Reviewer in Language

Grade-6

I. Action Verb and Linking Verb

a. Circle the subject and underline the verb in each sentence.

1. Harriet wrote an essay about her vacation to France.

2. The new teacher was a young man from England.
3. The energetic student dropped his pencil on the floor.
4. Bobby forgot his trumpet at home.
5. The children were sad.

b. Underline the verb in each sentence. Write “A” for an action verb and “L” for linking verb.

_______1. The soup smells delicious!

_______ 2. They climbed the tree easily.

_______ 3. The lesson seemed easy.

_______ 4. Franklin rode his bike to my house.

_______ 5. I always feel happy when I am at the zoo.

_______ 6.The man rested his head on his pillow.

_______ 7.This new recipe tastes funny.

_______ 8.Lara tastes the dish of her best friend.

_______ 9.Joseph looks tired today.

_______ 10. Marty and his friend play hockey.

_______ 11. This dress looks amazing on you.

________12. The girls seemed nervous yesterday.

II. Simple Tenses of the Verbs

a. Fill in the blanks with appropriate simple present tense form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The plane __________ at 6.30. (arrive)

2. I will phone you when he _________ back. (come)
3. Unless we ________ now we can’t be there on time. (start)
4. The sun ________ in the east. (rise)
5. The next term ________ on Monday. (begin)

b. Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use will.

1. You (earn) a lot of money.

2. You (travel) around the world.

3. You (meet) lots of interesting people.

4. Everybody (adore) you.

5. You (not / have) any problems.

c. Your ear can probably tell which verb tense “sounds right” in a sentence.
Choose the correct tense of the verb to best complete each sentence below.

1. Jim and Susan _________________________ to school tomorrow.

(went/will go)
2. Sam sits down and ______________________ in his notebook.
(writes/wrote)
3. The energetic puppy sure ________________ happy yesterday!
(is/was)
4. Mrs. Smith _________________ a song in the talent show next month.
(sang/will sing)
5. They ___________________ on the phone for three hours last night.
(talk/talked)
6. My baby sister ________________ for the first time yesterday!
(speaks/spoke)
7. Uncle Scott ____________________ me a new video game tomorrow.
(gave/will give)
8. The teacher ___________________to her students right now
(read/is reading)

III. Perfect Tenses of the Verb

a. Write if the verb tense is past perfect, present perfect or future perfect.

_ ___________ 1. She will have studied in France in college.

______________ 2. He has eaten chicken every day for a month.

______________ 3. My cat, Whiskers, has slept the entire day.

______________ 4. Eric and Susie have wanted to get a dog since they were little.

______________ 5. The students had worked hard in class so they earned a pizza party.

______________ 6. My principal will have earned another degree from a nearby university.

______________ 7. The family will have travelled to thirty different states.

______________ 8. We had gone to the store to buy some flowers for my mom.

b. Complete the following sentences using the perfect tenses form of the verb by putting has, have, had or
will have before the past participle form of the verb.

1. Where could he _______ gone?

2. They ______ left before I reached their place.
3. A few years ago, circumstances _______ forced me to leave school.
4. He heard that a tragedy ________ occurred at another site.
5. Many writers _______ translated Kabir’s poems into different languages.
6. Joanna _______ made up her mind that she was going to die.
7. He forgave his enemies who _______ wronged him.
8. After this play ends, we __________ acted in thirty performances for our school.
9. My mom ________ driven three hours already on our way to Florida.
10. We _______ studied a lot for the test before we finally took it yesterday.
11. When I am in sixth grade, I __________ attended every year of school in the same city.

IV. Progressive Tenses of the Verb

a. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in present progressive tense
1) Jason (listen) _________________ to music now.
2) I (talk) _________________ now.
3) Erin and Jessica (make) __________________ a cake right now.
4) Shhh…be quiet! The teacher (speak) ___________________ now!
5) Marcos and I (study) _________________ English now.
b. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in past progressive tense.
1) Dr. Andrews (call) _________________ his patient earlier today.
2) My brother and I (buy) _________________ donuts for breakfast at nine o'clock this morning.
3) Becky (skate) _________________ when she fell and broke her ankle.
4) They (bake) _________________ twelve cherry pies yesterday.
5) Ms. Rodriguez (teach) ________________ three classes last year while Mr. Leonard was teaching two.

c. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in future progressive tense.
Example: The grass (grow) will be growing faster in the summertime.
Example: At noon, the children (eat) are going to be eating lunch.
Example: Martha (plant) will be planting flowers while Katie is planting vegetables.
Example: Robert (receive) is going to be receiving the package when it arrives.

