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GrammarandPunctuationQuiz11.Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?
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ThepupilsatAbbeyschoolwontheaward.
ThepupilsatAbbeyschoolwontheAward.
ThepupilsatAbbeySchoolwontheAward.
ThepupilsatAbbeySchoolwontheaward.
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2.Matcheachsentencetothesentencetype.
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3.CircleonewordineachsetofbracketstocompletethesentencesinStandardEnglish.
I(done/did)myworkwhilstthey(were/was)out.
Shewould(of/have)wantedtogowithyou.
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4.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordswiththecorrectpronoun.AssoonasBensawthesnow,Benranoutsidetoplay.
Whenthetreewaslargeenough,thetreestartedtoproduceapples.
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5.Insertthemissingapostrophes.Eventhoughyouvedonereallywell,IthinkthatMaryspaintingisprobablygoingtowintheprize.
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6.Circlebothprepositionsinthesentencebelow.ShewaitedforawhileandthengotonabusthatwasgoingaroundLondon.
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7.Writethecorrectlabelineachbox.MrSmith’snewclasswaitedpatientlyinthehall.
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8.Lookatthewordsbelow.Whatdoestherootchronmean?chronologicalsynchronisechronicTickone
time
pain
organise
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Whatagreatdogheis
Thedogwantstogoout
Goandwalkthedog
Statement
Exclamation
Question
Isshewalkingthedog
Command VerbA
AdjectiveB
AdverbD
NounC
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz21.Tickthesentencewhichmustendwithaquestionmark.
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Whopaintedthewallwasunclear
Askheraboutwhereshewenttoday
Answerthequestioninyourbook
Istheparcelreadytobepostedyet
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2.Circleallthenounsinthesentencebelow.Assoonasthemagicianarrivedwithherboxoftricks,theexcitedchildrensatdowntowatch.
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3.Completethesentencebelowbywritingtheconjunctionsfromtheboxinthecorrectplaces.Useeachconjunctiononlyonce.
___________________Igotup,itwasrainingquite
heavily___________________Icouldn’tgotothepark
___________________Ireallywantedto.
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4.Drawalinetomatcheachsentencetothecorrectdeterminers.Useeachdetermineronlyonce.
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5.Circletwoprefixeswhichcouldbeaddedtothewordbelowtocreatetwonewwords.placeunredemissub
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6.Whichsentenceusesthecoloncorrectly?
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Themanbought:twodrinksteaandwater.
Themanboughttwodrinkstea:andwater.
Themanboughttwodrinks:teaandwater.
Themanboughttwo:drinksteaandwater.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereadashshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Thecoachwasfullbutnobodywantedtobeleftbehindtodaygoingtothezoowastoomuchfun.
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8.Completethesentencebelow,usingthesimplepasttenseoftheverbsintheboxes.
He________________thesaladI________________.They_____________________abottleofapplejuice.
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eat grow
bring
Wehad_____excitingday.
Hehad_____bestidea.
Thatwas_____goodplan.
a
an
the
soeventhoughwhen
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz31.Matchthesuffixestotherootwordstocreatefournewwords.
RootwordsSuffixes
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2.Insertthemissingfullstopsandcapitallettersintothepassagebelowtomaketwocorrectsentences.themenlookedatpeterandfrownedhewasn’tsupposedtobebackuntilsunday
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3.Ticktoshowwhethertheunderlinedpartofthesentenceisamainclauseorasubordinateclause.
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4.Circlebothadverbsinthesentencebelow.Thefriendlymankindlyhelpedmetounpackandhehelpedmyfriendtoo.
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5.Tickthesentenceswhicharewritteninformallanguage.
Ticktwo
Hermateshadallarrivedmuchearlier.
Thevehiclearrivedpromptlytocollectthem.
She’dforgottenallaboutthemeeting.
Compensationforthedelaywasprovided.
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6.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordsineachsentencewiththecorrectpossessivepronoun.Thisisownedbymydad.Itis_______________.Thosebelongtoyou.Theyare_______________.Thatbelongstomyparents.Thatis_______________.
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7.Whichsentenceusesadashcorrectly?
