Unit 91: Negatives Review

Circle the word in each list that is a negative word or acts asa negative in a sentence.

1. always, barely, sometimes, usually
2. something, anything, everything, nothing
3. someone, nobody, everyone, person
4. ever, often, never, frequently
5. hardly, quick, slow, easy
6. scarcely, many, few, lot
7. one, none, some, all
8. nowhere, somewhere, anywhere, everywhere

Read the sentences below. Write C if the sentence is correct and I if it contains a double negative.

1. I didn’t buy no candy for the party. _____
2. My brother does not want to wear a costume this year. _____
3. I can’t barely wait to go to the new restaurant. _____
4. There isn’t any time left for questions. _____
5. We didn’t have none of the new uniforms. _____
6. Nobodyignored the fire alarm when it sounded. _____
7. You don’t need no shoesto walk on the beach. _____
8. My little sister doesn’t like the food none. _____

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence without creating a double negative.

1. We couldn’t see (no / any) reason for the dog to bark.
2. There wasn’t (no / any) other customer inthe shop.
3. The owner didn’t seem to care (none / at all) about the noise.
4. The dog was not wearing (no / a) collar.
5. No one said(nothing / anything) to the teacher.
6. I won’t (never / ever) go to that store again.
7. She doesn’t have (no / any) homework tonight.
8. He can’t find his keys (nowhere / anywhere).

Rewrite the following sentences by removing one unnecessary negative word.

1. We didn’t never catch anything when we went fishing.
2. You don’t need no umbrella today.
3. Nobody never travels on that road anymore.
4. She couldn’t play on no playgrounds.
5. Athletes don’t never give up easily.
6. There aren’t no boring sports headlines today.
7. The players on the other team weren’t never sorry.
8. I haven’t found nothing in the garden yet.

Rewrite these sentences by changing the italicized negative word to a positive word (e.g., change no to any).

1. Wenever catch nothing when we go fishing.
2. I can’t find my booknowhere.
3. We didn’t have none of the supplies we needed.
4. There isn’t nobody at the door.
5. She didn’tput no labels on the boxes.
6. I don’t want nothing for lunch.
7. He hardly never eats vegetables.
8. We won’t never get there on time.

Sort the following words into the correct column: Negative or Positive.

(nobody, anyone, scarcely, ever, never, anything, none, anywhere, nowhere, any)