Grade 5 Grammar Workbook

Lesson 1 · Perfect tenses

1. Grandpa has visited the zoo.
2. The pirates have rowed a boat.
3. Dad has dried the boy's boots.
4. The worm has hidden in the soil.
5. The tigers have licked themselves.
6. The camels have drunk water.
7. The teachers have sung the songs.
8. The author has written a book.
9. Has the woman weighed the pears?
10. Has the boy folded paper?
11. The girls have dressed themselves.
12. The pirate has sailed a boat.
13. The waiter has sliced a cake.
14. Has the waiter brought soup to the girl?
15. Has the otter caught the fish?
16. The worker has built a wall.

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Lesson 2 · Had: the earlier of two past acts

1. The seal ate the fish after it had caught the fish.
2. The baker had baked the cakes before she sold them.
3. The men had weighed grapes before they sold them.
4. The bear had caught the fish before it ate them.
5. The otters ate the fish after they had caught them.
6. The workers had fixed a car before the driver drove it.
7. The painters painted the fences after the worker had fixed them.
8. Grandpa planted peas after he had dug a hole.
9. had chopped
10. had bought
11. had built
12. had fixed
13. had cooked
14. had written
15. had planted
16. had dug

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Lesson 3 · Will have: done by a time to come

1. By midnight, the pirate will have caught a fish.
2. By midnight, the painter will have painted the door.
3. The driver will have wiped the window by the afternoon.
4. The guests will have brought the boy's presents to the girl by Tuesday.
5. The gardener will have watered a plant by Monday.
6. Mom will have read the boy's thick book by six.
7. The sailor will have caught a fish by eight.
8. By Thursday, I will have dried Mom's coat.
9. will have cooked
10. will have shared
11. will have painted
12. will have checked
13. will have built
14. will have opened
15. will have read
16. will have counted

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Lesson 4 · Helping verbs

1. The teacher has blown a whistle.
2. The farmers were growing corn.
3. The puppy was chasing the ball in the afternoon.
4. The coach did not toss the coin.
5. The dog is chasing the squirrel quickly.
6. Does the sailor sell the fish?
7. The girls were picking the yellow flowers.
8. The penguins will eat the fish.
9. sung
10. wearing
11. reading
12. yawn
13. standing
14. pick
15. eat
16. stop

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Review 1 · Lessons 1–4

1. The sharks have eaten the fish.
2. had dug
3. By dawn, the player will have swung a bat.
4. enjoying
5. Has the boy drawn a picture?
6. Mom had washed the baby before Dad dried her.
7. will have climbed
8. The plane will leave the airport.

Lesson 5 · Progressive tenses

1. The women were selling grapes in the morning.
2. I am handing the menu to Dad.
3. The pirates were rowing the boats in the evening.
4. The keeper was washing an elephant in the afternoon.
5. The worker will be fixing a car.
6. Dan will be sweeping the path at three.
7. Grandpa was working in Grandma's garden.
8. The sun will be shining.

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Lesson 6 · Past, present, future

1. The paths were muddy.
2. Grandma pulled weeds. or Grandma was pulling weeds.
3. Ben carried a sled. or Ben was carrying a sled.
4. The snails crawled. or The snails were crawling.
5. The sun will shine.
6. I will carry some buckets.
7. The dolphins will eat fish.
8. The friend will clap.

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Lesson 7 · Irregular past tense

1. The women drank tea.
2. The snow fell.
3. The geese swam in the pond.
4. The octopuses hid silently under the rocks.
5. caught
6. dug
7. drank
8. brought

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Lesson 8 · Agreement in longer sentences

1. The rabbits that sniff the carrots are brown.
2. The drivers who drive the buses are sleepy.
3. The bench is hard, but the rug is soft.
4. The popcorn that the boy eats is hot.
5. were
6. are
7. flies
8. chases

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Review 2 · Lessons 5–8

1. The man will be wearing the gloves.
2. The dragonflies flew. or The dragonflies were flying.
3. The horse won a race.
4. were
5. The farmer was feeding the big cows at three.
6. The sailors will catch fish.
7. The bubbles burst.
8. was

Lesson 9 · Either/or, neither/nor

1. neither
2. or
3. either
4. or
5. neither
6. nor
7. either
8. either
9. Either the bear or the fox is crossing the rivers.
10. Neither the whale nor the penguins were eating the fish.
11. Either the zebra or the lion is drinking water quickly.
12. Neither the bear nor the foxes were crossing the river.
13. Either the bird or the owl is building the nest.
14. Either the chefs or the baker is frying the egg.
15. Either the dog or the monkey is carrying the sticks easily.
16. Either the foxes or the rabbit is digging the holes.