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Jocouldsmell–smokethetoastwasburning.
Jocouldsmellsmoke–thetoastwasburning.
Jocouldsmellsmokethetoastwas–burning.
Jocould–smellsmokethetoastwasburning.
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8.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowthewordclassoftheunderlinedword.
Sentence
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
MrBrownhasalreadyleft.
Hepackedhisreadingbook.
Shewantedtoreadthemenu.
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Sentence
Mainclau
se
Subo
rdinate
clau
se
Asitwasgettingdark,Joranhome.
Amy,whowasnine,wontherace.
Thethiefranwhenthealarmrang.
depart
aware
speech
ness
ful
ment
dread less
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz41.Matcheachsentencetothemostlikelyendpunctuation.
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2.Circlealltheverbsinthesentencebelow.Theexhaustedwomangrabbedherbagandtriedtocatchthetrain.
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3.Matcheachwordtoitssynonym.
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4.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthecommasareusedinthesentencesbelow.
Sentence
tosep
arate
clau
ses
tosep
arate
itemsinalist
OnTuesdays,ifitisn’training,wegoforawalkinthelocalwoods.
Shespottedalong,greensnakeslitheringintoabush.
Thesnowmanwaswearingahat,scarf,glovesandcoat.
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5.Whichsentencecontainstwoadjectives?
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Thedogjumpedandrantowardstheball.
Everyonefelthotandsweatyafterrunning.
Themanboughtasandwichandadrink.
Theyranhappilyandexcitedlytotheshop.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthemodalverbaffectsthemeaningofthesentence.
Sentence
Mod
alverb
indicates
certainty
Mod
alverb
indicates
possibility
Thedogmightbeoutside.
Theywillwatchthematch.
Wemustpaythemsoon.
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7.Completethesentencebelowwithanappropriatesubordinatingconjunction.
Everyonehadtoworktogethertocarrythebookcase
________________itwasverylargeandheavy.
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8.Whichsentenceuseshyphenscorrectly?
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Thewellknownactormadeasugar-free-cake.
Thewellknown-actormadeasugar-freecake.
Thewell-knownactormadeasugar-freecake.
Thewell-known-actormadeasugar-free-cake.
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curved
livid
tragic
disastrous
corrupt
arched
dishonest
furious
Whathetrieddidnotwork
Whatamessthatis
Whatareyoudoingthatfor
?
!
.
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz51.Circletheconjunctionineachsentencebelow.Whenthebellrang,theyallwalkedoutside.Themanhadanapashewastiredafterdinner.Everyonewalkedhomebeforeitgotdark.
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2.Underlinethesubordinateclauseineachsentencebelow.Althoughitwassunny,itwasquitecooloutside.Theman,whohadcurlyhair,wavedoutthewindow.Theyracedroundthefieldbeforelyingintheshade.
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3.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhethertheunderlinedwordisanadjectiveoranadverb.
Sentence
Adjective
Adverb
Thegirlswereallveryfriendly.
Hestoodupandscowledangrily.
Sheleftearlierbutwillbeback.
ItwasquiteaneasyraceforJoe.
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4.Circlethemostsuitablerelativepronountocompletethesentence.Heshowedmethemedal______________wasgoing
tobeawardedtothewinner.whowhatthatwhose
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5.Whatdoestherootnovmeaninthewordsbelow?noveltynoviceinnovate
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toy
new
never
think
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6.Whichsentenceusesbracketscorrectly?
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Thecameras(alltenofthem)hadbeenbroken.
Thecamerasalltenofthem(hadbeenbroken).
Thecameras(allten)ofthemhadbeenbroken.
The(camerasallten)ofthemhadbeenbroken.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereacolonshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Itwasnearlytimetogohewasgettinghungry.
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8.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthesentenceiswritteninthepastprogressiveorpresentprogressivetense.
Sentence Past
prog
ressive
Presen
tprog
ressive
Weareallhopingtogettickets.
Thedogswerechasingaball.
Thenewteacherisarrivinglater.
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GrammarandPunctuationQuiz61.Circlealltheprepositionsinthesentencebelow.Inourschool,allthechildrensitonthefloorduringassembly.
