Grammar Punctuation and Spelling Test 2 Guided Lesson Powerpoint.ppt

English grammar

2. Grammar, Punctuation
& Vocabulary
Paper 1

3. Grammar Focus: G3.1 -To know different types of phrases and clauses.
1. Matchup the phrases/clauseswith the right term of description.
phrase/clause descriptive term
on the rugby field an expanded noun phase
who was great at tackling a relative clause
the successful, talented
rugby player
a prepositional phrase
Which one starts
with a preposition?
So, that must be the
prepositional phrase!
Which one starts
with a relative
pronoun?
So, that must be the
relative clause!Double check. Is the other
an expanded noun phrase?
Yes. So all three are correct!
Award one markfor
all threecorrectly
drawn lines.

4. Grammar Focus: G7.1 -To recognise Standard English forms.
2. Circlethe right word to make agrammatically correctsentence.
Should this be one
word or two?
Be careful with these commonly-
confused homophones. Which
one is a possessive pronoun?
Which conjunction makes
sense within this sentence?
Award one markfor
all threewords circled
correctly.
Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was alot/a lotof
driving so/whenshe arrived at they’re/theirhouse late in the
evening.

5. Grammar Focus: G3.1 -To assess the identification of main and
subordinate clauses, and knowledge of these terms.
3. Tick the correct box to say whether the underlined words are a main
clauseor a subordinate clause.
Award one mark
for all three
correct answers.
Sentence Subordinate Clause Main Clause
Susan, who was very tall, had played
rugby union for five years.
Susan went to rugby training twice a
week before she got injured.
Despite having to wash her dirty kit,
she liked the mud on the rugby field.
A subordinate clause starts with a
subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun,
and would not make sense on its own.
A main clause is independent and makes sense
on its own.

6. Grammar Focus: G3.4-To use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions.
4. Choose the correct subordinating conjunctionfor each of the gaps in
these sentences. Only use each word once.
Award one mark for
all threewords used
correctly.
I will pack the car you get things ready inside the house.
everything is packed in the car, we can be on our way.
We could stop at the service station for something to eat you’ve
packed a picnic.
while once unless
Which conjunction fits where?
If in doubt, test them out. Which fits best
in each sentence?
while
once
unless

7. Grammar Focus: G2.1 -To know that the grammatical pattern
in a sentence indicates its function is a statement.
5. Which sentence is a statement? Tickone.
Award one
markfor the
correct answer.
Come here.
Have you thought this through?
She hates having her hair brushed.
Go to Yorkshire for your holidays.
A statement gives information.
It would not start with an imperative
verb and wouldn’t need a question mark.
Which one is it?

8. Grammar Focus: G1.2 & 1.3 -To recognise verbs and adjectives.
6. Labelwhether each of these words is an adjectiveor verb.
Award one markif both
the correct question
sentences are ticked.
Susan had been playing a difficult match until she fell over and hurt her ankle.
Is ‘had’ showing
something that Susan
is/was doing?
‘had’ is an auxiliary verb in this
past perfect progressive sentence.
‘difficult’ describes
the match.
So, what kind of word is it?
Is ‘fell’ showing
something that
Susan is/was doing?
‘fell’ is the past tense
version of ‘to fall’.
verb verbadjective

9. Grammar Focus: G6.1 -To know how words are related in form and meaning as synonyms.
7. Write a synonymin the box to replace the underlined wordso that
the sentence maintains its meaning.
Award one mark for
a correct answer.
Exhausted, Susan heard the final whistle and collapsed on the pitch.
What does ‘exhausted’ mean?
Choose any word/phrase with a
similar meaning for example:
tired out, worn out, tired, shattered.
Do you remember
what a synonym is?

10. Grammar Focus: G5.3 -To use question marks to punctuate
questions sentences (including those with question tags).
8. Which of these sentences needs a question mark? Tick one.
Award one mark for
a correct answer.
Pass me the ball
This sentence doesn’t need a question mark, does it
The match will last for ninety minutes
He was named as captain
What is this called?
Sentences with question tags
need a question mark.
Which of these is a question?
?

