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Year 6 Mega SPaG quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Click on the sentence that uses the correct homophone for their/there/they're.

a)

All of the children enjoyed there lunches today.

b)

Their items were covered in filth.

c)

It's over they're, isn't it?

d)

There all going to football after school.

2.

Click on the correct spelling of the word below.

a)

nesessary

b)

necessary

c)

necesary

d)

necessery

3.

Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:

Auntie D showed me around the house. She took me to the kitchen and also pointed out which bedroom was hers.

a)

girl

b)

she

c)

hers

d)

me

4.

Which sentence is punctuated accurately?

a)

"Wait for me!" John bellowed

b)

John bellowed, "Wait for me"

c)

"Wait for me," John bellowed.

d)

Wait for me, John bellowed.

5.

Identify the punctuation that is needed to complete this sentence: John who owned 6 dogs was dragged down the street towards the park.

a)

Colon

b)

Dash

c)

Pair of commas

d)

Semi-colon

6.

Identify TWO sentences that are the most formal.

a)

Kendra and I would appreciate you driving us to safety.

b)

I've been to the new monkey zoo that's just opened.

c)

I would be grateful if you could help me to evade these primates.

d)

No monkeys got out, right?

7.

Which suffix could be added to all of the following words:

emotion fiction accident

a)

less

b)

ly

c)

al

d)

ed

8.

What is the adjective in the following sentence?

Sadie found her favourite teddy beneath the bed.

a)

Molly

b)

favourite

c)

beneath

d)

bed

9.

Read the two sentences below and explain how the comma changes the meaning.

1) Will you remember to pay, Jane?

2) Will you remember to pay Jane?

4 lines
10.

Which sentence has used an apostrophe accurately?

a)

The girls' coats were all over the floor.

b)

It's tail is damaged.

c)

Bens' hat has blown on the floor.

d)

Kikis book's were a work of art.

11.

Read the sentence below. Which is the most suitable subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence?

Rita's hands are cold......she forgot her gloves.

a)

because

b)

if

c)

that

d)

when

12.

Which of the following is a statement?

a)

Where is the nearest Post Office?

b)

Don't touch that!

c)

Thomas offered me a sweet.

d)

Would you like a sweet?

13.

Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?

a)

Rama; is a boy Sita is a girl.

b)

Rama is a boy Sita; is a girl.

c)

Rama is a boy Sita is; a girl.

d)

Rama is a boy; Sita is a girl.

14.

Identify the correctly spelt word below.

a)

imediately

b)

immediately

c)

immediatly

d)

immeediately

15.

Write the sentence below in the passive voice.

The energetic boy kicked the leather ball.

4 lines
16.

Change the following question to a command.

Can you pass me the remote?

4 lines
17.

Rewrite the sentence below putting the adverbial at the beginning of the sentence.

Bruno was nine years old when the war started.

4 lines
18.

Identify the correct spelling.

a)

delishious

b)

delicious

c)

dellicious

d)

deelishus

19.

Which of these is a command?

a)

Do you know where the bread is

b)

First, butter the bread

c)

The bread needs buttering

d)

Bread is dry without butter

20.

Which two sentences contain a preposition?

a)

He ran really quickly.

b)

The cow grazed the grass happily.

c)

He ran across the playground.

d)

She walked past the classroom.

21.

What is the correct placement of the comma in the sentence ?

a)

Last night, I went to the shops .

b)

.Last night I went to the, shops

c)

Last, night I went to the shops.

d)

last night I went to the shops ,.

22.

What is the subject of the sentence below?

On Friday Bill plans to meet Bob in Birmingham.

a)

Friday

b)

Bill

c)

Bob

d)

Birmingham

23.

Which of these sentences is written in the present progressive form?

a)

We are learning about evolution

b)

We learned about evolution in our topic lessons

c)

We were learning about evolution

d)

Learning about evolution was fun

24.

