The Egyptian British International School Year 4 English Department

Spelling, Grammar and novel

Revision Final exam June 2017

Name: ____________________________________Class: ___________________

SPELLING

A. Choose from the below letter strings to complete the spelling of each of the below words:

ear ight ough

1. L_________________2. Fr________________3. Cl________________4. T_________________5. Thr_______________6. We________________

B. Divide the following words containing the letter strings ‘ear’ by the sound they make.

Heart Pear Earth Appear

Wear Beard Search Fear

Sounds like ‘air’ Sounds like ‘ear’ Sounds like ‘er’ Sounds like ‘ar’

C. Divide the following words containing the letter strings ‘ight’ by the sound they make.

Weight Light Freight

Night Eight Bright

Sounds like ‘Kite’ Sounds like ‘ate’

D. Divide the following words containing the letter strings ‘ough’ by the sound they make.

Enough Rough Cough Tough

Bough Thought Brought Dough

Sounds like ‘uff’ Sounds like ‘off’ Sounds like ‘ow’ Sounds like ‘awt’

Choose the correct homophone

1. The _______________ (night / knight) carried a shield. 2. The gardener plucked the ____________ (flour/ flower) from the bush. 3. I haven’t ____________ (seen/ scene) the latest episode of the show, yet. 4. Many people get ____________ (board/ bored) when they’re learning a new language. 5. What was your favourite ___________ (seen/ scene) in the film?6. The backer couldn’t find any self-raising ____________ (flour/ flower) in the store.7. The teacher wrote the exercise on the ____________ (board/ bored). 8. When people think about winter, they think of ____________ (reign, rein, rain). 9. The ____________ (reign, rein, rain) of Queen Victoria lasted for more than sixty-three

years.

10. A single ____________ (reign, rein, rain) may be attached to a halter to guide the horse in a circle.

11. ____________ (Their, There, They’re) over ____________ (their, there, they’re) by ____________ (their, there, they’re) car.

12. When I looked at the cake, I realized there was only one ____________ (peace, piece) left.

Add the correct suffix (-tion, -cian, sion)

1. Na_________ 2. Mis________3. Techni______4. Fic_________5. Situa_______6. Ses________7. Emo________8. Colli________

Complete the missing letter1. Gen___rally 2. Pois___nous 3. Bound___ry 4. Diff___rent5. Bus___ness 6. Fam___ly

Rewrite the following words by adding the prefix to each word. You may need to change the spelling of the root word. If there is an ‘X’ in the box, you do not need to complete that box.

-ed -ing -fulCry XComplete XBeauty X XGraceBoastCareStare XForceHate

Complete using ie or ei1. Dec______ve

2. Retr______ve

3. D______

4. V______l

5. W______ght

6. Conc______ve

7. N________ghbour

8. Sc________nce

9. P________

10. Sh_______ld

Prefixes

Add the appropriate prefix (im, ir, il, in) to the following words:

1. Possible = 2. Legitimate = 3. Formal = 4. Pure = 5. Secure = 6. Legal =7. Active =8. Correct =9. Mature =10. Complete =11. Responsible

Grammar

Complete the following sentences with the correct auxiliary verb1. __________________________ you speak Italian?

2. Hana ___________________ watching TV now.

3. The children _____________________ in the playground.

4. Jana ________________________ swimming at the pool yesterday.

5. You _____________________ complete your homework on time.

6. _______________________ I turn on the air-conditioning?

7. _______________________ you watch the film yesterday?

8. I _______________________ a dog.

9. Malak _________________________ a cat.

10. Jack is late. He _________________________ be sleeping.

A. Read each pair of sentences. Underline the pronoun in the second sentence. Then, Underline the words from the first sentence that the pronoun replaces.

Example:The students are reading a story. It is about a dragon.

1. James and I went to the movie theater. We bought some popcorn.

2. The magician cut a woman in half. Then, she pulled a rabbit from a hat.

3. Marcia and Jan played with the puppies. Marcia tossed the ball to them.

4. Mitchell went swimming with Greg. He and Greg dove under the water.

5. Joelle listened to music on her iPod. After an hour, it ran out of batteries.

6. Dark storm clouds rolled in over the town. They blocked the sunlight.

7. Grandma and Grandpa went on a trip to Mexico. They will be back next week.

8. The carpenter's hammer is in the truck. His screwdriver is next to it.

9. Have you seen Kelly's doll? It has been missing all day.

10.Mrs. Smith lost her purse. Her credit card was inside.

B. Write I or me on the blank line for each sentence.Remember: I is used in the subject of the sentence and me is used in the predicate of the sentence1. ______ cleaned up my bedroom this morning.

2. My brother came in to help ______.

3. Sam and ______ vacuumed the floor.

4. Then, Sam helped ______ dust the shelves.

5. ______ picked my toys up from the floor and put them away.

6. Sam made the bed for ______.

7. Mom said that she was proud of ______ for keeping my room clean.

8. ______ told her that Sam was a great help.

9. Sam and ______ make a great team.

10.Sam said, “Will you help ______ clean my room next?”

