Year 5 Grammar Worksheet - Beginner

Year 5 Grammar worksheet for Year 5 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Grammar Toolkit: Relative Clauses, Possibility and Verb Building

Year 5 | Ages 9–10 | Beginner

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Instructions: Work through each activity carefully. Read the examples and sentence clues before answering, and use the boxes for your responses. Check that your choices make sense in the whole sentence.

Choose the Relative Pronoun

Complete each sentence with the most suitable word from the word bank. Use each word once. A relative clause adds information about a person, place, thing, time or possession.

Word bank: who, which, where, when, whose, that

1. The guide, ___ knows the forest well, led us along the path.

2. We visited the museum ___ displays ancient coins.

3. This is the village ___ my grandmother grew up.

4. Do you remember the day ___ our class planted the oak tree?

5. The pupil ___ sketch won the prize thanked the art teacher.

6. The book ___ I borrowed from the library is due tomorrow.

Build a Relative Clause

Join each pair of ideas into one sentence by adding a relative clause. Use the relative word given in brackets. Keep the original meaning and add a comma around the clause when it gives extra information.

Example: I met a baker. She makes sourdough bread. (who)

I met a baker, who makes sourdough bread.

1. We saw a lighthouse. It stands on the rocky headland. (which)

2. The playground is beside the library. We meet there after school. (where)

3. I remember the afternoon. The storm began then. (when)

4. A boy won the spelling contest. His sister is in my class. (whose)

5. This is the recipe. Dad taught it to me. (that)

Modal Verbs: How Certain?

Choose the modal verb that best completes each sentence. Modal verbs such as might, could, will and must show how possible or certain something is. Read each clue to decide how strong the possibility should be.

1. The sky is dark and cloudy; it ___ rain later.

2. The school doors are locked, so the caretaker ___ have gone home.

3. If we practise every day, our team ___ improve before the final.

4. The parcel has no name or address, so it ___ belong to our class.

5. You have finished your work early; you ___ read quietly until lunch.

Adverbs of Possibility

Choose the adverb that best fits each sentence. Adverbs of possibility tell the reader how likely something is. Use the clue in each sentence to select a sensible answer.

1. The forecast says there is a small chance of showers, so it will ___ rain.

2. The team has trained well and won every match; they will ___ reach the final.

3. Nobody knows what is inside the sealed box; it is ___ a collection of shells.

4. The timetable confirms the train leaves at ten, so it will ___ depart at ten.

5. The path is icy, so we will ___ walk carefully.

Turn Words into Verbs

Change each noun or adjective into a verb using the suffix shown. The example shows how a word can change its job in a sentence: modern + -ise → modernise. Write the new verb in the box.

1. active + -ate →

2. apology + -ise →

3. simple + -ify →

4. critic + -ise →

5. solid + -ify →

6. captive + -ate →

Edit and Explain the Grammar

Each sentence has one grammar error involving a relative clause, a modal verb or an adverb of possibility. Rewrite the sentence correctly. Use the clue in brackets to guide your edit.

1. The artist which painted the mural visited our school. (relative word for a person)

2. We explored the cave who had a narrow entrance. (relative word for a thing)

3. The match will possibly to finish before lunch. (remove the extra word)

4. The team might wins the final if they play well. (correct the verb after the modal)

5. The pupil whose found the lost key returned it to the office. (choose a relative word that refers to the pupil)

Answer Key

Activity 1: who ; which ; where ; when ; whose ; that

Activity 2: We saw a lighthouse which stands on the rocky headland. ; The playground is beside the library, where we meet after school. ; I remember the afternoon when the storm began. ; A boy whose sister is in my class won the spelling contest. ; This is the recipe that Dad taught me.

Activity 3: might ; must ; will ; might not ; may

Activity 4: possibly ; probably ; perhaps ; certainly ; probably

Activity 5: activate ; apologise ; simplify ; criticise ; solidify ; captivate

Activity 6: The artist who painted the mural visited our school. ; We explored the cave which had a narrow entrance. ; The match will possibly finish before lunch. ; The team might win the final if they play well. ; The pupil who found the lost key returned it to the office.