Action and Linking Verbs

A verb is a word that tells what someone or something is or

does. Action verbs are words that show action. Linking verbs,
such as am, is, are, was, and were, do not show action. They link
a subject to a word or words in the predicate.
Action Verb Roses grow on bushes in the garden.
Linking Verb Each rose is a different color.

Directions Write the verb in each sentence. Write A after an action verb. Write L after
a linking verb.

1. We see many wildflowers on our trips.

2. Wildflowers bloom along this path.

3. My favorites are bluebonnets.

4. Queen Anne’s Lace is a soft white flower.

5. My sister loves little yellow buttercups.

Directions Write a verb that can complete each sentence. Write A if you use an action
verb and L if you use a linking verb.

6. Wildflowers on a hot day.

7. Once I a flower called a fairy slipper.

8. Clover usually purple.

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9. Don’t on those lilies.

10. Forests full of violets and other wildflowers.

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 Commands and Exclamations
A sentence that tells someone to do something is a command. A
sentence that shows strong feelings is an exclamation.
Command Put a dollar on the counter.
Exclamation What a bright penny that is!
Some commands begin with please. Commands usually end with
periods. The subject of a command is you. The word you is not
written or said, but it is understood. Exclamations can express
feelings such as surprise, anger, or excitement. Exclamations
begin with a capital letter and end with an exclamation mark.

Directions Write command if the sentence is a command or exclamation if the

sentence is an exclamation.

1. Please give me change for a dollar.

2. Put the money in your pocket.

3. What a big bag of pennies that is!

4. Count the pennies carefully.

5. I am so tired of counting!
Directions Write each sentence with the correct punctuation mark.
6. That castle is so beautiful

7. Take a picture of the lovely gardens

8. How expensive it must be

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9. Think about living in a place like that

10. What a daydream that is

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 Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper
noun names a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns
begin with capital letters.
Common Nouns These birds live in cold places.
Proper Nouns It is cold in Antarctica in July.
Capitalize each important word in a proper noun: Fourth of July.
The names of days, months, and holidays are proper nouns. They
begin with capital letters.

Directions Write C if the underlined noun is a common noun. Write P if the

underlined noun is a proper noun.
1. Penguins have black and white feathers.
2. Some penguins live in zoos in the United States.

3. Penguins have webbed feet.

4. New Zealand has many penguins.

5. This penguin hatched in July.

Directions Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the sentences.
6. Penguins eat fish from the water.

7. There is much food in the Pacific Ocean.

8. Australia has many penguins.

9. Seals and whales also live in Antarctica.

10. Are there penguins at the zoo in Washington?

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 Compound Sentences
A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate. A compound
sentence contains two simple sentences joined by a comma and
a word such as and, but, or or.
Simple Sentence The boy helped his mother.
Simple Sentence His mother bought him a bicycle.
Compound Sentence The boy helped his mother, and his
mother bought him a bicycle.
The two parts of a compound sentence have ideas that make
sense together. A comma goes after the first sentence, before
the word and, but, or or.

Directions Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence. Write C if the sentence is a

compound sentence.
1. The family had a farm.
2. The boy planted beans, and his mom planted pumpkins.
3. The family ate bananas and spinach.
4. The spinach tasted good, but the bananas tasted better.
5. The boy picked the crops, and his father sold them.

Directions Write each compound sentence. Add a comma to punctuate the

sentence correctly.
6. A wheelbarrow carries crops but it is hard to push.

7. You can pick peas or you can gather sweet potatoes.

8. It rains in spring and the crops grow quickly.

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9. Coffee grows on trees and pumpkins grow on vines.

10. Farming is hard work but the family enjoys it.

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 Irregular Plural Nouns
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most
nouns add -s to form the plural. An irregular plural noun has a
special form for the plural.
Singular Nouns An ox and a sheep live on the farm.
Irregular Plural Nouns Three oxen and some sheep live on
the farm.
Some nouns and their irregular plural forms are child/children,
deer/deer, foot/feet, goose/geese, leaf/leaves, life/lives, man/men,
mouse/mice, ox/oxen, sheep/sheep, tooth/teeth, and woman/
women.

