Download 1: Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentence below

Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
1: Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentence
below.
Daksha went to the dentist ___________________ she has
toothache.
However
(1 mark)
then
although
as
despite
2: Choose a word from the list below to make this sentence
grammatically correct.
The channel was _________ by David Walliams.
Swimmed
Swam
Swum
Swummed
(1 mark)
3: Complete the sentences below using I or me.
I wanted my friend to play with ______ after school.
Before we did our homework, Gabby and ____ played out.
The teacher asked Jack and ____ to collect the trolley.
mark)
(1
4. seema has decided to learn spanish in april
a; Circle 3 words that require a capital letter.
1
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
b; For one of the words chosen, explain why it needs a capital
letter.
The word is ________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
_______________________________________
(2 marks)
5: Each of the sentences below is missing a verb. Draw a line to
match each sentence with the correct verb
have
The children _____making slippers in DT.
has
Vidya _____ eaten his lunch already.
are
Norman and Alison _____ gone to the park.
Alexander ___ reading Harry Potter.
is
(1 mark)
6: Tick one box to show where the missing question mark should
go
Zainab asked, “ Are we nearly there yet” after they had been in the
car for 2 hours.
(1 mark)
2
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
7: Change the question in the table into a command.
Write the command in the box.
Question
Command
Could you open the door?
(1 mark)
8: Draw lines to match each sentence with their most likely final
punctuation.
Use each punctuation mark once.
Sentence
Punctuation
When are you going
.
Tommy went to the park
!
Amazing
?
(1 mark)
9: Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete
the sentence.
Use each word once.
because
although
and
____________ Paloma complained that she couldn’t do the
homework __________ it was too hard for her, Jason ________
Yasmin said it was easy.
(1 mark)
3
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
10: I thought the film was boring but I was excited by the book.
Put a tick in each row to show whether each underlined word is a
noun or an adjective.
Word from the
sentence.
film
Noun
Adjective
boring
excited
(1 mark)
11: Which pair of pronouns is best to complete the sentence below?
The teacher split __________ into groups. __________ were
asking questions; the other group were answering questions.
Tick one.
they
Them
us
We
her
She
them
I
(1 mark)
12: Find one word that can complete both sentences below.
Write the word in the box.
Dinal gave me a _______ to school in his car yesterday.
We had to use the stairs because the _________ was broken.
(1 mark)
4
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
13: Which sentence uses the correct plural?
Tick one.
Lots of man ran in the race.
I have very big foot.
I count sheep to help me sleep.
There are 30 childs in the house.
(1 mark)
14: Which sentence contains two verbs?
Tick one.
Dan usually plays football on Wednesday.
Ryan and Sunita went shopping together.
Jo took off her coat when she got on the bus.
Alfie played his guitar in the assembly.
(1 mark)
15: Which of the sentences below uses commas correctly?
Tick one.
I’ve packed my shorts, sandals and, swimming costume.
I’ve packed my shorts, sandals and swimming costume.
I’ve packed my shorts, sandals, and swimming costume.
I’ve, packed my shorts, sandals ,and swimming costume.
(1 mark)
5
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
16: Circle all the adverbs in the sentences below.
Cautiously, Dan opened the heavy door. Sighing deeply, he
surveyed his surroundings.
(1 mark)
17: You are looking over your work and decide to replace the
word ‘horrible’ in the sentence below.
The food was horrible.
Choose another word with a similar meaning and write it in
the box.
(1 mark)
18: Which of the sentences below is punctuated correctly?
Tick one.
Rojah my (cousin waters) our plants when we
go on holiday.
Rojah my cousin (waters our plants) when we
go on holiday.
Rojah (my cousin) waters our plants when we
go on holiday.
Rojah my cousin waters our (plants when we
go on holiday).
(1 mark)
6
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
19: Put a tick in each row to show whether the word is a noun or a
verb. One has been done for you.
noun
jump
bike
believe
meal
verb
√
(1 mark)
20: Look at the passage below. Change all the verbs from the past
tense to the present tense.
One has been done for you.
My mum bought me a new dress for my birthday.
I tugged it over my head and tried it on.
Suddenly, I felt something rip under my arm.
“ Great. So much for my new dress!” I thought.
(2 marks)
21: Circle all the adjectives in the sentence below.
You can get fresh flowers from the local florist.
(1 mark)
7
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
22: Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Tick one
As it had been snowing all weekend, the game was called off.
As it had been snowing all weekend, the game was called off.
