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Grade 5 English Exam Questions

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a clause?

a)

When the bell rang

b)

Because

c)

Inside the cupboard

2.

Identify the main clause: Although it was late, we stayed at the party.

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3.

What type of sentence is this? “I went to the park, and I saw my friend who was jogging.”

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4.

Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

a)

She cried.

b)

I stayed home, but my sister went out because she had a meeting.

c)

I am happy.

5.

Name the subject and verb in the sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”

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6.

Identify the word class of “quickly”:

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7.

Which word is a conjunction?

a)

never

b)

although

c)

below

8.

Choose the correctly hyphenated compound adjective:

a)

a fast moving car

b)

a fast-moving car

c)

a fast-moving car

9.

Where would a dash be most appropriate?

a)

She was late, again.

b)

She was late – again.

c)

She was late; again.

10.

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

a)

Re-enter the building.

b)

Reenter the building.

c)

Re–enter the building.

11.

Add a fronted adverbial: _____ , he entered the dark cave.

a)

Quietly

b)

Without a sound

c)

At midnight

12.

Identify the fronted adverbial: “In the morning, we went jogging.”

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13.

Which sentence uses a fronted adverbial?

a)

The dog barked.

b)

After the rain stopped, the children played outside.

c)

We left.

14.

Write a sentence using a fronted adverbial.

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15.

Identify the past perfect verb phrase: “She had finished her homework.”

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16.

Which of these is in the past perfect tense?

a)

She finishes her book.

b)

She had finished her book.

c)

She is finishing her book.

17.

What is the past participle of “break”?

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18.

Choose the past participle of “choose”.

a)

chosen

b)

choosed

c)

choose

19.

Which of these is formal language?

a)

I’m gonna call him.

b)

I will contact him later.

c)

Let me hit him up.

20.

Identify the informal sentence:

a)

I dunno where he went.

b)

I do not know where he went.

c)

I am unsure of his location.

21.

Rewrite this informally: “I regret to inform you of your disqualification.”

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22.

Rewrite this formally: “Can you please shut the door?”

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23.

What is a pun?

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24.

Identify the pun:

a)

I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough.

b)

He is baking bread.

c)

I like cookies.

25.

What is assonance?

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26.

Choose the sentence with assonance:

a)

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

b)

The sun is hot.

c)

She is smart.

27.

Which suffix can be added to “read” to make a noun?

a)

-er → reader

b)

-ed

c)

-ing

28.

Choose the correct word with -able:

a)

likable

b)

breakable

c)

help

29.

What does “visible” mean?

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30.

Choose the word that contains the suffix -ible.

a)

possible

b)

visible

c)

like

31.

Add -able to a root word to create a new word.

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32.

Which of these words has a silent letter?

a)

rain

b)

knife

c)

car

33.

Identify the silent letter in “write”.

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34.

Which word has a silent “k”?

a)

knee

b)

keep

c)

know

35.

Pick the word with a silent letter:

a)

wrong

b)

ring

c)

sing

36.

Choose the word that ends in “-igh”:

a)

bright

b)

light

c)

right

37.

Which word contains “augh”?

a)

caught

b)

caughted

c)

call

38.

Choose the correct spelling:

a)

thought

b)

thort

c)

thout

39.

Write two words ending in -ough.

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40.

Identify the correct verb form: He ___ the bike every day.

a)

rides

b)

ride

c)

rided

41.

Which shows the past tense?

a)

She jump

b)

She jumped

c)

She jumping

42.

Add “-ing” to “run”.

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43.

What is the present tense of “played”?

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44.

Add -ness to “happy”.

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45.

What is the noun form of “kind” using a suffix?

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46.

What suffix can be added to “friend” to show a state of being?

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47.

Choose the correct use of “-ment”:

a)

develop → development

b)

develop → developness

c)

develop → developal

48.

What is the suffix in “childhood”?

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49.

Add a suffix to form a word: govern →

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50.

Pick a word ending in -ight.

a)

night

b)

nice

c)

knot

51.

Which of these words ends in -ough?

a)

snow

b)

though

c)

thou

52.

Write a word with the suffix -hood.

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53.

Which prefix means “toward” or “to”?

a)

al-

b)

a-

c)

ad-

54.

Choose the correct word with prefix “al-”:

a)

almost

b)

alone

c)

allow

55.

Add a prefix to “fraid” to make a word.

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56.

Add “ad-” to “dress” →

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57.

Which word uses the “af-” prefix?

a)

affair

b)

fan

c)

after

58.

Which prefix is in “awake”?

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59.

Identify a word with “wa” letter string.

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60.

Which word contains “wo”?

a)

wonder

b)

work

c)

went

61.

Pick a word with “ss” in the middle.

a)

lesson

b)

lose

c)

let

62.

Find a word with “sc”

a)

science

b)

sea

c)

sign

63.

Choose the correct “ch” word:

a)

chrone

b)

chorus

c)

chain

64.

Investigate the letter string: Which word has “wa”?

a)

wash

b)

wish

c)

west

65.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

a)

ruff

b)

ruf

c)

rough

66.

Which word has a long “o” and ends in “ough”?

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67.

Identify a verb in its regular past tense.

a)

washed

b)

went

c)

saw

68.

What is the past tense of “jump”?

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69.

Choose a regular past tense verb:

a)

drew

b)

cleaned

c)

ate

70.

Add the correct ending: climb →

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71.

What is the past tense of “look”?

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72.

Choose the correct past form: She ___ the door.

a)

closes

b)

closed

c)

closing

73.

Write a regular verb in past tense.

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