SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation Workbook 10–11 years
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Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
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Unit 5
Underline the formal phrases so that this report is written in an impersonal style. One has been done as an example. [5] (On Wednesday 27th September at 17:42/Last Wednesday at about a quarter to six), the duty officers (entered the property/went into the house) after a call was made to the station. (Going in/Upon entering the property), PC Jackson saw the suspect carrying a large holdall in his left hand and a games console in his right hand. PC Jackson (asked the suspect to remain in the kitchen/told the man to stay in the kitchen) while the house was searched by PC Khan. A number of mobile phones and DVDs were (recovered from the suspect’s holdall/found in his bag). The suspect was arrested (on suspicion of theft/for stealing things). Signed: PC Jackson
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Turn these past tense sentences into the present progressive form using ‘is’, ‘are’ or ‘am’ and the ‘ing’ ending of the verb. [5]
Example: I called Danielle.
I am calling Danielle.
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We spoke to the head teacher about traffic outside the school.
2
They swam across the English Channel to raise money for charity.
3
Our friend came first in the pancake-tossing competition.
4
Those girls were playing netball after school.
5
Mr Nash built a shed for his tools in the garden.
Helpful Hint Remember that the past tense has already happened and the present tense is happening now. The present progressive means that the action or event is in progress.
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Unit 5 C
Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
Write the following sentences formally, in the subjunctive form.
[5]
Example: If I was you, I’d definitely go on the trip to Spain.
If I were you, I would definitely go on the trip to Spain.
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I wish it was Christmas already!
2
He could go to the beach if the weather was nicer.
3
I would eat the cake if it was lemon and poppy seed flavour.
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She would make it to the concert if the train was on time.
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I would answer my phone if I was sure it was you.
Underline the conditional phrases in these sentences.
[8]
Example: If you tidy your bedroom, you can go out with your friends. 1
Providing the weather is fine, we will hold the summer fair on the playing field.
2
I would like to have a dog if it was already house trained.
3
We may go to Spain for our holiday this year, unless we have to buy a new car.
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When the school bell has rung, we can all go out into the playground for break.
5
You can go to football as long as Dad is back in time to take you.
6
Unless there is a problem, I will meet you outside the cinema on Saturday afternoon.
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We’re going to the beach at the weekend, providing it’s not raining heavily.
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“Would you like to come to see the band with me, if I can get tickets?”
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The subjunctive mood is usually used for formal speech and writing. It is sometimes used to express a wish, a suggestion or to talk about something that has not happened (or might not happen). We use the subjunctive form ‘were’ instead of ‘was’ with ‘I’, ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’.
Remember, a conditional sentence is when one part of the sentence is dependent on another part.
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Unit 5
Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
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Turn these words into verbs by adding a suffix: ‘ate’, ‘en’, ‘ify’ or ‘ise’.
Example: operation 1
agony
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beauty
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damp
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class
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concentration
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glory
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category
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wide
9
tight
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operate
10 separation 11 horror 12 inflation
Helpful Hint Remember that a noun or adjective can be turned into a verb by using a suffix. The root word may need to be changed before adding the suffix.
F
Underline the main clauses in this paragraph. One has been done as an example.
[5]
The two boys and the girl stood at the doorstep, their faces expectant. The girl was fed up with wearing the pointed hat and she didn’t like carrying the broom. The older boy had chosen a ghost costume while his younger brother was dressed all in red, with a huge pair of horns. The girl crossed her fingers, hoping for sweets or some stickers.
Helpful Hint Remember that a main clause is one that can stand alone as a simple sentence.
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Unit 9
Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
A
Replace the underlined words in the sentences with synonyms from the list below.
difficult
B
sad
scared
[4]
fantastic
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I love books and think reading is brilliant.
2
Tess went sailing at the weekend and said it was hard.
3
Jamie was upset that he didn’t get a puppy for his birthday.
4
I’m terrified of the dark!
Write whether the use of ellipsis in these sentences shows suspense, omission or stopping.
