English grammar,
punctuation and
spelling
Paper 1: questions
First name
Last name
Date of birth Day Month Year
School name
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1 Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark.
Tick one.
The teacher asked them what they were doing
I wonder what time the next train arrives
Did she play tennis on your team last year
He asked if he could use my pen 1 mark
Draw a line to match each word to the correct suffix. Use each suffix only once.
2
Word Suffix
accomplish ful
forgive ment
joy ish
fool ness
1 mark
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Tick one box in each row to show whether the sentence is a
3 question or a command.
Sentence Question Command
Do your stretches before you exercise
Do you prefer tennis or cricket
Do the boys always go running in
the morning
Do take some water with
you to football practice
1 mark
4 Insert one comma in the correct place in the sentence below.
Every night Dad and my brother take the dog for a walk. 1 mark
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5 Draw a line to match each prefix to the correct word to make a different word.
Use each prefix only once.
Prefix Word
inter approval
dis circle
semi social
anti action
1 mark
6 Which sentence must not end with an exclamation mark?
Tick one.
You really must wear a coat
What a dreadful day I had
What is the temperature now
The wind is very strong today 1 mark
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Circle the correct word in each box to complete the sentences in
7 Standard English.
them
Pass me cartons, please.
those
good.
You sang that song very
well.
did
We always our homework on time.
done
1 mark
8 Insert a relative pronoun to complete the sentence below.
Everyone loved the music was played last night. 1 mark
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9 In which sentence is lock a verb?
Tick one.
Aisha closed the box and fastened the lock.
Make sure you lock the gate before you leave.
I think I need to buy a new bike lock.
The lock can only be opened with this special key. 1 mark
10 Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below.
Frank would like to go to Cornwall next summer he might also
visit France in the spring. 1 mark
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11 Insert a pair of brackets in the correct place in the sentence below.
Using public transport such as buses and trains can reduce
pollution. 1 mark
12 What does the prefix multi- mean in the words multicultural, multipurpose and
multicoloured?
Tick one.
some
few
all
many 1 mark
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13 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Tick one.
I will be running – a half marathon 13 miles next week!
I will be – running a half marathon – 13 miles next week!
I will be running a half marathon 13 – miles – next week!
I will be running a half marathon – 13 miles – next week! 1 mark
14 Which word is an antonym of difficult?
The problem was difficult to solve.
Tick one.
hard
easy
impossible
challenging 1 mark
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