Term pack

Year 5 English

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Skills in this pack

Plural rules
Kinds of nouns
Comparing with adjectives
Prepositions of place and direction
The present perfect
Joining words
Shades of meaning
Joining two sentences into one
Reading for clues
Writing a short paragraph
The parts of a friendly letter

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Year 5 English · 1 of 11

Plural rules

Make the plural of a noun using the -s, -es, -ies and -ves rules, and know the words that follow none of them.

1.Write the plural of "glass".
2.Which nouns need -es rather than just -s?
- a) ones ending in a consonant
- b) ones ending in a vowel
- c) ones with two syllables
- d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
3.Pair each noun with its plural. None of these follow the usual rules.
- child
- goose
- tooth
- mouse
- man
- children
- men
- teeth
- geese
- mice
4.Which plural is spelled correctly?
- a) monkeis
- b) monkeys
- c) monkyes
- d) monkies
5.Sort each noun by the ending its plural takes.
Groups: just -s · -es
- watch
- chair
- river
- brush
- box
- book
6.Write the plural of "thief".
7.Which of these words looks the same whether there is one or many?
- a) camel
- b) sheep
- c) horse
- d) goat
8.Write the plural of "bench".

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Year 5 English · 2 of 11

Kinds of nouns

Tell common, proper, collective and abstract nouns apart.

1.Sort each noun by whether the thing it names can be touched.
Groups: Can be touched · Cannot be touched
- courage
- stone
- kindness
- bicycle
- anger
- table
2.Which word names something you cannot see or touch?
- a) bottle
- b) chair
- c) door
- d) honesty
3.Which word is a collective noun?
- a) bird
- b) nest
- c) flock
- d) feather
4.Match each group word to what it names a group of.
- a flock
- a swarm
- a fleet
- a bunch
- a herd
- a shoal
- cattle
- bees
- grapes
- fish
- ships
- birds
5.In "The crowd cheered loudly", which word is a collective noun?
- a) cheered
- b) loudly
- c) The
- d) crowd
6.Write the noun made from the adjective "strong". It names the quality itself.
7.Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
- a) My friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
- b) My Friend Anna comes on tuesday.
- c) my friend anna comes on tuesday.
- d) my friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
8.Write the noun made from the adjective "kind". It names the quality itself, not a person.

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Year 5 English · 3 of 11

Comparing with adjectives

Form the comparative and the superlative of an adjective, and use each one where it belongs.

1.Which sentence is correct?
- a) He is tallest than his brother.
- b) He is taller than his brother.
- c) He is more tall than his brother.
- d) He is more taller than his brother.
2.Which word compares two things using "good"?
- a) gooder
- b) better
- c) best
- d) more good
3.Sort each form: is it comparing two, or picking one out of them all?
Groups: Comparing two · Out of them all
- smallest
- most careful
- more careful
- worse
- smaller
- worst
4.Compare three or more with the adjective "happy": She is the ____ child in the whole class.
5.This road is ____ than the old one.
- a) wide
- b) widest
- c) most wide
- d) wider
6.Sort each adjective by how it makes its comparative.
Groups: Adds -er · Puts "more" in front
- small
- quick
- interesting
- tall
- expensive
- beautiful
7.Two words, please. Compare with the adjective "careful": This driver is ____ than that one.
8.Match each adjective to its superlative.
- good
- bad
- large
- happy
- thin
- famous
- largest
- thinnest
- best
- happiest
- worst
- most famous

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Year 5 English · 4 of 11

Prepositions of place and direction

Choose the preposition that shows where something is, or which way it is going.

1.One word, please. We walked ____ the tunnel and came out at the far end.
2.The kitten is hiding ____ the sofa, so only its tail shows.
- a) into
- b) under
- c) through
- d) out of
3.The bridge goes ____ the river.
- a) over
- b) through
- c) into
- d) out of
4.One word, please. The cat is sitting ____ the table and the chair, right in the middle of the two.
5.The road runs ____ the two villages.
- a) above
- b) between
- c) among
- d) into
6.Which sentence uses the preposition correctly?
- a) The plane flew above of the clouds.
- b) The plane flew above at the clouds.
- c) The plane flew above the clouds.
- d) The plane flew above from the clouds.
7.Sort each sentence: does the preposition tell you where something is, or which way it went?
Groups: Tells where it is · Tells which way it went
- The ball rolled out of the gate.
- The ball is between the shoes.
- The bus went through the tunnel.
- The cat ran into the box.
- The picture hangs above the bed.
- The cat sat under the chair.
8.The rabbit jumped ____ its hole and disappeared.
- a) beside
- b) between
- c) into
- d) above

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Year 5 English · 5 of 11

The present perfect

Build the present perfect with have or has and a past participle, and tell it apart from the simple past.

