1. (Spelling Punctuation and Grammar)
SPaG
(Spelling Punctuation and Grammar)
Thursday 27th April 2017

3. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
SPaG Edition

4. Question 1

5. A . full stop B ! exclamation mark C ? question mark D , comma
What punctuation mark should go at the end of this sentence? Why do balloons go pop
A full stop
B ! exclamation mark
C ? question mark
D , comma

6. A . full stop B ! exclamation mark C ? question mark D , comma
What punctuation mark should go at the end of this sentence? Why do balloons go pop
A full stop
B ! exclamation mark
C ? question mark
D , comma

7. £100

8. Question 2

9. Which word should begin with a capital letter at all times?
A mum
B sunshine
C i
D meeting

10. Which word should begin with a capital letter at all times?
A mum
B sunshine
C i
D meeting

11. £200

12. Question 3

13. Which of these is NOT a compound word?
A rainbow
B butterfly
C window
D quicksand

14. Which of these is NOT a compound word?
A rainbow
B butterfly
C window
D quicksand

15. £300

16. Question 4

17. Which word is the past tense of hop?
A hopping
B hoped
C hopped
D hopt

18. Which word is the past tense of hop?
A hopping
B hoped
C hopped
D hopt

19. £500

20. Question 5

21. A train station B The station C boy train station D boy
Which word(s) is(are) the common noun(s) in this sentence? The boy went by train from the station.
A train station
B The station
C boy train station
D boy

22. A train station B The station C boy train station D boy
Which word(s) is(are) the common noun(s) in this sentence? The boy went by train from the station.
A train station
B The station
C boy train station
D boy

23. £1,000

24. Question 6

25. Which is the verb in this sentence? The frog croaked loudly.
A frog
B loudly
C croaked
D There isn’t one.

26. Which is the verb in this sentence? The frog croaked loudly.
A frog
B loudly
C croaked
D There isn’t one.

27. £2,000

28. Question 7

29. Which of these is a command?
A I dropped my cup on the floor.
B How cold it is today!
C It’s my friend’s birthday today.
D Put your toys away carefully.

30. Which of these is a command?
A I dropped my cup on the floor.
B How cold it is today!
C It’s my friend’s birthday today.
D Put your toys away carefully.

31. £4,000

32. Question 8

33. Which word has the wrong prefix?
A unbend
B disappear
C unwrap
D untrust

34. Which word has the wrong prefix?
A unbend
B disappear
C unwrap
D untrust

35. £8,000

36. Question 9

37. Which root word can have the suffix ‘ness’ added to it?
A happy
B enjoy
C big
D quick

38. Which root word can have the suffix ‘ness’ added to it?
A happy
B enjoy
C big
D quick

39. £16,000

40. Question 10

41. Which is the correct plural spelling of leaf?
A leafs
B leavs
C leaves
D leafes

42. Which is the correct plural spelling of leaf?
A leafs
B leavs
C leaves
D leafes

43. £32,000

44. Question 11

45. What is the contracted form of ‘did not’?
A don’t
B do’nt
C did’nt
D didn’t

46. What is the contracted form of ‘did not’?
A don’t
B do’nt
C did’nt
D didn’t

47. £64,000

48. Question 12

49. Which sentence shows the correct use of commas?
A Jane likes bananas, apples pears and grapes.
B Jane likes bananas, apples, pears and grapes.
C Jane likes bananas, apples, pears, and grapes.
D Jane likes bananas, apples, pears, and, grapes

50. Which sentence shows the correct use of commas?
A Jane likes bananas, apples pears and grapes.
B Jane likes bananas, apples, pears and grapes.
C Jane likes bananas, apples, pears, and grapes.
D Jane likes bananas, apples, pears, and, grapes

51. £125,000

52. Question 13

53. Which of these words is NOT a conjunction?
A but
B next
C if
D because

54. Which of these words is NOT a conjunction?
A but
B next
C if
D because

55. £250,000

56. Question 14

57. A fell B dark C heavily D rain
Which is the adverb in this sentence? The rain fell heavily in the dark street.
A fell
B dark
C heavily
D rain

58. A fell B dark C heavily D rain
Which is the adverb in this sentence? The rain fell heavily in the dark street.
A fell
B dark
C heavily
D rain

59. £500,000

60. Question 15

61. Which of these is NOT an exclamation sentence?
A Stand over there!
B What a beautiful flower this is!
C “What big eyes you have Grandma!”
D How kind of you to help!

62. Which of these is NOT an exclamation sentence?
A Stand over there!
B What a beautiful flower this is!
C “What big eyes you have Grandma!”
D How kind of you to help!

63. £1,000,000

64. Congratulations. You are a Grammar Millionaire!