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2.Completethesentencebelow,usingthesimplepresenttenseoftheverbsintheboxes.Ialways_______________thatI________________
ontimewhenI________________myalarm.
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3.Ticktoshowwhethertheunderlinedwordisacoordinatingorasubordinatingconjunction.
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4.Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?
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“Whatisthat?”whisperedMatthew.
“Whatisthat”?whisperedMatthew.
“Whatisthat?whispered”Matthew.
“Whatisthat,”whisperedMatthew.
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5.Writethecorrectlabelineachbox.
Earlier,theyfedtheexcitedanimals.
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6.Whichsentenceusesthesemi-coloncorrectly?
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Everyone;wastireditwasnearlyteno’clock.
Everyonewastireditwas;nearlyteno’clock.
Everyonewastireditwasnearly;teno’clock.
Everyonewastired;itwasnearlyteno’clock.
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7.Matcheachwordtoitsantonym.
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8.Ticktheoptionwhichshowshowtheunderlinedwordsinthesentencebelowareused.Alloftheexcitedchildrenclamberedontothecoach.
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asafrontedadverbial
asasubordinateclause
asanounphrase
asamainclause
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Sentence
Coordina
ting
conjun
ction
Subo
rdinating
conjun
ction
Heshoutedbutnooneheardhim.
Shehidwhilsttheyarguedoutside.
Iateapplesandgrapesforlunch.
VerbA
AdjectiveB
AdverbD
NounC
gentle
appealing
colossal
repulsive
tiny
disturbed
tranquil
harsh
found left
set
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz71.Whichsentencecontainstwonouns?
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Thebravegirlscrepttowardsthelion.
Allofthechildrenarguedandcomplained.
Theelephant’slong,greytrunksprayedwater.
Suddenly,thedoorslammedshutloudly.
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2.Circlethewordsthatshowthetenseinthesentencesbelow.
Theyalltriedreallyhardtohaveagoodday.
Wearealltiredofwaitingaroundforourturn.
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3.Insertthemissinginvertedcommas.
She’snearlyhere,heannounced.Let’sgo!
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4.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthecommasareusedcorrectlyinthesentencesbelow.
Sentence
Commasused
correctly
Commasused
incorrectly
Themen,whoallhadcurlyhair,weredressedupasclowns.
Hecollectedhispencil,rubber,penandrulerandlefttheroom.
Meenalikedreading,dancing,playingtennis,androckclimbing.
Later,shewalked,totheparknearherhouse.
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5.WhichsentenceiswritteninStandardEnglish?
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Everyonewerefedupwiththerainyweather.
Hewasontimebutwewasabitlate.
Theyshouldhavewaitedformetoarrive.
Iwalkedintotownanddonetheshopping.
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6.Circlebothadjectivesinthesentencebelow.Beforetheyhadlunch,thechildrengatheredatthelocalparktoplayaquickgameoffootball.
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7.Matchtheprefixestotherootwordstocreatefournewwords.
PrefixesRootwords
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8.Replacetheunderlinedwordorwordswiththecorrectpronouns.
MissHailes’parentslivedinIrelandsointhesummerholidaysMissHailesusuallywenttoseeherparents.
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pre
anti
under
social
heat
standard
sub
cut
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz81.Tickbothsentenceswhichmustendwithaquestionmark.
Ticktwo
Whathedidwasreallyincredible
Whoeverfinishesfirstwillgetaprize
Iwon’tarriveintime,willI
Whentheyleft,theylockedthedoor
Whodecidedthatwasagoodidea
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2.Circlebothconjunctionsinthesentencebelow.
Despitetheweatherforecastpredictingastorm,themantookhisboatoutforafewhoursashewasonholiday.
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3.Completethesentencewithanappropriateadverb.
Hesatdownatthedesk____________________.
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4.Completethepassagewithadjectivesderivedfromthenounsinbrackets.Onehasbeendoneforyou.
Theschooltriptothe___historic___[history]town
wasquite_____________[expense]butitreallywasa
_____________[magic]experience.
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5.Ticktwoboxestoshowwheredashesshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Shewentintothecaféandorderedahot
drinkcoffeewithfrothymilkandasandwich.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowwhetherthesentenceiswritteninthepastperfectorpresentperfecttense.
