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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1
1. Turn these words into nouns by adding -ness or -er. Write the new word, in full, on the line.
Remember that some letters might need to be changed or added on to create the correct spelling! 1 mark
teach bright
swim happy
2. Which type of word is beautiful in the sentence below?
1 mark
The beautiful princess danced at the party.
a verb
an adjective
a noun
an adverb
3. Tick the best word
correct word
to complete thethe
to complete sentence below.
sentence below.
1 mark
You can have a rabbit ____ you look after it.
Tick one.
when
if
that
because
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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1 2
4. Tick the correct
best word to complete
word thethe
to complete sentence below.
sentence below.
1 mark
I really don’t like washing my face ________ I have to do it.
Tick one.
or
and
but
5. Write the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence below.
1 mark
What time is the party starting today
6. The verbs in boxes are in the present tense.
2 marks
Write these verbs in the past tense.
One has been done for you.
My family visited the farm.
visits
I my lunch bag to school.
take
Lucy television.
watches
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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1 3
7. Add commas to the sentence below.
1 mark
On the farm I saw a sheep cow pig and some chickens.
8. Tick the sentence that is a statement. Tick one box.
1 mark
Jessica was running.
Where are your shoes?
Check you have cleared your desk.
I don’t believe it!
9. Tick the correct sentence. Tick one box.
1 mark
Mark’s car was very clean.
Marks’ car was very clean.
Marks car was very clean.
10. Underline the verbs in the sentence below.
1 mark
Yesterday I was walking to the park when I saw my friend riding her bike.
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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1 Answers
1 teach teacher 1 mark 6 I took my lunch bag to school. 2 marks
swim swimmer Lucy watched the television.
bright brightness
happy happiness
2 a verb 1 mark 7 On the farm I saw a sheep, cow, pig and 1 mark
some chickens.
an adjective X
a noun
an adverb
3 1 mark 8 1 mark
when Jessica was running. X
if X Where are your shoes?
that Check you have cleared your desk.
because I don’t believe it!
4 or 1 mark 9 Mark’s car was very clean. X
1 mark
and Marks’ car was very clean.
but X Marks car was very clean.
5 What time is the party starting today ? 1 mark 10 Yesterday I was walking to the park when I 1 mark
saw my friend riding her bike.