Term 2 Week 5 SPaG Homework

Which word should have a comma after it in this sentence?

Although he was the youngest Derek was one of the tallest in his class.

• Although

• was

• youngest

• Derek

Which sentence must end with a question mark?

• What happened that day might never be known

• What really happened that day

• Someone must know what happened that day

• I’d like to know what happened that day

The prefix re- can be added to the root word play to make the word replay. Which option is the meaning of the word replay?

• to play together

• to play later

• to play again

• to play badly

Which of the following statement is a command?

• In autumn, many trees lose their leaves.

• Look at the trees carefully.

• Scientists are studying how trees can live for so long.

• How can you tell a tree’s age?

Re-write the sentence below, adding two commas to make it clear that Ana has four favourite things. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly! Ana’s favourite things are camping holidays cycling and swimming.

Which is the adverb in the sentence below? The lively crowd cheered loudly when the rally car race began.

• lively

• cheered

• loudly

• began

Re-write the sentence below, inserting a pair of commas in the correct place. My father who works at the museum gave my class a guided tour.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• Tomorrow we went shopping at the sales.

• In three weeks’ time, I will be on holiday.

• Next weekend, we had gone to the river to fish.

• Last summer, we swim at the beach and collect seashells.

Which of these words is a synonym of the word produce?

• make

• buy

• sell

• trade

Where should the semi-colon go in the sentence:

We went to the fun fair last weekend it was the most fun I've had in a long time.

• After fair

• After last

• After weekend

• After fun