57 free grammar resources for Year 5, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Grammar gives students the tools to write clearly: knowing what a noun or a clause is lets them fix a sentence that doesn't sound right. These worksheets teach one idea at a time with plenty of examples, then ask students to use it in their own writing.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Students learn that a contraction squeezes two words into one, with an apostrophe marking where letters have been left out. They form…
Students learn that adverbs add detail to verbs by telling how, when or where something happens, and that not all adverbs end in -ly. They…
Students learn that a compound sentence joins two complete sentences (independent clauses) with a comma and a coordinating conjunction…
Students work with irregular verbs that do not take -ed, such as write, sing, freeze and choose. They write the simple past (wrote), the…
Students learn to use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone: 's for one owner, s' for more than one owner ending in s,…
Students learn that a helping verb works with a main verb to make a verb group, such as is running or has finished. They find the helping…
Students learn that a noun group is a main noun with the words that describe it, such as two shiny silver keys. They find noun groups and…
Students learn that a complete sentence has a subject and a verb and makes sense on its own. They tell complete sentences from fragments…
Students learn to sort words into four word classes by the job they do in a sentence: nouns name things, verbs show actions, adjectives…
Students learn to use comparative adjectives to compare two things and superlative adjectives to compare three or more. They add -er and…
Students learn that pronouns replace nouns, and that subject pronouns (I, he, she, we, they) do the action while object pronouns (me, him,…
Students learn the four sentence types and what each one does: statements give information, questions ask, commands tell someone to do…
Students learn that verbs do different jobs: doing verbs show actions, saying verbs show how something is said, thinking and feeling verbs…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. Starts…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Starts with the most common words…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Starts with the most common…
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. Starts with the…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Starts with the…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Starts with the…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more.…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Expected-level practice with the…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Expected-level practice with…
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. Expected-level…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Expected-level…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Expected-level…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. A…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. A challenge set with trickier and…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs. A…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. A challenge set with…
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. A challenge set…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. A challenge set…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object. A…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. A challenge set…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Quick checks for understanding.
A quick ten-question check of the grammar covered in Year 5: contractions, possessive apostrophes, compound sentences, adverbs, tricky…
Clear explanations, examples and tips.
Explains the two jobs an apostrophe does: showing that letters are missing (contractions) and showing that something belongs to someone…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