1.Choose the right form: The children ____ their lunch.
- a) has ate
- b) has eaten
- c) have ate
- d) have eaten
2.Match each verb to its past participle — the form that follows have or has.
- eat
- write
- see
- do
- take
- give
- seen
- done
- written
- taken
- eaten
- given
3.Meera ____ finished her homework.
- a) haves
- b) have
- c) has
- d) having
4.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Present perfect · Simple past
- We have visited the museum.
- We visited the museum last year.
- They painted the wall in May.
- He lost his pen on Monday.
- They have painted the wall.
- He has lost his pen.
5.Which sentence is in the present perfect?
- a) She is washing the dishes.
- b) She has washed the dishes.
- c) She washes the dishes.
- d) She washed the dishes.
6.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "play": They ____ two matches so far.
7.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "write": I ____ three letters this week.
8.I have ____ that film twice.
- a) see
- b) saw
- c) seeing
- d) seen

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Year 5 English · 6 of 11

Joining words

Join two sentences with the right connecting word.

1.Take an umbrella ____ it rains.
- a) in case
- b) because
- c) so
- d) although
2.She was tired, ____ she went to bed early.
- a) or
- b) but
- c) nor
- d) so
3.He stayed inside ____ it was too cold.
- a) but
- b) or
- c) so
- d) because
4.____ it was late, we kept working.
- a) Although
- b) Because
- c) And
- d) So
5.We can have rice ____ noodles for dinner.
- a) but
- b) so
- c) or
- d) and
6.I wanted to play outside, ____ it was raining.
- a) so
- b) but
- c) or
- d) and
7.She practises every day, ____ she is improving.
- a) but
- b) although
- c) or
- d) so
8.I like apples ____ oranges.
- a) because
- b) and
- c) so
- d) but

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Year 5 English · 7 of 11

Shades of meaning

Choose between words that mean nearly the same thing but differ in strength or in feeling.

1.Sort each verb by what it is a way of doing.
Groups: A way of walking · A way of looking
- march
- wander
- peep
- glance
- stroll
- stare
2.Put these words in order, from the coolest to the hottest.
- boiling
- cool
- hot
- warm
3.Put these words in order, from the smallest to the biggest.
- small
- large
- tiny
- enormous
4.Which word shows the most fear?
- a) worried
- b) nervous
- c) uneasy
- d) terrified
5.One word, please. Which shows more surprise — "surprised" or "astonished"?
6.All of these describe the same thing. Sort them by how they make the person sound.
Groups: A kind way to say it · An unkind way to say it
- skinny
- careful with money
- stingy
- confident
- big-headed
- slim
7.Which word names a smile that is not really friendly?
- a) grin
- b) smirk
- c) beam
- d) chuckle
8.Which word shows the least happiness?
- a) delighted
- b) thrilled
- c) pleased
- d) overjoyed

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Year 5 English · 8 of 11

Joining two sentences into one

Join two short sentences with the conjunction that adds the right meaning — a reason, a contrast, a time or a condition.

1.Match each joining word to what it adds to a sentence.
- because
- although
- if
- until
- or
- a condition
- a contrast
- the moment something stops
- a choice between two things
- a reason
2.Choose the joining word: The shop was open, ____ nobody was inside.
- a) though
- b) if
- c) so
- d) because
3.Which sentence joins these two ideas correctly? "The power went out. We lit a candle."
- a) The power went out because we lit a candle.
- b) The power went out, so we lit a candle.
- c) The power went out, or we lit a candle.
- d) The power went out, although we lit a candle.
4.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- on time.
- Although the bus was late,
- reached the school
- the children
5.Write the one word that shows a contrast: The soup was hot, ____ it had no taste.
6.Choose the joining word: The match went ahead ____ the rain had stopped.
- a) although
- b) until
- c) or
- d) because
7.Choose the joining word: Wait outside ____ your name is called.
- a) because
- b) although
- c) until
- d) or
8.Which part of this sentence gives the reason? "We left early because the roads were flooded."
- a) the roads
- b) because the roads were flooded
- c) early
- d) We left early

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Year 5 English · 9 of 11

Reading for clues

Answer what a short passage says outright, and what it only leaves clues about.

