Year 5 Grammar Worksheet - Intermediate

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

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Grammar Detectives: Year 5 Sentence Skills

Year 5 | Ages 9–10 | Intermediate

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Instructions: Read each sentence carefully and use the grammar clues to help you. Write one clear answer in each box; check that your choices make sense in the whole sentence. The activities practise relative clauses, possibility words and verb-making suffixes.

Choose the Relative Pronoun

Complete each sentence with the most suitable word from the word bank. Use each word once. Read the whole sentence aloud in your head to check that your choice makes sense.

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

1. The pupil ___ won the spelling competition thanked her teacher.

2. We visited the castle ___ the king once lived.

3. The day ___ our class goes to the museum is Friday.

4. I found the notebook ___ cover had come loose.

5. The telescope, ___ was kept in a locked cupboard, belonged to the school.

6. The song ___ our choir practised became very popular.

Build a Relative Clause

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

1. My aunt is a wildlife photographer. She works in Africa. (who)

2. We explored a cave. The cave had sparkling walls. (which)

3. I remember the summer. We learned to sail then. (when)

4. That is the library. Dad studied there. (where)

5. The captain thanked the sailor. The sailor’s map guided the ship. (whose)

Modal Verbs and Possibility

Choose the modal verb that best completes each sentence. Think about how certain or uncertain the speaker sounds. Write the exact verb in the box.

Word bank: might, must, could, will, may

1. The sky is very dark; it ___ rain before lunchtime.

2. You ___ wear a helmet when cycling on the road; it is a safety rule.

3. With careful practice, our team ___ win the final.

4. The museum is open today, so we ___ visit after school if we have time.

5. If the path is clear, we ___ reach the campsite before sunset.

Adverbs of Possibility

Complete each sentence with the most suitable adverb from the word bank. Use each adverb once. Consider whether the sentence expresses strong certainty or a less certain possibility.

Word bank: perhaps, probably, certainly, possibly, definitely

1. The library is ___ open on Saturday; its website says it is.

2. We will ___ need our coats because the forecast promises heavy rain.

3. ___, the missing football is behind the shed, but we should check.

4. This is ___ the longest route; the map shows a shorter path.

5. The class has practised every day, so they will ___ perform confidently.

Turn Words into Verbs

Change each noun or adjective into a verb by adding the suitable ending: -ate, -ise or -ify. Write the complete verb in the box, and check its spelling.

1. active → (use -ate)

2. modern → (use -ise)

3. simple → (use -ify)

4. apology → (use -ise)

5. solid → (use -ify)

6. valid → (use -ate)

Edit and Explain

Each sentence has a grammar or word-form error linked to this worksheet’s skills. Rewrite the sentence correctly in the box. For the relative-clause sentence, keep the comma pair around the extra information.

1. The artist which painted the mural visited our school.

2. The garden who we planted the bulbs in looked bright.

3. Our class will probably wins the quiz tomorrow.

4. The instructions were simple, so we simplise the game for younger pupils.

5. The athlete, who trained every morning won the race.

Answer Key

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

Activity 2: My aunt, who works in Africa, is a wildlife photographer. ; We explored a cave which had sparkling walls. ; I remember the summer when we learned to sail. ; That is the library where Dad studied. ; The captain thanked the sailor whose map guided the ship.

Activity 3: might ; must ; could ; may ; will

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

Activity 5: activate ; modernise ; simplify ; apologise ; solidify ; validate

Activity 6: The artist who painted the mural visited our school. ; The garden where we planted the bulbs looked bright. ; Our class will probably win the quiz tomorrow. ; The instructions were simple, so we simplified the game for younger pupils. ; The athlete, who trained every morning, won the race.