Directions Write S if the underlined noun is singular. Write P if the underlined noun
is plural.
1. Some children collect pets.

2. Carrie has four mice.

3. She has a pet goose in her yard.

4. Carrie wants some woolly sheep.

5. She even wants a deer.

Directions Underline the singular nouns and circle the plural nouns in the sentences.
6. The children told the woman about their problem.

7. They could not rake all the leaves on the playground.

8. They could not run fast with leaves under their feet.

9. Some men brought machines to school.

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10. The woman and the men solved the problem together.

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 Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun names only one person, place, or thing. A plural
noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
Singular Nouns A tall weed sprouted beside the creek.
Plural Nouns Grasses grew among the trees.
Most nouns add -s to form the plural. Add -es to a noun that
ends in ch, sh, s, ss, or x: benches, wishes, buses, glasses, foxes.
When a noun ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and
then add -es: cities.

Directions Write S if the underlined noun is singular. Write P if the underlined noun
is plural.
1. There are many jobs on the farm.
2. That job will take you one day.

3. Daniel picks strawberries with his brother.

4. The apples are not ripe yet.

5. Anita plants bushes each fall.

Directions Underline the singular nouns and circle the plural nouns in the sentences.
6. The farmer planted a garden with many vegetables.

7. Foxes ate the grapes off the vines.

8. Carrots grow under the ground.

9. Some beans grow on a tall stalk.

10. Many workers pick the crops each year.

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 Singular Possessive Nouns
To show that one person, animal, or thing owns something, use a
singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe (’) and the letter s
to a singular noun to make it possessive.
Singular Noun The bear slept all day.
Singular Possessive Noun The hare did not like the bear’s
laziness.

Directions Write the possessive noun in each sentence.

1. The class talked about each person’s favorite vegetable.

2. Edward likes the carrot’s bright color.

3. Olivia likes broccoli’s leafy tops.

4. Terrell likes his mom’s bean soup.

5. Everyone enjoys the farm’s good foods.

Directions Write the possessive form of the underlined noun in each sentence.

6. The market sells the farmer freshest vegetables.

7. The corn sweet flavor makes that soup delicious.

8. What vegetable will be good with tonight dinner?

9. The cook recipes for potatoes are wonderful.

10. Tracy favorite salad includes lettuce and celery.

11. The most important thing is a vegetable freshness.

12. I can almost taste my dad homemade squash casserole.

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 Statements and Questions
A sentence that tells something is a statement. A sentence that
asks something is a question.
Statement Most people save money.
Question Do you save money?
A statement begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. A
question begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

Directions Write statement if the sentence tells something. Write question if the
sentence asks something.

1. There are a few different ways to save money.

2. You can put money away each week.

3. Do you always save your allowance?

4. You can buy the things you need on sale.

5. What is the best way to save money?

Directions Write each sentence with the correct punctuation mark.

6. Annie saves one dollar each week

7. Frank does not spend money on candy

8. Did you save your birthday money

9. Could we put the money in the bank

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10. Saving money can be fun

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 Subjects and Predicates
A sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject is
the sentence part that tells whom or what the sentence is
about. All the words in the subject are called the complete
subject. The predicate is the sentence part that tells what
the subject is or does. All the words in the predicate are
called the complete predicate.
In the following sentence, the complete subject is underlined
once. The complete predicate is underlined twice.
Most people learn something each day.

Directions Underline the complete subject of each sentence.

1. We find knowledge in many places.

2. The students in our class ask lots of questions.

3. The library has books about many subjects.

4. Teachers help students with their lessons.

5. Books about animals are my favorites.

Directions Underline the complete predicate of each sentence.

6. The class studied whales.

7. The school librarian knows all about caves.

8. James read about pirates.

9. People learn about animals at the zoo.

10. The garden has many kinds of trees.

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