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This SPAG test will help your child understand how to use dashes, commas, colons as well as looking at word class, conjunctions, pronouns, formal and casual language and more…

SPAG Test 2

Test 1 linked to Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?*
- He was quite a kind-natured man.
- He was quite a kind natured-man.
- He was quite a kind-natured-man.
Find two words in the passage below that are synonyms of each other. 'Having queued for over an hour, Vashti found that her tolerance was being severely tested. Most of the other children had lost patience and gone elsewhere.'*
- tolerence & patience
- queued & gone
- severely & tested
- tested & queued
- found & lost
Which sentence is the most formal?*
- I am contacting to request a refund of my recent sofa purchase with yourselves as the quality wasn't as expected.
- I want a refund because the sofa isn't as good as it looks in the pictures.
- I bought a sofa and it's no good so I want my money back.
Which word is an antonym of arrive?*
- journey
- leave
- land
- travel
Which sentence has the brackets in the correct place?*
- Darcy (who is a child) in Year 1 is a very creative girl.
- Darcy (who is a child in Year 1) is a very creative girl.
- Darcy who is a child in (Year 1) is a very creative girl.
Which sentence is accurately punctuated with commas?*
- A giraffe has a, long muscular neck purple tongue, dark brown patches, and ossicones.
- A giraffe has a long muscular neck, purple tongue, dark brown patches, and ossicones.
- A giraffe has a long muscular neck, purple tongue, dark brown patches and ossicones.
- A giraffe has a, long muscular neck purple tongue, dark brown patches and ossicones.
What word class is 'her' in the sentence below? Claire’s friends collected her from the airport.*
- an adjective
- a pronoun
- a verb
- a preposition
Which sentence is the most formal?*
- This is the captain, chill out and put your feet up for a while - we're delayed.
- The plane is delayed for an hour or two because the weather's awful.
- Text whoever is pickin' you up and tell them the plane's late.
- The plane is delayed for the foreseeable future due to adverse weather conditions.
Which sentence has used a semicolon correctly?*
- Sarah would like to go to Spain next summer he might also visit France; in the autumn.
- Sarah would like to go to Spain; next summer he might also visit France in the autumn.
- Sarah would like to go to Spain next summer; he might also visit France in the autumn.
What is the word class of the word 'yet'? 'Our team is better than theirs and yet they are still winning.'*
- a subordinating conjunction
- a co-ordinating conjunction
- a relative pronoun
- a possessive pronoun
What does the prefix pre- mean in the words preview, prepay, prearranged?*
- long ago
- after
- beforehand
- organised
What does the prefix sub- mean in the words submarine, subsidiary, substandard?*
- water
- below
- deep
Which word is an antonym of accept?*
- welcome
- greet
- take
- reject
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?*
- After dinner time – but before bed I put on my–pyjamas!
- After dinner time – but before bed – I put on my pyjamas!
- After – dinner time but before bed – I put on my pyjamas!
Which sentence has the brackets in the correct place?*
- Eating (fatty) foods such as chocolate and buns can affect your health.
- Eating (fatty foods such as chocolate and buns) can affect your health.
- Eating fatty foods (such as chocolate and buns) can affect your health.
What is the word class of the word 'theirs'? 'Our team is better than theirs and yet they are still winning.'*
- a possessive pronoun
- a relative pronoun
- a subordinating conjunction
- a co-ordinating conjunction
Find two words in the passage below that are synonyms of each other. 'My friend Asha is the most sincere friend I have. I appreciate that she is loyal, friendly, happy, fun and genuine. I have known her since I was in nursery school and I hope our friendship grows into adulthood.'*
- happy & sincere
- genuine & loyal
- loyal & friendly
- sincere & loyal
- sincere & genuine
What word class is 'collected' in the sentence below? Claire’s friends collected her from the airport.*
- a verb
- an adjective
- a pronoun
- a preposition
Which sentence is accurately punctuated with commas?*
- She wore a dark red skirt, a woollen jumper, a scarf with matching hat, thick socks, and black boots.
- She wore, a dark red skirt, a woollen jumper, a scarf with matching hat, thick socks and black boots.
- She wore a dark red skirt, a woollen jumper, a scarf with matching hat, thick socks and black boots.
- She wore a dark red skirt, a woollen jumper, a scarf, with matching hat thick socks and black boots.
Which sentence has used a semicolon correctly?*
- Max has gone to the library Kirsty has gone to play; rugby.
- Max has gone to the library; Kirsty has gone to play rugby.
- Max has gone to the library Kirsty; has gone to play rugby.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?*
- I will be cycling a marathon – 26.22 miles – next month!
- I will be cycling – a marathon 26.22 miles – next month!
- I will be – cycling a marathon 26.22 miles – next month!

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