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Lesson 10 · Two subjects joined by and

1. The sailor and the pirate tie the rope.
2. The bus and the train leave the station.
3. The doctor and the officer help children.
4. The fox and the bear cross the river.
5. water
6. chase
7. carry
8. wear

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Lesson 11 · When, before, after, if, although

1. although
2. after
3. if
4. when
5. The girl hugged the puppies although they were muddy. or The girl hugged the puppies, although they were muddy.
6. The flower blooms if Mom waters it.
7. Dad built a fire after he chopped wood.
8. The king hid gold before the knight found it.

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Lesson 12 · Relative clauses

1. that
2. that
3. who
4. who
5. The gardener who plants seeds digs a hole. or The gardener that plants seeds digs a hole.
6. The girl who sits on a blanket drinks juice. or The girl that sits on a blanket drinks juice.
7. The players who score goals are tired. or The players that score goals are tired.
8. The chef who serves the soup is sick. or The chef that serves the soup is sick.

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Review 3 · Lessons 9–12

1. or
2. chase
3. The puppy shivers if it is cold.
4. The girl who rests in bed is sick. or The girl that rests in bed is sick.
5. Neither the fox nor the rabbit was digging the hole.
6. read
7. The farmers fixed the fences although they were busy. or The farmers fixed the fences, although they were busy.
8. The girl who reads the story is sleepy. or The girl that reads the story is sleepy.

Joined sentences are models: another way that says each thing once is right too.