1.One word, please. Read: "Grandmother keeps her spectacles in a red tin box on the top shelf." What colour is the box?
2.Read: "Nila's bag was heavy with library books. She had borrowed six, although the rule allowed only four." How many books was she allowed to borrow?
- a) Four
- b) Ten
- c) Two
- d) Six
3.Read: "Meera read the notice board twice, then walked away smiling and swinging her bag." How does Meera feel?
- a) Frightened
- b) Bored
- c) Pleased
- d) Angry
4.Match each detail to what it tells you.
- The lights were off and the door was locked.
- He was carrying a bat and wearing pads.
- Her umbrella was dripping in the corner.
- The plates were empty and the chairs pushed back.
- He was going to play cricket.
- The shop was shut.
- She had come in from the rain.
- The meal was over.
5.Read: "The path was so narrow that they had to walk in single file." What does "narrow" mean here?
- a) Not wide
- b) Very dark
- c) Full of stones
- d) Very long
6.Passage: "Rain fell all morning. Anna came into the hall carrying her shoes, and left wet footprints across the floor." Sort each statement.
Groups: Stated in the passage · Worked out from the passage
- It rained all morning.
- Anna was carrying her shoes.
- Anna had been walking barefoot.
- Anna had been outside in the rain.
7.Read: "The train to the hills leaves at six in the morning and takes four hours." How many hours does the journey take?
8.Read: "First the sky darkened. Then the wind rose, and the door banged shut. Only after that did the rain start." Put the events in the order they happened.
- The rain started.
- The sky darkened.
- The door banged shut.
- The wind rose.

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Year 5 English · 10 of 11

Writing a short paragraph

Turn a few given points into a short paragraph that keeps to one topic and runs in a sensible order.

1.Where does a paragraph usually tell the reader what it is about?
- a) In its last sentence
- b) In the middle
- c) In its first sentence
- d) Nowhere — the reader guesses
2.Sort each sentence by the job it does in a paragraph about bicycles.
Groups: Opens the paragraph · Gives a reason or a detail · Closes the paragraph
- It can be parked almost anywhere.
- A bicycle is the best way to get about a small town.
- It costs nothing at all to run.
- So it is no wonder that so many people ride one.
3.Put these sentences in order to make one short paragraph.
- Finally, wait a week and watch for the first green shoot.
- Next, press one seed into the middle of it.
- Planting a seed is easy if you take it slowly.
- First, fill a small pot with soft soil.
- Then water the pot and stand it in the light.
4.Put these sentences in order to make one short paragraph.
- First we saw the elephants being washed.
- At the very end we were allowed to feed the ducks.
- We came home tired and full of stories.
- Our class went to the zoo last month.
- The monkeys came next, and they stole each other's food.
5.Which sentence would open a paragraph about why the monsoon matters?
- a) It rained on Tuesday afternoon.
- b) The rains change life for everybody here.
- c) My school is near the bus stop.
- d) I have a yellow umbrella.
6.You are writing a paragraph about your school library. Sort each sentence by whether it belongs in it.
Groups: Belongs · Does not belong
- We may borrow two books at a time.
- My uncle drives a blue car.
- The match was cancelled because of rain.
- It is the quietest room in the school.
- I lost my water bottle on Tuesday.
- The library has a whole shelf of story books.
7.One word, please. Which joining word would you put in front of the last point in a list — the one that brings it to an end?
8.A paragraph should be about how many topics? Write the number.

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Year 5 English · 11 of 11

The parts of a friendly letter

Name the parts of a friendly letter and set them out in the right places on the page.

Before you start

Here is a friendly letter with its six parts drawn as blocks. Find out what each block is called and where on the page it sits.

1. Your own address
2. The date
3. The greeting
4. The body of the letter
5. The closing
6. Your name

Every part starts hard against the left-hand edge — that is the block format — and the body of the letter takes up more room than all the other parts put together.

1.Which greeting is written correctly?
- a) Dear Anna
- b) Dear Anna,
- c) dear Anna,
- d) Dear anna,
2.Which part of a friendly letter comes last of all?
- a) The news
- b) The greeting
- c) Your name
- d) The date
3.Sort each line by where it belongs in a friendly letter.
Groups: It greets the reader · It closes the letter
- Dear Ravi,
- Dear Anna,
- Your loving friend,
- Yours affectionately,
- Dear Grandmother,
- With love,
4.What is written on the line just below your own address?
- a) The greeting
- b) Your name
- c) The date
- d) The closing
5.Put these four parts of a friendly letter in the order they come down the page.
- With love,
- Dear Grandmother,
- Ravi
- The news you want to tell
6.Which mark comes straight after the name in the greeting?
- a) A full stop
- b) No mark at all
- c) A question mark
- d) A comma
7.Match each part of a letter to the job it does.
- the greeting
- the date
- the body
- the closing
- your own address
- carries the news itself
- comes just before your name
- says where a reply should be sent
- says who the letter is to
- says when it was written
8.One word, please. The part of the letter that carries your actual news is called the ____ of the letter.

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Answer keys — Year 5 English

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