11. Grammar Focus: G5.9 -To use brackets for parenthesis.
9. Which of these sentences usesbracketsaccurately? Tick one.
Award one mark for
a correct answer.
Which sentence uses brackets to demarcate
extra, additional information?
Susan had played for three teams (Bradfield Rovers, Greenside
Broncos and Hilltop Rhinos) before signing for her current club.
Susan had played for (three teams) Bradfield Rovers, Greenside
Broncos and Hilltop Rhinos before signing for her current club.
Susan had played for three teams Bradfield Rovers, Greenside
Broncos and Hilltop Rhinos (before signing for her current club).
Susan had played for three teams (Bradfield Rovers, Greenside
Broncos) and Hilltop Rhinos before signing for her current club.
Parenthesis is when additional information is
added as an aside. It can be demarcated using
brackets, dashes or commas.

12. Grammar Focus: G3.4 -To use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions.
10. Choose a subordinating conjunctionthat can completeBOTH
sentences correctly. Write the word in the box.
Award one mark for
a correct answer.
Think about some of the most commonly used
subordinating conjunctions (use ‘I SAW A
WABUB’ to help!).
Which word would fit in BOTH sentences?
if, since, as, when, although, while, after,
before, until or because
You can play that game it is time for your bath.
you’ve finished your potatoes, you can’t have any pudding.
until or before

13. Grammar Focus: G4.1d -To use verbs in the present perfect form.
11. Tickthe sentencethat is written in the present perfect
progressive tense.
Award one mark for
a correct answer.
What do you remember about present perfect
progressive tense?
They need to have ‘has’ or ‘have’ + been + an -
ing verb.
Which sentence matches this pattern?
Susan has been going to training sessions for three years.
The crowd were cheering on their team.
Susan had got changed in the changing room.
She played a great match.

14. Grammar Focus: .5 & G5.6b -To use commas in lists and to demarcate fronted adverbials.
12. Addthe missing commasinto this sentence.
Award onemark for
bothcorrect commas.
Where does the subordinate clause end in
this sentence?
After washing the mud off her legsSusan gathered her thingswalked to
the clubhouse and sat down with a long drink of juice.
Where does the subordinate clause end in
this sentence? Where does a comma need
adding to separate a list?
, ,

15. Grammar Focus: G2.2 -To know how the grammatical patterns in
a sentence indicate its function as a question. .
13. Write aquestionbeginning with the word:
Award onemark for
anyaccurate
question sentence.
What makes a question a question?
Why
As long as your sentence made sense,
asked something and ended in a question
mark, you earned the mark. What
question did you write?
?

16. Grammar Focus: G5.1 & G5.2 -To use capital letters and full stops in sentences.
14. Addthe missing full stopsand capital letters.
Award one mark for all
full stops and capital
letters adding correctly.
it was the first match of the season it was september in
manchester and already the weather was feeling a little chillier
If these are statement sentences, where do
they need capital letters and full stops?
Where does the first sentence end and how do
you know?
Which proper nouns need capitalising?
It was the first match of the season.It was septemberin
manchesterand already the weather was feeling a little chillier.
It was the first match of the season.It was September in
Manchester and already the weather was feeling a little chillier.

17. Grammar Focus: G5.13-To know how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity.
15. Addthe missing hyphento create a compound adjective.
Award onemark for
the hyphen in the
correct position.
Which two words need joining by a hyphen?
What does a hyphen look like?
What is a compound adjective?
As they had lost the match, Susan was feeling very bad tempered
and frustrated.
-

18. Grammar Focus: G4.2 -To recognise tense consistency.
16. Which of these sentences is grammatically correct? Tickone.
Award onemark for
the correct answer.
Read each sentence aloud.
Which one makes grammatical sense?
Susan was the taller player in the team.
Susan was tallest than the others in the team.
Susan was the tallest player in the team.
Susan was taller in the team.

19. Grammar Focus: G1.6-To recognise adverbs.
17. Circlethe adverbin this sentence:
Award onemark for
the correct answer.
Which is the verb in this sentence? Does an
adverb modify it?
‘was’ is the verb but no adverb modifies it.
Susan was really tired after the match.
So, maybe the adverb modifies the adjective in
this sentence. Which word is the adjective?
Does it have an adverb before it?