1) The class (listen) _______ _____ ________ closely during the review for the test.
2) Matthew (shave) _____ _______ _____ _____ ________ while Valerie is dressing.
3) I (cut) _______ _____ ________ these boards while you study the building plans.
4) If we lift weights, our muscles (get) _____ _______ _____ _____ ________ stronger.
5) The mayor (greet) _____ _______ _____ _____ ________Senator Arnold when the senator exits his
plane.
6) When our company arrives, we (serve) _______ _____ ________ a delicious meal.
7) The sergeant (train) _______ _____ ________ the new recruits for the next month.
8) The children (laugh) _______ _____ _________ while the clown is riding his tricycle.
9) Before rehearsals begin, the director (cast) _____ _______ _____ _____ ________ actors for parts in
the play.
10) If you don’t watch them, the puppies (wander) _______ _____ ________ into the street.

V. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Underline the verb. Then, write TV if it is transitive verb and INV if intransitive verb.
_____1. Let’s invite Bob and Sally.
_____2. You have baffled me.
_____3. I usually sleep well.
_____4. Please come here.
_____5. Our team has won the championship.
_____6. I bought her some flowers.
_____7. Marriage changed him for the better.
_____8. Bob has changed a lot since he got married to Alice.
_____9. We had to put off our visit to France. \
_____10. You never cease to amaze me.
VI. Subject-Verb Agreement
Direction: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.
2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.
5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.
10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.

VII. Passive and Active Voices

Rewrite the following changing the active sentences to passive and passive sentences to active. Use the
back page of this paper in answering.

1. The thieves have been arrested by the police.

2. The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
3. He has been invited to their party.
4. We have shipped your order.
5. The girl recited the poem beautifully.
6. The guests enjoyed the party.
7. The child impressed everyone with his polite manners.
8. A girl from Chennai won the first prize.
9. The readers like the latest book of the writer.
10. They are painting the walls.

VIII. Adjective
A. Ordering Adjectives in Series
Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

1. a.We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.

b. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
c. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.
2. a. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.
b. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
c. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
3. a. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.
b. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.
c. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.
4. a. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.
b. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
c. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.
5. For each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blank.

A. My grandmother lives in the ________________________ house on the corner

 little blue, green and white
 little blue and green and white
 little, blue, green, and white
B. The store carries an assortment of _____________________ objects.
 interesting new, old and antique
 new, old, interesting and antique
 interesting, old and new and
B. Degrees of Comparison of adjectives
Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. James is as ………………… as his brother.

a. tall b. taller c. tall than
2. Alexander was one of ……………………. kings who ever lived.
a. great b. the greatest c. the greater
3. Martin is …………………….. than any other boy in the class.
a. more industrious b. the more industrious c. the most industrious
4. Chennai is ……………………. than Mumbai.
a. hot b. hotter c. hottest
5. Very few cities in Asia are as ……………………. as Hong Kong.
a. big b. bigger c. biggest
6. This cathedral is the ………………….. in South India.
a. big b. bigger c. biggest
7. An airplane flies …………………….. than birds.
a. more fast b. more faster c. faster
8. Kitchen appliances have made cooking …………………..
a. more easy b. more easier c. easier
9. Very few countries are as rich …………………… America.
a. than b. as c. so
10. Some beans are at least …………………….. as meat.
a. more nutritious b. as nutritious c. nutritious
11. Naomi is ………………….. than her sister.
a. less clever b. less cleverer c. lesser clever
12. Clara is …………………… than Sara.
a. more clever b. more cleverer c. cleverer

b. Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjective given in the brackets.

1. Raveena is ……………………… (tall) than her sister.

2. The Alps are the …………………………. (high) mountain ranges in Europe.

3. The test was very ……………………. (easy)

4. The test was ……………………. (easy) than I thought.

5. She is ……………………. (old) than him.

6. Who is the …………………. (tall) man in the world?

7. I can run …………………… than you. (fast)