Name:_____________________

Date:_____________________
Hour:__________
Middle School Mishaps Grammar Practice
Directions: Open up a Google Document and title it Middle School Mishaps
Grammar Practice. You will add your answers to each daily warm-up this week
onto this one document, and it will be graded on Friday 1/13/2016.
Week 1
Monday 1/9/2016
Pretest; multiple choice of highlighted for suffixes and prefixes. Definition of prefix
and suffix.
Tuesday 1/10/2016
Prefix warmup
Wednesday 1/11/2016
Review prefixes. Commas and Semicolons
Thursday 1/12/2016
Review Commas and Semicolons. Suffix warmup
Friday 1/13/2016
Review Suffix. Who/Whom & Than/Then warm up

Week 2
Tuesday 1/17/2016
Review Who/Whom & Than/Then. Common Homophones.
Wednesday 1/18/2016
Review Common Homophones. Verb Tense.
Thursday 1/19/2016
Review Verb Tense. Apostrophe.
Friday 1/20/2016
Review Apostrophe. Subject Verb Agreement.
Week 2
1/23/2016 Review All.
1/24/2016 Post-Test

Suffix & Prefix Pre-test

 Name:_____________________
Date:_____________________
Hour:__________
Define the following words.
1. Define Prefix:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
.
2. Define Suffix:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
.
Read the Multiple Choice Questions carefully and select the prefix or suffix that
correctly applies to each sentence.
3. Derek was rather ___happy to hear that his uncle had died.
a. Non
b. Sub
c. Semi
d. Un
4. What are you watching? Jonah asked his sister. Oh, just another __run of
SpongeBob SquarePants, those episodes never get old!
a. Pre
b. Re
c. Mis
d. Un
5. Material___ is a very common phenomenon in our country today, as well as
other wealthy countries. It makes people spend more time with things than
their friends and family!
a. Ist
b. Ism
c. Ment
d. Ence
6. The cool thing about air, is theres an end___ supply of it to breathe each day.
Lets take care of the environment.
a. Able
b. Ish
c. Less
d. Ous

Prefix Warm Up Tuesday 1/10/2016

Read questions and answer accordingly.
 Name:_____________________
Date:_____________________
Hour:__________
1. What is a prefix?
2. Out of the list of prefixes pre, re, un, mis fill in the blanks:
a. ___pared
b. ___try
c. ___do
d. ___type
3. Write two words with a prefix and circle the prefixes in the word.

Commas and Semicolons Warm Up Wednesday 1/11/2016

Review Prefix.
Answer True or False. If false, correct the improper sentence.
1. This is the correct use of a semicolon: although they tried; they failed.
2. A semicolon can replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap
between two closely linked sentences.
3. A semicolon is successfully used before words such as but, and, nor, namely,
however, therefore, that is, for example. Example: Bring any two items;
however, sleeping bags and tents are in short supplies.
4. Commas indicate a brief pause, however theyre not as final as periods.
5. Commas are not used to separate words and word groups in series of three of
more items. Example: my estate goes to my husband son daughter in law
and nephew.
6. When a sentence is started with a dependent clause, use a comma after it!
Example: if you are not sure about this, let me know now.
7. Write a sentence that uses a comma in it.
8. Write a sentence that uses a semicolon in it.
9. Write a sentence that uses both a comma and a semicolon in it.

Answer key:
1. False 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. False 6. True

Suffix Warm Up Thursday 1/12/2016

Review Commas and Semicolons.
Read questions and answer accordingly.
1. What is a suffix?
 Name:_____________________
Date:_____________________
Hour:__________
2. Out of the list of suffixes ism, ment, less, ful fill in the blanks:
a. Ground____
b. Individual____
c. Wonder___
d. Settle____
3. Write two words that have a suffix and circle the suffix in the word.

Who/Whom & Then/Than grammar Rules Warm Up Friday 1/13/2017

Review Suffixes.
True or False?
1. Than refers to a sense of time or what comes next, while Then is used to form
comparisons between two things.
2. Who is used as a subject in a sentence. Who goes with he or she.
Example: Who (he/she) would like to go on vacation?
3. Whom is used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. Whom goes with
him or her. Example: To whom (him/her) is this letter addressed?
Fill in the blank with the correct words: Than, Then, Who, Whom.
TaranHe played Call of Duty ALL NIGHT! Correy exclaimed.
____ played Call of Duty? Taran asked.
HE did my pain-in-the-neck brother Tom. When I wanted to watch Gilmore Girls.
Correy replied.
Gilmore Girls is way better _____ Call of Duty. Who needs shoot-em-up-kill-em
games anyway?
I know right!
So what did you do about it Correy? Taran questioned.
well I asked him politely to leave the room, but he wouldnt give up the TV. _____ I
told Mom and Dad, and they told us to take turns. But when it was my turned he
kept playing for an extra hour! Hes so obsessed with his games.
Your brother? The one _____ you are referring to? He is just like rest of the boys on
this planet, added Taran. However, at least you dont have 4 sisters like me
sharing the same bathroom and what notnow dont even get me started!