AIDE Basic English Assignment Guide and Key Points

 

Chapter 5 "Using Action Verbs in Sentences"

 

Lesson 1 "What Is an Action Verb?"

Turn to Pages 118-119 Look at the picture on Page 118 and try to guess how it relates to Using Action Verbs in Sentences.

Turn to Page 119 Read the short introduction to Chapter 5

Turn to Page 119 and look at the goals you will achieve this chapter.

Scan Page 120-121; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 120-121 for pictures, information in the margins, and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 122 read the questions so you know what information you will be looking for as you read the section.

Read Page 120-121 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 122? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "What Is an Action Verb" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Action Verb - a word that tells what someone or something does, did, or will do.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. wrote, purchased, served, worked, operated, delivered, reported, authored, enjoy
  2. walked
  3. looked
  4. saw
  5. liked
  6. make
  7. worked
  8. stops
  9. received
  10. congratulated

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define an action verb?

Are you able to identify verbs in sentences?

 

 

Lesson 2 "Verbs Express Tense"

Scan Page 123-126; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Page 123-126 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Take a look at the questions on page 127 so you know what to look for while reading.

Read Page 123-126 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 127? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Verbs Express Tense" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Tense - the time when an action takes place

simple tenses - present, past, and future forms of verbs

infinitive - to plus the present tense of a verb

helping verb - a verb that combines with a main verb to form a verb phrase.

perfect tenses - present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of a verb.

verb phrase - a main verb plus a helping verb

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. had planned - past perfect
  2. will write - future
  3. traveled - past
  4. visited - past
  5. included - past
  6. Carry - present
  7. will hike - future
  8. crawled - past
  9. have talked - present perfect
  10. will have told - future perfect
  11. moved, will move
  12. burned, will burn
  13. looked, will look
  14. asked, will ask
  15. cleaned, will clean
  16. clicked, will click
  17. typed, will type
  18. closed, will close
  19. planned, will plan
  20. picked, will pick

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you define and identify simple and perfect verb tenses, including the infinitive form?

Are you able to identify verb phrases?

 

 

Lesson 3 "Regular and Irregular Verbs"

 

Scan Pages 128-131; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 128-131 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the Writing Tip on Page 131.

Read Pages 128-131 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 132? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Regular and Irregular Verbs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

past participle - the verb form used to form the perfect tenses

regular verb - a verb whose past tense and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d

irregular verb - a verb whose past tense and past participle are formed in different ways.

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. brought
  2. began
  3. burst
  4. bought
  5. blown
  6. flown
  7. swam
  8. frozen
  9. forgiven
  10. did
  11. - 20 your sentences will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to define regular verbs and use their forms correctly?

Can you identify and use irregular verb forms correctly?

 

Lesson 4 "Progressive Verb Phrases"

 

Scan Pages 133-134; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 133-134 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Quickly look at the questions on page 135 so you know what to look for while your reading the section.

Read Pages 133-134 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 135? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Progressive Verb Phrases" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Present participle - a verb form that shows continuing action.

progressive verb phrase - the form of a verb that ends in -ing and uses a form of be as a helping verb to show continuous action.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. has been playing
  2. have been thinking
  3. was looking
  4. is planning
  5. are going
  6. present progressive
  7. past progressive
  8. past perfect progressive
  9. present perfect progressive
  10. future progressive

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use progressive verb phrases correctly?

Are you able to identify progressive verb phrases?

Lesson 5 "Subject-Verb Agreement"

 

Scan Pages 136-139; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 136-139 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find in the margins on Pages 136-139.

Read Pages 136-139 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 140? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Subject-Verb Agreement" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. cause
  2. injure
  3. are
  4. records
  5. reports
  6. needs
  7. provide
  8. Angela teaches children to swim at the YMCA
  9. Several of her friends want to be teachers
  10. Both hope to go to college
  11. Angela visits the community college
  12. She is thinking about a career
  13. Angela likes children.
  14. She also enjoys art class.
  15. I enjoy ice cream cones.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify subject-verb agreement in a sentence?

Are you able to change the form of a verb to agree with a singular or plural subject?

 

Lesson 6 "The Verb To Do"

 

Scan Pages 141-142; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 141-142 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Quickly read the questions on Page 143 so you know what to look for while you read.

Read Pages 141-142 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 143? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The Verb To Do" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. Did land-past
  2. did explore-past
  3. Do know-present
  4. do know-present
  5. did sight-past
  6. do celebrate-present
  7. did see-past
  8. did explore-past
  9. have done-present perfect
  10. will have done-future perfect
  11. - 15 Sentences will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify use of the verb do as a main verb or a helping verb?

Can you use the forms of the verb do correctly?

 

Lesson 7 "Other Helping Verbs"

 

Scan Pages 144-146; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 144-146 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Quickly read the questions on page 147 so you know what to look for while you are going through the section.

Read Pages 144-146 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 147? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "Other Helping Verbs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 7 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

none

 

Section Review Answers

  1. should have
  2. May
  3. could
  4. can
  5. would have
  6. must have
  7. would like
  8. Can
  9. can
  10. -15 Sentences will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify helping verbs that put a condition on an action?

Are you able to use these helping verbs correctly?

Can you avoid two common errors in verb usage?

 

"Where to Find It"

 

Scan Page 148; Read the questions at the bottom so you know what information you need to find.

Read page 148 about newspapers and changing tense

Can you complete the first task at the bottom of page 148? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Chapter 5 Where to Find It This will be the 2nd part.(You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Where to Find it Key Points

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. broke, pat, irregular; will live, future, regular; has faded, present perfect, regular; defeated, past regular; seemed, past, regular.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you change the verbs in a newspaper article to a different tense?

 

"Writing Project "

 

Read page 149 about the writing project.

Go to the quiz page Chapter 5 Writing Project (This is were you will write your paragraph)

 

 Preparing for Chapter 5 Test

On pages 150-151 you will find the Chapter 5 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 5 Test "Using Action Verbs in Sentences"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

 

Chapter 5 Review answers

  1. regular verb
  2. past participle
  3. action verb
  4. verb phrase
  5. progressive verb phrase
  6. helping verb
  7. tense
  8. perfect tenses
  9. irregular verb
  10. simple tenses
  11. present participle
  12. infinitive
  13. will have scored
  14. has been playing
  15. plays
  16. won
  17. has been
  18. have broken
  19. gone
  20. has taken
  21. is singing
  22. has sung
  23. could have played
  24. does practice
  25. is

Congratulations you finished Chapter 5!!