20. Grammar Focus: G4.1a -To recognise simple present tense.
18. Complete the table by writing in the correct form of the verb
in the present tense.
Award onemark for all
the correct verb forms.
Here, just change the verbs to simple present
tense. Simples!
Past Tense
She ran
They cheered
He decided
Present Tense
She
They
He
If there is only one subject, then remember to
add an ‘s’ to the simple present tense verb.
runs
cheer
decides

21. Rugby which was invented centuries ago is one of the most
popular sports in the county.
Grammar Focus: G3.1a -To recognise relative clauses.
19. Addcommasto mark the relative clausein this sentence.
Award onemark for
bothcommas in the
correct positions.
Look for the relative pronoun! This will show
you where the relative clause begins.
,
Where does the relative clause of additional
information end?
,

22. Her rugby kit was now clean after being on a boil
wash for three hours.
Grammar Focus: G1.8 -To recognise determiners within sentences.
20. Underlinethedeterminersin the sentence below:
Award onemark for all
of the correct words
underlined.
‘Her’ is being used as a possessive
determiner here –it is determining
whose rugby kit it is!
Be careful, you only get the mark if you find
ALL of the determiners.
The articles ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’
are all determiners.
Quantifiers (numbers) can
also be determiners.

23. Susan threw the rugby ball towards her team mate.
Grammar Focus: G1.9-To recognise the subject and object within a sentence.
21. Circlethe objectin this sentence.
Award one mark
for the correct
word circled.
The object in a sentence is involved in
the action but does not carry it out.
Which noun is the object of
this sentence?

24. Grammar Focus: G7.1 -To maintain consistent verb forms.
22. Which of these sentences shows the correct agreement
between subjectand verb? Tickone.
Award one
mark for the
correct tick.
Look at the subjects and the
verbs in these sentences…
At rugby training, everyone work hard.
At rugby training, the players work hard.
At rugby training, the players works hard.
At rugby training, the player work hard.
Which subject and verb agrees
(makes sense) grammatically?

25. The rugby players entered the stadium.
Grammar Focus: G4.4 -To use the passive voice.
23. Re-writethis sentence in the passive voice.
Award one mark
for the correct
word circled.
To turn this sentence into the passive,
we need to turn the object of the
sentence into the subject. Which noun
is the object of the sentence?
Finish this passive sentence with
the stadium as its subject:
The stadium was…
The stadium was entered by the rugby players.

26. Before Susan leaves the changing rooms, Susan puts on her boots.
Grammar Focus: G1.5 -To use appropriate pronouns to avoid repetition.
24. In the box below, write a pronounto replacethe underlined
wordin this sentence:
Award one
mark for the
correct answer.
To avoid repetition, what
pronoun could we use
instead of repeating the
name ‘Susan’?
What does a pronoun do?
she

27. Susan felt unheartenedafter her team were inableto win.
Grammar Focus: G6.2 -To use prefixes to change word meaning.
25. The prefix wordsin bold in these sentences are incorrect.
Rewritethe words with the correctprefix wordsin the
spaces provided.
Award one mark for
bothcorrect answers.
‘un-’ isn’t the correct prefix
here. Which prefix does fit in
front of the root word
‘heartened’ to mean someone
who feels disappointed?
‘in-’ isn’t the correct prefix here.
Which prefix does fit in front of
the root word ‘able’ to mean
incapable of doing something?
disheartened unable

28. Grammar Focus: G1 -To recognise word
classes.
26. Sortthe words below into thecorrectword classcolumns:
Award one mark for
bothcorrect answers.
Start by looking for the words that you feel confident about.
caught
Verb Adverb Adjective Preposition
never triumphantly of
courageousstormedfriendlyonto
caught
stormed
never
triumphantly
courageous
friendly
onto
of

29. Susan hadnt forgotten her shorts but they were lost in her kit bag.
Grammar Focus: G5.8 -To use apostrophes to mark contracted forms.
27. Put the missingcontraction apostrophein this sentence:
Award one mark for
the correct answers.
Which of these words is a
contraction?
Where should the apostrophe be
positioned to show the missing
letters?
Susan hadn’t forgotten her shorts but they were lost in her kit bag.

