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CORRECT WORDS TEST


            1.  When we describe collections of people, places or things we need


                collective nouns .                                                            (1 mark)

            2. A library is a collection of books.

               A shoal is a collection of fish.

               A herd can be a collection of cows or elephants.

               An anthology is a collection of poems.                                        (5 marks)

            3. Make these nouns into plurals.                                                       (12 marks)

                 mouse mice                     monkey monkeys                      deer deer

                 valley valleys                 dress dresses                       box boxes


                 half halves                    house houses                        child children

                 match matches                  church churches                     life  lives

            4. Put speech marks and commas in these sentences.                              (16 marks)

                    Mum whispered, “I would like to go home now.”

                    The dentist said, “Open wide!”  (or a full stop)

                    A gardener asked, “Where is the flower to be planted?”

                      Father yelled, “Come here!”


            5. Finish this conversation with sentences of your own. Put in all
               punctuation.                                                                 (16 marks)

               The boy said ___________________________________________


               His Dad replied _________________________________________

               The boy _______________________________________________


               His Dad _______________________________________________ Total marks = 50




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