KS 2 2017 SPAG Test

Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark.

Which sentence has the semi-colon in the correct place?

Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

The prefix mis- can be added to the word read to make the word misread.

What does the word misread mean?

Which verb form completes the sentence?

After Disha _________ her medal, she gave a television interview.

Give the correct verb form of each pair in brackets to complete the sentences below.

Tick the option that correctly completes the sentence below.

_________ an official Olympic sport at the Winter Olympics in Japan.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

What is the word class of the underlined word in the sentence below?

The alarm rang and Jamal immediately jumped out of bed.

Which letter shows the correct place for a colon in the sentence below.

What is the word class of the underlined words in the sentence below?

The girl brought a sandwich and an apple to eat for lunch.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Which sentence uses the word round as an adjective?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

Complete the sentence with an appropriate subordinating conjunction.

Which sentence is an exclamation?

Which sentence uses the word book as a verb?

Which sentence below uses a pair of commas correctly?

Replace the underlined word or words in the sentence below with the correct pronouns.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Which sentence is the most formal?

Which underlined group of words is a subordinate clause?

Give the two words that are antonyms in the sentence below. Give the words in the same order as they appear in the sentence.

What looked like a worthless collection of rusty metal turned out to include ancient coins and valuable jewellery.

Say whether the apostrophe is used for a contracted form or possession.

(Use “C” for contacted form and “P” for possesion)

Which sentence contains a relative clause?

Which sentence is a statement?

How many full stops and capital letters are missing from the passage below?

Declan has always been fascinated by animals he has read
many books about exotic creatures jellyfish interest him the
most and he would like to study them when he is older

What punctuation marks are missing in the sentence below?

Jenna a very gifted singer won the talent competition that was held in her local theatre.

Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

Label each of the clauses in the sentence below as either main (M) or subordinate (S).

Give the conjunction in each sentence.

Which two sentences contain a preposition?

What is the subject of the sentence below?

On Tuesday, Mary plans to meet Aidan in Liverpool.

Give the relative pronoun in the sentence below.

The mountain, which could be seen in the distance, had snow on top of it.

Complete the sentence below with the simple past tense of the verbs in the brackets.

Which sentence below uses a pair of brackets correctly?

Which one prefix can be added to all three words below to make their antonyms?
Type the prefix in the box.

Type the two words that are synonyms in the passage below. Type the two words in the same order as in the question.

The café serves delicious snacks and cakes until noon. After midday, you can also order hot lunches, sandwiches or soup.

Give the possessive pronoun in the passage below.

The boy showed me around the school. He took me to the music room and pointed out which classroom was his.

Which punctuation mark should be used in the place indicated by the arrow?

Complete each sentence below with a word formed from the root word thought.

Complete the sentence below with a noun formed from the verb encourage.

Two hyphens have been missed out in the sentence below. Type the two words, in the same order as in the sentence.

The children have been busy cooking some healthy sugar free snacks and learning some well known traditional songs for visitors to enjoy.

Retype the sentence below in the active.
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.

The vital clues were discovered by the detective.

Retype the underlined verbs in the sentence below so that they are in the present progressive form.

Jim learns French at school. He plans to ski in the Alps in the spring.

Identify the noun phrase in the sentence below.

The famous athlete was preparing for an important athletics competition.

Identify the adverb in the sentence below.

Of all the toys in his large collection, Karl’s little brother liked the cuddly rabbit best.