Grade six exercise English grammar
Here are some exercises for practicing English grammar at a sixth grade level:
1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb form:
a) My family _______ (go/goes) on vacation every summer.
b) The cat _______ (sleep/sleeps) on the couch all day.
c) Jim and Susan _______ (play/plays) soccer after school.
2. Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentences:
a) The dog barked loudly.
b) Emily and Julia are best friends.
c) The book on the shelf is mine.
3. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice:
a) She wrote the letter.
b) The chef is cooking the dinner.
c) They are building a new house.
4. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:
a) _______ is going to the movies with me tonight?
i) Who
ii) Whom
b) Sara and _______ are going to the park.
i) I
ii) Me
5. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:
a) "I am going to the party," Tom said.
b) "She will arrive at 8 pm," he said.
c) "They have already left," she said.
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:
a) She put her keys _______ the table.
b) They live _______ the city center.
c) The book is _______ the shelf.
7. Identify the type of noun in the following sentences (proper noun, common noun, collective noun):
a) The Beatles were a popular band in the 1960s.
b) My favorite color is blue.
c) London is the capital of England.
8. Rearrange the words to form coherent sentences:
a) player / My / soccer / favorite / is / brother / my.
b) to / go / wants / the / park / she.
c) writing / Sarah / loves / stories / imaginative.
9. Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:
a) The student answered the question _______.
i) correct
ii) correctly
b) John danced _______ at the party.
i) good
ii) well
10. Identify the type of verb in the following sentences (action verb, linking verb, helping verb):
a) The cat is sleeping on the couch.
b) They were watching a movie.
c) She felt happy after receiving the gift.
Remember to check your answers after completing the exercises to ensure accuracy.