1. SPaG questions
KS2 templates

2. Circle all the … (parts of speech)
Example question
Circle all the … (parts of speech)
Read the sentences below.
Circle all the verbs.
My uncle is a vet who works in a surgery. He helps all
kinds of animals, but he likes horses the most.

3. Circle all the … (tense)
Example question
Circle all the … (tense)
Read the sentence below.
Circle the two words that show the tense in the sentence.
Last summer, I went to the beach and swam in the sea

4. Circle all the … (grammar)
Example question
Circle all the … (grammar)
Read the sentence below and circle the word or words that make it a question.
“He completed the marathon, didn’t he?”

5. Circle all the …
Read the sentences below.
Circle all the …

6. Example question
Write a question…
Write a question on the line below that begins with the word ‘which’.
Which ______________________________________________

7. Write a question…
Write a question on the line below that begins with the word …
______________________________________________

8. Tick one box (missing punctuation)
Example question
Tick one box (missing punctuation)
The sentence below is missing an exclamation mark. Tick one box to show where the exclamation mark should go.
“Stop, thief” cried the police officer loudly as he ran
after the man.

9. Tick one box (missing punctuation)
The sentence below is missing an ….
Tick one box to show where the …should go.
“Stop, thief” cried the police officer loudly as he ran
after the man.

10. Missing conjunctions Read the sentences below.
Example question
Missing conjunctions
Read the sentences below.
Choose a conjunction from the box to fill each gap and write it on the line. You can only use each conjunction once.
The queue for tickets was really long __________ we arrived at the museum.
I wouldn’t have known ___________ you hadn’t told me.
Suzie wanted to become an engineer _______ she was good at maths.
because if when

11. Missing conjunctions Read the sentences below.
Choose a conjunction from the box to fill each gap and write it on the line. You can only use each conjunction once.

12. Tick … Read the sentences below.
Example question
Tick …
Read the sentences below.
Tick the two sentences which are formal.
No one formed this afternoon, did they?
Please reply to Jan’s message immediately.
Evie and I spent an entire afternoon by the river.
Sam was really sad that we couldn’t meet up.

13. Example question
Tick …
Read the sentences below. Tick one box which explains why the exclamation marks have been used.
“No way! I don’t believe you!” said Ellie in disbelief.
To show Ellie is shouting
To separate the two sentences
To show Ellie is very surprised
To show that she is giving commands

14. Tick …
Read the sentences below.
Tick the two sentences which are …

15. Example question
Tick the table
Look at the table below. Put a tick in each row to show whether each sentence uses commas correctly or incorrectly.
Sentence
Correctly
Incorrectly
At the end of the day, everyone went home happy.
My uncle’s favourite places are the beach, the cinema, and the shopping centre.
When I was younger, I enjoyed playing in the park, with my friends.
My granny, who loves sport, watched my cousins play football at the weekend.

16. Tick the table
Look at the table below. Put a tick in each row to show whether each sentence uses … correctly or incorrectly.
Sentence
Correctly
Incorrectly

17. Example question
Word class
Put a letter in each box to show which word class the words belong to.
When Alan noticed the time, he got into his car
straightaway.
pronoun A
verb B
determiner C
adverb D

18. Word class
Put a letter in each box to show which word class the words belong to. A B C D

19. Example question
Choose the correct …
Read the sentences below. Circle the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence using Standard English.
They (were/was) hiking in the Lake District.
I (done/did) the washing-up.
The team of scientists (was/were) excited.

20. Choose the correct …
Read the sentences below. Circle the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence using …

21. Which sentence… Read the sentences below.
Example question
Which sentence…
Read the sentences below.
Tick the sentence which uses a dash correctly.
Alison hates watching basketball – she doesn’t understand the rules.
Alison hates – watching basketball she doesn’t understand the rules.
Alison hates watching basketball she doesn’t understand – the rules.
Alison – hates watching basketball she doesn’t understand the rules.

22. Which sentence… Read the sentences below.
Tick the sentence which uses a dash correctly.
Alison hates watching basketball – she doesn’t understand the rules.
Alison hates – watching basketball she doesn’t understand the rules.
Alison hates watching basketball she doesn’t understand – the rules.
Alison – hates watching basketball she doesn’t understand the rules.

23. Draw a line … Example question Read the sentences below.
Draw a line to show ….

24. Draw a line … Read the sentences below.
Draw a line to show which noun the pronoun ‘It’ replaces.
The shop had completely sold out of the latest DVDs. It would certainly hit its sales target that month.
Pronoun Noun
the DVDs
the sales target
It the shop the month

25. Explain … Example question
Explain how the different prefixes in two sentences below change their meanings.
The money has disppeared.
This means that the money ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
The money has reappeared.
This means that the money _________________________________________________

26. Explain … Example question Give an explanation of the word synonym.
___________________________________________________________________________
Give one word that is a synonym of nervous.

27. Explain … Example question
Read the two sentences below. Explain how the meaning of the sentence is changes when the comma is added.
I like chocolate biscuits and sour sweets.
I like chocolate, biscuits and sour sweets.
___________________________________________________________________________

28. Explain …
Explain ….

29. Example question
Add a
Add a semi-colon into the sentence below so that it is punctuated correctly.
I leave for Australia tomorrow it should be an amazing trip.

30. Example question
Add a
Put a different suffix at the end of each word below to make it a noun.
teach ________
dark__________
replace__________

31. Example question
Add a
In the sentence below, Adele was the fastest sprinter before her time was beaten.
Read the sentence, then write the correct verb in the space.
Before I won my race, Adele ____________ been the fastest sprinter in the class.

32. Add a

33. Root word Example question
Read the passage below. Write an adjective derived from the noun in brackets in each space. One has already been done for you.
The cinema was crowded (crowd) and very hot, so Alex and her firend went to buy some cold drinks. They thought that the film was _____________________ (magic). They were both ____________________________ (enthusiasm) fans of the leading actor.

34. bicycle cycling recycle cyclone
Example question
Root word
Look at the word family below.
What does the root ‘cycl’ mean in this word family?
bicycle cycling recycle cyclone
Tick one box
weather
road
circling
return

35. Root word
Tick one box

36. Re-write Example question Read the sentence below.
Rewrite the sentence as direct speech. Make sure you use correct puctuation.
Kritesh asked Sandra where the washing machine was.
Kritesh asked Sandra, ______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

37. Re-write Example question
Rewrite the sentence below by adding a subordinate clause to it.
Make sure you use correct punctuation.
The crowd gasped in amazement.
___________________________________________________________________________

38. Re-write Example question Today’s specials fish and chips
Read the information in the box below. Write one sentence that lists all this information. Make sure you use correct punctuation.
___________________________________________________________________________
Today’s specials
fish and chips
lasagne (vegetarian)
Mexican chicken
cheese omeletteTo

39. Re-write Example question
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