Daily Practice · Key Stage 2
May 1985 5-a-day
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- 1st May 1985Identify the subjunctive verb in this sentence: 'It is essential that everyone arrive on time.'
- 2nd May 1985Explain the difference in meaning between 're-sign' and 'resign'.
- 3rd May 1985Give an antonym for 'hot' in the sentence: 'The soup was too hot to eat.'
- 4th May 1985Complete with the correct word: 'Our football team has ___ on Tuesdays after school.' (practice/practise)
- 5th May 1985Identify the adverb of manner: 'She answered the question correctly.'
- 6th May 1985Is 'cats' plural or possessive in 'I have two cats'?
- 7th May 1985Choose the possessive pronoun: 'Is this pen ___ (your/yours)?'
- 8th May 1985Identify the adverb of possibility in: 'She is probably the fastest runner in the class.'
- 9th May 1985State whether this sentence is present perfect or simple past: 'I have never tried sushi.'
- 10th May 1985Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The gardener planted the trees.'
- 11th May 1985Explain why bullet points should be punctuated consistently within one list.
- 12th May 1985True or false: an inference question asks you to find something the text states directly.
- 13th May 1985Fill the gap: 'I think ___ the film was too long.'
- 14th May 1985Give a synonym for 'small'.
- 15th May 1985Find and fix the punctuation error: 'Once upon a time, there was, a king.'
- 16th May 1985Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The man ___ car was stolen called the police.'
- 17th May 1985State how many commas are needed to mark parenthesis in the middle of a sentence.
- 18th May 1985Which of these cohesive devices shows addition: 'also', 'however', 'because'?
- 19th May 1985Can these two sentences be joined with a semicolon? 'I like tea. I like coffee too.'
- 20th May 1985Circle the common noun in this sentence: 'The brave firefighter climbed the tall ladder.'
- 21st May 1985Put 'walk' into the present simple for 'she'.
- 22nd May 1985Add the possessive apostrophe: 'the children toys' (several children)
- 23rd May 1985Correct the verb form: 'He run to the shop yesterday.'
- 24th May 1985Add 'always' in the correct place: 'She ___ brushes her teeth at night.'
- 25th May 1985Explain why the sentence still makes sense without the brackets: 'The dog (a small terrier) barked all night.'
- 26th May 1985Give the comparative form of 'beautiful', a longer adjective.
- 27th May 1985Identify the object: 'The postman delivered a parcel.'
- 28th May 1985Give a more formal synonym for 'said' in 'She said the plan would work.'
- 29th May 1985Summarise this sentence in your own words: 'Solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity, without producing any smoke or fumes.'
- 30th May 1985Identify the preposition: 'The dog ran between the trees.'
- 31st May 1985Punctuate: what time is it asked Priya