Identifying adjectives

Identifying adjectives

1. He was a courageous soldier: Brave.
2. It was a grand opening of the new library: Dignified, magnificent, superb/ Recently built.
3. Dad bought a sturdy pony for my little brother: Solid, durable/ Small younger.
4. There was a blazing fire burning in the incinerator: Glowing, flaming.
5. There was a chilly wind along with the torrential rain: Cold, arctic/ Abundant.

Vocabulary and punctuation

Vocabulary and punctuation

Insert speech marks in the following sentences.

1. “Who’s been sleeping in my bed” said baby bear.
2. “Nibble, nibble at my house” said the witch.
3. Jack shouted, “quick mother bring the axe”.
4. “What big teeth you have grandma,” said little red riding hood.
5. “Not by my hair on my chiny chin chin” said the pig.

Degrees of comparison

1. Bright - Brighter - Brightest.
2. Clean - Cleaner - Cleanest.
3. Poor - Poorer - Poorest.
4. Young - Younger  - Youngest.
5. Weak - Weaker - Weakest.
6. Loud - Louder - Loudest.

Adverbs

Adverbs

Indicate whether each adverb indicates time, place or manner.

1. She slept soundly.
2. Please some here.
3. I wrote immediately.
4. It died instantly.
5. Write carefully.
6. They left later.
7. She left yesterday.

Synonyms

Synonyms

Chose a similar word from the words in brackets.

1. Ancient (new, old, modern, empty).
2. Round (square, oval, circular, oblong)
3. Courage (virtue, cowardice, bravery, honesty)
4. Imitate (copy, read, smile, ruin)
5. Coarse (smooth, plain, light, rough)
6. Loyal (happy, true, easy)
7. Accuse (blame, innocent, refuse, defend)
8. Abode (country, scenery, dwelling, ocean)
9. Consent (refuse, agree, demand)
10. Custom  (danger, costume, habit, clothes)
11. Deceive (receive, cheat, behave, regret)
12. Conceal (reveal, hide, renew)

Adverbs

Adverbs

Words that describe verbs. Identify the adverbs in the following sentences by underlining them.

1. I always try to close the door silently when I get home.
2. Molly jumped up and rudely pushed past her sister to get to the bathroom.
3. After the very late show, I dragged myself wearily into bed.
4. The price of electricity became outrageously high during winter.
5. The firecrackers went off violently on the stairway.
6. After the rough ride, the airplane landed softly on the tarmac.

Recount writing

It was a gloomy Friday afternoon, when my mum decided we need to go shopping. I groaned. I didn’t want to go, it was freezing outside and it was raining. But of course I had to go, because I couldn’t stay home. I lay on my bed for a minute, before I got up and got ready.

I grumpily got into the car and waited for my mum and sister. While I waited I read my book. A couple of minutes later my mum and sister came out of the house. I put my book away as they got in. My mum started the car and we drove away. As my mum drove, she and my sister talked about what we needed to buy. Mostly it was just stuff for all my cousins, aunts and grandparents. I just stared at my window and admired the scenery.

First we needed to go to baby factory so twenty minutes later we were in front of baby factory. My mum quickly found a parking spot. Once she did I slowly opened my door, and I slowly got out. A smile creeped over my face as I smelt the fresh air. As I stepped inside the building I sighed. My mum and my sister did most of the work, while I just walked around looking at the tiny clothes. Finally after ten minutes we were done, and we walked back towards the car. Next we had to do more shopping.

“ Where are we going now ”? I asked my mum. “ Westfield ” my mum replied. “Great” I said sarcastically. Five minutes later we had arrived. I walked inside the building and smelt the the familiar smell of fries. I was starving, but I didn’t say anything. First we had to buy jewellery, so a couple of minutes later we were walking around in a jewellery store. This wasn’t as boring as baby factory, but it was still a bit boring. We walked around the store trying to find things we could buy. The pile of jewellery in my mum's arms got taller and by the time we had to pay, we had 20 pieces of jewellery.

After we paid we went into another jewellery store, to get even more jewellery for my cousins. Also my dad had told us to get extra things just in case. This time I helped them. After a while I got bored, so I left my mum and sister to explore the shop. Some of the things looked prettier than a diamond sparkling in the sun. After a while I got bored again so I slowly walked towards my mum and my sister. I was happy to find my mum and sister paying.

Next we had to get something for my aunt. So a couple of minutes later we were walking around in one of the many clothing stores. My mum said we had to get something she could wear in winter, so we walked around trying to find something my for my aunt. A couple of minutes later my sister had found the perfect item, it was a knitted sweater. As my mum payed I realised that my feet were aching. I looked looked around to find a place to sit down and I failed.

“ Can we go now” ? I asked. “ Yes” my mum replied. Finally I thought. I was exhausted and my feet were killing me. We went outside, found our car and drove away. On the way home my sister and my mum talked about what else they needed to buy. I listened for a while, but I got bored and I took out my book and started to read. My book was called fantastic beasts and where to find them. It was very interesting and before I knew it we were home.

My day had been a very long and exhausting one. I was relieved to be home. For the rest of the day I watched movies on my chromebook.

Why dogs are better pets than cats

                                         Why dogs are a better pet than cats

I strongly believe that dogs are better pets than cats. I will provide you with adequate reasons as to why dogs are better pets than cats.

Dogs can protect you. At the moment the crime rates are very high in New Zealand. If someone tries to come into your house in the middle of the night, the dog will be alert of the intruder. The dog will probably bark, which will wake you up. A dog can also attack the intruder.  If you had a cat an intruder could easily come inside and because cats aren’t loud you won’t wake up. The intruder would be able to steal from your house and a cat probably won’t even try to attack.

Dogs can be a great companion or friend. If you're alone at home and your lonely a dog can be good company. If you're bored you can play with a dog or take it for a walk. All cats do is sleep, eat and lick theirself. A cat could never be good company because their sleeping half the time and when they're awake they're just boring. You would be bored out of your mind if you had a cat. Only a fool would think that cats are exciting and fun. Dogs on the other hand can be fun to play with, and you can do all sorts of things with them.

You can train a dog. Dogs are very intelligent and can be trained to do all sorts of tricks and commands e.g. sit, stay, roll over, fetch etc. You can barely do anything with a cat so you definitely can’t train it, unless it's highly intelligent which isn’t very likely. Imagine trying to train a cat. All a cat wants to do is sleep so trying to train it would be next to impossible. Even if you could train a cat, training a dog would a so much more fun. Especially at the end when the dog is trained.  

These are all of my reasons as to why dogs are better pets than cats. I hope I have convinced you beyond doubt, and you now believe that dogs make better pets than cats.