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Grammar Fun

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the sentence.

The president of our club, _________ is known for giving long speeches, said only a few words before our club activities began.

a)

that

b)

which

c)

whom

d)

who

2.

Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in pronoun usage?

a)

The fish that Amy caught was huge.

b)

The woman who is smiling is my teacher.

c)

The boy which won the prize is my brother.

d)

The cake that my cousin baked is ready to eat.

3.

Read the paragraph.

(1)Today, art class is fun because I am painting a picture of a garden. (2) In the picture, the sun is shining and a big cloud is floating in the sky. (3) Colorful flowers are growing everywhere. (4) Butterflies and bumblebees were flying around the flowers.

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in verb tense?

a)

Change am painting to was painting in sentence 1.

b)

Change is floating to will be floating in sentence 2.

c)

Change are growing to were growing in sentence 3.

d)

Change were flying to are flying in sentence 4.

4.

Read the sentence.

My brother stayed home even though he _______ have gone outside to play with his friends.

Which word correctly completes the sentences to show that the brother was able to go outside but decided not to?

a)

must

b)

might

c)

could

d)

would

5.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

The moose has large brown, two antlers.

b)

The moose has two brown, large antlers.

c)

The moose has large, two brown antlers.

d)

The moose has two large, brown antlers.

6.

Read the information.

The Ohio River __________________.

Choose the words that complete the sentence.

a)

flowing very quickly

b)

for rafting and fishing

c)

runs through Pennsylvania

d)

along with the Beaver River

7.

Read the sentence.

I no there is one road that goes through the park.

What change needs to be made to correct the error?

a)

Change no to know.

b)

Change there to their.

c)

Change one to won.

d)

Change road to rowed.

8.

Read the sentences.

(1) Carpenters receive important training to help them do their jobs. (2) Carpenters might find their jobs more difficult without _____________.

Which word correctly completes sentence 2?

a)

it

b)

once

c)

those

d)

them

9.

Read the sentence.

Giant pandas live in the mountain ranges of central china.

Which underlined word should begin with a capital letter?

a)

pandas

b)

ranges

c)

central

d)

china

10.

Read the sentence.

"Elk herds have been spotted in nearby Winslow Hill" Mr. Henson read aloud from the paper.

Which change corrects the mistake in punctuation?

a)

Add a comma after Hill.

b)

Add quotation marks after Mr. Henson.

c)

Add a comma after read.

d)

Add quotation marks after paper.

11.

Read the sentence.

Andy liked the idea of gardening during the cool mornings of summer but he disliked getting his hands dirty.

Where should a comma be added?

a)

after Andy

b)

after gardening

c)

after summer

d)

after but

12.

Read the sentence.

The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club Show featured several items.

Choose the most specific words to replace the words several items in the sentence.

a)

many types of gems

b)

a variety of rocks

c)

different kinds of stones

d)

over thirty brilliant diamonds

13.

Read the paragraph from a story.

(1) Sara and her sister sat in the shade of a large tree in the park, each reading a book. (2) In the distance, they could hear the faint sounds of children playing at the park's playground. (3) A slight breeze made the trees sound as if they were whispering. (4) Then, with wings flapping, an owl landed in the grass near the girls. (5) Sara and her sister were too surprised to move or say anything.

Which sentence should most likely end with an exclamation point?

a)

sentence 1

b)

sentence 2

c)

sentence 3

d)

sentence 4

14.

Read the sentences from a story.

(1) My brother and I spent the morning riding our bikes in Moon Park, where there are many hilly trails. (2) We pedaled slowly up one of the steepest hills in the park, sometimes stopping to rest. (3) Once at the top, we enjoyed the view of the park and the city beyond. (4) Then, we got down the other side of the hill very fast.

Which revision of sentence 4 best uses details to show what is happening?

a)

Then, with the air against our faces, we went so fast down the other side of the hill.

b)

Then, with the cold air in front of our faces, we moved very quickly down the other side of the hill.

c)

Then, with the cool air rushing against our faces, we raced down the other side of the hill.

d)

Then, with some air going against our faces, we were on our way down the other side of the hill.

15.

Read the paragraph.

(1) The eye is made up of many parts. (2) The iris is the colored part, and lots of folks say that green eyes are the coolest of all. (3) The round, dark center of the eye is the pupil. (4) The pupil gets smaller when a person is in a bright place and larger when a person is in a dark place.

Which sentence has informal language and should be revised?

a)

sentence 1

b)

sentence 2

c)

sentence 3

d)

sentence 4

16.

Which underlined word should be changed to correct a mistake in spelling?

a)

Jamie read the newspaper article twice.

b)

The newly planted flowers began to sprout.

c)

The student prepared a speach about robots.

d)

There was nowhere else to look for the missing keys.