KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Flashcards

What type of sentence is this: 'Wash your hands before dinner'?

Answer: Command

A command (imperative sentence) gives an instruction or order. It usually begins with a verb and does not have a named subject, as the subject 'you' is implied. 'Wash your hands' is a command.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: Their coats are on the hook.

'Their' shows possession (belonging to them). 'There' refers to a place. 'They're' is a contraction of 'they are'. 'Their coats' means the coats belonging to them, which is correct here.

What is a synonym for 'enormous'?

Answer: Gigantic

A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning. 'Gigantic' means extremely large, making it a synonym for 'enormous'. Other synonyms include 'colossal', 'vast', and 'immense'.

Which punctuation correctly punctuates this list: 'I packed my bag with a book a pencil a ruler and a snack'?

Answer: I packed my bag with a book, a pencil, a ruler and a snack.

Items in a list are separated by commas. The Oxford comma before 'and' is optional in KS2. A colon would be used if the list were formally introduced after a complete clause — here a comma list is the standard approach.

What does the root word 'port' mean in words like 'transport' and 'export'?

Answer: Carry

The Latin root 'port' means 'carry'. 'Transport' means to carry across, and 'export' means to carry out. Knowing roots helps decode unfamiliar words.

Which sentence uses 'their', 'there', and 'they're' all correctly?

Answer: They're going there to pick up their bags.

'They're' = they are (contraction), 'there' = that place, 'their' = belonging to them. 'They're going there to pick up their bags' uses all three correctly.