ELA PSSA Grammar

Read the sentence below.

We weighed the gray rocks and the red rocks. We found that the red rocks were _______ than the gray rocks.

• heavier

• heaviest

• more heavier

• most heaviest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• Amy will practice soccer after school today.

• Scott found his baseball cap on top of the table.

• We knocked on the door, and our neighbor answered it.

• Once it stops raining, we can go outside to ride our bikes.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence has a spelling mistake?

• I like to collect pennies.

• He can carry the box by himself.

• You can be successful if you try hard.

• The toy broak when it fell off the chair.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the directions.

1. First, put soil in a flowerpot until it is half full.

2. Next, add about tweunty flower seeds.

3. Cover the seeds with an inch of soil.

4. Your seeds are ready to grow.

Which underlined word is spelled wrong?

• half

• tweunty

• inch

• ready

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Read the sentence.

The sun __________ very bright to us yesterday because there were no clouds in the sky. Which verb or verb phrase completes the sentence?

• is looking

• looks

• will look

• looked

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentences.

The writer has an interesting way of telling a story. Most readers like her_____ of writing.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• style

• surprise

• wisdom

• gladness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Read the paragraph.

(1) Some people like to pick their own berries instead of buying them at the store. (2) They take buckets out to places where there are many berry plants. (3) Blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries all grow on bushes. (4) A persons bucket may be full of berries after picking for only a short time.

Which word needs an apostrophe added?

• berries in sentence 1

• places in sentence 2

• bushes in sentence 3

• persons in sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence has a mistake?

• We saw two airplanes in the sky.

• The sheeps walked across the field.

• Becky will eat lunch with her cousins.

• Please turn off the lights before you leave.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the sentence.

A cheetah’s speed, a squid’s ink, and a bear’s roar allow these animals’ to stay safe.

Which part of the sentence has an apostrophe mistake?

• A cheetah’s speed

• a squid’s ink

• and a bear’s roar allow

• these animals’ to stay safe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Read the paragraph.

(1) Mr. Long bought some carrots at the market. (2) The carrots cost fourty cents. (3) He used five carrots to make soup. (4) The rest of the carrots he saved to eat later.

Which change would correct the spelling mistake in the paragraph?

• Change bought to boght in sentence 1.

• Change market to markit in sentence 1.

• Change fourty to forty in sentence 2

• Change rest to wrest in sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D