Term 3 Flashcards
Insert a preposition into this sentence:
I’m dreaming……..becoming a famous scientist one day.
About or of
Add the preposition:
We decided…………..(not to) buying the new car.
Against
Write your own sentences using the following prepositions:
From, under, through, behind
I received a new Ferrari from my grandpa for Christmas
The blanket man lives under the Howard Drive bridge.
Lucy stepped through the back of the cupboard into Narnia.
I hide behind the bathroom door to give my sister a fright.
Identify the words from this list that are NOT prepositions:
Lightbulb, theirs, from, school, wonderful, upon, to, throughout, off, before, inside, friendly, scary, yelled, beyond, favorite, under, by, across, into, home
Lightbulb, theirs, school, wonderful, throughout, friendly, scary, yelled, favorite, home.
What tenses do we use for ongoing actions?
The continuous tenses
When do you use the present continuous tense?
Give an example.
It’s describes continuous actions in the present.
I am eating. //am// is the present tense helping verb (auxiliary verb) //eating// is the continuous verb
What do we call a word that is a helping verb.
An auxiliary verb.
When do you use the past continuous tense?
Give an example.
It’s describes continuous actions in the past.
I was eating. //was// is the past tense helping verb (auxiliary verb) //eating// is the continuous verb
When do you use the future continuous tense?
Give an example.
It’s describes continuous actions in the future.
I shall be eating. //shall be// is the future tense helping verb (auxiliary verb) //eating// is the continuous verb
Change the following to the present continuous tense: I (eat) now I (ride) a hippopotamus now I (get) hungry now We (plan) the party now He (swim) in the river now He (sleep) in his comfortable bed now
I am eating now I am riding...now I am getting hungry now We are planning the party now He is swimming... Now He is sleeping.... Now
Give the plurals for the following words: Drum Chair Biscuit Sleeve
Drums
Chairs
Biscuits
Sleeves
Give the plurals for the following words: Box Glass Bus Kiss Match
Boxes Glasses Buses Kisses Matches
What is a simile?
Give some examples
A simile describes one thing in terms of another, usually using the word “like” or “as”..
She arrived like a whirlwind. They ran around like frightened children. When I ask people to recycle, it is like hitting a brick wall! Eat like a horse. Like a screaming baby. As sour as vinegar. As sick as a dog. As playful as a kitten. As hard as nails. As light as a feather.
Give examples of metaphors.
The wind sneaks in through the door and skulks around looking for some paper to snatch.
What is a conjunction and give examples.
A conjunction joins words, sentences or phrases.
E.g and, but, or, nor
How is “it is” written as a contraction?
It’s
Insert a preposition into this sentence:
My dad bought eggs……… the supermarket.
At or from
Insert either “it’s” or “its” into the following sentences:
…………snowing
………….about time I learned to tell the time
The car lost half ……..bumper
I think …..cute
……… too much for the dog to eat
I love …..tail
It's snowing It's about time....... The car lost half its bumper I think it's cute It's too much for the dog to eat. I love its tail.
What is an adverb?
Adverbs tell us more about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
What is an adverb of manner?
Tells us how something happens.
She moved //slowly//.
What is an adverb of place?
Tells us where something happens.
She has lived //on the island// all her life.
What is an adverb of frequency?
Tells us how often something happens.
She takes the boat to the shops //every day//.
What is an adverb of time?
Tells us when something happens.
She tries to get back //before dark//.
What is an adverb of degree?
Tells us about the intensity or degree of an action.
The weather was //extremely// cold.
What is a preposition?
Give an example.
Prepositions are words that show position in space and time.
The cat is in the box.
The dog is on the roof.
The rat is beside the wheel.
What is a metaphor?
Give some examples.
A metaphor is when we call one thing by another name to describe what it is like.
Life is a roller coaster.
Their home was a prison.
Time is money.
The world is a stage.
Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
James is a chicken.
Candice was a pig at dinner.
The teenager’s stomach was a bottomless pit.
