours)? 9. Do you know (whose, who) book this is? 10. (Ones, Ones) opinion is welcome here.

REFLEXIVE PRNOUN Instruction: Shade the right reflexive pronoun. Q1 - It's ____ party. my mine Q2 - He hurt ____. his himself Q3 - She did it ____. hers herself Q4 - He took it from ____ room. my myself Either could be used here. Q5 - I didn't believe ____ story. her hers Q6 - I saw it with ____ own eyes. my mine myself Q7 - No one would help us, so we had to do it ____. us ourself ourselves Q8 - Someone took it while ___ were asleep. ourselves we Q9 - He'll just have to do it ____. him himself Q10 - It's not ____ problem.

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INTENSIVE PRONOUN Instruction: Fill the blanks with the right intensive pronoun. I ________am sick of the heat. 2. You _____________are responsible for this mess!
1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The president ____________appeared at the rally. The actress ______________wrote those lines. The cat _______________caught the mouse. We______________ made the meal. You _______________can win this game. The troops________________ helped the people escape the burning building.