1. Grammarsaurus English Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Year 2 Progress Test – Autumn

2. Question 1 Circle the nouns in the sentence.
The cowardly lion ran away from the brave mouse.

3. Question 2 What type of word is perfect in the sentence below.
(circle one)
After a long climb the big hairy spider finally reached his perfect web
noun
adjective
verb
adverb

4. Question 3 Circle the homophones in this sentence.
Over there, under the tree, was their perfect picnic spot.

5. Question 4 Use the list of conjunctions to complete the sentences. andso
but
because
I was hot____________ I went to sit in the shade.
My dog was sad _____________ he had to go to the vets.
I fell over ____________ I didn’t hurt myself. so
because
but

6. Question 5
Can you change the verb to change this sentence to the past tense?
skip
Sally ______________ well in the sports day race.
skipped

7. Question 6 Circle the proper nouns?
On Mondays and Wednesdays we go to an afterschool club.

8. Question 7 Circle the adverb in the following sentence:
Mr Fox crept slowly up the tunnel.

9. Question 8 Tick the word that best describes these sentences.
How are you today?
When is your birthday?
Do you like chocolate?
statement
question
command
exclamation

10. Question 9 How do you know?
I know they are questions because I can answer them.
They also end with question marks.

11. Question 10
Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. .
Chop the onion carefully

12. Question 11 don’t Match the words that have the same meaning.
could not
do not
will not
are not
don’t
aren’t
won’t
couldn’t

13. Question 12 Circle the verbs in this sentence.
I up climbed a tree and then jumped back down.

14. Question 13 Where does the apostrophe for possession go? Tick one box.
Sallys class went swimming on Wednesdays.

15. Question 14
Tick the box to show where the comma should go in this sentence.
I like to visit the polar bears lions and the
monkeys when I visit the zoo.

16. Question 15 Fred know that he would win the race.
Tick the sentence that makes sense.
Fred know that he would win the race.
Fred knew that he would win the race.
Fred know that he would won the race.
Fred knew that he would won the race.

17. Question 16
Write the correct punctuation mark to complete this sentence. !
How tall that basketball player is

18. Question 17
Grammarsaurus wants to go to the park. Write down the question he needs to ask his mum.
Can we go to the park?

19. Question 18 Are these sentences written in past or present tense? Past
Past
Tense
Present
Fred is writing a story. 
Josh is eating an ice cream.
Kim ran around the park.
Jill walked quietly down the corridor.

20. Question 19 Tick the correct word to complete the sentence. when if
I am very tired _______________ I stayed up late last night.
when if
because
that

21. Question 20 Write –s or –es to make these words plural. swan s flower
fox s s es