SPAG Quiz for Year 6

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The cat who, loved to eat chicken, purred loudly.

• The cat, who loved to eat chicken, purred loudly.

• The cat who loved, to eat chicken purred loudly.

• The cat, who loved to eat, chicken purred loudly.

Which punctuation mark should go at the end of this sentence

• an exclamation mark

• a full stop

• a question mark

• a semi-colon

What category of word is the underlined word in the following sentence?

The cat perched proudly on the golden table.

• preposition

• noun

• adjective

• determiner

How many determiners are in the following sentence?

After midnight, she glanced up at the silvery moon with a single tear running down her cheek.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the underlined part of the following sentence called?

As he swam swiftly away, terror tore through him.

• main clause

• expanded noun phrase

• preposition

• subordinate clause

Choose the most appropriate word to go in the blank space in the sentence below.

Yesterday, the cat ******* the sofa.

• destroyed

• green

• ran

• under

How many words in the sentence below should begin with capital letters?

tomorrow, i will visit my aunt; her name is aunt tabitha and she has a cat called adrian.

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 7

Which sentence uses tenses correctly?

• I done my homework.

• I ain't got any homework.

• I have school tomorrow.

• I trying to do my best.

How many nouns are in the sentence below?

Mo was filled with anger.

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 5

Which category of word is underlined in the sentence below?

Sarah's pet budgie was enormous.

• feathers

• verb

• adjective

• noun