STUDY GUIDE.

GRAMMAR EXAM:

1.-Singular and plural nouns.

The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter s.

·         more than one snake = snakes

·         more than one ski = skis

·         more than one Barrymore = Barrymores

Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds, however, will require an -es for the plural:

·         more than one witch = witches

·         more than one box = boxes

·         more than one gas = gases

·         more than one bus = buses

·         more than one kiss = kisses

·         more than one Jones = Joneses

Note that some dictionaries list "busses" as an acceptable plural for "bus." Presumably, this is because the plural "buses" looks like it ought to rhyme with the plural of "fuse," which is "fuses." "Buses" is still listed as the preferable plural form. "Busses" is the plural, of course, for "buss," a seldom used word for "kiss."

There are several nouns that have irregular plural forms. Plurals formed in this way are sometimes called mutated (or mutating) plurals.

·         more than one child = children

·         more than one woman = women

·         more than one man = men

·         more than one person = people

·         more than one goose = geese

·         more than one mouse = mice

·         more than one barracks = barracks

·         more than one deer = deer

ACTIVITIES:

Add an s or es at the end of each word to form the plural.

1. flower _________________ 2. tool _________________

3. box _________________ 4. tree _________________

5. flash _________________ 6. church _________________

7. lunch _________________ 8. apple _________________

9. peach _________________ 10. truck _________________

11. waltz _________________ 12. crash _________________

13. blanket _________________ 14. tax _________________

15. dog _________________ 16. egg _________________

17. car _________________ 18. beach _________________

19. wish _________________ 20. cloud ____

2.- ARTICLES:

There are only three articles in English: a, an and the.

There are two types of articles indefinite 'a' and 'an' or definite 'the'. You also need to know when not to use an article

Indefinite articles - a and an (determiners)

A and an are the indefinite articles. They refer to something not specifically known to the person you are communicating with.

A and an are used before nouns that introduce something or someone you have not mentioned before:-

For example

"I saw an elephant this morning."
"I ate a banana for lunch."

- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.html#sthash.XAT3fjwv.dpuf

ACTIVITY:

Choose the correct article:

1. I am going to ________ concert tomorrow.

 1) a 2)an

 2. My boyfriend is ________ actor.

 1) a 2)an

3. Her cousin has ________ very good job.

 1) a 2)an

4. That was ________ interesting game.

 1) a 2)an

5. She is ________ honest person.

 1) a 2)an

6. We had ________ really good time yesterday.

 1) a 2)an

7. Bring ________ umbrella. It is going to rain.

 1) a 2)an

8. Tomorrow will be ________ hot day.

 1) a 2)an

9. Mary is ________ good friend.

 1) a 2)an

10. I want to eat ________ apple.

 1) a 2)an

3.- COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS.

A common noun :

Name

s a general person,

 place

or thing.

examples: I went to the city.

The man was kind.

A proper noun

names a specific person, place, or thing.

Always capitalize the first letter of a proper noun.

examples: I went to San Francisco.

Mr. Brown was kind.

ACTIVITY:

Part 1: Underline the common nouns with a blue crayon.

 Underline the proper nouns with a red crayon.

1. The house is on Main Street. (1 common, 1 proper)

2. Karen played with her sister. (1 common, 1 proper)

3. Fran went to Furry Friends Pet Shop. (2 proper)

4. The car stopped quickly. (1 common)

5. Morgan Boulevard is a busy street. (1 proper, 1 common)

6. Michael and his friend chased the kitten. (1 proper, 2 common)

7. Did you see Kevin at the party? (1 proper, 1 common)

8. Laura looked at the stars through her telescope. (1 proper, 2 common)

4.- COUNTABLE AND NONCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

Count and Noncount Nouns: Basic Rules

Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns

The Basic Rules: Count and Noncount Nouns

A count noun is one that can be expressed in plural form, usually with an "s." For example, "cat—cats," "season—seasons," "student—students."

A noncount noun is one that usually cannot be expressed in a plural form. For example, "milk," "water," "air," "money," "food." Usually, you can't say, "He had many moneys."

ACTIVITY:

1. We don’t have a lot of _________________ (furniture/furnitures) in our house.

2. These __________________ (table/tables) are really expensive.

3. He normally drinks a lot of _________________. (milk/milks)

4. Give me those _________________. (book/books)

5. Would you like some _________________ (bread/breads) with your dinner?

6. She has a lot of pretty _________________. (dress/dresses)

7. This store offers a wide selection of _________________. (clothing/clothings)

8. There ____________ (is/are) a lot of _________________ (pollution/pollutions) in

this city.

9. _________________ (Animal/Animals) should be treated with respect.

10. How many _________________ (piece/pieces) of cheese would you like?

Spelling exam.

*Study vocabulary from your spelling notebook.

Reading exam.

*Review all the readings in your compiler.

SCIENCE EXAM

*Digestive process study from your notebook.