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Grade 5 Grammar & vocabulary worksheet

20 questions on grammar & vocabulary. The answer key is a separate download.

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  1. Which punctuation mark can separate two closely related independent clauses on its own?

    1. A semicolon
    2. An apostrophe
    3. A comma

  2. Choose the opposite of “empty”.

    1. full
    2. open
    3. light
    4. quiet

  3. In preview, pre- most directly means

    1. before
    2. after
    3. across
    4. not

  4. Explain why the sentence around a word can help even when you recognize its prefix.

  5. Which sentence uses the present perfect?

    1. They will finish the puzzle.
    2. They were finishing the puzzle.
    3. They have finished the puzzle.
    4. They finish the puzzle.

  6. Which sentence uses a colon to introduce a list after a complete clause?

    1. Bring these items: a ruler, paper and glue.
    2. The: ruler is short.
    3. Bring: a ruler.
    4. Bring a: ruler and glue.

  7. Which word names a person who teaches?

    1. retaught
    2. teachable
    3. teacher
    4. teaching

  8. Write the simple past form of the verb teach.

  9. Explain why The box of crayons is open uses is rather than are.

  10. Rewrite this run-on as two sentences: The bell rang we packed our books

  11. Choose the simple past: Yesterday we ___ the answer.

    1. found
    2. finding
    3. find
    4. finds

  12. Explain why “Running through the gate” may be a fragment rather than a complete sentence.

  13. Choose the correct form: The cat washed ___ paws.

    1. it’s
    2. its’
    3. its
    4. it is

  14. Which uses parentheses for extra information?

    1. The (hall is closed.
    2. The hall built (in) is closed.
    3. The hall (built in 1920) is closed.
    4. The hall) is closed(.

  15. In unsafe, un- most directly means

    1. again
    2. not
    3. many
    4. after

  16. Choose the adjective: soft, sing, table, quickly.

    1. quickly
    2. table
    3. soft
    4. sing

  17. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A clause that cannot normally stand alone as a complete sentence.

    1. Adjective
    2. Dependent clause
    3. Conjunction
    4. Predicate

  18. Explain the difference between Let's eat, Sam and Let's eat Sam.

  19. Correct the capitals and punctuation: on monday ava visited the library

  20. In The narrow bridge crossed the river, which word names a place or thing?

    1. crossed
    2. the
    3. narrow
    4. bridge

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