Spag 2023

Which sentence is a command? Tick one.

• The relay race will be next.

• I hope I don’t drop the baton.

• Run as fast as you can.

• I know you can win this race.

Draw a line to match each word to a suffix to make four different words. Use each suffix only once.

• relation

• al

• social

• ship

• season

• ish

• child

• ise

Insert a comma in the correct place in the sentence below. We will be planting seeds making a pond and looking for snails.

• We will be planting seeds, making a pond and looking for snails.

• We will be planting seeds making, a pond and looking for snails.

• We will be planting seeds making a pond, and looking for snails.

• We will be planting seeds making a pond and, looking for snails.

The autumn leaves (a)   crunching beneath our feet as we walked along.

• Red

• Yellow

• Brown

• Green

Circle the correct word in each underlined pair to complete the sentences below using Standard English. We (a)   a great job in picking the juiciest fruit for our pie.

• did

• make

• have

• are

Circle the correct word in each underlined pair to complete the sentences below using Standard English. My brother didn’t do (a)   to help us.

• anything

• nothing

Which pair of words are antonyms? Tick one.

• marine - submarine

• unicycle - bicycle

• proper - improper

• act - interact

Tick the sentence that shows Lara is most likely to go swimming on Saturday. Tick one.

• Lara will go swimming on Saturday.

• Lara should go swimming on Saturday.

• Lara might go swimming on Saturday.

• Lara could go swimming on Saturday.

Insert a pair of brackets in the correct place in the sentence below. Charlotte who usually hated getting wet loved splashing about in the sea.

• Charlotte (who usually hated getting wet) loved splashing about in the sea.

• Charlotte who usually hated (getting wet loved) splashing about in the sea.

• Charlotte who usually hated getting (wet loved splashing) about in the sea.

• Charlotte who usually (hated getting wet loved) splashing about in the sea.

Which sentence is the most formal? Tick one.

• We can’t keep your things here, as there’s no room.

• It is essential that you take all your belongings with you.

• Please pack up all your stuff before you leave.

• It’s time to get all your bits and pieces together.