In this paper, you will be asked questions about grammar and
punctuation. You need to read each question carefully and then
answer underneath.
For some questions, you will need to write something and for
some, you will need to tick or circle something. Make sure you
read the question carefully so you know what to do.
1. Circle the words that should have a capital letter. 1
mark
erin and jack were friends.
This question is asking you to find the words that should have a capital
letter in this sentence. This could be because they are names, or the word
First, read the question, looking for keywords.
‘I’, or because they are at the beginning of a sentence. It is then asking
you to draw a circle around the words.
Look at the sentence you have been given. Are
Draw a circle around the words that you
there any words that are names, the word ‘I’,
think should have a capital letter.
or at the start of a sentence?
Key Skill: Using capital letters for names and ‘I’.
2. Add either ? or ! to this sentence. 1
mark
What are you playing?
This question
First,isread
asking
the you to addlooking
question, either for
a question mark or an
keywords.
exclamation mark to this sentence. This could be because the sentence is
a question (asking something), in which case it needs a question mark.
Or, it could be that the sentence is being said with strong feeling or with
a raised voice, in which case it needs an exclamation mark.
Look
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thepunctuation
sentence you youhave been
have given.
chosen at Does anything
the end of the
sentence. If you
Does write
the
in the sentence it inthat
sentence
tell you the
needwrong
it to
is be place, you won’torget
answered?
asking something
being said with strong a mark!
feeling or a raised voice?
Key Skill: Using capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks correctly in sentences.
3. Write the plural of doll. 1
mark
one doll three dolls
This question First, readyou
is asking the to
question, looking
write the pluralfor keywords.
of the word ‘doll’. A plural
is a word that tells you there are more than one of something. Often we
add the suffix –s to the end of a word to make the plural (the plural of
dog is dogs). Sometimes, we add –es (the plural of fox is foxes).
Write
Which
the rule
worddo‘doll’
you with
thinkthe
Look at the word you have
you should
correct suffix use for the
on the lineplural
next to
been
the of
word given.
‘doll’?
‘three’.
Key Skill: Using the suffix –s to make a word plural.
4. Write the plural of box. 1
mark
one box two boxes
This question First, readyou
is asking the to
question, looking
write the pluralfor
of keywords.
the word ‘box’. A plural
is a word that tells you there are more than one of it. Often we add the
suffix –s to the end of a word to make the plural (the plural of dog is
dogs). Sometimes we add –es (the plural of fox is foxes).
Write
Which
the rule
worddo‘box’
you with
thinkthe
Look at the word you have
you should
correct suffix use for the
on the lineplural
next to
been
the of
word given.
‘box’?
‘two’.
Key Skill: Using the suffix –es to make a word plural.
5. Which sentence is correct? Tick one. 1
mark
I like to dig in the sand.
I like to digs in the sand.
This questionFirst,
is asking youquestion,
read the to read the two sentences
looking and tick the one
for keywords.
that you think is correct. It is asking you to think about how words go
together to make sentences.
Look at you
Once the sentences youthe
have decided have
answer, tick ONE
been given. box. anything
Is there If you tick
more
that than one
doesn’t soundbox, youright
quite won’tin
get the
either mark!
sentence?
Key Skill: How words go together to make sentences.
6. Tick the sentence that is correct. Tick one. 1
mark
Joel and I went swimming on Tuesday
joel and i went swimming on tuesday
Joel and I goed swimming on Tuesday
This questionFirst,
is asking youquestion,
read the to read the sentences
looking and tick the one that
for keywords.
you think is correct. It is asking you to think about how words go
together to make sentences.
Look at the sentences you have been given. Is there
Once you
Look forhave decidedthat
a sentence the answer, tick ONE and
is spelt correctly box.uses
If you
anything
tick more that
than
capital doesn’t
one box,
letters sound quite
you stops
and full right
won’tcorrectly.in the
get the mark!
sentences?
Key Skill: How words go together to make sentences.
7. Add the suffix -ing to these words. 1
mark
play playing jumping
jump
This question is asking
First, youquestion,
read the to add the suffixfor
looking -ing to these words. The
keywords.
suffix --ing is added to the end of words to show that something is
happening in the present.
Write the suffix -ing on the line after the
Look at the word you have been given.
words. If you write the suffix in the wrong
Can youplace,
add the
yousuffix
won’t-ing
get to these words?
a mark!
Key Skill: Adding a suffix where the root word remains the same (-ing).
8. Add -er or -est to these sentences. 1
mark
Dad’s car is fast.
Freddie’s car is fast er than Dad’s.
AJ’s car is fast est of all.
This questionFirst,
is asking the
you question,
to add the suffix –er or -est to these words.
Lookread
at the sentences looking
you havefor keywords.
been given.
The
Write
suffix
the suffixes
-er is added
-er and
to the
-estend
on the
of words
line after
to compare
the words.
twoIfthings
you write
(like
Can
When you
are twoadd the suffixes
things being -er and -est
compared to the
(-er)? Whencorrect
are sentences?
more than two
thesmaller).
small and suffixes in
Thethe wrong
suffix -estplace,
can be you won’t
added to get
the aend
mark!
of words to
things being compared (-est)?
compare more than two things (like the coldest month of the year).
Key Skill: Adding a suffix where the root word remains the same (-er/-est).
9. Which of these words means poorly? 1
mark
unwell
unhappy
undo
First,
This question read the
is asking youquestion,
to read looking
the threeforwords
keywords.
and tick the one
that you think means ‘poorly’.
Look at the words you have been given. The prefix ‘un’ changes the
Once you have decided the answer, tick ONE box. If you tick more than
meaning of a word to
oneitsbox,
opposite. Doesget
you won’t thisthe
help you work out the word
mark!
that means ‘poorly’?
Key Skill: Using the prefix un- to change the meaning of verbs and adjectives.
10. Use numbers 1 to 4 to put these sentences in order to make 1
a short story. The first one has been done for you. mark
Finally, her teacher arrived! What a surprise! 4
First, she put balloons up all over the classroom. 2
Sam got to school very early to surprise her teacher. 1
Then, she wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ on the board. 3
Once
Thisyou have decided
question is askingonyou
thetoorder
read of the
the sentences,
sentences andwrite thethe
decide number
order 2
next to the sentence
First, read
thatthe
comes
question,
after sentence
looking for
number
keywords.
1. Write number 3
Look
they at
need the
to sentences
be in to you
make have
a been
story thatgiven.
makes Are there
next to the sentence after that, and number 4 next to the are
sense. any
You time words
being
final in
asked
sentence.
to write the numbers
the sentences that 2,
tell3 you
and the
4 next to they
order the sentences to show
might happen in?the
You do not need to write correct the number
order.1 as this has already been
done for you.
Key Skill: Ordering sentences to form short stories.
