E n g L i s h jenni Currie Santamaria

adjective
adverb
heroic
heroically
eager
eagerly
impetuous
impetuously
1.
The soldier _____________________________ gave his life for his country.
2.
The children were _____________________________ to help their mother.
3.
He doesn’t think before he acts—he’s very ____________________________.
4.
She acted _____________________________, and then she was sorry.
5.
When they asked for help, the young women responded 
_____________________________.
6.
The soldier earned a medal for his _____________________________ 
actions.
B.
Verbs
The verbs in the chart are in base form. Write them in the correct form in the 
following sentences.
exclaim pile huddle
make up 
keep on 
suffer
1.
You will have to _____________________________ the test you missed.
2.
“It’s beautiful!” she _____________________________ happily.
3.
The children _____________________________ together to protect their 
little sister.
4.
I called him, but he _____________________________ working. He didn’t 
hear me.
5.
Please help those poor people. They are _____________________________.
6.
She _____________________________ up the coins in a tall stack.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR: REQUESTS WITH 
may, 
can,
AND 
could
A.
Read about 
may
,
 can
,
 
and
 could
In the reading passage, Beth asks for permission to go with her mother with the 
question: 
May I go. . .? 
To the modern reader, this sounds old-fashioned 
because 
May I
questions have become very formal—most people don’t use 

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them within the family anymore. There are, however, situations where questions 
with 
May I
are very appropriate:
• 
A clerk in a store asks, 
May I help you?
• 
When you ask a favor of a stranger you can use 
May I
; for example, 
Excuse 
me. May I take this chair?
• 
At someone’s home, you can ask, 
May I use your restroom?
All of these questions can also be asked with 
can
or 
could
, but 
may
is much 
more formal.
Note: 
May
requests are only used with the subject 
I
. When the subject is 
you
, you must use 
can
or 
could
.
 
Excuse me. 
Could you
 help me with this? 
Can you
 pass the butter?
Can
is less formal than 
could
.
B.
Identify forms
Complete the conversations with 
can
,
could
, or 
may.
1.
Brother: Hey, __________ you bring me a soda?
Sister: Sure.
2.
Clerk: ___________ I help you with something?
Customer: No, thanks. I’m just looking.
3.
Coworker: _________ you please make this copy for me? I have to leave.
Coworker: No problem.
4.
Friend: _________ you hand me the remote?
Friend: Uh-huh.
5.
Employee: Excuse me, Mr. Silva. ____________ I talk to you for a minute?
Mr. Silva: Of course.
VI. READ IT AGAIN
Read the passage again. Answer the question.
Why is Mrs. March satisied?

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