Lesson 13 · Commas in a series

1. The ducks, the hens, and the geese eat the corn.
2. The keeper will feed the penguin, the parrot, and the elephant.
3. The witch, the wizard, and the queen read the book.
4. The girl, the teacher, the boy, and the artist will draw pictures.
5. The dogs chased a rabbit, a cat, and a squirrel.
6. The goose, the cow, the goat, and the lamb will eat grass.
7. The seal, the otter, the whale, and the shark eat the fish.
8. The waiter served the soup, the rice, and the egg.
9. Meg eats the sandwich, the cupcake, and the cookie. or Meg eats the sandwich, cupcake, and cookie. or Meg eats the sandwich, the cookie, and the cupcake. or Meg eats the sandwich, cookie, and cupcake. or Meg eats the cupcake, the sandwich, and the cookie. or Meg eats the cupcake, sandwich, and cookie. or Meg eats the cupcake, the cookie, and the sandwich. or Meg eats the cupcake, cookie, and sandwich. or Meg eats the cookie, the sandwich, and the cupcake. or Meg eats the cookie, sandwich, and cupcake. or Meg eats the cookie, the cupcake, and the sandwich. or Meg eats the cookie, cupcake, and sandwich.
10. The shark, the penguin, and the otter ate the fish. or The shark, penguin, and otter ate the fish. or The shark, the otter, and the penguin ate the fish. or The shark, otter, and penguin ate the fish. or The penguin, the shark, and the otter ate the fish. or The penguin, shark, and otter ate the fish. or The penguin, the otter, and the shark ate the fish. or The penguin, otter, and shark ate the fish. or The otter, the shark, and the penguin ate the fish. or The otter, shark, and penguin ate the fish. or The otter, the penguin, and the shark ate the fish. or The otter, penguin, and shark ate the fish.
11. The knight, the giant, and the pirate found the gold. or The knight, giant, and pirate found the gold. or The knight, the pirate, and the giant found the gold. or The knight, pirate, and giant found the gold. or The giant, the knight, and the pirate found the gold. or The giant, knight, and pirate found the gold. or The giant, the pirate, and the knight found the gold. or The giant, pirate, and knight found the gold. or The pirate, the knight, and the giant found the gold. or The pirate, knight, and giant found the gold. or The pirate, the giant, and the knight found the gold. or The pirate, giant, and knight found the gold.
12. The deer, the foxes, and the bears cross the rivers. or The deer, foxes, and bears cross the rivers. or The deer, the bears, and the foxes cross the rivers. or The deer, bears, and foxes cross the rivers. or The foxes, the deer, and the bears cross the rivers. or The foxes, deer, and bears cross the rivers. or The foxes, the bears, and the deer cross the rivers. or The foxes, bears, and deer cross the rivers. or The bears, the deer, and the foxes cross the rivers. or The bears, deer, and foxes cross the rivers. or The bears, the foxes, and the deer cross the rivers. or The bears, foxes, and deer cross the rivers.
13. The dolphin, the shark, and the seal will chase the fish. or The dolphin, shark, and seal will chase the fish. or The dolphin, the seal, and the shark will chase the fish. or The dolphin, seal, and shark will chase the fish. or The shark, the dolphin, and the seal will chase the fish. or The shark, dolphin, and seal will chase the fish. or The shark, the seal, and the dolphin will chase the fish. or The shark, seal, and dolphin will chase the fish. or The seal, the dolphin, and the shark will chase the fish. or The seal, dolphin, and shark will chase the fish. or The seal, the shark, and the dolphin will chase the fish. or The seal, shark, and dolphin will chase the fish.
14. The artist, the girl, and the boy will draw pictures. or The artist, girl, and boy will draw pictures. or The artist, the boy, and the girl will draw pictures. or The artist, boy, and girl will draw pictures. or The girl, the artist, and the boy will draw pictures. or The girl, artist, and boy will draw pictures. or The girl, the boy, and the artist will draw pictures. or The girl, boy, and artist will draw pictures. or The boy, the artist, and the girl will draw pictures. or The boy, artist, and girl will draw pictures. or The boy, the girl, and the artist will draw pictures. or The boy, girl, and artist will draw pictures.
15. The cat, the owl, and the fox chase the mice. or The cat, owl, and fox chase the mice. or The cat, the fox, and the owl chase the mice. or The cat, fox, and owl chase the mice. or The owl, the cat, and the fox chase the mice. or The owl, cat, and fox chase the mice. or The owl, the fox, and the cat chase the mice. or The owl, fox, and cat chase the mice. or The fox, the cat, and the owl chase the mice. or The fox, cat, and owl chase the mice. or The fox, the owl, and the cat chase the mice. or The fox, owl, and cat chase the mice.
16. The boy, the girl, and the coach bounced the ball. or The boy, girl, and coach bounced the ball. or The boy, the coach, and the girl bounced the ball. or The boy, coach, and girl bounced the ball. or The girl, the boy, and the coach bounced the ball. or The girl, boy, and coach bounced the ball. or The girl, the coach, and the boy bounced the ball. or The girl, coach, and boy bounced the ball. or The coach, the boy, and the girl bounced the ball. or The coach, boy, and girl bounced the ball. or The coach, the girl, and the boy bounced the ball. or The coach, girl, and boy bounced the ball.

Joined sentences are models: another way that says each thing once is right too.

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Lesson 14 · Starting with because or when

1. Because the children are thirsty, they drink juice.
2. Because the dog was wet, the boy dried it.
3. Because the girls scored goals, Grandma cheered.
4. Because the boys are sick, they visit a doctor.
5. Because the cats are hungry, they drink milk.
6. Because the kitten is sleepy, it sleeps on the bed.
7. Because the player scored goals, the coach cheered.
8. Because the boys found the balls, they were happy.
9. Because the player won a game, the coach was proud. or Because the player won the game, the coach was proud.
10. Because the player won the game, the coach was proud.
11. Because the tub is empty, Dad fills it. or Because the tub is empty, Dad fills the tub.
12. Because the babies are sad, they cry.
13. Because the rabbit is scared, it hides in the garden.
14. Because the puppies are sick, the vet checks them. or Because the puppies are sick, the vet checks the puppies.
15. Because Grandpa is cold, he wears the long scarf.
16. Because the room is dirty, the girl cleans it. or Because the room is dirty, the girl cleans the room.

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Lesson 15 · Commas with yes, no, names and tags

1. Yes, the teacher erased a board.
2. Can you sleep on the sofa, Beth?
3. The birds hid in a bush, didn't they?
4. The cow slept in the farmer's barn at night, didn't it?
5. Yes, I take the bus.
6. Yes, the cats are thirsty.
7. Yes, the puppy plays in the park.
8. Yes, the penguins play in the snow.
9. did it
10. did we
11. did she
12. don't they
13. did he
14. didn't it
15. weren't they
16. didn't they

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Lesson 16 · Commas in compound sentences

1. The wind is cold, so Dad closes the windows.
2. Grandma baked a pie, so it was hot.
3. The child flew red kites, so she was happy.
4. The pea is small, but the pumpkins are big.
5. The pumpkins were ripe, so the farmer picked them.
6. The pear was ripe, but Mom did not buy it.
7. The bed is soft, but the chairs are hard.
8. The boy won a prize, so he was happy.