Which of these sentences uses the comma correctly?

a)

Yesterday, Mrs Henderson ate 3 bars of chocolate.

b)

Yesterday Mrs Henderson, ate 3 bars of chocolate.

c)

Yesterday Mrs Henderson ate, 3 bars of chocolate.

d)

Yesterday Mrs Henderson ate 3, bars of chocolate.

25.

What is underlined in the sentence below?

The uncontrollable tiger escaped from the zoo.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Fronted adverbial

c)

Noun phrase

d)

Subordinate clause

26.

Which sentence is a statement?

a)

You can use the handwriting pen to copy up your work

b)

Be careful when you copy up your work

c)

Do you know which paragraph to copy up

d)

Do not smudge the ink

27.

Which is the adverb in the following sentence?

Sarah's family never eat ghastly brussel sprouts at Christmas but they enjoy wobbly jelly!

a)

ghastly

b)

family

c)

wobbly

d)

never

28.

Which of these sentences doesn't end up with Grandma dead?

a)

Let’s eat Grandma

b)

Let’s eat, Grandma

29.

Which of these sentences is an exclamation?

a)

What time did the storm come last night

b)

What an incredible storm that was

c)

He said the storm was rather impressive

d)

The storms are heavy at this time of the year

30.

Which of the sentences below use run as a noun?

a)

Please can you run me a bath

b)

I'm going for a run

c)

Please don't run

d)

I have to run an errand in town

31.

what Is wrong with this question?

a)

You didn’t write a question

b)

You didn’t put a capital letter for what

c)

You put a capital I

d)

I don’t know

32.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

Teacher

b)

Teecher

c)

Techer

d)

Teeher

33.

Which of these is an adverb?

a)

blue

b)

danced

c)

nice

d)

quietly

34.

I have a pet....

a)

Hair

b)

Hare

c)

Here

d)

Hear

35.

Im going to ..... house tonight

a)

their

b)

there

c)

they’re

36.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

Excuisit

b)

Eccisit

c)

Exquisite

d)

Exquizite

37.

What is a pronoun?

a)

It is a noun

b)

It is a name

c)

It replaces a noun

d)

It describes a noun

38.

Which verb is in the past tense?

a)

Dance

b)

Smell

c)

Walked

d)

Sing

39.

Which of these is not a pronoun (a word that replaces a noun so you don't keep repeating the noun)?

a)

apple

b)

he

c)

it

d)

we

40.

Which of these is not a conjunction (a word that connects two sentences)?

a)

because

b)

although

c)

which

d)

we

41.

Which punctuation is missing from this sentence? "Can I have a drink, please"

a)

!

b)

.

c)

?

d)

,

42.

Which of these is a synonym (similar-meaning) word for "delicious"?

a)

pretty

b)

scrumptious

c)

disgusting

d)

cute

43.

Which of these is an antonym (opposite-meaning) word for "confident"?

a)

pretty

b)

lonely

c)

brave

d)

shy

44.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

Tempertaure

b)

Temprature

c)

Temperature

d)

Tempriture

45.

Click on the word that uses the apostrophe correctly.

a)

Couldnt'

b)

Have'nt

c)

W'ont

d)

Didn't

46.

Click on the sentence that uses the brackets correctly.

a)

The boy (who had brown hair) was very short.

b)

(The boy) had green eyes and blonde hair.

c)

The boy (went to the shop) every Saturday.

d)

The boy (never did any of his work) and never got a detention.

47.

What is the meaning of the word "replay"?

a)

to play together

b)

to play later

c)

to play again

d)

to play badly

48.

Which sentence is a command (starts with an imperative verb)?

a)

You should maybe bring a coat.

b)

You will need a coat in case it rains.

c)

I am going to bring a coat.

d)

Bring a coat in case it rains.

49.

Which word class is the underlined word in the sentence? My sister thinks that football is an awesome game.

a)

Noun

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Verb

50.

Click the sentence that is the most formal.

a)

You shouldn't watch too much TV.

b)

Watching too much television should be avoided.

c)

Watching lots of TV ain't a good idea.

d)

You really should try not to watch loads of telly.