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WorksheetsPSSA Grammar Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a sentence fragment?
a)
My parents took me to the zoo.
b)
he smallest cub growled at me.
c)
One large room of roaring lions.
d)
She curled up in a sunny spot.
2.
How can this sentence best be written?
a)
how would you like a cat?
b)
How would you like a cat?
c)
How would you like a cat!
d)
how would you like a cat.
3.
Which sentence is a command?
a)
Think about it.
b)
The next room was full, too.
c)
Our house is pretty small.
d)
There was a pile of sleeping kittens.
4.
What is the complete subject of this sentence? In the next cage, an older cat was taking a nap.
a)
cat
b)
an older cat
c)
in the next cage
d)
was taking a nap
5.
What is the complete predicate?
In the next cage, an older cat was taking a nap.
In the next cage, an older cat was taking a nap.
a)
cat
b)
an older cat
c)
in the next cage
d)
was taking a nap
6.
How should this sentence be written correctly?
a)
I said, "That's so sweet"
b)
I said, "That's so sweet,"
c)
I said, "That's so sweet!"
d)
I said "that's so sweet."
7.
What are the green words called in this sentence? The scared little cat raised a paw and meowed.
a)
simple subject
b)
compound subject
c)
simple predicate
d)
compound predicate
8.
Which sentence has a mistake?
a)
We saw two airplanes in the sky.
b)
She will eat lunch with her family.
c)
The sheeps walked on the field.
d)
Please turn off the lights when you leave.
9.
Find the apostrophe mistake: A cheetah's speed and a squid's ink help these animals' stay safe.
a)
a cheetah's speed
b)
these animals' stay safe
c)
a squid's ink
10.
How can you fix the spelling mistake?
Mr. Big bought sum carrots for forty cents at the store.
Mr. Big bought sum carrots for forty cents at the store.
a)
change bought to boght
b)
change sum to some
c)
change forty to fourty
d)
change cents to sense
11.
Which sentence has a mistake in punctuation?
a)
Our teacher said, " Let me tell you about garnet."
b)
"She explained, it can be used to make pretty rings."
c)
She told us, "Garnet is a deep red rock."
d)
"You can find it in many parts of the country," she said.
12.
Which word or words correctly completes the sentence? Whales are the _____ animals on Earth.
a)
largest
b)
larger
c)
more larger
d)
most largest
13.
Which book title is capitalized correctly?
a)
Out of the Dust
b)
Where The red Fern Grows
c)
Bridge To Nowhere
d)
Lincoln And his Boys
14.
In which sentence is the plural word written incorrectly?
a)
She watched the fish swimming in the tank.
b)
The hikers saw two moose at the lake.
c)
A team of four oxen pulled the wagon.
d)
A pack of wolfs roamed free in the park.
15.
Identify the abstract noun: We learned the parts of the body and had an idea to draw them.
a)
learned
b)
body
c)
idea
d)
draw
16.
Which sentence has a verb error?
a)
Mr. Bell made the first telephone.
b)
He speaked words on it for the first time on March 10, 1876.
c)
Bell showed the phone to many people.
d)
Many people began to use the phone in their homes.
17.
Which sentence has an error in verb tense?
a)
An elephant's trunk has many uses.
b)
The trunk helps the elephant to drink.
c)
Elephants pluck fruit from trees with their trunk.
d)
They also given themselves a dust bath with their trunk.
18.
Find the sentence with an error in subject-verb agreement.
a)
When I go to my dentist, she always clean my teeth.
b)
I never worry, because she is good at what she does.
c)
She gives me a prize when she is done.
d)
My teeth are always shiny when I leave her office.
19.
Which one has an apostrophe mistake?
a)
a reptile's body
b)
a turtles' shell
c)
some ducks' feet
d)
those birds' feathers
20.
Which sentence has dialogue punctuated correctly?
a)
"Are we picking berries at the farm today?" Mary asked.
b)
"It seems like it will be a nice day to go said Mom."
c)
"Does that mean we can go now." Mary asked?
d)
"As soon as we finish breakfast, Mom replied.
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