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Year 5 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 2
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1. Which sentence uses parenthesis accurately? Tick one.
1 mark
Our teacher who (we like very much) is called Miss Fox.
Our teacher (who we like very much) is called Miss Fox.
2. What is underlined in the sentence below? Tick inside one box.
1 mark
‘I can come to your party after all!’ shouted Jake.
modal verb
time adverbial
noun phrase
3. Underline the adverbial of place in the sentence below.
1 mark
We walked quietly down the corridor to the head’s office.
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4. Add a comma to the sentence below to make it clear that the Scouts are not eating the
rabbit. 1 mark
As the Scouts sat around the fire eating the rabbit hid in the bushes.
5. Rewrite the sentences below as one sentence which includes a relative clause. Remember
to use the correct punctuation. 1 mark
The lady has grey hair and glasses. She lives next door to me.
6. The sentence below has a missing word. Complete the sentence by using the
correct relative pronoun. 1 mark
This is the book I told you about.
7. Draw lines to match the prefixes to the correct root words.
1 mark
de heat
dis respect
mis activate
over treat
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8. In the sentence below, which word uses the suffix –ify to create the underlined verb
‘terrify’? Tick one. 1 mark
I don’t want to terrify you, but I think there might be a snake in your bed.
terrific
terror
terrible
9. Read the sentences below. Add the word which links the sentences together to create
cohesion. 1 mark
Tommy tiptoed up the path. , he slowly pushed open the
gate.
Subsequently Therefore Although However
10. Underline the adverbial phrase in the sentence below.
1 mark
During the afternoon, we enjoyed playing cricket outside.
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Year 5 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 2 Answers
1 Our teacher who (we like very 1 mark 6 This is the book that I told you 1 mark
much) is called Miss Fox.
about.
Our teacher (who we like very x
much) is called Miss Fox.
2 modal verb x 1 mark 7 de heat 1 mark
time adverbial dis respect
noun phrase mis activate
over treat
We walked quietly down the
3 1 mark 8 terrific 1 mark
corridor to the head’s office.
terror x
terrible
4 As the Scouts sat around the fire eating, 1 mark 9 Subsequently Therefore Although However 1 mark
the rabbit hid in the bushes.
5 The lady who has grey hair and glasses 1 mark 10 During the afternoon, we enjoyed 1 mark
lives next door to me. playing cricket outside.
OR:
The lady who lives next door to me has
grey hair and glasses.
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