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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1

1. Turn these words into nouns by adding -ness or -er. Write the new word, in full, on the line.
Remember that some letters might need to be changed or added on to create the correct spelling! 1 mark

teach  bright 
swim  happy 

2. Which type of word is beautiful in the sentence below?

1 mark

The beautiful princess danced at the party.

a verb

an adjective

a noun

an adverb

3. Tick the best word

correct word
to complete thethe
to complete sentence below.
sentence below.
1 mark

You can have a rabbit ____ you look after it.

Tick one.

when

if

that

because

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4. Tick the correct

best word to complete
word thethe
to complete sentence below.
sentence below.
1 mark
I really don’t like washing my face ________ I have to do it.

Tick one.

or

and

but

5. Write the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence below.

1 mark
What time is the party starting today

6. The verbs in boxes are in the present tense.

2 marks
Write these verbs in the past tense.
One has been done for you.

My family visited the farm.

visits

I my lunch bag to school.

take

Lucy television.

watches

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7. Add commas to the sentence below.

1 mark
On the farm I saw a sheep cow pig and some chickens.

8. Tick the sentence that is a statement. Tick one box.

1 mark

Jessica was running.

Where are your shoes?

Check you have cleared your desk.

I don’t believe it!

9. Tick the correct sentence. Tick one box.

1 mark

Mark’s car was very clean.

Marks’ car was very clean.

Marks car was very clean.

10. Underline the verbs in the sentence below.

1 mark

Yesterday I was walking to the park when I saw my friend riding her bike.

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Year 2 English Grammar and Punctuation 1 Answers

1 teach teacher 1 mark 6 I took my lunch bag to school. 2 marks

swim swimmer Lucy watched the television.

bright brightness

happy happiness

2 a verb 1 mark 7 On the farm I saw a sheep, cow, pig and 1 mark
some chickens.
an adjective X

a noun

an adverb

3 1 mark 8 1 mark
when Jessica was running. X

if X Where are your shoes?

that Check you have cleared your desk.

because I don’t believe it!

4 or 1 mark 9 Mark’s car was very clean. X

1 mark

and Marks’ car was very clean.

but X Marks car was very clean.

5 What time is the party starting today ? 1 mark 10 Yesterday I was walking to the park when I 1 mark
saw my friend riding her bike.