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WorksheetsThe English Language
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is a noun?
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.
a word used to describe an object.
a word used to explain what something is like.
a word such as I, me, us, etc.
An (a) is a word which modifies your understanding of a noun.
What type of word is only in the sentence below?
English is the only subject that I enjoy.
noun
adverb
conjunction
adjective
Which is the correct spelling?
Onomatapoia
Onomatopoeia
Onomatapoeia
Onamatipia
What technique is in the following sentence?
The sombre clouds drifted across the sky.
Metaphor
Simile
Pathetic Fallacy
Personification
Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
The quiz was too difficult for her.
(a)
What does the following mean?
The boys' lockers was full.
The lockers owned by the boy were full.
The locker owned by the boys was full.
The lockers owned by the boys were full.
The locker owned by the boy was full.
Retype the sentence adding a comma(s) in the correct place(s)...
Meandering around the corridor the girls who were not in the correct uniform bumped into the teacher.
(a)
Select the correct use of a semicolon.
The sight shook him to his core; yellow eyes of a monster.
The sight shook him to his core; he saw the yellow eyes of a monster.
The sight; it shook him to his core.
The sight shook him; to his core.
In the word strangely, how would you describe the -ly part of the sentence?
adverb
prefix
syllable
suffix
What type of word is 'push' in the following sentence?
Push the door to open it.
(a)
Which one of the following is not a reason to start a new paragraph?
Change in sentence.
Change in time.
Change in place.
Change in topic.
What is the meaning of anthropomorphism?
Giving an inanimate object characteristics of an animal.
Giving a human characteristic to an inanimate object
Giving human characteristics to an animal.
Giving animal characteristics to a human.
What sounds are associated with sibilance?
s
s and sh
s, sh and z
s, sh, z and c
What is the effect of a simile?
It makes things seem more realistic.
It suggests that the thing being described has the attributes of the comparison.
It suggests that the comparison is part of the imagery created.
It makes the reader want to read on.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
In the 1990s, music was at its finest.
In the 1990's, music was at its finest.
In the 1990s, music was at it's finest.
In the 1990's music was at it's finest.
Which word in the following sentence is the main verb?
The slumped child struggled to stay awake in lesson.
(a)
Which of the following is correct?
They're revising for their GCSEs as if their lives depended on it.
There revising for their GCSE's as if there lives depended on it.
They're revising for their GCSE's as if their lives depended on it.
They're revising for there GCSEs as if there lives depened on it.
What is an adverb?
Any word ending in -ly.
A word which modifies your understanding of a verb or adjective
A describing word.
A word which modifies a verb.
Make the sentence below grammatically correct.
slowly and silently the child crept along the corridor would she be able to escape
(a)
What narrative perspective is used in the following sentence?
I knew the quiz would be difficult when Mrs Hopkinson was writing it.
Omniscient narrator
First person narrative
Second person narrative
Third person narrative
What technique is used in the following sentence?
The bee buzzed between the flowers.
Sibilance
Alliteration
Repetition
Metaphor
What is synthetic personalisation?
When you write from a personal perspective.
When you write as if you know the person you are writing to.
When you write about feeling that you don't really have.
When you write about experiences that aren't real.
Copy the sentence and put the correct versions of they're/there/their in the following sentence:
One day, (a) going to understand that ----- relates to places but ------- relates to ownership.
Which of the following words cannot be used to make a compound sentence?
And
But
Because
Yet
What type of sentence is the following?
Once upon a time, there was a castle built of cheese.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound/Complex
What type of clause is 'Once upon a time' in the sentence 'Once upon a time, there was a castle made of cheese'?
Relative clause
Adverbial clause
Adjectival clause
Main clause
Copy the sentence below and add a semicolon to make the following sentence grammatically correct.
Spiralling up the staircase, the girl became exhausted she knew she couldn't afford to rest.
(a)
Identify a key word which creates personification in the extract below:
At dawn, in the deep silence of the boathouse, Rose is reading someone else’s diary, her eyes moving fast across bold strokes that have bled into thick, creamy paper. The last entry was written yesterday, probably not long before the party guests began to arrive, forcing Penhallow out of its habitual solitude. The ink is only hours dry.
(a)
In the sentence below, what type of word is 'infinite':
She closes the book with infinite care and stands on shaky legs.
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Verb
What is the main technique in the following sentence?
The last embers of her anger have been doused by clammy dread, like water filling the mouth of someone about to be sick.
Personification
Pathetic Fallacy
Homophone
Simile
What technique is included in the sentence below:
Speaking aloud alters the weight of the air around her.
Simile
Pathetic Fallacy
Metaphor
Sibilance
What type of sentence is this?
Her eyes flick to the armchair and, for an instant, she sees Diana curled there, safely asleep under one of the airmen’s jackets.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound/Complex
Define annihilate...
To breath in deeply
To destroy
To put air into something
To make something better
Define nonchalant
To stop talking
To lean against something
To stop acting a certain way
To not be bothered
Define trepidation
To show fear
To walk a long way
To show anger
To take a journey
Copy the sentence and insert brackets in the correct place.
Examinations although compulsory can cause extreme stress for students.
(a)
What technique is the repetition of vowel sounds?
Alliteration
Sibilance
Assonance
Consonance
Which of the conjunctions listed are used to show contrasting ideas? Select all that apply.
Yet
And
Nor
But
Or
Which of the following is grammatically correct?
A. The captain shook his head; scared and unsure.
B. The captain shook his head: scared and unsure.
A
B
