
English: Paper 1 - Punctuation and grammar (2023) - SAT Key stage 2
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Which sentence is a command?
Which sentences are exclamations and which are questions?
Draw a line to match each word to a suffix to make four different words.
Use each suffix only once.
Which sentence has a comma in the correct place?
âThe autumn leaves ________ crunching beneath our feet as we walked along.
We ______ a great job in picking the juiciest fruit for our pie.
My brother didnât do _________ to help us.
Which pair of words are antonyms?
Tick the sentence that shows Lara is most likely to go swimming on Saturday.
Which sentence has brackets in the correct place?
Which sentence is the most formal?
Select the two words from the sentence below that are synonyms of each other.
Rita was overjoyed when she won the competition with her exceptional drawing â her mum was delighted too!
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
In which sentence is plant a verb?
Which sentence has a colon in the right place?
Which sentence is the most formal?
Rewrite the whole sentence so that the underlined verbs are in the simple past.
I usually feed my cat before I eat breakfast.
Which sentence has a dash in the correct place?
Choose for each sentence whether the apostrophe is used for a contracted form or possession.
Which option completes the sentence using the present progressive?
I _________ the photos to the school website.
Which sentence uses tense correctly?
Replace the underlined words with the correct pronouns in the following passage.
Maggie and Helena wanted to visit the museum. Maggie and Helena tried to go after school but the museum was closed.
Which sentence has inverted commas in the correct place?
Choose whether the underlined word is a verb, a noun or an adjective.
This sentence is punctuated correctly ...
When you have tidied your bedroom, you can play in the garden?
This sentence is punctuated correctly ...
If I tidy my bedroom, can I play in the garden?
This sentence is punctuated correctly ...
You can play in the garden if you tidy your bedroom?
This sentence is punctuated correctly ...
Can I play in the garden when I have tidied my bedroom?
Which sentence has an apostrophe in the correct place?
Which of the following are adjectives in this sentence?
Unfortunately, the weather was terrible: cold and wet.
Which sentence has a pair of dashes in the correct place?
Rewrite the question below as a statement.
Is art your favourite subject?
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Which sentence has a comma correctly placed after the fronted adverbial?
Which sentence has a comma correctly placed after the fronted adverbial?
Which sentence has the relative clause correctly underlined?
What could the exclamation mark tell you about the sentence below?
âWe are going swimming tomorrow!â
What is the subject of this sentence?
Josh wrote a letter to his Canadian friend.
What are the underlined words in the sentence below?
The girl with curly red hair is in my class.
Write the contracted form of the underlined words.
I will not be able to come to your party, but Karina said that she would come.
Write the contracted form of the underlined words.
I will not be able to come to your party, but Karina said that she would come.
Which two sentences contain a preposition?
Which word is the possessive pronoun in this sentence.
She asked to borrow Zakâs pencil because hers were all blunt.
Choose the true statement about these two sentences.
1. As Fred ate the sweet orange, balloons were given to the children.
2. As Fred ate the sweet, orange balloons were given to the children.
Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?
Which of the following could NOT be used at the beginning of the sentence to make an appropriate subordinating conjunction.
_______________ football is his favourite sport, James also enjoys watching tennis on TV.
Which word is the adverb in this sentence?
The boy had seven brothers, each one quite different from the others.
Write the word from the same word family as proud to complete the sentence.
We _______ represented our school in the competition.
Write the word from the same word family as proud to complete the sentence.
We took _______ in representing our school in the competition.
Choose three words , one from each of the following three sentences, that is a relative pronouns.
A large collection of gold and silver, which is known as the Staffordshire Hoard, was discovered in 2009.
Mr Herbert, who made the discovery using his metal detector, received a reward for finding it.
Some of the artefacts that he found are on display in museums.
This sentence needs full stops and capital letters added. Select the words that should start with capital letters.
we hope that you enjoy the new school meals the menu will be put on the school website if you have any comments, please send us an email
What is the co-ordinating conjunction in this sentence?
Although our team was less experienced than the others and nobody expected us to do well, we won the tournament because we had practised regularly.
Add a prefix to this word to form its antonym.
____honest
Add a prefix to this word to form its antonym.
____separable
Add a prefix to this word to form its antonym.
____noticeable
Select the three determiners from this sentence.
The black kitten licked its paws and curled itself up into a tight ball.
Rewrite the sentence below in the active.
A song will be sung by the children.
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
Which words are conjunctions in the sentence below?
When my brother visits, we always go to the park so that we can play cricket.
Rewrite the sentence below in the passive.
The Romans invaded Britain over two thousand years ago.
Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
Sort the sentences below to show if once is an adverb or a conjunction.