Grammarsaurus English Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Year 2 Progress Test – Autumn

Question 1 Circle the nouns in the sentence. The cowardly lion ran away from the brave mouse.

Question 2 What type of word is perfect in the sentence below. (circle one) After a long climb the big hairy spider finally reached his perfect web noun adjective verb adverb

Question 3 Circle the homophones in this sentence. Over there, under the tree, was their perfect picnic spot.

Question 4 Use the list of conjunctions to complete the sentences. and so but because   I was hot____________ I went to sit in the shade. My dog was sad _____________ he had to go to the vets. I fell over ____________ I didn’t hurt myself. so because but

Question 5 Can you change the verb to change this sentence to the past tense? skip Sally ______________ well in the sports day race. skipped

Question 6 Circle the proper nouns? On Mondays and Wednesdays we go to an afterschool club.

Question 7 Circle the adverb in the following sentence: Mr Fox crept slowly up the tunnel.

Question 8 Tick the word that best describes these sentences. How are you today? When is your birthday? Do you like chocolate? statement question command exclamation

Question 9 How do you know? I know they are questions because I can answer them. They also end with question marks.

Question 10 Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. . Chop the onion carefully

Question 11 don’t Match the words that have the same meaning. could not do not will not are not don’t aren’t won’t couldn’t

Question 12 Circle the verbs in this sentence. I up climbed a tree and then jumped back down.

Question 13 Where does the apostrophe for possession go? Tick one box. Sallys class went swimming on Wednesdays.

Question 14 Tick the box to show where the comma should go in this sentence. I like to visit the polar bears lions and the monkeys when I visit the zoo.

Question 15 Fred know that he would win the race. Tick the sentence that makes sense. Fred know that he would win the race. Fred knew that he would win the race. Fred know that he would won the race. Fred knew that he would won the race.

Question 16 Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. ! How tall that basketball player is

Question 17 Grammarsaurus wants to go to the park. Write down the question he needs to ask his mum. Can we go to the park?

Question 18 Are these sentences written in past or present tense? Past   Past Tense Present Fred is writing a story.  Josh is eating an ice cream. Kim ran around the park. Jill walked quietly down the corridor.

Question 19 Tick the correct word to complete the sentence. when if I am very tired _______________ I stayed up late last night. when if because that

Question 20 Write –s or –es to make these words plural. swan s flower fox s s es