English Spelling, Punctuation Grammarsaurus English Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar SATs practice

Question 1 Circle the nouns in the sentence. The wicked witch dropped the strange ingredients into the pot..

Question 2 What type of word is beautiful in the sentence below (circle one) The beautiful flower bloomed in the sunshine. noun adjective verb adverb

Question 3 Circle the homophones in this sentence. It is too hot so I am going to have two ice creams.

Question 4 Use the list of conjunctions to complete the sentences. and so but because I went to the shop _______________ I ran out of milk. I was going to go to the park ____________ it rained. I was hungry ______________ I had an apple. because but so

Question 5 Can you change the verb to change this sentence to the past tense? walk walked We ________________ to the park in the sunshine.

They are proper nouns. Question 6 Why do the underlined words have capital letters? Mrs Walker and Mr Jones took their year 2 classes to Alton Towers for their end of year trip. They are proper nouns.

Question 7 Circle the adverb in the following sentence: Sarah skipped happily to school on Friday morning.

Question 8 Tick the word that best describes these sentences. How to Brush your Teeth Put toothpaste on your brush. Move the brush up and down along your teeth. Rinse your mouth with water. Wash your brush. statement question command exclamation

Question 9 Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. ? Can you come to my birthday party

Question 10 can’t Match the words that have the same meaning. did not can not should not I will can’t didn’t I’ll shouldn’t

Question 11 Circle the verbs in this sentence. I went to the park and jumped in all the puddles on the way.

Question 12 Tick the box to show where the comma should go in this sentence. Mum went to the supermarket to buy bananas grapes and three juicy apples

Question 13 Tick the sentence that makes sense. Jane take photos at the zoo to show at school. Jane took photos at the zoo to showed at school. Jane taked photos at the zoo to show at school. Jane took photos at the zoo to show at school.

Question 14 Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. ! What an amazing day at the park we had

Question 15 Write –s or –es to make these words plural. watch es duck church es s es

Question 16 Grammarsaurus wants to know if his friend would like a chocolate muffin. Write the question that Grammarsaurus needs to ask his friend. Would you like a chocolate muffin?

Question 17 Are these sentences written in past or present tense?

Question 18 Circle the correct word so that the following words are in Standard English. I was/were going to bed when the doorbell rang. She was/were going to pack her case to go on holiday soon. They was/were going to go in the pool to cool down.

Question 19 Tick the correct word to complete the sentence. when if We can’t go to the park this afternoon ___________ it rains. when if because that

Question 20 Under the tree it was shady It was also a bit damp. Look at where the arrow is pointing. Which punctuation mark is missing? Tick one. Under the tree it was shady It was also a bit damp.    full stop comma question mark exclamation mark