Spring Term 2 1

Can you write a Local Man Captures Escaped c Underline the adverb of possibility or e
pantomime villain’s Tiger in His Pyjamas! modal verb in the following sentences,
words in a direct speech and say what type of word it is.
Why is this headline ambiguous?
sentence with the 1. After a fantastic election speech,
reporting clause before Yasmina was surely going to be chosen
the inverted commas? as the new school councillor.
The pantomime villain said
that he had a cunning plan and
chuckled slyly. 2. As his floor was covered in dirty clothes,
Joey ought to go and tidy his room.

Mr Whoops has accidentally d

jumbled up three words containing
silent letters. Can you help him f
Write a sentence using the b unjumble it?
Insert commas around the relative
clause in this sentence and underline
commonly-confused homophone
the relative pronoun.
word ‘stationary’.
oslenm isletht
The disco spider who was
wearing flared trousers
and platform shoes
partied relentlessly on
the dance floor.
Year 5 Spring Term 2 Answers 1

Can you write a Local Man Captures Escaped c Underline the adverb of possibility or e
pantomime villain’s Tiger in His Pyjamas! modal verb in the following sentences,
words in a direct speech and say what type of word it is.
Why is this headline ambiguous?
sentence with the 1. After a fantastic election speech, Yasmina
reporting clause before was surely going to be chosen as the
the inverted commas? Accept an explanation about how the
new school councillor.
headline could be misconstrued and
Accept direct speech with the reporting
readers may think that the tiger was 'surely' is shown as an adverb of possibility.
clause either before or after the inverted
wearing the local man’s pyjamas. 2. As his floor was covered in dirty clothes,
commas, e.g. The pantomime villain
chuckled slyly, “I have a cunning Joey ought to go and tidy his room.
plan.” or “I have a cunning plan,” the 'ought' is shown as a modal verb.
pantomime villain chuckled slyly. Mr Whoops has accidentally d
jumbled up three words containing
silent letters. Can you help him f
Write a sentence using the b unjumble it?
Insert commas around the relative
clause in this sentence and underline
commonly-confused homophone
the relative pronoun.
word ‘stationary’.
oslenm isletht
Accept any sentence where ‘stationary’ The disco spider, who was

is used in the correct context as an wearing flared trousers

solemn and platform shoes,
adjective, e.g. The train pulled into the
station and remained stationary until thistle partied relentlessly on the

all the passengers got on. dance floor.

Spring Term 2 2

Can you circle the a Can you think of a word that ends b Choose the correct form of the verb c
relative pronoun in in either -ible or -able that match ’to do’ to fit into these sentences.
this sentence and add these definitions?
The boys had a very
any extra punctuation
fragile/able to kind thing by volunteering at the
needed to demarcate the
be broken school fayre.
relative clause?
“Everything I seems to end
The beautifully-wrapped present
able to be seen/in in disaster!” cried the gloomy man.
was a present for Harry whose
your line of sight
birthday was tomorrow. Last year, I a tour of the
islands of Greece.

Explain why this plural possessive d Tick to show whether the e

Mr Whoops has been juggling with f
apostrophe sentence is incorrect. underlined word is being used as an
Rewrite it correctly. adverb or an adjective. the letters from one of his Year 5
spelling words. Can you spot what it is?
The peoples’ beliefs were all different
but that is what made them all unique Sentence Adverb Adjective r t i
and special. The racing
i e c i
driver drove the
c s
car fast.

The helicopter
flew low over
the trees.
c
Year 5 Spring Term 2 Answers 2

Can you circle the a Can you think of a word that ends b Choose the correct form of the verb c
relative pronoun in in either -ible or -able that match ’to do’ to fit into these sentences.
this sentence and add these definitions?
The boys had done a very
any extra punctuation
fragile/able to kind thing by volunteering at the
needed to demarcate the breakable
be broken school fayre.
relative clause?
“Everything I do seems to end
The beautifully-wrapped present
able to be seen/in in disaster!” cried the gloomy man.
was a present for Harry, whose visible
your line of sight
birthday was tomorrow. Last year, I did a tour of the islands
of Greece.