30. Grammar Focus: G6.1 -To know how words are related in form and meaning as synonyms.
28. Complete the table by writing a synonymfor each word.
Award onemark
for all threecorrect
synonyms.
Can you remember what a synonym is?
Think about a sentence containing the
particular word. What could you replace
it with whilst maintaining the meaning of
the sentence?
Word Synonym
distraught
polite
rapidly
e.g. miserable, inconsolable
e.g. courteous, well-mannered
e.g. swiftly, quickly, speedily

31. Grammar Focus: G4.4 -To use the active voice.
29. Rewritethis sentence in the active voice.
Award one
mark for the
correct answer.
To turn this sentence into the active, we
need to turn the object of the sentence
into the subject. Which noun is the object
of the sentence?
The last ticket was bought by Susan.
Make ‘Susan’ the
subject of the sentence.
What does she do?
Susan bought the last ticket.

32. Grammar Focus: G4.1c -To recognise modal verbs.
30. Circlethe modal verbin this sentence.
Award one
mark for the
correct answer.
Remember, modal verbs usually come
before another verb.
They show possibility or obligation.
Which word does this?
Susan knew she should get out of bed to complete her morning jog.

33. Grammar Focus: G6.3 -To recognise singular and plural nouns.
31. Completethe table with the singularand plural nouns:
Award onemark
for all of the
correct answers.
Be careful here as these are all irregular plurals.
One
sheep
child
Two
elves
sheep
children
elf

34. Grammar Focus: G1.5 -To use pronouns to avoid repetition.
32. Readthe sentence below. Underlinethe pronounthe
writer uses to refer back to the noun‘team’.
Award onemark for
the correct word
being underlined.
The pronoun we’re looking for in this
sentence is used to avoid repeating the
noun phrase ‘the team’.
Which word is used instead of repeating
‘the team’ for a second time?
Leaving the rugby field, the team sprinted towards the changing
room and left a trail of mud behind them.

35. Grammar Focus: G6.3 -To form adjectives using suffixes.
33. Circlethe two suffixesbelow that can be added onto this
word to make new words.
Award onemark
for bothcorrect
suffixes circled.
If ‘sense’ is the root word, which suffixes
can be added to it to make new words
with new meanings.
Word: sense
Say each one aloud to check that they
make sense.
-less -ment -ness -able -ible

36. Grammar Focus: G5.7-To use inverted commas for direct speech.
34. Which sentence has used inverted commascorrectly? Tickone.
Award one
mark for the
correct tick.
“Be careful! shouted Susan. “You’re going to trip over.”
“Be careful! shouted Susan.” “You’re going to trip over.”
“Be careful!” shouted Susan. You’re going to trip over.”
“Be careful!” shouted Susan. “You’re going to trip over.”
Remember that the inverted
commas need to go around all
of the spoken words.
But, not around the reporting
clause (who said it).

37. Grammar Focus: G5.8 -To use apostrophes for contracted forms, singular and plural possession.
35. Write inthe apostrophesin the sentences below:
Award onemark
for all three
correct answers.
Which words need apostrophes for possession?
Are they singular nouns or plural nouns?
Susans knees were covered in mud after the match.
The classes school councillors all met every Thursday.
Susans photos looked really good.
Susan’s knees were covered in mud after the match.
The classes’school councillors all met every Thursday.
Susan’s photos looked really good.

38. Grammar Focus: G4.1d -To recognise the past progressive tense.
36. Which tenseis the following sentence written in?
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
Where is the verb phrase in the sentence?
Is ‘were running’ past or present tense?
Does it show a progressive action?
Susan and her friends were running the marathon.
past progressive tense

39. Grammar Focus: G5.5 -To use commas in a list sentence.
37. Write one sentence that listseverything Susan took her
training session. Make sure you use the correct punctuation.
Award onemark for
anygrammatically
correct sentence that
uses commas in a list.
What punctuation will we need to
separate the items in our list sentence?
Susan took her boots, a towel,
shin pads and a whistle.
Look at the list of items Susan took to her training session.
boots
a towel
shin pads
a whistle

