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WorksheetsGrammar Extravaganza!
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is a noun?
An object, place, person or thing
A person or animal
A doing word
A descriptive word
What are the types of noun?
Cement, abstract, proper
Regular and irregular
Concrete, abstract and proper
Proper and concrete
In which sentence are the verbs underlined?
It was exciting, the quarantine was finally being lifted!
It was exciting, the quarantine was finally being lifted!
It was exciting, the quarantine was finally being lifted!
It was exciting, the quarantine was finally being lifted!
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
A word that describes a verb
A word that describes an adverb
W rod that describes a preposition
What is a fronted adverbial?
A phrase at the beginning of a sentence which contains an adverb; it doesn't have to be its own clause.
Started a sentence with an adverb
A word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence which is, or contains an adverb; it doesn't have to be its own clause.
A word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence which is, or contains an adverb; it must be its own clause.
True or False: If it ends in 'ing', it must be a verb.
True
False
Mrs Buchan expects you to read every day. This is because ... (select all that are correct)
Reading helps you learn new words
Reading helps you understand new grammar styles
Reading develops your imagination
Students who read more get better exam results
Which story was NOT written by Roald Dahl?
Matilda
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Twits
Fabulous Mr Fox
What is a preposition?
A word that links a noun to another word in the sentence
A word that links a verb to another word in the sentence
A word that links an adjective to another word in the sentence
A word that links an adverb to another word in the sentence
What is a word class?
The length of a word
How formal a word is
A type of vocabulary
A category of words with a particular function
What does obnoxious mean? (Example: Jeremy was frustratingly obnoxious when playing football)
An attention-seeker
Annoying
Offensive and annoying
Offensive and annoying - typically because they keep being an attention seeker.
What does supercilious mean? (Example: she had a supercilious manner.)
Behaving like they think they're better than everyone else
Behaving like they want all the attention
Behaving badly
Behaving well
Which is spelt correctly?
Quarantine
Quarentine
Querentine
Qwarantine
What is a metaphor?
Comparing something to something else, usually with the words 'is' or 'like'
Giving an animal human triats
Giving a human animal traits
Comparing something to something else, usually with the words 'are' or 'is'
When do we use PETAL?
When structuring poetry
When structuring descriptive writing
When structuring analytical writing
When structuring a letter
What does PETAL stand for?
Point, Explanation, Technique, Analysis, Link
Proof, Explanation, Technique, Annotations, Link
Point, Evidence, Technique, Annotations, Link
Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link
What does the 'pace' of writing mean?
The speed a paragraph or sentence is read
How carefully a paragraph or sentence is read
How thoroughly a paragraph or sentence is read
The mood of the writing
How do I change the pace of my writing?
To speed up: use lots of simple sentences.
To slow down: use lots of compound sentences.
To speed up: use lots of sentences.
To slow down: use less sentences.
To speed up: use lots of adjectives.
To slow down: use lots of nouns.
To speed up: use lots of compound sentences.
To slow down: use lots of simple sentences.
What are the three sentence structures?
Short, Compound and Complex
Simple, Compound and Complex
Short, Complex and Emotive
Declarative, Interrogative and Exclamatory
What are the FANBOYS?
For, And, Not, But, Or, Yet, So
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
For, And, Nor, By, Or, Yet, Suppose
Furthermore, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What do FANBOYS do?
It links two independent clauses
It links two dependent clauses
Which of the below is grammatically correct?
"Josh loves English," Dimitri said Excitedly. "Just like me!"
"Josh loves English", Dimitri said excitedly, "just like me!"
"Josh loves English," Dimitri said excitedly, "just like me!"
"Josh loves English", Dimitri said excitedly ",just like me!"
What is an oxford comma?
A comma before the 'and' in a list. Mrs Buchan hates them.
A comma between every item in a list
A comma between clauses
A comma before the 'and' in a list. Mrs Buchan loves them.
What's the rule of using a semi-colon?
It joins two independent clauses that are about the same topic
It joins two dependent clauses that are about the same topic
It joins two clauses that are about different topics
It's a fancy comma
What type of noun needs a capital letter?
Concrete
Countable
Abstract
Proper
