Now That’s What I Call Grammar 1

1. Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentences below

Lily went on the school trip__________ not really feeling well

however because despite yet

2. Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that is it grammatically correct.

Kim was _______________ up by the loud music

woked

woke

woken

waked

3. Complete the sentences below using either I or me

Brandon and ________ went to play football in the park.

Miss Reilly told Jemma and ________ to give out the sheets.

During break, Leon and _________ practised in the music room.

4.
paige and jess are going to france on holiday in august.

a. Circle four words in the sentence above that should start with a capital letter.

b. For one of the words you identified above, explain why it needs a capital letter

-Word chosen_____________________

___________________________________________________________________________

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 5. Each of the sentences below is missing a verb.

Draw a line to match each sentence to the correct verb.

Elena and Tabitha_________ gone to the shops. are

The children_________listening to Miss Fleetwood. is

Scott ________ forgotten his PE kit. have

Miss Reilly _________ forcing us to do a grammar test. has

6. Tick one box to show where the missing question mark should go.

After swimming, Xenia asked “Can I get a drink from the machine” on the way out of the sports centre.

7. Change the question in the table below to a command.

Question Command

Could you collect the books?

8. Change the command to a question.

Question Command

Get me my shoes!
9. Draw lines to match the words with their most likely final punctuation.

Use each punctuation mark once.

Sydney looked out the window at the builders !

What do you want for breakfast ?

Help .
10. Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.

Use each word once.

however
as and

Yezen ____________ Billy said the film was boring. Stanley, ________________ wanted to watch the

end ______________ it was about nuclear science.

11. I thought the sweets were delicious but Mr Hurst said he preferred lemon bonbons.

Put a tick in each row to show whether each word is a noun or an adjective.

Word from the sentence Noun Adjective

sweets

delicious

lemon
12. Which pair of pronouns is best to complete the sentence below?

Miss Newton split __________ into groups. _____________ got our bibs from the bag and got ready to play.

them We

us We

her they

us him

13. Find one word that can complete both sentences below. Write the word in the box.

I put the information from the research in a ____________________.

I set the ____________________ for dinner.

14. Which sentence uses the correct plural?

The farmer fed the sheeps in the field.

The woman queued up in a line by the checkout.

Year 6 watched the fish in the aquarium.

All the childs completed their maths tests.

15. Which sentence contains two verbs.

Joel sprinted towards the finish line.

Dad told me to tie my shoelaces on the way to the party.

Simon switched off the lights in the classroom.

During lunchtime, Joe played on the computer.

 16. Which of these sentences uses commas correctly?

You need to bring a hockey stick, your PE kit, a pair of shin pads and a bottle of water to the match.

You need to bring a hockey stick, your PE kit, a pair of shin pads and, a bottle of water to the match.

You need to bring a hockey stick your PE kit, a pair of shin pads and a bottle of water to the match.

You need to bring a hockey stick, your PE kit, a pair, of shin pads and a bottle of water to the match.

17. Circle all the adverbs in the sentences below.

Happily, Sabrina ripped open the sparkly present. She paused briefly before pulling off the tiny lid.

18.

You are looking through your work and decide to replace the word ‘ small’ in the sentence below.

The mouse was small.

Choose another word with a similar meaning and write it in the box.

19.

Which of the sentences below is punctuated correctly?

Jenny (our babysitter) looks after us when Mum and Dad go out for dinner.

Jenny our babysitter (looks after us) when Mum and Dad go out for dinner.

Jenny (our babysitter) looks after us (when Mum and Dad go out for dinner.)

(Jenny our babysitter) looks after us when Mum and Dad go out for dinner.

20.

Put a tick in each row to show whether the word is a noun or a verb.

Noun Verb
to fly
table
curtain
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21. Write a question beginning with the words below.

How many

22. Which sentence uses commas correctly?

As he had, forgotten his trainers, Fred borrowed some from his friend.

As he had forgotten, his trainers, Fred borrowed some from his friend.

As he had forgotten his trainers, Fred borrowed some from his friend.

As he had forgotten his trainers Fred borrowed some, from his friend.

23. Circle the connective in the sentence below.

Although it was raining hard, I still went outside.

24. Write the correct singular or plural form in each space below.

One has been done for you.

one pie, two pies

one _________________, two foxes

one goose, two __________________

one mouse, two _________________

25. Which of these should be written as two separate sentences?

I love swimming because it’s fun.

I have six moshi monsters and my sister has fifty two.

I like watching TV, but not Eastenders.

Miss Navarro is 157cm tall she has brown eyes.

26. Insert two commas in the correct places in the sentence below.

I need to pack a white t shirt a pair of shorts trainers and a tracksuit for PE.

27. You are looking through your work and decide to replace the word ‘ said’ in the sentence below.

‘Help! I’m scared of spiders’ said the little girl.

Choose a suitable word and write it in the box.

28. Circle all the nouns in the sentence below

At the beach, the children were playing in the golden sand.

29. Which of these sentences are statements?

How many slices of pizza are there?

Throw the ball.

How long does the film last?

The party lasted for three hours.

The class watched a video all afternoon.

30. The word ‘play’ has more than one meaning.

Write two sentences to show the two different meanings.

1.

2.
31. Put one letter in each box to show the word class

noun verb adjective adverb

A B C D

The man pulled the heavy lid off the orange box slowly.

32. Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.

(was/were)

The shoes _______________ brand new.

(go/goes)

Amber and Aiden ______________ to karate every week.

(take/takes)

My Dad _______________ me to school in the mornings.

33. Write a different adverb in each space to help describe what Buddy did.

Buddy threw the ball____________________ and ran ____________________ to the wicket.

34. Put a cross in each row to show whether the main or subordinate clause is in bold.

One has been done for you.

Main Subordinate
clause clause
My brother, who has size five feet, is older than me. X

As it was really sunny, we put on our sun hats.

 The table, which is large and wooden, is surrounded by red chairs.

After we had eaten our dinner, we played in the garden.

35. Insert the capital letters and full stops in the passage below.

when he got to the park, toby bought an ice cream he played for hours on the swings

36.

A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word.

For example misbehave

Put a prefix at the beginning of each word to make it mean the opposite

_____believable

_____correct

_____tidy

37. Insert the missing inverted commas in the sentence below.

Sit down quietly, said Miss Newton, and get out your whiteboards.

38. Which ending would make this word an adverb?

bright

Tick one

brighter

brightest

brightly

brightness

39. Put a tick to show whether the apostrophe in each sentence is used for omission or possession.

Apostrophe for omission Apostrophe for possession

 Ella’s book was left in the reading area.

I’ll wear a dress to the wedding.

The children’s clothes were soaking wet.

40. Circle the prepositions in the sentences below.

The cat was stood on the table.

Refreshments were available during the match.

41. Write a contraction to replace the underlined words in each sentence below.

I am ten years old.

__________ ten years old.

I could not find my socks.

I _____________________find my socks.

42.

Put a tick in each row to show whether the underlined part of the sentence is a phrase or a clause.

Phrase Clause
We stood outside, even though it was really cold.

The giggling girl ran across the road.

We wasted time running around the garden

The dog jumped around in the green meadow.

43. Circle the article in each sentence below.

The test was finally over.

The children took a deep breath.