6th Grade Language Test 8

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *March* days are windy.

Adjective

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *That* music is beautiful.

Adjective

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. Have *some* spaghetti.

Adjective

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. He praised *each* winner.

Adjective

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. The *telephone* receiver broke.

Adjective

(Don't) (Doesn't) it look like rain?

Doesn't

Give the adjectives and the adjective phrases (adjective; adjective phrase): French perfume is usually very expensive, but Esther's aunt found a small bottle on sale in Paris.

French, expensive, Esther's, small; on sale

(Leave) (Let) him go.

Let

Give the adjectives and the adjective phrases (adjective; adjective phrase): My well-to-do friend gave the American Red Cross a generous contribution.

My, well-to-do, generous; no adjective phrase

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. The troop went on a long *march*.

Noun

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. Our *telephone* is working now.

Noun

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *Some* of the people left.

Pronoun

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *That* was nice.

Pronoun

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. .If you forgot your umbrella, I can share *mine*.

Pronoun

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. Taste *each* of the desserts.

Pronoun

(Her) (She) and her friend went to Sunday School together.

She

(There's) (There are) several reasons why my brother prefers basketball to baseball.

There are

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *Light* the fire.

Verb

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. *Telephone* your mom.

Verb

Identify each word in bold as a noun, pronoun, verb, or adjective. Bands *march* at half-time.

Verb

(Wasn't) (Weren't) there any cookies left?

Weren't

Randy is taller than (anyone) (anyone else) in our family.

anyone else

Write the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses. Mrs. Wade is the ______________ singer in the choir. (good)

best

Which do you like (best) (better), poems or short stories?

better

Identify the complements and label them DO, IO, PN, or PA. Between innings, the new pitcher threw the catcher several warm-up pitches.

catcher, IO; pitches, DO

Give the adjectives and the adjective phrases (adjective; adjective phrase): The ear-splitting noise from the loudspeakers made the frightened audience grab their heads.

ear-splitting, frightened, their; from the loudspeakers

Write the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses. Toledo is ____________ away from here than Atlanta. (far)

farther

I am a (faster) (more faster) runner than she.

faster

Write the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses. Seth is the _____________ worker in our class; he spend the ___________ amount of time studying. (fast, little)

fastest; least

Colorado has (less) (fewer) lakes than Michigan.

fewer

This recipe calls for (fewer) (less) nuts than the other recipe.

fewer

Our guests have already (went) (gone).

gone

Give the adjectives and the adjective phrases (adjective; adjective phrase): Aunt Rachel wore her new dress with the stylish jacket to her class reunion.

her, new, stylish, her, class; with the stylish jacket

Identify the complements and label them DO, IO, PN, or PA. The stranded hikers were becoming hungrier by the minute.

hungrier, PA

Either the players or the coach (is) (are) coming to accept the award.

is

A dog (lay) (laid) in the sun and snoozed.

lay

Miss Kelly asked Ryan and (me) (I) to help her.

me

Identify the complements and label them DO, IO, PN, or PA. Tell me your excuse again; frankly, it sounds unbelievable.

me, IO; excuse, DO; unbelievable, PA

Write the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses. Who studied _______________, Brittany or Allison? (much)

more

Is it (she) (her) who made the beautiful quilt?

she

Identify the complements and label them DO, IO, PN, or PA. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

shepherd, PN

He was found (sitting) (setting) under the apple tree.

sitting

Will you (bring) (take) this package to the lady next door?

take

Aunt Eva (learned) (taught) me how to crochet.

taught

All (those) (them) roses are in bloom.

those

Each of the mysteries (was) (were) solved.

was

Write the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses. This storm is _____________ than Hurricane Mitchell. (bad)

worse