Daily Practice · Key Stage 2
May 1988 5-a-day
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- 1st May 1988Add an adverb of manner formed from 'loud' to: 'He shut the door.'
- 2nd May 1988Add the correct form: 'the (girls) ___ coats' (several girls)
- 3rd May 1988Is 'its' a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective in 'The cat licked its paw'?
- 4th May 1988Rewrite to add an adverb showing low certainty: 'It will snow this weekend.'
- 5th May 1988Identify the present perfect verb in: 'She has finished her homework.'
- 6th May 1988Rewrite in the active voice: 'The trophy was lifted by the captain.'
- 7th May 1988Punctuate this bullet as a full sentence: 'the dog barked loudly' (as a standalone bulleted sentence)
- 8th May 1988Give one piece of evidence a reader could use to show a character is nervous, from the phrase 'her hands trembled as she opened the letter'.
- 9th May 1988Combine using 'when': 'The bell rang. The children lined up.'
- 10th May 1988Give a synonym for 'scared'.
- 11th May 1988Add a comma: 'Without any hesitation she jumped in.'
- 12th May 1988Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The dog ___ barked all night belongs to my neighbour.'
- 13th May 1988Rewrite this sentence adding the parenthesis 'a keen gardener' using commas: 'My grandad grows his own vegetables.'
- 14th May 1988Choose a cohesive device to link these sentences showing time order: 'We ate dinner. ___ we watched a film.'
- 15th May 1988Correct the punctuation: 'She was tired, she went to bed early.'
- 16th May 1988Underline the verb in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly at the postman.'
- 17th May 1988Explain the tense error in: 'Every day she cooked dinner for her family, then yesterday she cooks again.'
- 18th May 1988Correct this sentence if it only has one girl: 'The girls' bag was red.'
- 19th May 1988Which is Standard English: 'They was late' or 'They were late'?
- 20th May 1988Add 'often' in the correct place: 'He is ___ late for class.' (using the verb 'to be')
- 21st May 1988Explain the error in this sentence and correct it: 'The teacher (Mr Patel marked our books.'
- 22nd May 1988Give the comparative form of 'big' (apply the spelling rule).
- 23rd May 1988Replace the object with the correct object pronoun: 'Sam invited Jamal and Priya.'
- 24th May 1988Give a more formal synonym for 'show' in 'The graph shows a rise in prices.'
- 25th May 1988What is the purpose of a subheading in a non-fiction text?
- 26th May 1988Fill the gap with a time preposition: 'School starts ___ September.'
- 27th May 1988Punctuate: The dog is friendly said Ben
- 28th May 1988Replace the noun with a pronoun: 'Mia laughed because Mia was happy.'
- 29th May 1988Identify the modal verb in: 'You must wear a seatbelt in the car.'
- 30th May 1988Identify the adjectives in the phrase 'the icy, silent lake'.
- 31st May 1988Is 'Can't wait to see ya!' formal or informal?