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STUDENT: please print name
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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The spelling mistake in this sentence has been circled.
Write the correct spelling of the circled word in the box.
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I go to school on a buss .
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There is one spelling mistake in this sentence.
Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
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He has bloo eyes.
Shade one bubble to show your answer.
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Which word completes this sentence correctly?
I like going
the city.
at
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Where should the missing capital letter go in this sentence?
On thursday we will make a cake.
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There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.
Shade the bubble under the spelling mistake.
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Mum sed that I should drink more milk.
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I started having a cupp of warm milk each day.
Shade one bubble to show your answer.
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Which word completes this sentence correctly?
Mum is going to buy me a new
of shoes.
pare
pair
pear
peer
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Choose the correct letters to complete the word.
In hospital I was looked after by a kind n _ _ se.
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The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.
Write the correct spelling of each circled word in the box.
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The colours of my uniform are darke
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The water fellt cool on her feet.
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Jess sings and playes the drums in
the band.
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There is a parth from the gate to our
front door.
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The pilow on my bed is very soft.
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Friday is our last chanse to see the show.
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On rainie days I stay inside and read
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A whale is a larj animal.
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There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.
Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
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The family was unnable to buy enough
tickets for the show.
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She lookt around the yard for the missing
ball.
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I like to eat a piece of fruit for a snak
after sport.
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The bus must travel slowley along
the bumpy road.
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We make fresh juce from the oranges we
grow in our garden.
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I could see the outline of a distant
building in the moonlite.
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Mum promissed us a trip to the museum
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A very popular acter was the star of
the video.
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We paused to watch the dragonflys and
other insects.
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Which word completes this sentence correctly?
my bike.
I went for a ride
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Which word completes this sentence correctly?
When my dog Ned has a bone he tries to keep it to
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Which word completes this sentence correctly?
My friend sent me a get-well card
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Which word can be used instead of you and me in this sentence?
John will be coming with you and me.
we
ourselves
they
us
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Which word or words complete this sentence correctly?
Yesterday I
a king parrot in the garden.
see
seen
saw
will see
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
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Homework is fun
homework is fun
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The girls ran up the steep hill, keen to beat their brother home.
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Which word in this sentence is used to describe the pencils?
I found a torn packet of coloured pencils at the bottom of my schoolbag.
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Which one of these is a sentence?
Up in a tree.
I saw Pat.
I wonder what he.
Was doing up there.
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01There is a lizard in10my garden.
It likes to eat snails and worms.
It hiss at me if I come too close.
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“Will you come to my party?” asked Ben.
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“Will you come to my party,” asked Ben.
“Will you come to my party, asked Ben”.
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Mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves?
Mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves.
I knew when the train leaves
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mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves!
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Which sentence can be completed correctly by using the word were?
The girl
reading a book.
When we get home, we
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going for a swim.
at the park.
camping near a river.
Which of these is punctuated correctly?
Last week I made a cake it had pink icing and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. it had pink icing. and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. it had pink icing and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. It had pink icing and it was very nice.
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Which sentence is correct?
Ali and I am going to the beach.
Me and Ali are going to the beach.
Ali and I are going to the beach.
Ali and me are going to the beach.
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Which of these sentences is a command?
Tom wants a new bike.
Will you wait for me?
Rain is good for the garden.
Come over here.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
I take, sunscreen, a hat, a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take sunscreen, a hat, a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take, sunscreen a hat a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take sunscreen, a hat, a towel and, some water when I go to the pool.
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Which word in this sentence tells us how an action is done?
The first thing we learned at our swimming lessons was to get into
the pool safely.
first
swimming
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
I go to Hilldale primary school in Fairview road.
I go to Hilldale Primary school in Fairview road.
I go to Hilldale Primary School in Fairview Road.
I go to Hilldale primary School in Fairview Road.
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Where should the missing apostrophe (’) go in this sentence?
Lets ride our bikes down to the river to see if there are any pelicans.
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Which of these words cannot be used as a plural (to mean more than one)?
feet
children
woman
mice
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Which underlined word or words can be replaced with They’re?
Every year Tim and Sue go to the school fair. There is always a
jumping castle. There are also many other rides that Tim and Sue
love. Their uncle runs the giant slide. They are looking forward to
the fair again this year.
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In which sentence is the word of used incorrectly?
I searched through the mess at the bottom of my bag.
I am worried that I might of lost my pencil case.
It is full of my best pencils.
It is a pale shade of blue.
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