KS 2 2018 SPaG

In which one of the following sentences the comma is in the correct place?

Which sentence must end with a question mark?

The prefix re- can be added to the root word play to make the word replay.

Tick the meaning of the word replay.

Decide whether the sentence is a question, a statement or a command.

(Type your answer in the answer box.)

Which sentence below make it clear that Ana has four favourite things?

Which word is the adverb in the sentence below.

The lively crowd cheered loudly when the rally car race began.

In which sentence the pair of commas is in the correct place.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Which verb is a synonym of the verb produce?

Which sentence is a command?

Match each prefix to a word to make four different words.

Which option completes the sentence in the past perfect?

Soon after a Frenchman _______ the first land speed record, it was broken.

Which sentence is written in Standard English?

Tick the sentence that uses a dash correctly.

What is the grammatical term for the underlined part of the sentence?

Charlie spilt his juice, but it didn’t go on his shirt.

Which sentence must not end with an exclamation mark?

In which sentence is colon in the correct place?

Which sentence uses the underlined word as a noun?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Explain how the modal verb changes the meaning of the second sentence.

Sentence 1: Yusuf and his sister go swimming with their dad.

Sentence 2: Yusuf and his sister might go swimming with their dad.

Which word class is the underlined word in the sentence below?

My brother thinks that football is an amazing game.

Insert a subordinating conjunction to show that we ate lunch and listened to music at the same time.

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

Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun. Type one pronoun in each box.

Which sentence is the most formal?

Jane wants to know if the band is playing at the festival.

Which of the following questions could she ask to find out?

Identify the subject of the sentence below.

The tightrope walker carried a balancing pole.

Write the name of punctuation that could be used instead of commas in the sentence below.

Somehow, after much swaying and rocking, the tightrope walker managed to regain his balance.

Choose the most formal option in each group of words below to complete the invitation.

Decide whether the underlined noun is singular or plural.

Type singular or plural in the answer box.

Which word class is the underlined word in the sentence below?

Which sentence is the most formal?

In the same order as they appear in the sentence, type the four prepositions in the sentence below.

On a mountain bike, you can cycle across rocky ground, along muddy paths and over harsh terrain.

Choose the sentence in which the hyphen and the comma are the correct places.

How does the position of the apostrophe change the meaning of the second sentence.

1.    What are your brother’s favourite toys?
2.    What are your brothers’ favourite toys?

Which two sentences use punctuation to show parenthesis?

Identify the relative clause in the following sentence.

My uncle who lives in Australia has sent me a present.

Give the simple past tense of the underlined verbs in the following sentence.

What is the grammatical term for the underlined words in the sentence below?

My prize was a fluffy green pencil case with a gold zip.

Say whether the sentences below is written in the active or the passive.

Retype the sentence below as direct speech.
Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.

I asked her if she needed any help.

Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence below. Type your answer in the answer box.

When Mum saw that I was wearing Oliver’s gloves, she wanted to know where mine were.

If we rewrite the two sentences below as one sentence using an appropriate co-ordinating conjunction, give the conjunction that we can use.

We have time to play a game. We will have to finish it before dinner.

Identify the adverbial in the sentence below.

On Wednesday, Felix has a dental appointment.

Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence below.

The boy who knocked on our door was at the wrong house.

Add a suffix to the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

Type each word that should begin with a capital letter in the sentence below. Give the words in the same order as in the sentence.

the island called zanzibar is in the indian ocean off the coast of africa.

Give the four verbs in the passage below. Give them in the same order as they appear in the passage.

There were hundreds of gulls circling in the sky.
They gathered near the dock, searching for scraps.

Retype the underlined verb in the sentence below so it is in the present progressive.

I taught my sister to skateboard.

Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence below.

Hassan and I are going to our dance class; we are going to be late as we missed the bus.