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Printable grammar practice from word classes in Year 2 to relative clauses, modal verbs and the passive voice in upper Key Stage 2.

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Word classes and clauses

Answer each grammar question.

Years 4–6 · English

Word classes and clauses

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Answer each grammar question.

  1. 1.Underline the verb: The fox leapt over the wall.
  2. 2.Circle the adjective: a gloomy afternoon
  3. 3.Add a conjunction: I was tired ___ I kept going.
  4. 4.Write a fronted adverbial for: ___, the bell rang.
  5. 5.Add a relative clause: My aunt, ___, lives in Wales.
  6. 6.Choose a modal verb: It ___ rain later.
  7. 7.Is this active or passive? The cake was eaten by Sam.
  8. 8.Rewrite in the active voice: The window was broken by the ball.
  9. 9.Change to past tense: She runs home.
  10. 10.Name the word class of 'quietly'.
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Word classes and clauses — answers

Suggested answers. Accept sensible alternatives where noted.

  1. 1.Underline the verb: The fox leapt over the wall.leapt
  2. 2.Circle the adjective: a gloomy afternoongloomy
  3. 3.Add a conjunction: I was tired ___ I kept going.but / yet
  4. 4.Write a fronted adverbial for: ___, the bell rang.e.g. Without warning
  5. 5.Add a relative clause: My aunt, ___, lives in Wales.e.g. who loves gardening
  6. 6.Choose a modal verb: It ___ rain later.might / could / may
  7. 7.Is this active or passive? The cake was eaten by Sam.Passive
  8. 8.Rewrite in the active voice: The window was broken by the ball.The ball broke the window.
  9. 9.Change to past tense: She runs home.She ran home.
  10. 10.Name the word class of 'quietly'.Adverb
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Grammar

A grammar progression

Year 2 introduces nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs and consistent tense. Year 3 adds conjunctions and prepositions. Year 4 uses fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. Year 5 introduces relative clauses and modal verbs, and Year 6 covers the passive voice and the subjunctive.

Knowing the terms is useful, but the goal is using grammar well in real writing.

Year-group applicability

Which years practise grammar?

Designed around primary-school skill progression; your school's order may differ.

  1. Year 2Use nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs, expanded noun phrases and past and present tense consistently.All Year 2 worksheets →
  2. Year 3Express time, place and cause using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions; use a or an correctly.All Year 3 worksheets →
  3. Year 4Use fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and Standard English verb forms.All Year 4 worksheets →
  4. Year 5Use relative clauses with who, which, where, when and whose, and modal verbs to show possibility.All Year 5 worksheets →
  5. Year 6Use the passive voice, the subjunctive and a range of formal and informal structures.All Year 6 worksheets →

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