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Multiple Choice - All questions 1 point each Complete the sentence with the correct helping verb. 1. At the moment, all of the English professors ________ meeting in the Founder's Hall. A. were B. are 2. Can it wait? I _______ writing an email to...

Multiple Choice - All questions 1 point each Complete the sentence with the correct helping verb. 1. At the moment, all of the English professors ________ meeting in the Founder's Hall. A. were B. are 2. Can it wait? I _______ writing an email to Karen right now. A. am B. will be 3. Johnny _________ typing his essay when the power suddenly went out. A. was B. is 4. At this time tomorrow, Lacey and Patrick ___________ flying to Korea. A. will be B. are 5. The branches ___________ gently swaying in the wind as snow began to fall. A. are B. were Created with My Worksheet Maker  For the next 5 questions read carefully which tense it is asking you to choose. 6. Complete the sentence with the past progressive form of the verb. Aubrey's long braid ___________ down her back. A. was hanging B. is hanging C. will be hanging 7. Complete the sentence with the present progressive form of the verb. The snow _______________ more quickly than usual this year. A. was melting B. is melting C. will be melting 8. Complete the sentence with the future progressive form of the verb. Jayden ___________ three actors in the play. A. was casting B. is casting C. will be casting 9. Complete the sentence with the present progressive form of the verb. Betty ____________ now for Australia. A. was leaving B. is leaving C. will be leaving 10. Complete the sentences with the past progressive form of the verb. The girls ______________ glitter on all the posters. A. were spreading B. are spreading C. will be spreading Created with My Worksheet Maker  For the next 5 questions read carefully to choose either compound or simple sentences. 11. Choose which is a simple sentence. A. The terrible snowstorm brought traffic to a halt. B. I need to shovel this snow, or someone might slip and fall. 12. Choose the compound sentence. A. Roses are beautiful flowers, but their stems are covered with thorns. B. The woman at the post office weighs the package on a scale. 13. Choose the simple sentence. A. A chimpanzee escaped from the zoo, so the police are searching for it. B. British general John Burgoyne surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga. 14. Choose the compound sentence. A. My stepsister decorated her folder with glitter. B. I pretend to be a knight, and Gabby pretends to be an astronaut. 15. Choose the compound sentence. A. I will address the envelope, and you can put the stamp on it. B. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. For questions 16-20 choose the correction option to create a compound sentence. 16. __________________________ the Gilmores went to Times Square. A. During their visit to New York City, B. The Museum of Modern Art was closed, so 17. Mexico has ______________________________. A. beautiful scenergy, so millions of people visit every year. B. beautiful beaches along its thousands of miles of coastline. Created with My Worksheet Maker 18. Mercy is the smallest ________________________. A. planet in the solar system, not the largest B. planet, and it is closest to the sun 19. __________________________ is still popular today. A. Charlotte's Web, a 1952 book by E.B. White, B. Charlotte's Web was written in 1952, but the book 20. Swimming _____________________ exercise. A. is one of the most popular forms of B. is good for the heart, so it is great For questions 21-25 write the subordinating conjunction on the line. 21. Since a blizzard is coming, school will be closed. 22. After we finish lunch, let's play outside. 23. Since you're so good at math, you should be an engineer. 24. As Mom hammered in the nail, I covered my ears. 25. Ben should sleep longer since he stayed up late last night. For questions 26-30 write the coordinating conjunction on the line. 26. The movie star made an appearance, but she left after only five minutes. 27. Mr. Sweeney was an honest man but a lazy one, too. 28. The adventure story was short but exciting. 29. I will clean the aquarium this afternoon or tomorrow  30. Mrs. McCall couldn't reach the shelf, so she asked for a stool. Created with My Worksheet Maker  For questions 31-35 choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. 31. He accused _______ of eating all brownies. A. me B. myself 32. It thrills ______ to see the stars through a telescope. A. her B. herself 33. She argued with ________ about the rules of the game. A. him B. himself 34. When will the musicians record ___________ playing their new song? A. themselves B. himself 35. When she sat down Becky buckled _________ in and adjusted the mirrors of her car. A. myself B. herself Created with My Worksheet Maker  Complete the sentence with a pronoun that refers back to the subject in bold (use a reflexive pronoun from the box below). themselves himself ourselves herself itself 36. Did the detectives discover the secret door by......? 37. Her husband needs to be more honest with............ 38. We will design our new house by................ 39. She fed all the farm animals by.................... 40. How does a seal defend....................... in the wild? Use the words in bold to create COMPOUND WORDS. 41. A berry that is almost black is called a __________________. 42. A ________room is a room where class is held. 43. A school______ is a boy who goes to school. 44. A tub that you take a bath in is a bath ______. 45. A _____bowl is a bowl where fish can live. Created with My Worksheet Maker  Use the suffixes -ful or - less to understand the meanings of the word. 46. What does tearful mean? A. without tears B. full of tears 47. What does scentless mean? A. without a scent B. full of scents 48. What does the word wireless mean? A. without wires B. full of wires 49. What does respectful mean? A. full of respect B. without respect 50. What does cloudless mean? A. full of clouds B. without clouds Use the suffixes -ly or -ness to understand the meaning of the word. 51. What does dampness mean? A. in a damp way B. the state of being damp 52. What does firmly mean? A. the state of being firm B. in a firm way Created with My Worksheet Maker 53. What does plainly mean? A. the state of being plain B. in a plain way 54. What does nervousness mean? A. in a nervous way B. the state of being nervous 55. What does rudely mean? A. in a rude way B. the state of being rude Use the suffixes -able or -ment to understand the meaning of the word. 56. What does measurement mean? A. the result of measuring B. able to be measured 57. What does announcement mean? A. able to be announced B. the result of announcing 58. What does packable mean? A. the action of packing B. able to be packed 59. What does climbable mean? A. the action of climbing B. able to be climbed 60. What does disappointment mean? A. able to be disappointed B. the result of disappointing Created with My Worksheet Maker  Choose the correct possessive form of the noun. 61. that ______ badge A. sheriff's B. sheriffs' 62. a ______ stripes A. tigers' B. tiger's 63. the _________ mood A. professor's B. professors' 64. their ___________ laughter A. nephew's B. nephews' 65. the ________ violin A. musician's B. musicians' 66. Many__________ towels A. hotel's B. hotels' 67. _____________ jaws A. shark' B. sharks' 68. this _________ bridge A. castle's B. castles' Created with My Worksheet Maker 69. There were many patients. The _____________ bandages. A. patient's B. patients' 70. that __________ experiment A. scientist's B. scientist' Circle the plural or possessive error. Then write the correction on the line. (2 points each) 71. Eric's marble's were smooth and green. Rewrite the error correctly on the line. 72. We could hear the mices' claws scratching behind the wall. 73. Megan and her friends admired the tall sheriffs uniform. 74. Continents' shift's can be the result of an earthquake. 75. The berries' in Kate's garden are almost ripe! Created with My Worksheet Maker