40. Grammar Focus: G7.1 -To recognise Standard English forms.
38. Tickonebox for each sentence to choose which word
fits the best:
Award onemark for
allof the correct
answers ticked.
Which word makes sense in each
sentence if you read them aloud?
less fewerSentence
There were players on the pitch at the
end of the game than at the beginning.
I would like mashed potato please.
It’s a better job, but I get paid money.
students are choosing French at
university these days.
less
less
Fewer
fewer

41. Grammar Focus: G4.1c -To recognise modal verbs indicating degrees of possibility.
39. Tickthe correct boxes to show whether the modal verbsin
the sentences show certaintyor possibility.
Award onemark for
allof the correct
answers ticked.
‘Possibility’ shows that something
may or could happen.
‘Certainty’ shows something is
certain/will happen.
CertaintyPossibilitySentence
Susan must go to training tonight.
The rugby team may win the cup.
It might snow during the match.
We could win the league.

42. Grammar Focus: G4.3 -To recognise subjunctive forms.
40. Completethe sentence below so that it uses the subjunctive form.
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
Subjunctive form shows events that
you wish to happen in the future.
Which verb needs to go in this sentence to
form the subjunctive mood?
I wish I able to play at Wembley Stadium.were

43. Grammar Focus: G5.12-To use dashes to mark the boundary between independent clauses.
41. Tickthe sentence that uses the dashcorrectly:
Award onemark
for the correct
answer ticked.
Dashes are used to separate independent
clauses. Which two parts of the sentence
could stand alone and make sense?
Sentence
Susan couldn’t quite catch her breath –she
had won the lottery!
Susan couldn’t quite -catch her breath she
had won the lottery!
Susan couldn’t quite catch her breath she
had -won the lottery!

44. Grammar Focus: G5.9 -To use dashes accurately to mark parenthesis.
42. Rewritethe sentence below with the adverbialat the front of the
sentence. Make sure you use the same words and the correct
punctuation.
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
Where is the adverbial in the sentence?
Put the adverbial at the front of the sentence
and don’t forget which punctuation mark
goes after it?
A comma!
Susan cleaned her muddy boots outside as she didn’t want a dirty carpet.
As she didn’t want a dirty carpet, Susan cleaned her muddy boots outside.

45. Grammar Focus: G1.8 -To use the forms of ‘a’ and ‘an’.
43. Putthe correct determinersinto the text below.
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
What are determiners?
Which need general or specific determiners?
If ‘unshakable’ starts with a vowel sound,
which article does it need before it?
In order to be good team member, you need right
attitude, unshakable determination and a good knowledge
of the game.
a the
an

46. Grammar Focus: G5.12-To use dashes to mark the boundary between independent clauses.
44. Tick one box in each row to show whether the word untilis used
as a subordinating conjunctionor as a preposition.
Award one
mark for allthe
correct answers.
If ‘until’ is being used as a preposition it will start a prepositional phrase.
until used as a
subordinating
conjunction
Sentence
The team trained untilsunset.
Untilher broken leg heals, Susan
cannot play any sports.
We will practising penalty kicks
untilwe become perfect.
until used as a
preposition
If ‘until’ is being used as a subordinating
conjunction, it will start a subordinate
clause with a subject and verb within it.

47. Grammar Focus: G1-To recognise word classes.
45. Labeleach wordwith the correct letter:
Award one
mark for allthe
correct answers.
A
Noun
B
Verb
C
Pronoun
D
Article
E
Adverb
Susan hastily packed her kit bag and rushed to the car as she
was late for training.
Start with the ones that you are certain
of and cross the words off as you go.
As always, go back and double check
your answers.
A E B D C

48. Grammar Focus: G5.7-To use inverted commas and other speech punctuation.
46. Re-writethis spoken sentences, addinginverted commasand the
correct punctuation.
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
Let’s start with the inverted commas –
where are the spoken words?
Susan exclaimed loudly weve won the championshipSusan exclaimed loudly “wevewon the championship”
What punctuation needs to go inside
the inverted commas?
Susan exclaimed loudly “we’ve won the championship!”
Where does the reporting clause end?
How do we demarcate it from the rest
of the sentence?
Susan exclaimed loudly,“we’ve won the championship!”

