KS2 Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
10-4-10
‘10 minutes a day for ten days’
Answers
Easter
Revision
2017
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201710-4-10Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayOne:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
1
bake,take,eat
2
Tomlookedoutthewindowandasked,“Arewethereyet?I’mtired.“
3
long,annoyed
4
Award1markforacorrectlypunctuatedquestionbeginningwith‘who’,eg:
• Whoisthat?
• Whoareyou?
• Whoareyoufriendswith?
5
anxiously(Option2)
6
Thelarge,heavybagwasdifficultforthe
boytopickup.
Afewhoursafterlunch,themenheaded
homefordinner.
Samknewheonlyhadafewhoursto
pack,makeasandwichandcatchthe
train.
Commasareused
toseparateclauses
Commasareusedto
separateitemsinalist
√
√
√
7
wolves(Option1)
8
ThemenlookedatPeterandfrowned.Hewasn’tsupposedtobebackuntilSunday.
9
couldn't/wouldn’t/didn’t
10
miserable,powerful,friendly
1
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayTwo:ANSWERS
Qu.
1
Answer
Itwasamazing,wasn’tit(Option1)
Isanyoneabletomeetmelater(Option4)
Modalverbto
indicatecertainty
Modalverbtoindicate
possibility
Hemightgohome.
√
Ishallleavesoon.
√
2
Theyshouldstaylonger.
√
3
tried,attempted
Thebiggestclassroomhadjustonedeskin.
4
5
S
V
O
Shehasgotapen.
Sentence
6
Thetable,whichhadonebrokenleg,
nearlyfellover.
Whenyou’vefinished,packthosetoys
away.
Sheisleavingnow,althoughthework
isn’tfinished.
Mainclause
Subordinateclause
√
√
√
7
impossible,unnatural,illegal,immoveable
8
MrsGreen(mynextdoorneighbour)ofteninvitesmeroundfortea.
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special,potential,substantial,crucial
10
Theteacherclosedthedoor.
2
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayThree:ANSWERS
Qu.
1
Answer
Everyonewantedtoleave.(Option3)
Sentence
Subordinating
conjunction
Theycan’teatitwhilstitissohot.
2
IwanttolearnFrenchandvisitmy
sisterinFrance.
Co-ordinating
conjunction
√
√
Althoughit’slate,I’dstillliketo
watchtheshow.
√
3
boys,hockey,time
4
havelived
5
beautiful
Apostropheto
showomission
Theheadmaster’sdoorisopen.
6
Apostrophetoshow
possession
√
Shewon’tagreetocome.
√
Theteacher’sonherway.
√
Theboy’sbagfellonthefloor.
√
7
capable,comfortable,sensible,possible
8
Sarahyelled,“Goaway!”orSarahyelled,“Goaway.”
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some,the,most
10
steal,prophet
3
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayFour:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
1
Don’ttouchthat.(Option3)
Takethosebagswithyou.(Option5)
2
were,have
3
Iamgoingtoschool.
4
joyful,happiness,penniless
5
mine,yours
6
Tomhopeddinnerwouldbereadysoon;hewasreallyhungry.
7
reckless,daft(Option2)
8
9
E.g.Verb:Stonessinkinwater./Donotsinkintothesand.
E.g.Noun:Putitinthesink./Whereisthesink?
Thenine-year-oldboyhadthreebags.(Option4)
Presenttense
10
Pasttense
Youkick
Youkicked
Youslip
Youslipped
Youbring
Youbrought
Youprefer
Youpreferred
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayFive:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
sinceusedasa
subordinating
conjunction
sinceusedasa
preposition
Ihadbeenhomesincemidday.
√
IwalkedtotheshopssinceIwashungry.
√
1
Ihavegottallersincewelastmet.
√
2
It’ssuchanicedayareyoureadytogo?(Option4)
3
allofthebrokenglass
4
,whowasonlyfive,
5
Word
Synonym
Antonym
cautious
careful
reckless
irate
furious
E.g.calm,relaxed
sociable
E.g.friendly,cheerful
hostile
enthusiastic
E.g.keen,eager,excited
indifferent
6
Theballwaskickedbythegirl.
