English Skills for Primary Students5
Grammar and Punctuation
Review answers
Review 1
1 Nouns
discussion alley lichen ability vegetable growth diamond breakdown food Kim valley fear
2 Common nouns
paddock waratah leaf petrol election spine fortress association field galaxy difference fiend discussion defiance slogan
3 Proper nouns
a Swan River Perth b Naomi c Papa Giovanni’s Pizzeria d Rabaul Papua New Guinea e Playschool
4 Collective, abstract and technical nouns
aii parliament ii pride
bi awe (A) launchpad (T) ii scarcity (A) cyclone (T)
5 Changing words into nouns
a discussion b application c derailment d consideration e defence
6 Nouns can be singular or plural
a tomato holiday hobby potato knife discussion
b thieves dictionaries journeys scratches taxes stomachs
7 Pronouns
a She b He them c it d theirs e it
8 Challenge
collective noun: team
abstract noun: enthusiasm
technical noun: goalkeeper
pronoun: we, She, they
Review 2
1 Relative pronouns
a who b3 who c Who d whom
2 More pronouns
a My cousin and I b me c Hibah, Fiona and I d Sam and me
3 Adjectives
a gritty b glorious c courageous d continuous
4 More adjectives
a their b your c more d safer
5 Adjectival phrases
a (of) the gang b (with) the green roof c(with) a red hull
6 Verbs
a doing b relating c saying d thinking e doing
7 Change to past tense
(other answers are possible)
a set b arrived c ran d basked e thought
8 Challenge
relative pronoun: who
noun group: front yard; rickety old bike; new, wet, cement path
adjective: front; rickety; old; our; newly; planted
adjectival phrase: with wobbly wheels;
thinking verb: knew
past tense verb: threw; pedalled; could; knew; had landed
Review 3
1Compound verbs; past and present participle
(The helping verb is underlined within the compound verb)
aare running [present] bwas turning [past] cwere waiting [past] dis coming
2Using helping verbs to show tense
a past b future c present d future
3Using verbs that agree
a eat bwere chas dare
4Contractions
a Where’s b He‘s c couldn’t d hasn’t
5Adverbs
a heavily fell b noisily shot c luckily escaped dbrightly shone
6Adverbs and adjectives
a quickly b quick c rough d roughly
7Adverbialphrases
(The adverbial phrase is underlined and the preposition is bold.)
a We raked the leaves in the afternoon [when]
b We shovelled the dirt onto the garden [where]
c Put your bag near the door [where]
d She was able to solve all the problems without much effort [how]
8Challenge
a compound verb: was pelting; can’t hear
a past tense verb: was pelting; sounded; said; called; shrugged; repeated; got; walked
contraction: that’s; can’t
an adverb: quickly; again
an adjective: deafening; thousand; my; other
an adverbial phrase: to me
Review 4
1 Clauses
(The subject is underlined, the object is bold and the verb is in brackets.)
aOllie left the house early. [left]
bMrs Farrugia counted the votes carefully. [counted]
cThe bus stopped suddenly. [stopped ]
dJosie scored the first goal. [scored]
2 Joining and dividing sentences
a The doors of the shop were open but there was no-one behind the counter.
b The train pulled into the station. The commuters piled on board.
3 Complex sentences
aWe had to postpone the gamebecause the ground was too wet.
bThe launch was delayeddue to the bad weather.
cWhile we waitedwe played a game of cricket.
dWhen the boat finally arrivedwe were unable to board.
4 Punctuating sentences
a Who was elected?
b Wait!
5 Punctuation: capital letters, commas, semicolons, colons
a We visited the observatory last weekend.
b I enjoy netball: it is a great game to play and it helps me keep fit.
c The winners of the competition are Gareth, Peter, Naomi and Lia.
dAustralia’s floral emblem is the wattle.
6 Punctuation: direct speech
a
i Jake yelled, “Pass the ball!”
ii “When do we have a break?” asked Jeremy.
b (other answers are possible)
i Jessica asked who had seen the program last night.
ii Bella asked me if I was catching the bus home today.
7 Apostrophes
adog’s b teeth’s cJess’s dshuttle’s
8 Challenge
Last Friday we went to PrattenPark for a picnic.
We took all these things: fruit, sandwiches, biscuits, drinks and cakes.
We also took lots of sports equipment to keep us busy. In fact, we took so much equipment we didn’t have enough time to use it all.
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