Spag Quiz Year 5

What is the preposition in the sentence?

Beyond the forest, the troll hid menacingly.

• Menacingly

• Troll

• Beyond

• Hid

Which of these words is a noun?

• Eat

• America

• Happily

Select the correct use of their/they're/there.

• The lady pointed towards they're fancy hotel.

• The lady pointed towards their fancy hotel.

• The lady pointed towards there fancy hotel.

Which word is the pronoun in the sentence?

Ahmed wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing.

• Ahmed

• He

• Sure

Select the sentence in which speech marks have been used correctly.

• "You really are wonderful, said Kurtis.

• Samira shouted, I just want to go to sleep!"

• The ogre replied, "You really are the funniest human I've ever met."

What is the adverb in the sentence?

The young child frantically licked on his huge, strawberry ice-cream.

• Young

• Child

• Huge

• Frantically

Which sentence applies the comma accurately?

• The lady realising she was alone, suddenly felt very frightened.

• The lady, realising she was alone, suddenly, felt very frightened.

• The lady, realising she was alone, suddenly felt very frightened.

Which part of the following sentence is the subordinate clause:

As happy as can be, the girls sat drinking their cola.

• As happy as can be

• The girls sat drinking their cola.

Which part of the sentence is the main clause?

Screaming with delight, the children sprinted across the playground, towards the new football field.

• Screaming with delight

• The children sprinted across the playground

• Towards the new football field.

Write the commas correctly in the sentence:

Diana ordered chips crisps and chocolate for her childs birthday party.