Daily Practice · Key Stage 2
October 1987 5-a-day
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- 1st October 1987Choose the correctly hyphenated compound noun: 'mother in law' or 'mother-in-law'
- 2nd October 1987The word 'steep' can describe a slope. Give an antonym for 'steep' as used in: 'The path up the hill was steep.'
- 3rd October 1987Complete the word with ie or ei: 'fr _ _ nd'.
- 4th October 1987Turn 'easy' into an adverb of manner.
- 5th October 1987Add the correct form: 'the (dog) ___ bone' (one dog owns the bone)
- 6th October 1987Rewrite using a possessive pronoun: 'Those shoes are not my shoes.'
- 7th October 1987Write one sentence of your own using the adverb of possibility 'probably' correctly.
- 8th October 1987Choose the correct helper verb: 'They ___ (have/has) already left.'
- 9th October 1987Rewrite in the passive voice, dropping the 'by' agent for a more formal tone: 'Scientists discovered a new species.'
- 10th October 1987Does the sentence introducing a bulleted list need a colon at the end? 'Remember to bring the following'
- 11th October 1987What does the word 'gloomy' suggest about a room's atmosphere?
- 12th October 1987Rewrite putting the subordinate clause first: 'Ali finished his homework although he was tired.'
- 13th October 1987Give a synonym for 'said'.
- 14th October 1987Is a comma needed after 'Later' in 'Later we went home.'?
- 15th October 1987Combine: 'The cake was delicious. Grandma baked the cake.'
- 16th October 1987Identify the words marked by commas: 'The cake, which took three hours to bake, was delicious.'
- 17th October 1987Rewrite these two sentences as one, linking them with a cohesive device showing contrast: 'Jess loves maths. She finds English difficult.'
- 18th October 1987Explain why a semicolon, not a comma, is needed in 'I finished my homework; then I watched television.'
- 19th October 1987Add an apostrophe to show possession: 'The dogs collar was red.'
- 20th October 1987Put 'go' into the past simple (irregular).
- 21st October 1987Add the possessive apostrophe: 'the cat toy' (one cat)
- 22nd October 1987Which is Standard English: 'I done my homework' or 'I did my homework'?
- 23rd October 1987Add 'never' in the correct place: 'They eat vegetables.'
- 24th October 1987Identify the words in brackets: 'The castle (built in 1204) is now a museum.'
- 25th October 1987Correct the error in this sentence: 'This is the most tallest tree in the park.'
- 26th October 1987Identify the subject and object: 'Our teacher praised the whole class.'
- 27th October 1987Give a more formal synonym for 'big' in the sentence 'It was a big decision.'
- 28th October 1987Is a newspaper report fiction or non-fiction?
- 29th October 1987Choose the correct prepositions: 'The meeting is ___ Monday ___ 9 o'clock.'
- 30th October 1987Punctuate: the teacher said well done everyone
- 31st October 1987Choose the correct pronoun: 'Give the book to ___ (I/me).'