Sixth Grade Grammar Review: Part 1

Which sentence shows the best way to combine these words?

block, is, the, very, on, our, Kalvin, he, is, not friendly, new

• The new kid, Kalvin, on our block is not very friendly, and he is.

• Kalvin is the new kid on our block, and he is not very friendly.

• Not very friendly is Kalvin, and he the new kid is on our block.

• He the new kid is on our block and is not very friendly Kalvin.

Which of the following is a correctly written compound sentence?

• My new shoes, the pair with the orange stripes, are still in the box in my closet.

• The leather jacket was given to me by my older brother, but it is still too big for me.

Choose the sentence below that is written correctly.

• He eat pancakes for breakfast.

• She help Tamara with her homework.

• They followed her to the beach.

• He drive to the mountains each winter.

Choose the sentence below that is written incorrectly.

• He planned a party.

• We read quietly.

• She gave the book to us.

• The doctor weighs he.

Which word best completes the following sentence?

___________________ bike is the red one.

• Him

• Mine

• Her

• Their

Which of the following would best complete the sentence?

Did you remember to turn off _______________ light?

• him

• them

• you

• your

What can be done to the following sentence to correct the error?

Ms. Abyss aren't happy with my report on san Francisco's trees.

• The word trees should be capitalized.

• There should be a comma added after the word happy.

• The word aren't should be changed to isn't.

• The words San Francisco's should not be capitalized.

Which word would best replace the underlined word to make a more descriptive sentence?

The book's pictures inspired the students to learn more about art.

• words

• illustrations

• story

• characters

Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

Jorge and Rachel have ______________ in that pool before.

• swum

• swimmed

• swimming

• swam

Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

Kyle _____________ before sunrise to get ready for his camping trip.

• risen

• rised

• rose

• rosed