PSLE English Grammar and Vocabulary 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is in the passive voice?
- The dog chased the cat.
- The cake was baked by Mother. (Correct answer)
- Father drove the car.
- The children played in the garden.
Correct answer: The cake was baked by Mother.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action. 'The cake was baked by Mother' — the cake (subject) receives the action of baking.
Question 2: What is the correct possessive form of 'children'?
- Childrens'
- Children's (Correct answer)
- Childrens
- Children'
Correct answer: Children's
For irregular plurals that do not end in 's' (like 'children'), add an apostrophe and 's' to form the possessive: children's.
Question 3: Which word is a synonym for 'enormous'?
- Tiny
- Huge (Correct answer)
- Average
- Narrow
Correct answer: Huge
'Enormous' means extremely large, and 'huge' has the same meaning, making them synonyms.
Question 4: Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:
- The group of students are ready.
- The group of students is ready. (Correct answer)
- The group of students am ready.
- The group of students be ready.
Correct answer: The group of students is ready.
'Group' is a collective noun treated as singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is'. The subject is 'group', not 'students'.
Question 5: What does the suffix '-ful' mean in 'hopeful'?
- Without
- Full of (Correct answer)
- Against
- Before
Correct answer: Full of
The suffix '-ful' means 'full of'. 'Hopeful' means full of hope.
Question 6: Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
- I like apples; they are sweet and crunchy. (Correct answer)
- I like; apples they are sweet.
- I like apples they; are sweet.
- I; like apples they are sweet.
Correct answer: I like apples; they are sweet and crunchy.
A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses. Both 'I like apples' and 'they are sweet and crunchy' are complete sentences.
PSLE English Grammar and Vocabulary 3
Which sentence is in the passive voice?