Explain why this plural possessive d Tick to show whether the e

Mr Whoops has been juggling with f
apostrophe sentence is incorrect. underlined word is being used as an
Rewrite it correctly. adverb or an adjective. the letters from one of his Year 5
spelling words. Can you spot what it is?
The peoples’ beliefs were all different
but that is what made them all unique Sentence Adverb Adjective r t i
and special. The racing
i e c i
driver drove the
Accept an appropriate explanation c s
car fast.
that ‘people’ is an irregular plural so
the possessive ‘s’ should not be at the The helicopter
end of the word. The correct spelling flew low over
would be ‘people’s beliefs’. the trees.
criticise
Spring Term 2 3

Add a possessive pronoun: a Rewrite this b A prefix word in each of these c

sentence with the sentences is incorrect. Rewrite the
adverbial phrase at prefix words correctly.
the beginning.
The training session being cancelled
There wasn’t one piece of pizza left was very ilconvenient.
after the sleepover party.
The children were thrilled that the
idea that had been chosen for the
final product was . The hospital needed to find the
circumdote for the snake venom.
Tick all the sentences d Mr Whoops has made three e
written in the past clumsy spelling mistakes in his
progressive tense: sentences. Can you underline them
and correct them?
Choose ‘a’ or ‘an’ as determiners f
Millie was jumping during I had to cue at the accident and in this sentence:
the PE lesson. emergency department because I
had fallen ackwardly and damaged
In the future, she hoped to
my shoalder. From the charity shop, I
be an Olympic gymnast.
bought old-fashioned
The 9-year-old was suitcase, fancy dress costume
always climbing on the and unicorn ornament.
bars at the park.
Year 5 Spring Term 2 Answers 3

Add a possessive pronoun: a Rewrite this b A prefix word in each of these c

sentence with the sentences is incorrect. Rewrite the
adverbial phrase at prefix words correctly.
the beginning.
The training session being cancelled
After the sleepover party, there was very ilconvenient.
wasn’t one piece of pizza left.
inconvenient
The children were thrilled that the
(Must have a comma to demarcate
idea that had been chosen for the
the adverbial)
final product was theirs . The hospital needed to find the
circumdote for the snake venom.
Tick all the sentences d Mr Whoops has made three e antidote
written in the past clumsy spelling mistakes in his
progressive tense: sentences. Can you underline them
and correct them?
Choose ‘a’ or ‘an’ as determiners f
Millie was jumping during I had to cue at the accident and in this sentence:
the PE lesson. emergency department because I
had fallen ackwardly and damaged
In the future, she hoped to
my shoalder. From the charity shop, I
be an Olympic gymnast.
queue bought an old-fashioned
The 9-year-old was suitcase, a fancy dress costume
always climbing on the awkwardly and a unicorn ornament.
bars at the park.
shoulder
Spring Term 2 4

Can you add modal verbs in the a Circle all the determiners in b Poor Mr Whoops can’t work out c
following sentence? the sentence. whether to add the suffix ‘ant’
or ‘ent’. Can you help him with
The green car win the
these words?
championship if he just During the night, the fox crept
stay in front of the following pack. into the garden. differ
contest
persist

Can you think of an adverb of d

possibility, an adjective and a
past tense verb beginning with… Add appropriate punctuation f
to show the parenthesis in this
Can you think of the word to e
sentence.
match the definition? the letter p? the letter c?
Tom Daley the Olym pic
(Clue: They are all words with the adverb of
b ronze m edallist is a great
‘ough’ letter string) possibility
role m odel for young people
A symptom of a bad cold: adjective in socie ty.

To say something nasty without past tense

thinking: verb

A feeding rack for cattle:

Year 5 Spring Term 2 Answers 4

Can you add modal verbs in the a Circle all the determiners in b Poor Mr Whoops can’t work out c
following sentence? the sentence. whether to add the suffix ‘ant’
or ‘ent’. Can you help him with
The green car win the
these words?
championship if he just During the night, the fox crept
stay in front of the following pack. into the garden. differ ent
might, may, could, should, can, etc. contest ant
persist ent

Can you think of an adverb of d

possibility, an adjective and a
past tense verb beginning with… Add appropriate punctuation f
to show the parenthesis in this
Can you think of the word to e Accept any adverbs of possibility,
adjectives and past tense verbs sentence.
match the definition?
starting with the suggested letters, Tom Dale y th e O lympic bron ze
(Clue: They are all words with the e.g. possibly, polite and perched; me dallist is a gre at role mode l
‘ough’ letter string) certainly, clumsy and caught. for you n g pe ople in soc ie ty.
A symptom of a bad cold: cough Add brackets, dashes or commas
To say something nasty without around ‘the
thinking: thoughtless Olympic bronze
medallist’.
A feeding rack for cattle: trough
Spring Term 2 5

Add commas in a Mr Whoops has accidentally c Insert one comma in the correct e
the correct places jumbled up two determiners. place in each sentence below:
in this sentence Can you help him to unjumble them?
Trudging wearily the exhausted
and underline the
vrye e yan m mountaineer made it to the top of
relative pronoun:
the cliff.

