I N TE G R A T E D

N G L I S H.

9TH Grade
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Read the text and the sentences a-e. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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a. Angélica is Megan’s penfriend. ___

b. Angélica and Lili are 13 years old. ___
c. Angélica and Lili are best friends. ___
d. Patricio is Angélica’s brother. ___
e. They are all at the same school. ___
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COMMON NOUNS
A common noun is the general—not the particular—name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
IE
The words sock, car, truth, and paint are common nouns.

This exercise provides a way to identify common nouns.

Most common nouns can be immediately preceded by "the". Example: the sock
Directions: Next to each of the following words, write common noun if the word is a common
noun. Check your response by writing a sentence in which the precedes the common noun.
Write not common noun next to the word if the word is not a common noun.

table common noun - We sat at the table.

Italy not common noun

1. computer:
2. me:
3. Aunt Kate:
4. us:
5. bones:
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PRACTICING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY IE
Read the sentences in the paragraph very carefully. Fill in the missing words from
the word bank. Circle the 24 letters that need to be capital letters.

marie lives 1. ______ an apartment in paris. her apartment is 2. ______ the

tenth floor of a very big apartment building. 3. ______ her apartment she can
see paris well. 4. ______ example her apartment is near the eiffel tower. every
year more 5.______ fifteen million tourists come to paris. most tourists visit 6.
______ the summer. it is difficult to find a good hotel room 7. ______ july. they
come 8. ______ a long list of things to do in pairs. many people like to take a
picture 9. ______ the eiffel tower. they ______ like to visit the many old
buildings in the city. some tourists look 11. ______ the famous paintings in the
louvre museum. tourists love paris 12. ______ marie loves her city, too.
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PRONOUN AGREEMENT IE
Circle the correct pronoun in parentheses. Remember that pronouns must agree in both
gender and number.
1.Austin did well on (her, his) English report.
2. Austin didn’t do well on (his, its) math test.
3. He missed eight problems. (He, They) were hard.
4. Charlotte did well on (her, his) math test.
5. Charlotte didn’t do well on (her, them) English report.
6. She made six mistakes in grammar. (They, She) were spelling and punctuation errors.
7. Austin tutored Charlotte with (its, her) grammar skills.
8. Charlotte tutored Austin with (his, her) math skills.
9. Charlotte took Austin to dinner at (her, them) father’s restaurant.
10. They ate a small veggie pizza. (Its, It) was delicious.
 DOUBLE NEGATIVES .
Tick the correct answer.
IE
I haven't ever met my great-grandfather because he lives in Japan.
I haven't never met my great-grandfather because he lives in Japan.

You can't go anywhere in New York without seeing tall buildings.

You can't go nowhere in New York without seeing tall buildings.

A person shouldn't never eat wild mushrooms without checking if they are safe.
A person shouldn't ever eat wild mushrooms without checking if they are safe.

He didn't do anything about the cut on his arm.

He didn't do nothing about the cut on his arm.

It wasn't no big deal when we won the game.

It was no big deal when we won the game.
 ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS .
Draw lines matching the synonyms.
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depart found wrinkles
located smart

purchase achieve

vacant found

pupil enormous

automobile leave

intelligent slowly

giant student

gradually car
 ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS .
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
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1. NOVICE 2. MAXIMUM 3. DETERIORATE 4. DRASTIC
wrinkles
A. beginner A. sufficient A. corrode A. lax
B. expert B. largest B. upgrade B. loving
C. amateur C. merest C. decorate C. brutal
D. competitor D. limited D. debilitate D. strict

5. CONSERVE 6. MINUTE 7. DOMINATE 8. EFFICIENT

A. support A. mighty A. oversee A. unproductive

B. stash B. puny B. debate B. slipshod

C. sustain C. invisible C. submit C. systematic

D. squander D. immense D. trounce D. proficient

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FREE TALK IE
TEENAGER

Would you rather be stuck in a bus with children, teens, young adults, adults or
elderly adults? Why?

Would you rather be a child, teenager or an adult? Why?

Do you think that wearing uniforms to school is a good idea?

Should teenagers work? Why or why not?