Pegasus Academy Trust - Grammar revision
The children in 6S have devised these questions to help other children in the Trust to develop
their understanding of spelling and grammar
1.
Underline the connective in the sentence below
Joe walked quickly to the shop since he was out of milk and butter.
2.
Put in the missing speech marks:
What time are you going to school today? asked Leah curiously.
3.
Label the different word groups in this sentence.
An elephant roamed the sandy jungle floor in search of food and water.
Use these symbols:
n = noun; adj = adjective; adv = adverb; v = verb; p = preposition; a = article; c = connective
4.
Circle the articles in the sentence below:
The book, an apple and a pencil case all belonged to Robert.
5.
Tick one:
With a glitter of jagged, teeth the wolf smiled menacingly.
With, a glitter of jagged teeth the wolf smiled menacingly.
With a glitter of jagged teeth, the wolf smiled menacingly.
6.
Correct the sentence, putting in the capital letters and question mark:
when is gustav arriving in london to teach me german
7.
Use ‘a’ or ‘an’ to write the correct article.
a)
b)
c)
8.
______ table
______ animal
______ pen
Underline the adverbs in the sentence below.
Tim was extremely fast and there was no one remotely quick enough to catch him.
9.
Circle the prepositions in the sentence:
In the deserted city, by the damp and dirty road-side, under the glare of a street-lamp,
the boy sat down not knowing what to do.
10. Put a tick to show whether the underlined part of the sentence is a phrase or a clause
Phrase
We went inside, because it was raining.
The sun glistened in the bright warm summer morning.
The glorious sun-shine lasted the whole half-term.
6S February 2013
Clause