As it had been snowing all weekend, the game was called off.
As it had been snowing all weekend, the game was called off.
(1 mark)
23: Circle the connective in the sentence below.
James thought the test was difficult, however Rahul thought it was easy.
(1 mark)
24: Write a question beginning with the words below.
How long___________________________________________
(1 mark)
25: Write the correct singular or plural form in each space below.
One has been done for you.
one table , three tables
one _____________________, two knives
one tooth, ten _______________,
one deer, a herd of ____________,
(1 mark)
26: Which of these should be written as two separate sentences?
Tick one.
I like dancing and my brother likes football.
Priya is my cousin she is very clever.
I like swimming, but I am better at running.
My favourite lesson is Spanish because it is fun.
(1 mark)
8
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
27: Insert three commas in the correct places in the sentence
below.
To make the cake we need butter sugar cream eggs and
flour.
(1 mark)
28: You are looking over your work and decide to replace the word
‘said’ in the sentence below.
“I don’t want to!” said the boy as his mother asked him to
set the table.
Choose a suitable word and write it in the box.
(1 mark)
29: Circle all the nouns in the sentence below.
The car stalled and then skidded in the morning due to the bad
weather.
(1 mark)
30: Which two of these sentences are statements?
Tick two
The kick of was at 7 o’clock.
Pick up you coat.
How long have you been there?
The film lasts for 3 hours.
When does the library close?
(1 mark)
9
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
31: The word second has more than one meaning.
Write two sentences to show two different meanings.
1:____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2:____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(1 mark)
32: Put one letter in each box to show the word class.
Noun
A
Adjective
B
Adverb
C
Verb
D
The second act was obviously the worst.
(1 mark)
33: Tick the words that mean the opposite of:
Feeble
discourteous / rude
strong/powerful
light/weak
clever/intelligent
(1 mark)
34: Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each
sentence.
(was / were)
The children ______________ late.
(do / does)
Bob and Max ______________ karate every Thursday.
(go / goes)
My Dad ______________ to work by train.
(1 mark)
10
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
35: Write a different adverb in each space below to help describe
what Irene did.
Irene went home_____________________ and did her homework
_________________________.
36: Put a tick in each row to show whether the main clause or the
subordinate clause is in bold.
One has been done for you.
My brother, who is called Norman,
loves to watch cricket.
The crew could see the whale, which
had surfaced only 50m behind
them.
The game was cancelled because of
the bad weather.
By the time I arrived, everyone had
already left.
Main clause Subordinate
clause
√
(1 mark)
37: Insert the capital letters and full stops in the passage below.
the snow fell while luke was walking to school as he passed
ben’s house, he was thinking about the weekend and their trip
(1 mark)
38: A prefix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning
of a word to make a new word.
For example unhappy
Put a prefix at the beginning of each word to make it mean the
opposite.
_____polite
_____appear
_____legal
(1 mark)
11
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
39: Insert the missing inverted commas in the sentence below.
Although the weather is bad, said the manager, the game will still
go ahead.
(1 mark)
40: Which ending would make this word an adverb?
Happy
Happiness
Happier
Happiest
Happily
(1 mark)
41: Put a tick to show whether the apostrophe in each sentence is used for
omission or possession.
Apostrophe for
omission
Apostrophe for
possession
Harriet’s laugh is
hilarious.
We’ll tell them the
result tomorrow.
She’s travelling by
herself.
(1mark)
42: Write a contraction to replace the underlined words in each
sentence below.
a, It is not going to rain tomorrow.
It ______________ going to rain tomorrow.
b, You must not talk in the line.
You _____________ talk in the line.
(2 marks)
12
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
43: Circle the preposition in the sentence below.
The lounge opens after sailing.
(1 mark)
44: Put a tick in each row to show whether the underlined part of
the sentence is a phrase or a clause.
phrase
clause
James relaxed while he sat under the old
oak tree.
We stayed indoors because it was raining
While the sun was shining, the children went
out to play.
The stars shone brightly on the warm
summer’s evening.
(2 marks)
45: Circle the article in each sentence below.
Pedro went to the shops with his friends.
Gurjit bought a new outfit Paloma’s party.
It’s useful to carry an umbrella in case of rain.
(1 mark)
13
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation test for SATs 2 2013
46: Which word is closest in meaning to ‘resolved’ in the sentence
below?
Mary resolved to do things differently in the future.
Tick one.
thought
believed
felt
decided
14