Th e c amp f i re w h ic h wa s n ow Deep inside the cave the family of

burni ng b ri gh t l y h a d ta ke n bears slept soundly.
two h o urs to l ig h t.

Write the subordinating d

conjunction that fits best into
Circle the modal verbs in b each sentence:
these sentences:
‘Object’ can be used as a verb and f
The cyclist now took more care on a noun. Write a sentence where
The student might pass the test if his bike rides he had ‘object’ is used as a verb.
he works harder. his accident.
Sabena will go to the party tonight.
Connor must complete his they drove to their
homework later. destination, the family played I-Spy.
Year 5 Spring Term 2 Answers 5

Add commas in a Mr Whoops has accidentally c Insert one comma in the correct e
the correct places jumbled up two determiners. place in each sentence below:
in this sentence Can you help him to unjumble them?
Trudging wearily, the exhausted
and underline the
vrye e yan m mountaineer made it to the top of
relative pronoun:
the cliff.
Th e camp f i re, w h i ch w a s Deep inside the cave, the family of
every
no w b ur ni ng b r ig h t l y , ha d bears slept soundly.
t ake n tw o h o u rs t o l i g ht . many

Write the subordinating d

conjunction that fits best into
Circle the modal verbs in b each sentence:
these sentences: The cyclist now took more care on his
‘Object’ can be used as a verb and f
bike rides he had his
accident. a noun. Write a sentence where
The student might pass the test if he
‘object’ is used as a verb.
works harder. they drove to their
destination, the family played I-Spy. Accept any sentence with ‘object’
Sabena will go to the party tonight.
used as a verb, e.g. “I strongly
Connor must complete his object to the new building plans in
homework later. Example answers: since/after the village,” said the councillor.
as/when
Spring Term 2 6

Add dashes around the a Write these homophone words in b Tick all the sentences where c
parenthesis in this sentence. the correct sentences: ‘until’ is used as a conjunction.
More than 300,000 dominoes were
draught draft Until sunset, the children
knocked down in one domino
played out in the garden.
rally a new world record The was a strong
by a man from China. coming through the open window. Until she became
our reigning
The student wasn’t happy with the monarch, The Queen
Mr Whoops has got in a terrible d
first of assignment so was known as
muddle adding the suffixes ‘-ance’ he began to edit it. Princess Elizabeth.
and ‘-ence’. Can you help him?
Roald Dahl was the best-selling
brilliant children’s author until his sales
confident were overtaken by J.K. Rowling.

tolerant

Write out the sentences again using correct f

What does the root word cent mean in the word family e
Standard English.
below? Tick one: percentage centimetre century
Velma seen her friends at the shopping centre.
breaking down into parts mathematical
a hundred in a group
I been to the restaurant with my parents.
Can you think of another word
that belong in the same word family?
Year 5 Spring Term Answers 6

Add dashes around the a Write these homophone words in b Tick all the sentences where c
parenthesis in this sentence. the correct sentences: ‘until’ is used as a conjunction.
More than 300,000 dominoes were
draught draft Until sunset, the children
knocked down in one domino
played out in the garden.
rally - a new world record - The was a strong draught
by a man from China. coming through the open window. Until she became
our reigning
The student wasn’t happy with the monarch, The Queen
Mr Whoops has got in a terrible d
first draft of assignment so was known as
muddle adding the suffixes ‘-ance’ he began to edit it. Princess Elizabeth.
and ‘-ence’. Can you help him?
Roald Dahl was the best-selling
brilliant brilliance children’s author until his sales
confident confidence were overtaken by J.K. Rowling.

tolerant tolerance

Write out the sentences again using correct f

What does the root word cent mean in the word family e
Standard English.
below? Tick one: percentage centimetre century
Velma saw/has seen her friends at the
breaking down into parts mathematical shopping centre.
a hundred in a group I have been/went to the restaurant with
Can you think of another word my parents.
that belong in the same word family?