Grade Six English

Answers Grammar

1) Maria is a travel guide to Kaieteur Falls. 2) Leila and Cheryl attended Westville Primary. 3) Earl and Aunt Sheila left for Suriname last Thursday.

4) Major Clement Arjune was honoured for his dedicated service in the Guyana Defence Force.

5) I wrote my name in Portuguese on the first page of my book, Cinderella.

Comprehension

Hello boys and girls of Grade Six! Today you will learn about common nouns and get ideas to start the introductory paragraph using dialogue. The exercise in comprehension will help you to use skills which you should have acquired previously. Enjoy your session!

GRAMMAR

WITH MY FRIEND

- Revise the notes on Proper Nouns

- Read these sentences aloud.

The farmer ploughs the large field.

The house at the top of the hill belongs to my grandfather. - Pick out the nouns.

- Tell how these nouns differ from proper nouns.

WITH MY CLASSMATES

- Discuss the note.

COMMON NOUNS

• Common nouns are ordinary names.

• A common noun names any member of a group or class. • Any noun that is not a proper noun is a common noun. • A common noun is not capitalised.

ON MY OWN

Exercise 1

Pick out the common nouns from each sentence.

1. Our dog wags his tail when he sees me.

2. Aunt Marie gave Mom beautiful flowers from her garden. 3. The car was stolen while the driver was at lunch.

4. The squirrel ran up a tree from the bushes.

5. The garbage in our community is collected on Fridays. 6.The turtles laid their eggs in the sand.

7. Many pupils bought pencils and crayons yesterday.

8. The customers waited in a line to pay for groceries.

9. We sat at the desk to do homework.

10. My cousins loved the fishes and snails in the aquarium.

Exercise 2

Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the sentence that has all the nouns punctuated correctly.

1. A) Our new Teacher, Mr. Matthews moved here last september.

B) Our new teacher, Mr. Matthews, moved here last September.

C) Our new teacher, mr. Matthews moved here last September.

D) Our new teacher, mr. matthews moved here last September.

2. A) My cousin, Audrey, walked to Aries Book Store. B) My cousin, audrey walked to Aries book store. C) my cousin, Audrey walked to Aries book store. D) My cousin, audrey walked to aries Book Store.

3. A) Lady susan sailed along the Essequibo River to leguan. B) Lady Susan sailed along the essequibo river to Leguan. C) Lady Susan sailed along the Essequibo River to Leguan. D) lady susan sailed along the Essequibo river to leguaan.

4. A) Janice and mary live on church street near the library.

B) janice and mary live on Church street near the Library. C) Janice and Mary live on Church Street near the Library. D) Janice and Mary live on Church Street near the library,