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The City School

Darakhshan Campus

Junior B Section

English Language Reinforcement Worksheet

May 2014

Junior VI

Name: ____________________________ Sec: __________ Date: ___________

Topic:

• Subject and Verb Agreement

• Prefixes and Suffixes

Q1. Match the prefix to its meaning. Tick in the correct circle.

• bi- ϒsame ϒtwice ϒwrong

• dis- ϒnot ϒafter ϒagain

• im- ϒnot ϒbefore ϒwrong

• mis- ϒcorrectly ϒwrongly ϒafter

• pre- ϒbefore ϒnot ϒwrongly

• re- ϒcorrectly ϒagain ϒafter

Q2. In the New Word column, combine the prefix and the root word to form a new word. Write the meaning of the new word in the Meaning column.

Prefix Root Word New Word Meaning

bi- weekly ___________________ ____________________

dis- belief ___________________ ____________________

im- possible ___________________ ____________________

re- read ___________________ ____________________

re- start ___________________ ____________________

re- fill ___________________ ____________________

pre- game ____________________ ____________________

mis- read ___________________ ____________________

Q3. Read each sentence. Choose the word below that makes the most sense in the sentence. Circle the correct word.

1. His doctor told him to keep his leg ____________.

a. motioning b. motionless c. motioned

2. His mother ____________ him exercise his leg every day.

a. helping b. helped c. helper

3. He didn’t feel ____________ because he could do many things by himself.

a. helper b. helping c. helpless

4. He was ___________ of playing soccer in September.

a. hoping b. hopeful c. hopeless

5. ___________ the doctor’s suggestions made him get better faster.

a. Followed b. Following c. Follower

6. ____________ filled the air as Jim ran onto the soccer field in September.

a. Excited b. Exciting c. Excitement

Q4. Add a prefix or a suffix from the box below to the root word in parentheses ( ) to complete each sentence. Write the complete word in the blank.

Prefixes Suffixes

dis ful

un ed

1. I ____________________ all the rides before we went to the amusement park. (preview)

2. I ____________________ with my friend. I didn’t want to go on the roller coaster. (agree)

3. I felt it was an ________________ ride because it was very old. (safe)

4. My friend was ____________ because I didn’t want to ride the roller coaster with him. (happy)

5. I explained that it was an ____________ ride, and we should find a different ride to go on. (fit)

6. I was ____________________. I convinced my friend to ride the Ferris wheel instead. success)

Q5. In the following sentences, circle the correct verb according to the subject:

1. The causes of this horrible disease (are / is) poor diet and lack of exercise.

2. The noise of the fan’s screams (is / are) a problem at some football stadiums.

3. The legacy of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (influences / influence) the NBA today.

4. The theory of Physics (state / states) that all things are made of energy.

5. The malware on all the office computers (is / are) a danger to our security.

6. There (is / are) five broken chairs in the office.

7. Neither my mom nor my sisters (know / knows) proper grammar

8. The members of the committee (is / are) very esteemed in their respective fields.

9. The committee (meet / meets) in the fancy office building.

10. Scissors (is / are) too dangerous to give to small children.

11. The pair of scissors (is / are) in the drawer.

12. Every single one of your sweaters (is / are) too small for me to wear.

13. Your sweaters (is / are) too small for me to wear.

14. The couch and the recliner I bought at Goodwill (looks / look) a lot more expensive than they actually are.

15. The rhythm of the pounding waves (is / are) calming.

16. All of the dogs in the neighborhood (were / was) barking.

17. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, (influence / influences) votes.

18. My friends and my mother (like / likes) each other.

19. The teams and the band (was / were) on the field.

20. John or Doris (write / writes) to us regularly.

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