Slaying Adjectives

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________

Adjectives describe, or modify, nouns and pronouns. Generate

five adjectives that could be used to describe each noun.

horse friend hamburger hair

Now, use each noun in a sentence with one of your adjectives.

adjective + noun Use the word pair in a sentence.

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____________________ horse
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____________________ friend
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____________________ hamburger
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____________________ hair
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 Punctuation and Capitalization
Name: ________________________ Date: ______________________
Instructions: Add the correct punctuation and capitalization to each
sentence. Include commas, periods, question marks, and quotation
marks where needed.

1. what are you bringing to the picnic she asked her teacher

2. she shouted I don’t care if i ever see you again

3. Youre the finest thing i ever did see she told her new kitten

4. Karl asked his coach how late is chris going to be to the game

Rewrite each sentence with the correct punctuation. Capitalize words and add
quotation marks where needed.

1. Mustang sally you better slow your mustang down he sang

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2. i need you like a fish needs a bicycle she said as she stormed out of the room

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3. he told her i wish you wouldnt say those hurtful things

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4. Im about three-fourths of the way done with my paper she told her tutor

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5. im studying during the summer because i want to get smarter and give myself a

better chance of success the child thought to himself

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 Words That Do More Than One Job
Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________________
Instructions: Many words can be more than one part of speech - they can name
something (noun), tell an action (verb) and provide description (adjective or adverb),
depending on how they are used in a sentence.
Consider each word and write at least two parts of speech that it can be. Then, use
the word in two different sentences showing how it can be used as two parts of speech.
Example

Word: bat

Part of Speech: noun

She hit the ball, threw the bat, then ran to first base.

Part of Speech: noun

The bees were so ferocious, she had to bat at them with both hands.

Word: swing

Part of Speech: _________________

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Part of Speech: _________________

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Word: color

Part of Speech: _________________

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Part of Speech: _________________

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 Homographs

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________________

Instructions: Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have
different meanings and may be pronounced differently. Write the
homograph for each clue.

1. Something in a pencil, or what a CEO of a business does for her company.

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2. The reverse direction, or the part of your anatomy that has a spine.

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3. A pass that allows you to do something, or to give permission to someone.

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4. When a broadcast is made as it is happening, or the opposite of dead.

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5. Sixty seconds, or something very small. _________________________

6. The way someone behaves, or to lead an orchestra. _________________________

7. The opposite of something, or a brand of shoes. _________________________

8. The break kids get around lunch time, or to shrink. _________________________

9. A beautiful smelling flower, or past tense of ascending.

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 The Job of an Adverb

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________________

Instructions: Adverbs are words that work hand-in-hand with verbs - they
tell how. They usually end in -ly, but not always. The verb in each
sentence is underlined. Circle the adverb that gives the verb more
description.
1. Sharla played the piano beautifully.

2. Juan cleaned the refrigerator thoroughly.

3. Matthew drove the car carefully.

4. Maggie aimed precisely at the goal and then shot the ball.

5. Miguel painted the mural vibrantly.

6. Evalyse skateboarded down the sidewalk skillfully.

7. The tree waved gently in the breeze.

8. Felix the cat meowed sadly.

9. The ice cream sundae melted quickly.

10. The baby cried violently.

Write three sentences that use adverbs to modify your verbs.

1. _______________________________________________________________________

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2. _______________________________________________________________________

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3. _______________________________________________________________________

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 Words That Do More Than One Job

Word: drive

Part of Speech: _________________

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Part of Speech: _________________

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Word: answer

Part of Speech: _________________

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Part of Speech: _________________

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Now come up with a word on your own.

Word: _________________

Part of Speech: _________________

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Part of Speech: _________________

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