Daily Practice · Key Stage 2
August 1952 5-a-day
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Every sheet in August 1952
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- 1st August 1952Rewrite in the passive voice, dropping the 'by' agent for a more formal tone: 'Scientists discovered a new species.'
- 2nd August 1952Does the sentence introducing a bulleted list need a colon at the end? 'Remember to bring the following'
- 3rd August 1952What does the word 'gloomy' suggest about a room's atmosphere?
- 4th August 1952Rewrite putting the subordinate clause first: 'Ali finished his homework although he was tired.'
- 5th August 1952Give a synonym for 'said'.
- 6th August 1952Is a comma needed after 'Later' in 'Later we went home.'?
- 7th August 1952Combine: 'The cake was delicious. Grandma baked the cake.'
- 8th August 1952Identify the words marked by commas: 'The cake, which took three hours to bake, was delicious.'
- 9th August 1952Rewrite these two sentences as one, linking them with a cohesive device showing contrast: 'Jess loves maths. She finds English difficult.'
- 10th August 1952Explain why a semicolon, not a comma, is needed in 'I finished my homework; then I watched television.'
- 11th August 1952Add an apostrophe to show possession: 'The dogs collar was red.'
- 12th August 1952Put 'go' into the past simple (irregular).
- 13th August 1952Add the possessive apostrophe: 'the cat toy' (one cat)
- 14th August 1952Which is Standard English: 'I done my homework' or 'I did my homework'?
- 15th August 1952Add 'never' in the correct place: 'They eat vegetables.'
- 16th August 1952Identify the words in brackets: 'The castle (built in 1204) is now a museum.'
- 17th August 1952Correct the error in this sentence: 'This is the most tallest tree in the park.'
- 18th August 1952Identify the subject and object: 'Our teacher praised the whole class.'
- 19th August 1952Give a more formal synonym for 'big' in the sentence 'It was a big decision.'
- 20th August 1952Is a newspaper report fiction or non-fiction?
- 21st August 1952Choose the correct prepositions: 'The meeting is ___ Monday ___ 9 o'clock.'
- 22nd August 1952Punctuate: the teacher said well done everyone
- 23rd August 1952Choose the correct pronoun: 'Give the book to ___ (I/me).'
- 24th August 1952Choose the modal verb that shows strong obligation: 'You ___ hand in your homework by Friday.' (can/must)
- 25th August 1952Choose the correctly punctuated expanded noun phrase. A) 'the bright, colourful, kite' B) 'the bright, colourful kite'
- 26th August 1952Rewrite 'gonna' in a formal register.
- 27th August 1952Is a colon correctly placed here? 'You will need: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.'
- 28th August 1952Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The dog barked and the cat hissed.'
- 29th August 1952Put 'play' into the past continuous for 'they'.
- 30th August 1952Choose a or an: '___ European country'
- 31st August 1952Rewrite 'The waves crashed loudly against the rocks all night.' starting with a fronted adverbial of manner.