C. Write a pronoun that could replace the underlined word(s) is each sentence.

1. Jack is brushing his teeth.___________________

2. Jason and I are going home.___________________

3. Ali goes to school with Salma.___________________

4. The dog is playing with the ball.___________________

5. Mohamed is playing with Abdullah and Hussein.___________________

6. Mohamed is playing with Abdullah. _______________________________

D. Choose one of the words in parenthesis ( ) to complete each sentence. Write the correct word on the line.1. __________ watch on my wrist says it is noon. (These, This)

2. ___________ cat across the street has a striped tail. (That, Those)

3. Whose skates are ______________ by the stairs? (this, those)

4. I don’t know why I’m wearing my hair _____________way. (this, those)

5. Did you eat ___________ cookies on the table? (those, that)

6. ___________ tests on my desk don’t have names on them. (these, this)

7. Remember ____________ movie we watched yesterday? (that, those)

8. _______________ trees are going to grow very tall. (These, This)

9. ___________ storm we had last night kept me awake. (Those, That)

10.Did you buy _____________ grapes at the market? (that, those)

11.Ask _________ policeman for directions. (that, those)

12.How many of ____________ napkins here do you need? (these, this)

E. Read the following sentences. Change the noun in ( ) into a possessive noun. Write the possessive noun in the blank.

1. On Saturday, my family watched my _______________________ hockey game.

(brother)

2. _______________________ new puppy had black and white spots on his coat.

(Emma)

3. About 70% of the _______________________ surface is covered with water.

(Earth)

4. My _______________________ house is down the road from my house. (uncle)

5. The _______________________ research helped in finding a cure for the

disease. (scientist)

6. My _______________________ bike has a flat tire. (brother)

7. The _______________________ rooms are going to be cleaned today. (girls)

8. The _______________________ coat was white. (doctors)

9. At our school, the _______________________ desks are made of wood.

(teachers)

10.The _______________________ toys were scattered all over the ground.

(children)

F. Use the correct possessive adjectives.1. Pedro and Isabel are Spanish. ______ family is from Spain.

2. Ahmed is not at school. ______ father took him to the doctor.

3. Laila is married. She showed us ______ ring today.

4. George has a car. ______ car is new.

5. Jose and Maria are dancers. ______ older brother is a singer.

6. Pepe and I have an English class together. ______ teacher is Ms. Smith.

7. Mohamed has a van. ______ van is very old.

8. Silvia is wearing a dress. ______ dress is yellow.

9. My family has a dog. ______ dog’s name is Lady.

10.The teacher told me not to bring ______ mobile phone to school.

11.When I was in France last year I stayed at ______ father’s house.

12.Elizabeth has a skateboard. ______ skateboard is blue.

13.Peter is Dutch. ______ family is from Amsterdam.

14. I have one sister. ______ name is Debbie.

15. I have a pen. ______ pen is red.

16.Edmund forgot ______ book.

17.Luis and Miguel talk like ______ father.

18.Alex and I were late for ______ class.

19.Princess Leticia is wearing ______ new Chanel glasses.

20.Where are ______ keys? I can’t find them.

21.Ana sees ______ mother every day.

22.The cat eats ______ food quickly.

23.We bring ______ books to class.

G. Complete the sentences below using a noun phrase.1. The girl wore ___________________________________________________.

2. _____________________________________ carried her bag to school.

3. The dog followed _________________________________________________.

H. Complete the sentences below using a verb phrase.1. The cat ______________________________________ the tree.

2. The boy _____________________________________ the cake.

3. The teacher __________________________________ the board.

I. Complete the sentences with a preposition.1. Nice _____________ meet you.

2. Don’t be late ______________ school.

3. You are the new student ______________ Portugal.

4. Are you a teacher _____________ this school?

5. Jessica is ____________ vacation. She is _________ Italy now.

6. What is this called __________________ English?

7. Look _______________ the flowers.

8. Adam's birthday is ____________ July.

9. Don’t run _____________ the classroom.

10.Compare your answers _______________ your partner.

11.This key holder is very special ______________ me.

12.Write _______________ me soon.

13.Have you got a piece ___________ paper?

14.We have got a house _______________ a big garden.

15. I come _______________ a big family.

J. Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. 1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.

2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.

3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.

4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.

5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.

6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.

7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.

8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.

9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.

10.The player on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.

11.Several of the sheep (is-are) sick.

12.Most of the seats (was-were) taken.

13.Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often.

14.Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work.

15.There (is-are) many things to do before the holidays.

16.Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects.

17.A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor.

Rewrite the following sentences to make them plural.

a. The child draws a picture on the table.

____________________________________________________________________.

b. The boy does his homework.

____________________________________________________________________.

c. The baby has a stain on his shirt.

____________________________________________________________________.

d. The goose swims in the water.

____________________________________________________________________.

e. The student breaks his pencil while sharpening.

____________________________________________________________________.

f. The woman writes a letter to her school.

___________________________________________________________________.

g. The man checks the postbox everyday.

___________________________________________________________________.

h. The mouse eats its cheese away from the cat.

___________________________________________________________________.

Write a two-clause sentence using the below connectives.

i. So

______________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

j. When

______________________________________________________________________

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k. And

______________________________________________________________________

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l. Because

______________________________________________________________________

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Literature – The lion, the witch and the wardrobeMatch the following descriptions to each character from The lion, the witch and the wardrobe.

Love fish musical Hard-working

Beautiful Powerful Half goat Evil Magical

Strong Well-educated

Stern Tall Cruel kind Lion Generous

White Witch Aslan Mr. Tumnus The beavers