Word Classification
Verb Tense
Sentence types
Speech
100
What is the word class of the underlined words in the sentence below?
The girl brought a sandwich and an apple to eat for lunch.
Determiners
100
What tense is the sentence below in: Past or Present Progressive
Joey’s football skills are improving all the time.
Present progressive
100
What is the sentence below? The end punctuation is covered.
What a fantastic piece of work that is
Exclamation
100
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. Our parents always say “work hard and do your best.”
2. Our parents always say, “work hard and do your best.”
3. Our parents always say, “Work hard and do your best.”
4. Our parents always say “Work hard and do your best.”
Our parents always say, “Work hard and do your best.”
200
Identify the two adjectives in the sentence below.
The new supermarket is the biggest in town.
new and biggest
200
Which sentence is in the Past progressive:
After Ali finished his homework, he went out to play.
Gemma was doing her science homework.
Jamie learnt his spellings every night.
Anna found her history homework difficult.
Gemma was doing her science homework.
200
Is this a question or a command?
Do your stretches before you exercise
command
200
Rewrite the sentence below as direct speech.
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
She asked if he wanted a banana.
She asked him, “Do you want a banana?”
Also accept minor errors that preserve the basic meaning, e.g.
• She asked him, “Would you like a banana?”
• She asked him, “Do you want bananas?”
300
What word class do the underlined words belong to?
Since it is sunny, you can eat your snack outside.
Although I prefer oranges, apples are easier to eat.
Subordinating conjunctions
300
Rewrite this sentence in the past progressive:
Yesterday, Hannah went to the park.
Yesterday, Hannah was going to the park
300
Identify the word that shows that the sentence below is a command.
To see pictures of the rugby match, click here.
Click
300
Put the astronomer’s words into direct speech.
The astronomer said it was his ambition to discover as much as possible about our solar system.
The astronomer said, “It is my ambition to discover as much as possible about our solar system.”
• “I want to learn all the secrets of the solar system. That is my goal.”
400
Identify the conjunction in each sentence.
We like to eat popcorn when we go to the cinema.
Although my sister likes salted popcorn, I prefer sweet popcorn.
My brother doesn’t like popcorn at all, so he buys sweets instead
when, although, so
400
Rewrite the sentence in the present progressive form
I played with my little sister
I am playing with my little sister
400
Use only the words in the box below to write a statement.
Remember to use correct punctuation.
The flower will grow.
400
Rewrite the sentence below as direct speech.
Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.
I asked her if she needed any help.
• I asked, “Do you need any help?”
• I asked, ‘Do you need me to help you?’
• I asked, “Is any help needed?”
• I asked, “Would you like me to help you?”
• I asked, “Do you need any help with that?”
• I asked, ‘Rosie, do you need me to help you?’
500
Which underlined word is an adverb?
The spring garden looks lovely.
My little sister has a wobbly tooth.
The clothes are folded neatly.
Her brown hair is long and curly.
Neatly
500
Rewrite the underlined verbs in the past progressive.
The sky begins to look darker as the storm approaches.
The sky was beginning to look darker as the storm was approaching.
500
Identify the sentence that must end with a question mark.
Why he went there was a mystery
What he thinks about the problem is anyone’s guess
When are your cousins expected to arrive
How they would get to the match was unclear
When are your cousins expected to arrive?
500
What is the difference between direct speech and reported speech?
Direct speech tells you exactly what the person says and uses inverted commas.
Reported speech paraphrases and doesn't use inverted commas