Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar

Which sentence starts correctly?

• AThe bus is late.✓
• BtHe bus is late.
• Cthe Bus is late.
• Dthe bus is late.

Answer: A sentence starts with a capital letter: 'The bus is late.'

Which mark should end this sentence: 'What is your name'?

• AExclamation mark (!)
• BFull stop (.)
• CComma (,)
• DQuestion mark (?)✓

Answer: It is a question, so it ends with a question mark (?).

Which word needs a capital letter?

• Achair
• Blondon✓
• Chappy
• Dtable

Answer: 'London' is the name of a place (a proper noun) and always takes a capital letter.

Which sentence ends with the correct punctuation?

• AI am hungry
• BI, am hungry
• CI am hungry.✓
• DI am hungry?

Answer: A statement ends with a full stop: 'I am hungry.'

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Afreind
• Bfreand
• Cfrend
• Dfriend✓

Answer: The correct spelling is 'friend' — remember 'fri-END', because a friend is there to the END.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Abecause✓
• Bbecuase
• Cbecase
• Dbecouse

Answer: The correct spelling is 'because'.

What is the plural of 'box'?

• Aboxes✓
• Bboxs
• Cbox
• Dboxies

Answer: Words ending in -x add '-es' to make the plural: boxes.

Choose the correct word: 'I ___ going to the shop.'

• Ais
• Bbe
• Cam✓
• Dare

Answer: With 'I' we use 'am': 'I am going to the shop.'

Choose the correct word: 'She ___ a new car.'

• Ahas✓
• Bhaves
• Chaving
• Dhave

Answer: With 'she/he/it' we use 'has': 'She has a new car.'

How many full stops are needed here: 'I like tea I like coffee'?

• AFive
• BTwo✓
• COne
• DNone

Answer: These are two sentences: 'I like tea.' and 'I like coffee.' Each needs its own full stop.

Which is a complete sentence?

• AIn the park
• BRunning fast
• CThe big dog
• DThe cat sat down.✓

Answer: A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and makes sense: 'The cat sat down.'

Which word is the verb (action) in: 'The children play outside.'?

• Aoutside
• Bthe
• Cchildren
• Dplay✓

Answer: A verb is an action word; 'play' is the action.

Which word completes the sentence: 'Put on your coat ___ it is cold.'

• Abecause✓
• Bso
• Cbut
• Dor

Answer: 'Because' gives the reason: put on your coat because it is cold.

Which is the correct spelling of the word that means 'which one'?

• Awhich✓
• Bwhitch
• Cwich
• Dwitch

Answer: To mean 'which one', spell it 'which'. ('Witch' is a person in stories.)

Choose the correct word: 'There are two ___ in the box.'

• Aapple's
• Bapples✓
• Capple
• Dappls

Answer: 'Two' means more than one, so use the plural 'apples'.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Atomorow
• Btommorrow
• Ctomorro
• Dtomorrow✓

Answer: The correct spelling is 'tomorrow' (one m, two r's).

Choose the correct word: 'The keys are on ___ table.' (You both know which table.)

• Athe✓
• Ba
• Csome
• Dan

Answer: 'The' is used for a specific table both speaker and listener know about.

Choose the correct word: 'I would like ___ apple.' (You mean one, any one.)

• Athe
• Bsome
• Ca
• Dan✓

Answer: Use 'an' before a word starting with a vowel sound: 'an apple'.