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Year 5 SPAG Test 1 September 2020

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the sentence that uses an apostrophe to show possession.

a)

Don't go out there!

b)

Sunil’s going swimming today.

c)

The cat’s stuck in the tree.

d)

Harry hid Asha’s pencil case.

2.

Choose the correct verb form to complete this sentence:

She …..…….. always the first to offer help.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

being

d)

be

3.

Choose the correct verb form to complete this sentence:

I ………. my homework before I played outside.

a)

done

b)

write

c)

did

d)

didn't

4.

Choose the sentence that has an expanded noun phrase in it.

a)

I love playing outside.

b)

After a few hours, Ahmed woke up.

c)

"Stop doing that!" shouted Giles.

d)

The large, tabby cat with sharp claws hissed viciously.

5.

Choose a pronoun to replace the underlined words in this sentence: Yesterday, Annie visited her friends and her friends were happy.

a)

you

b)

they

c)

us

d)

I

6.

Choose the sentence that has a fronted adverbial.

a)

I'd never seen a flying rabbit before.

b)

What an awful day it had been!

c)

As the sun came up, the birds began to sing.

d)

It was a cold, windy and spooky day in Tinsel Town.

7.

Choose the question that is punctuated correctly.

a)

Elle whispered “he’s coming this way.”

b)

Elle whispered, “He’s coming this way.”

c)

“Elle whispered, he’s coming this way.”

d)

Elle whispered, “He’s coming this way”.

8.

What is the word class of the underlined word in the sentence below?

Watch out for that car!

a)

noun

b)

determiner

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

9.

Choose the word below that is a possessive pronoun.

a)

Sarah's

b)

They

c)

Mine

d)

You

10.

What type of word is 'James'?

My pet hamster is called James.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

adverb

d)

verb

11.

Choose the sentence that uses a possessive apostrophe with a plural noun.

a)

Sophie's bag was on the floor.

b)

The boys loved playing football.

c)

The boys' football boots were all over the classroom.

d)

It was a hot day and Ethan's sisters were annoying him.

12.

Choose the correct pronoun to replace 'George' in this sentence:

George mends things that are broken and George polishes the floor.

a)

we

b)

he

c)

they

d)

us

13.

Choose the sentence that has a mistake in it.

a)

I love eating pizza at the weekend.

b)

It's fun to try new things.

c)

After school, we are going to the park.

d)

He were walking home when a sound frightened him.

14.

Choose the correct prefix to add to the word 'behaved' in this sentence.

Her sister always ……..behaved and got into trouble.

a)

dis

b)

in

c)

un

d)

mis

15.

Choose the correct suffix to add to 'play' in this sentence: She had been play..... all day so she was really exhausted.

a)

-ed

b)

-ing

c)

-er

d)

-ly

16.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

adress

b)

addres

c)

address

d)

adres

17.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

stregnth

b)

strengtgh

c)

strenght

d)

strength

18.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

peculiar

b)

perculiar

c)

percicular

d)

pecueliar

19.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

dissappear

b)

dissapear

c)

disappear

d)

disappere

20.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

suprise

b)

serprise

c)

surpriese

d)

surprise