Term 2, Week 6 SPaG homework

Which word in this sentence is a conjunction?

You can have dinner now or you can eat at seven

• can

• now

• or

• eat

Using the verb in the brackets, re-write the sentence below so that it is in the present tense. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.

I ……………… a biscuit. (to eat)

Which sentence uses brackets correctly?

• Graham my uncle (loves smoked) salmon.

• Graham (my uncle loves) smoked salmon.

• Graham (my uncle) loves smoked salmon.

• Graham (my uncle loves smoked salmon.

Which words in this sentence are relative pronouns?

The woman, who was very tall, had forgotten to bring her screwdriver, which meant she couldn't hang up our pictures.

• who

• had

• which

• our

• hang

Which of the words below is an adjective, made by adding a suffix to the word 'cheer'?

• cheerfully

• cheers

• cheerful

• cheerer

Which of the sentences below is grammatically correct?

• The festival starts on Saturday.

• Sweets is better than chocolate.

• A innocent child was thrown into a lorry.

• The soldiers and the mayor was waving to the crowd.

Which word in this sentence is an adverb?

Marcus swung the bat and hit the ball forcefully.

• Marcus

• swung

• hit

• forcefully

Type out the main clause of this sentence:

I don’t eat tomatoes unless they’re cooked.

Which word in this sentence should have an apostrophe?

School starts in 15 minutes so Im leaving soon.

• starts

• minutes

• Im

• leaving

Answer explanation

I'm is a contraction of the two words 'I am'

Which word in this sentence is spelt incorrectly?

I can’t believe the dogs ate my shoes, there so mischievous!

• can't

• believe

• shoes

• there

Answer explanation

their - pronoun