7
ambitious,precious,malicious,cautious
8
Ineedtobuysomefruit:abagofapples,twoplumsandapear.
9
Ihadeatenatthatrestaurantbefore.(Option1)
10
Singular
Plural
woman
women
lorry
lorries
goose
geese
deer
deer
5
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDaySix:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
1
temperature,woman
2
waswatching
3
The,nine,some
4
E.g.friends,companions(NOTmatesorpals)
5
inaloudvoice
6
Allofthegirls–exceptforAnnie–leftthefootballstadium.(Option2)
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Words
Contractedform
Iwill
I’ll
hewould
he’d
willnot
won’t
shehas
she's
8
E.g.Ineedtobuysomeorangejuice,acanoflemonadeandtwobottlesofwater.
(Itemscanbeinanyorder.PupilsMUSTusecorrectpunctuation.)
9
extra
standard
inter
national
sub
cast
fore
ordinary
Thegirlsboughtthreedrinksfromtheshop.
10
Activevoice
Passivevoice
√
Thecatwasrescuedbytheboy.
√
Thegamewaswatchedbyhundredsoffans.
√
Everyoneenjoyedtherugbymatch.
√
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDaySeven:ANSWERS
Qu.
1
Answer
“Hello,”smiledMrsRye.“CanIhelpyou?”(Option4)
Sentence
Noun
Verb
ItriedtorunfasterbutIwastootired.
√
Afterfinishingourrun,wehadlunch.
√
Thenewprogramwillnotrunonmycomputer.
√
2
3
mine/his/hers/ours/yours/theirs
4
hadcycled
5
move,do(Option3)
6
Peter’sbooks
wouldn't
pen’snib
7
8
Iexpecttobecontactedbeforethepartybegins.(Option1)
Thetrainhasbeendelayedforapproximatelyonehour.(Option4)
E.g.Whendoyougoswimming?Howoftendoyouseeyourfriends?
(PupilsMUSTusecorrectpunctuation,includingaquestionmark.)
9
reins,heal
10
emotion,precision,technician,elevation
7
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayEight:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
1
before(Option1)
2
shy,confident
3
Myfavouriteteacher(MrsCoyne)runsthechessclub.(Option2)
4
it,she
5
My,Beth,I,Wales
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reliably,terribly,visibly,unbearably
7
wasshining
Afterfinishingherdinner,
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,whoworkedinthenewsagents,
,whichhadabrokenleg.
9
10
Thefishallswamawaywhenthewomenjumpedinthelake.(Option2)
Thepuppiesallhadtheirteethcheckedbythevet.(Option3)
Whenthebellrings,youcango.
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayNine:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
Gemma
1
I
He
Sentence
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Earlier,Ihadtopayafine.
√
Hefeltfinethismorning.
√
Thewardenwillfineyouifyouparkthere.
√
2
3
soon,fast
4
Mine
5
He’llprobablyforgettomeetyoutomorrow–hopeless!
6
That
7
ignorance,audience,clearance,convenience
8
Janiesaid,“Haveyougotasparepen?”(mustchange‘she’to‘you’)
Presenttense
9
Pasttense
Youkick
Youkicked
Youworry
Youworried
Youtransfer
Youtransferred
Youthink
Youthought
10
Word
Synonym
Antonym
Placid
gentle
rough
Lethargic
sluggish
E.g.energetic,lively
sorrow
E.g.sadness,grief,
unhappiness
joy
sweltering
E.g.hot,boiling
icy
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Grammar,Punctuation&SpellingDayTen:ANSWERS
Qu.
Answer
Stopnow
?
Ithinkyoushouldstop
!
I’mstoppingnow,areyou
.
1
2
during,on(Option2)
a
3
an
an
4
Sometimethismorning,probablyaroundnine,themenbegantoarriveattheswimming
pool.
5
E.g.loudly,angrily,furiously(Mustfittheverb‘roared’–i.e.NOTsoftly,happily)
6
al(Option3)
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Singular
Plural
child
children
person
people
mouse
mice
ox
oxen
8
E.g.Noun:Turnthelighton.orIcanseealight.
E.g.Adjective:Thisisverylight.orItisalightcolour.
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angrier,enjoyment,silliness
10
haveturned
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