Example: Well, um … I just don’t know. 1
[3]
stopping
Trying to keep his fears under control, he knelt down on the bedroom floor and slowly peered under the bed …
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2
I need make a start on the washing up but will put on rubber gloves before I do.
3
Ali took four books out of the library at her school but must remember to return them.
Underline the preposition phrases. There are two in each sentence.
[8]
Example: I brushed my teeth after supper and before bed. 1
That dog growls at the postman every time he walks up the path.
2
Mrs Hudson works at the information centre next to the church.
3
My cousin lives just outside Dudley in the West Midlands.
4
We stood beneath the big top as jugglers paraded through the crowds.
5
We swam around the pool then dived off the diving board.
6
The Mad Hatter’s guests sat around the table as they ate from huge plates.
7
After music practice, I waited for Mum outside the hall.
8
The plane flew over the ocean and through the clouds.
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Unit 9 D
Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
Place a different time adverbial from the list at the beginning of each sentence to show the sequence of events. One has been done as an example. [5]
Finally
Firstly Meanwhile
Secondly
Then Thirdly
Firstly, Dad and I collected some decorations: glitter, fluff, paint, threads, and so on. 1 2
3
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, I put the bubble wrap in front of me, bubbles facing up. , I put the decorations onto the bubble wrap and carefully folded the bubble wrap in half to sandwich the decorations. , Dad turned on the iron and let it reach a hot temperature.
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, he put the bubble wrap on some cardboard, put an old tea towel on top of the bubble wrap and then applied the hot iron.
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, when it had cooled, we took off the tea towel to reveal a piece of decorative, flat plastic I could make into cards.
Underline the subordinate clause in these sentences.
[8]
Example: She loved the movies, and the games, of her favourite books. 1
Seeing the ice cream van, the girls ran across the road.
2
I cut myself another piece of chocolate cake because I was still hungry.
3
We arranged to meet at the cinema in town, where I work on Saturdays.
4
After the play, we went out for dinner at an Italian restaurant.
5
The football match was cancelled because of the rain.
6
The parcel, ordered the day before, arrived at the time she had requested.
7
Before she could save her work, her computer crashed.
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The garden, at its best in the spring, looks bare in the winter.
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A subordinate clause gives us additional information about the main clause. It cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs to go with a main clause to make sense.
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Bond SATs Skills Grammar and Punctuation 10–11
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Unit 9
Choose one prefix, one root word and one suffix to make a new word. The spelling will sometimes need to change when the suffix is added. One has been done as an example.
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Example: (in, im, dis) + (decide, think, be) + (sion, tion, ful) = indecision
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(mono, re, anti) + (form, spend, sad) + (ed, ful, sion) =
2
(en, mis, un) + (sun, fun, joy) + (sion, ious, ment) =
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(per, ir, im) + (pose, present, set) + (ing, ful, tion) =
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(in, il, anti) + (art, act, and) + (ious, fully, ive) =
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(re, mis, dis) + (sing, agree, sign) + (ful, able, sion) =
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(in, un, pre) + (avoid, ease, life) + (ing, ful, able) =
7
(im, re, pre) + (side, precise, perfect) + (tion, ful, sion) =
Write whether these sentences are simple, compound or complex.
Example: Dad did the dusting and Mum did the vacuuming.
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compound
1
We tiptoed quietly down the carpeted stairs.
2
Jayden was angry because he couldn’t go outside to play.
3
Floating like feathers, the snowflakes silently fell.
4
The wind whipped the back of his legs.
5
Lady Melchid always took tea on a Sunday, even when travelling.
6
The lights went out because there was a power cut.
7
The cat, slinking down the path like a hunter, prepared to pounce after the bird.
Helpful Hint Remember that a simple sentence has a subject, a verb and no conjunction. A compound sentence has a conjunction that joins two or more main clauses. A complex sentence has one or more main clauses with subordinate clauses that give extra information.
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