7. Action Verbs and Imperatives
Everyone walked to the cafeteria.
1. What is the subject of this sentence?
everyone
_________________
2. What is the verb of this sentence?
walked
_________________
3. What do you call a movie with car chases and explosions?
action movie
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4. What do you call verbs like walk?
action verbs
_________________
Close the door.
5. Is this a sentence?
yes
no
6. What is the subject of this sentence?
you
_________________
7. What is the verb?
close
_________________
8. What do you call this kind of sentence?
imperative
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9. Where do people talk like this a lot?
ilitary
m________________
10. Is it ok to speak like this to one person?
yes
no
11. Is it ok to speak like this to groups of people?
yes
no
12. When do you use the imperative form?
irections
give d_____________________
13. What is the negative of this sentence?
Don't
____________
close the door.
a. Close the door.
b. Close the door, please.
14. Is sentence a a polite way to talk to someone?
yes
no
15. Is sentence b a polite way to talk to someone?
yes
no
16. Does adding please make an imperative sentence polite?
yes
no
a. ___ quiet!
b. ___ so noisy!
17. What kind of words are quiet and noisy?
adjectives
_________________
18. What verb do you use with adjectives?
be
_________________
19. What is the imperative form? (sentence a)
Be
____________
quiet!
20. What is the negative imperative form? (sentence b)
Don't be
____________
noisy!
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Write the correct verb in the blank. Sometimes you need the negative form.
hang
turn off
listen to
walk
give
stop
forget
close
put on
watch
pass
ask
speak
throw
give up
turn
Turn
walk
1. _______________
left at the next corner and _______________
two blocks.
pass
give
2. Please _______________
your homework to the front and _______________
it to me.
Stop
close
3. _______________
reading and _______________
your books.
Don't forget
4. _______________
to call your mother tomorrow. It’s her birthday.
Don't give up
Ask
5. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, _______________
_______________
someone.
Turn off
6. It’s getting cold. _______________
the air-conditioner.
Don't speak
7. You may only use English during class. _______________
any other language
watch
listen to
8. If you want to learn vocabulary, _______________
TV and _______________
the radio.
Don't throw
Hang
9. _______________
your coat on the floor! _______________
it up!
put on
10. If you spend a lot of time outside, _______________
sun-screen.
Put the following words in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. (take / wife / I / a walk / and / evening / in / Every / my / the park)
Every evening, my wife and I take a walk in the park.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2. (playing / hobbies / to / are / Jenny’s / listening / and / sports / music)
Jenny's hobbies are listening to music and playing sports.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3. (weekend / go / we / are / the beach / This / to / to / going)
This weekend, we are going to go to the beach.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4. (the train / many / Every / Tokyo / ride / in / people / day / work / to)
Every day, many people ride the train to work in Tokyo.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
5. (have / going / sixteenth / his / Chris / party / is / birthday / big / on / a / to)
Chris is going to have a big party on his sixteenth birthday.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _________________________
Score: _____ / 10
Due Date: ___________
7. Action Verbs and Imperatives
Write the correct verb in the blank. Sometimes you need to write the negative form.
drive
raise
read
wait
turn off
throw
separate
wear
open
take off
put
call
walk
wash
separate
1. When you do the laundry, _______________
light colors from dark colors
Don't open
2. _______________
the window. Bugs will fly in.
Turn
wash
3. It’s time for dinner. _______________
the TV and _______________
your hands.
Don't call
4. _______________
someone after 10:00. They might be sleeping already.
Raise
wait
5. If you want to answer a question, _______________
your hand and _______________
for
your teacher to call on you.
Put
6. _______________
the milk back in the refrigerator, please.
Don't wear
Take off
7. _______________
a hat inside a building. ______________
your hat before you go inside.
read
8. Always _______________
the directions before you begin a test.
Throw
9. I’m open. _______________
me the ball.
don't drive
Walk
10. If you are going someplace close, _______________
your car. _______________.
It’s
healthier.
Write the correct pronoun in the blank. If no pronoun is necessary, write an X.
In
1. __________
summer, most people like to go to the mountains, the beach or a lake.
XXX
in
2. __________
last summer, my parents rented a house at the beach for a week __________
August.
on
3. We will have a test __________
Friday morning.
XXX
4. We will have a test __________
tomorrow morning.
in
in
5. The American Civil War started __________
1861 and ended __________
1865.
in
6. I always take a shower __________
the morning and sometimes I take a shower
at
__________
night.
on
7. Americans have bar-b-ques and watch fireworks __________
Independence Day, which is
on
__________
July 4.
In
at
8. __________
1999, people were worried that computers would shut down __________
on
midnight __________
New Year’s Day.
on
in
9. Baseball season begins __________
April 1 and finishes __________
October.
XXX
at
XXX
10. __________
tomorrow morning, I have to wake up __________
5:30, so __________
at
tonight, I am going to go to bed __________
10:00.
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Make questions from the following words and then write the correct answer.
1. (your book / locker)
Is your book in your locker
A: ____________________________________?
it is
B: Yes, __________________.
2. (your books / locker)
Are your books in your locker
A: ____________________________________?
I'm not
B: No, __________________.
3. (you / ready / to go home)
Are you ready to go home
A: ____________________________________?
I am
B: Yes, __________________.
4. (Spongebob / funny)
Is Spongebob funny
A: ____________________________________?
it is
B: Yes, __________________.
5. (the clothes / dry / yet)
Are the clothes dry yet
A: ____________________________________?
they are
B: Yes, __________________.
6. (we / same English class)
Are we in the same English class
A: ____________________________________?
we aren't
B: No, __________________.
7. (you / swim team / school)
Are you on the swim team at school
A: ____________________________________?
I am
B: Yes, __________________.
Write the correct pronoun in the blank.
I
My
1. _____________
have a brother and a sister. _____________
brother is older than me.
He
He
his
_____________
is 16 years old. _____________
is going to get _____________
driver’s
We
My
license next month. _____________
sleep in the same room. _____________
sister is
She
Her
younger than me. _____________
is in sixth grade. _____________
favorite sport is
She
her
soccer. _____________
is the best player on _____________
team.
They
2. Flat-screen TVs are very popular now. _____________
have gotten much cheaper, so
my
It
_____________
father just bought one. _____________
has a 46-inch screen.
He
He
_____________
really loves it. _____________
especially loves to watch sports.
you
you
It
3. At MPI, if ____________
are late for class, _____________
will get a tardy. ____________
your
her
will affect ____________
citizenship grade. Last semester, Julia was late for ___________
she
her
math class several times, so _____________
got several tardies, so _____________
citizenship grade was a B-.
It
her
4. Yesterday was an important day for Kelly’s family. _____________
was _____________
They
parent’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. _____________
had a big party at a nice hotel.
They
their
It
_____________
invited all of _____________
friends and family. _____________
was a
They
great party. _____________
had a lot of fun.
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