Punctuation
Write out the words in the sentence that need a capital letter:
henry tudor married his first wife, catherine, in june 1509. they married in london.
Henry, Tudor, Catherine, June, They, London
Which one prefix can be added to all three words below to make their antonyms?
secure
active
complete
In
Complete the sentence below with a possessive pronoun:
This is ------
Mine/His/Theirs/Hers/Ours
Write two words that show the tense in the sentences below:
We went to the theme park - the car journey home was long.
went
was
The old house that is next to our school is for sale.
that is next to our school
Rewrite the sentence as direct speech:
She asked if he wanted a banana.
She asked him, "Do you want a banana?".
Explain how the prefix changes the meaning of each underlined word.
The chef said the pasta was uncooked.
The chef said the pasta was undercooked.
Uncooked - Not cooked
Undercooked - Not cooked enough
Write the adverb in the sentence below:
"Soon," he thought", "I'll be able to see my family."
Soon
Rewrite the sentence below so it is in the active voice.
The results were announced by the judges.
The judges announced the results.
Write the sentence that is the most formal in the passage below:
I hope you can make it to my party! It's going to be great. The venue is yet to be confirmed. I'm still checking out a couple of places.
The venue is yet to be confirmed.
Rewrite the sentence with a pair of brackets:
Lisa who had been playing the piano since she was nine has achieved Grade 7.
Lisa (who had been playing the piano since she was nine) has achieved Grade 7.
Write an explanation for the word antonym.
Write one word that is an antonym of fierce.
a word opposite in meaning to another
gentle/tame/mild
Write the determiners in the sentence below
Two apple trees screened the open windows on one side.
Two, the, one
Rewrite the sentence below so it is written in the passive voice.
The rain drenched us.
We were drenched by the rain.
Underline the longest possible noun phrase in the sentence below:
That book about the Romans was interesting.
That book about the Romans
Rewrite the sentence with a colon:
The school offered three clubs for its pupils art and craft, dance and chess.
The school offered three clubs for its pupils: art and craft, dance and chess.
Write 2 words that are synonyms of each other in the sentence:
He was lucky to win first prize - he knew it was fortunate his closest rival was ill that day.
Lucky
Fortunate
Write the conjunction in each sentence:
Ben had not read the book yet they knew the story off by heart.
Keep your hat on until the rain has stopped.
Yet
Until
Rewrite the underlined verbs in the sentence so they are in present progressive form.
Jim learns French at school. He plans to ski in the Alps this spring.
is learning
is planning
Rewrite the sentence below, adding a subordinate clause.
The children played on the swings.
The children played on the swings, until it was time to go home etc.
Write the contracted form of the underlined words:
Cinderella, you shall not go to the ball!
Shan't
Complete each sentence below with a word formed from the root word thought
Lisa was a very ------ girl.
The children looked ----- at the poster on the wall.
Thoughtful
Thoughtfully
Write a sentence using the word cover as a noun.
Write a sentence using the word cover as a verb.
Put the cover over the lens before it gets cracked.
Don't forget to cover your mouth.
Complete the sentence below so that it uses the subjunctive form.
If I ____ to have one wish, it would be for good health.
Were
What is the grammatical term for the underlined part of the sentence?
Charlie spilt his juice, but it didn't go on his shirt.Main clause