Free KS2 SPaG Practice Test

Ten SATs-style grammar, punctuation and spelling questions, from word classes to apostrophes, each with a short explanation.

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1. Which word is the verb in: The dog barked loudly.

Answer: A verb is a doing or being word. The dog is doing the barking, so barked is the verb.

2. Which word is spelt correctly?

Answer: necessary: one collar (c) and two sleeves (ss), like a shirt.

3. Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

Answer: One girl owns the bag, so the apostrophe goes before the s: girl's.

4. What is the plural of child?

Answer: Child is irregular: one child, two children.

5. Which word is an adverb?

Answer: Adverbs often describe how a verb is done and many end in -ly: quickly.

6. Which word is a conjunction?

Answer: Conjunctions join clauses. because joins two ideas: I stayed in because it rained.

7. What is the past tense of swim?

Answer: Swim is irregular: today I swim, yesterday I swam, I have swum.

8. Which sentence is a question?

Answer: A question asks something and ends with a question mark: Where are you going?

9. Choose the correct word: ___ coats are on the hook.

Answer: The coats belong to them, so use Their (possessive). There is a place; they're means they are.

10. Which word is a synonym of happy?

Answer: A synonym has the same meaning: cheerful.

About this test

The SPaG paper is the most learnable of all the SATs: the same terms and rules come up every year. A few minutes a day on word classes and punctuation makes a visible difference.

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