Sentence Past
perfect
Presen
tpe
rfect
Theyhaddoneallthecleaning.
KimandIhavefinishedthework.
Everyonehaseatentheirlunch.
Someonehadbrokenthedoor.
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7.Correctlycompletethesentencebelowbyinsertingarelativepronoun.
ItwasverywetsoBen,____________hadlefthiscoatathome,decidedtostandunderthetrees.
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8.Changethefollowingquestiontoastatement.Donotuseanyadditionalwords.Punctuateyoursentencecorrectly.Canyouhelpme?____________________________________________
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GrammarandPunctuationQuiz91.Matcheachsentencetothesentencetype.
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2.Circleboththedeterminersinthesentencebelow.
Unfortunately,somepupilswon’tbeabletoattendtheconcertlatertoday.
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3.Whichsentenceuseshyphenscorrectly?
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Theten-year-oldgirlwonfirstprize.
Theten-year-old-girlwonfirstprize.
Thetenyear-old-girlwonfirstprize.
Theten-yearoldgirlwonfirst-prize.
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4.Underlinethesubjectineachsentencebelow.
Meganspentoveranhourhooveringthecarpet.
Usually,Liambuysanewspaperfromhislocalshop.
Lastweek,theteamwonalloftheirmatches.
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5.Completeeachsentencebelowwithadifferentpossessivepronoun.
Thatcaris________________________.
Thosebagsare________________________.
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6.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowhowthemodalverbaffectsthemeaningofthesentence.
Sentence
Mod
alverb
indicates
certainty
Mod
alverb
indicates
possibility
MrGrayshouldbeontime.
Youmustwashthecups.
Theycanwalkintotown.
Ishallfinishbeforedinner.
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7.Tickoneboxtoshowwhereasemi-colonshouldbeinsertedintothesentencebelow.Everyoneintheraceranasfastastheypossiblycouldnobodywantedtomissoutontheprize!
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8.Addaprefixtoeachoftheserootwordstoformitsantonym.
_________correct __________logical
__________aware __________mortal
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Helphimtotidyup
Ineedhelptotidyup
Ican’thelptidyup,canyou
Command
Exclamation
Statement
Whatatidyroomitis
Question
GrammarandPunctuationQuiz101.Tickbothsentencesthatmustendwithaquestionmark.
Ticktwo
Leavenoworyouwillbelate
Iamnearlyfinished,areyou
Whatagoodideathatwas
Whatshouldwedotomorrow
Iwonderwhatwewilldolater
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2.Underlinetherelativeclauseineachsentence.
Thebirds,whichwereallsinging,flewupintotheair.
Iwasinalongqueuebehindamanwholookedfedup.
Thelorryspedoverapotholethatwasfullofwater.
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3.Circlethewordsthatshowthetenseinthesentencesbelow.
Theboysarehappybecauseitistimefordinner.
Itreallywasaverydarknightsohewatchedthestarsinthesky.
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4.Circlethewordinthepassagethatcontainsanapostropheforpossession.Theclocksaysthreeo’clocksoit’stimetopackup.I’llcollectupeveryone’sworkandthen,whenyou’reallreadytogo,wecanleave.
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5.Tickoneboxineachrowtoshowthewordclassoftheunderlinedword.
Sentence
Nou
n
Adverb
Adjective
Sarahhadthebestidea.
Iboughtthefriendlydogabone.
Ididn’tunderstandhispoint.
WewerelatesoIdrovefast.
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6.Addasuffixtoeachnountochangeittoanadjective.Onehasbeendoneforyou.
cost____ly_____ danger__________
mess__________ accident__________
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7.Tickthesentencethatiswritteninthepassivevoice.
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Everyonesangthenationalanthem.
Someonenearlyscoredagoal.
Theballwascaughtbythegoalie.
Therefereeblewhiswhistleloudly.
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8.LabeltheboxeswithV(verb),S(subject)andO(object)toshowthepartsofthesentence.
Yesterday,hecollectedoverthirtystickers.
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