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Review 4 · Lessons 13–16

1. The keeper will feed the elephant, the parrot, and the lion. or The keeper will feed the elephant, parrot, and lion. or The keeper will feed the elephant, the lion, and the parrot. or The keeper will feed the elephant, lion, and parrot. or The keeper will feed the parrot, the elephant, and the lion. or The keeper will feed the parrot, elephant, and lion. or The keeper will feed the parrot, the lion, and the elephant. or The keeper will feed the parrot, lion, and elephant. or The keeper will feed the lion, the elephant, and the parrot. or The keeper will feed the lion, elephant, and parrot. or The keeper will feed the lion, the parrot, and the elephant. or The keeper will feed the lion, parrot, and elephant.
2. Because the players ran, they were tired.
3. Yes, the scouts will sleep quietly in the tent.
4. The puppy was wet, but Mom did not dry it.
5. Dad found the shell, the rock, and the coin.
6. Because the horses pulled the carts, they were tired.
7. did it
8. The pig rolled in the mud, so it was muddy.

Joined sentences are models: another way that says each thing once is right too.

Lesson 17 · Simple, compound, complex

1. simple
2. compound
3. simple
4. simple
5. The ants are little, but the dog is big.
6. The baker's bread is warm, but the milk is cold.
7. Mom made toast before Dad ate it.
8. The teddy is soft, so the girl hugs it.

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Lesson 18 · Fragments and run-ons

1. run-on
2. run-on
3. run-on
4. complete sentence
5. The otters caught the fish before they ate them.
6. The boy will wear the scarf after Grandma knits it.
7. The chef fried the eggs before the waiter served them.
8. The goats were hungry, so they ate grass.

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Lesson 19 · Quotation marks

1. Jill said, "The foxes will live in the forest."
2. Jill said, "The apple was red."
3. Grandpa said, "The girl's bucket will be full."
4. Grandma said, "The plant is tall."
5. Grandpa asked, "Will the elephants eat any bananas?"
6. The sailor said, "I rowed a boat."
7. Pam asked, "Will you slice the bread?"
8. Jen said, "The girl's bike is fast."

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Lesson 20 · Pronouns that match their noun

1. he
2. she
3. she
4. it
5. The girl will hit the ball after Mom tosses it.
6. Dad walked a dog although he was cold.
7. Dad washes the car because it is dirty.
8. The girl drank milk because she was thirsty.

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Review 5 · Lessons 17–20

1. The chef fried the egg before the waiter served it.
2. run-on
3. Pam said, "The cats are thirsty."
4. him
5. compound
6. Grandpa planted peas, and Grandma planted beans.
7. Ben asked, "Did the fish swim in the tank?"
8. they

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Lesson 21 · Order of adjectives

1. small blue
2. soft black
3. long pink
4. fast brown
5. big brown
6. fluffy black
7. little blue
8. soft brown

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Lesson 22 · Prepositional phrases

1. at night
2. to the airport
3. on Monday
4. on Friday
5. where
6. when
7. where
8. when

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Lesson 23 · Can, may, must

1. must
2. may
3. can
4. may
5. The gardener can dig holes quickly.
6. Dad must clean the tank because it is dirty.
7. The driver can drive the bus safely.
8. The bears can climb the trees easily.

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Lesson 24 · Active and passive

1. Ben's teddy was hugged gently by the baby. or Ben's teddy was gently hugged by the baby. or Ben's teddy was hugged by the baby gently.
2. The babies are held by the nurses.
3. The mice were eaten hungrily by the owls. or The mice were hungrily eaten by the owls. or The mice were eaten by the owls hungrily.
4. The boy's pictures were painted by the artist.
5. The workers fixed the fence.
6. Grandma fills the pot.
7. The girls found the coins.
8. The birds built the nest.

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Review 6 · Lessons 21–24

1. fast brown
2. when
3. may
4. Dad hung the balloon.
5. small red
6. in the evening
7. The dog can swim well in the pond.
8. The wolves chased the rabbits.