49. Grammar Focus: G7.1-To recognise standard verb forms.
47. Each of the sentences below has a mistake in it. The mistake is
underlinedand your task is to write in the correction.
Award one
mark for allthe
correct words.
The first sentence contains a double
negative? What can we do?
Susan couldn’thardly wait for the summer barbecue.
Susan was supposeto post a birthday card today but she didn’t.
Susan thinkedthe party was endless fun.
What needs changing here?
Why can’t we used ‘thinked’? What
should this past tense verb be?
could
supposed
thought

50. Grammar Focus: G6.1-To recognise how words are related by
form and meaning as synonyms and antonyms.
48. Tickthe word that is an antonymof energetic.
Award one
mark for correct
answer.
What is an antonym?
fiendish
mundane
cautious
lethargic
So which would be the opposite of an
‘energetic’ person?

51. Grammar Focus: G7.1-To use Standard English forms.
49. Tickthe correct box to say whether ‘I’ or‘me’ is missing from
the following sentences:
Award one
mark for allthe
correct answers.
ISentence
Susan, Dave and went on a day trip to the seaside.
Here’s a picture of Susan and riding horses.
Susan and enjoy playing rugby.
me
A good tip here is to put ‘I’ into each
sentence –would they make sense if the
other people weren’t there?
If not, add the word ‘me’.

52. Grammar Focus: G4.1b-To use verbs in the perfect form.
50. Which sentence below is written in past perfect tense? Tick one.
Award onemark
for the correct
answer ticked.
Past perfect should have the past tense of the
verb ‘to have’ + past participle. Which
sentence fits this pattern?
Sentence
Susan was practising tackles.
She had entered the sports shop.
They were playing for eighty minutes.
The players were exhausted.

53. Spelling
Paper 2

54. 1.The train was while the driver waited for the
passengers to board.
2. a good swimmer, Bethany had a fear of water.
3.As he was on a strict diet, the man put sweetener into
his cup of tea.
4.Musa found the comedy film very .
5. involves the sharing and grouping of numbers.
stationary
Though
artificial
humorous
Division

55. 6.The zoo had invested a lot of money on a new primate .
7.After hours of , the birthday cake was finally ready.
8.As Mr Chapell was running very late, he
searched for his car keys.
9.After a bad day at school, Rory had zero for his
little sister’s silliness.
10.Their journey had been extremely .
enclosure
preparation
frantically
tolerance
chaotic

56. 11.The vase was priceless.
12.The children paid their fees for the youth club.
13.Nothing is ever .
14.While on the skiing trip, the family stayed in a wooden .
15.The view from the window was breath-taking.
antique
admission
impossible
chalet
scenic

57. 16.Georgina couldn’t wait until she was .
17.The referee’s decision was extremely .
18.The football player was to another club.
19.After the accident, the girl was shaken.
20.It couldn’t be returned as he had lost his .
eighteen
contentious
transferred
visibly
receipt

58. Here is why we covered these words:
Question
Number
Word Mark Spelling Rule
1 stationary 1
homophones and near homophones (Years 3 and 4), homophones
and other words that are often confused (Years 5 and 6)
2 though 1 words containing the letter string ‘ough’
3 artificial 1 endings which sound like /shul/
4 humorous 1 the suffix –ous
5 division 1 endings that sound like /shun/
6 enclosure 1 words with endings with ‘ure’
7 preparation 1 the suffix –ation
8 frantically 1 the suffix –ly
9 tolerance 1 words ending in -ant, -ance, -ancy, -ent, -ence, -ency
10 chaotic 1 words with the /k/ sound spelt ‘ch’

59. Here is why we covered these words:
Question
Number
Word Mark Spelling Rule
11 antique 1 words ending with the /g/ sound spelt ‘gue’
12 admission 1 endings that sound like /shun/ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
13 impossible 1 prefixes
14 chalet 1 words with the /sh/ sound spelt ‘ch’
15 scenic 1 words with the /s/ sound spelt ‘sc’
16 eighteen 1 words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey
17 contentious 1 endings which sound like /shus/ spelt –ciousor –tious
18 transferred 1
adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending
in –fer
19 visibly 1 -lysuffix
20 receipt 1 words with the long /e/ sound spelt ‘ei’ after ‘c’ and exceptions