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Extra Practice
Verb Tenses
A. Write each sentence. Then write present, past, or future to tell the tense of the underlined verb.
1. My new kitten likes his toys. 2. The older cat looks confused.
3. The cat will watch the kitten at play. 4. I showed the kitten to my class.
5. The kitten escaped from my arms. 6. He jumped back into his box.
7. The kitten purrs when he is happy. 8. He hisses at me when he is angry. 9. I will feed my cats in the morning.
10. I will take him home now.
B. Write each sentence. Underline the verb. Then write present, past, or future to tell the tense of the verb.
11. I watch the actions of the cat and kitten. 12. The cat teaches the kitten many things. 13. The kitten pounced on a piece of yarn. 14. The kitten practices his climbing skills. 15. He ran under the chair.
16. Then the cat will move past the kitten. 17. The kitten will jump at its mother.
18. The kitten scampers away.
19. The kitten eats a little food at a time. 20. The cat shows the kitten how to play.
C. Write each sentence. Complete the sentence with the correct verb form.
21. Now the cat (sees, saw) something moving. 22. Yesterday the kitten (sleeps, slept) all day.
23. Tomorrow I (took, will take) my kitten to the vet. 24. Right now he (needed, needs) a nap.
25. Later today I (fed, will feed) him cat food.
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Extra Practice
Subject-Verb Agreement
A. Write agrees or does not agree to show if the verb in parentheses agrees with the underlined subject.
1. The Invention Lab (opens) today.
2. Students (create) any kind of gadget they want. 3. The lab (contain) interesting building materials. 4. I (want) to make a spacecraft.
5. These plastic tubes (looks) good for the fuel tanks. 6. Evan (draws) a picture of his robot.
7. He (collect) some cardboard pieces.
8. These rubber bands (connect) the parts. 9. Megan (makes) a silly monster.
10. She (finds) some interesting shiny paper.
B. Write each sentence. Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses ( ).
11. Ms. Barone (decide, decides) to make a satellite. 12. Two other teachers (work, works) together.
13. Silvia (brush, brushes) the dust away. 14. She (build, builds) a space shuttle.
15. My spacecraft (need, needs) solar panels. 16. These wood chips (look, looks) pretty good.
17. My dad (wash, washes) off the piece of wood. 18. He (like, likes) to build things, too.
19. We (know, knows) about making things.
20. Shannon (watch, watches) me work on my project.
C. Write each sentence. Use the correct present-tense form of the verb in parentheses ( ).
21. They
22. Jake
a thank-you note to the museum. (send)
the Invention Lab with his dad. (visit)
23. The inventions
24. Ms. Barone
great on display. (look)
pictures of all of the inventions. (take)
25. Jake he could spend all day at the museum. (wish)
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Extra Practice
Spelling Present-Tense and Past-Tense Verbs
A. Write present or past to name the tense of each verb.
1. shopped 2. donates 3. rushed 4. replies
5. clap
6. finish 7. copied 8. invite 9. blushes
10. included
B. Read each sentence. Write the correct present-tense and past-tense forms of the verb in parentheses.
11. Mom (notice) something missing. 12. She (hurry) back into the store. 13. The cashier (grin) at her.
14. Mom (blush) with embarrassment. 15. Sally (carry) the bag to the car.
16. Mom (breathe) a sigh of relief.
17. She (stop) once more on the way home. 18. Mom (hope) her new glasses fit well.
19. The technician (like) the glasses she chose. 20. Mom (try) on the glasses.
C. Write each sentence. Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses ( ) in the tense shown after the sentence.
21. Sally (decide) these glasses look great on her. past 22. The technician (study) the fit of the glasses. present 23. Mom (hope) for new glasses for a long time. past 24. The technician (finish) the sale. present
25. Mom (hurry) out of the store. present
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Extra Practice
Commas in a Series
A. Write each sentence. Use commas where they are needed in each underlined phrase.
1. Nathan Zack and I went tubing last summer.
2. My sister brought Ellen Nadia and Linda with her.
3. My parents Zack’s parents and Nadia’s parents went, too. 4. The truck was loaded with coolers food blankets and towels. 5. We drove past the mall the park and the school.
6. The van the car and the truck followed Mrs. Morton. 7. All of us stopped to get tubes rafts and life jackets. 8. Ellen Nadia and Marie rented large tubes.
9. Mom Dad and Mr. Morton rented double tubes. 10. Zack’s sister brother and friend each got a raft.
B. Write each sentence, and include the necessary commas. If no commas are needed, write no commas next to the sentence.
11. It was a hazy hot and humid day.
12. Zack and Marie checked the water temperature.
13. We left the food drinks towels and blankets in the truck. 14. Are there any alligators or turtles in the river?
15. The Ichetucknee River has lots of animals plants and rocks. 16. The children shrieked and screamed on their way to the river. 17. The parents smiled laughed and chuckled.
18. It’s a good thing the weather was sunny hot and humid. 19. The river is not very deep or wide.
20. Marie Nadia and Ellen watched as Dad checked the tubes.
C. Write each sentence. Add commas where they are needed. Take them out where they are not needed.
21. Zack’s sister, brother, and mother, stayed together. 22. The ropes helped the boys the girls and their parents.
23. We did a run in the morning the afternoon and the evening. 24. After that, we ate sandwiches, fruit, and chips, for lunch.
25. The hot sun felt great after sitting in the cold wet and rolling river.
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Extra Practice
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
A. Write each sentence. Circle the helping verb that goes with the underlined main verb.
1. All of the fourth graders are studying history.
2. I am writing a report about camels in the military.
3. In the mid-1800s, horses and mules had served as pack animals. 4. The U.S. Army had heard about camels’ great abilities.
5. Camels will endure long distances of travel in the desert.
6. They have developed ways to survive the hot and dry climate. 7. In 1855, the Army had sent two officers to the Middle East. 8. The two officers had purchased 33 camels for the Army.
9. They had loaded the camels on the USS Supply.
10. People were commenting on the camels’ great strength.
B. Write each sentence. Underline the main verb and circle the helping verb.
11. The Army had moved a herd of camels to Fort Camp Verde. 12. A second herd was coming the following year.
13. The camels were working alongside horses and mules.
14. A camel’s strong legs will allow it to carry heavy loads for long distances.
15. Camels have traveled up to 25 miles a day with little food or water.
16. Sometimes rocky soil has injured a camel’s soft, padded feet. 17. A fire had destroyed Fort Camp Verde in 1910.
18. During the Civil War, the Army was selling the camels. 19. Some camels had escaped.
20. A few were roaming the west Texas desert.
C. Write each sentence. Add a helping verb to each main verb. 21. Some camels survived until the end of the 1800s.
22. They 23. I
24. I
25. They
never tried the camel project again. finishing my report today.
learned a lot about these camels.
kick if they have to work too hard.
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