Grade 5 English Language Arts · Grammar and Usage

Grade 5 Grammar and Usage Practice Test

Build Grade 5 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on agreement, pronouns, parts of speech, verb usage, sentence structure, punctuation, and word choice.

Grammar and Usage Practice Tests

These Grade 5 English Language Arts practice tests help students write and edit clear sentences. Students practice subject-verb agreement, pronouns and antecedents, parts of speech, conjunctions, sentence completeness, verb tense, capitalization, punctuation, commonly confused words, and precise word choice.

Skills covered

  • Matching subjects and verbs in number
  • Using pronouns and possessive forms correctly
  • Recognizing adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions
  • Identifying fragments, run-ons, and complete sentences
  • Maintaining consistent verb tense
  • Using capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes
  • Distinguishing commonly confused words such as its and it is, their and they are, and borrow and lend

How to use these practice tests

Find the subject before choosing a verb, check what each pronoun refers to, and read the entire sentence aloud. When editing, look for a complete thought, consistent tense, correct capitalization, and punctuation that makes the meaning clear.

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Grade 5 Grammar and Usage Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 5 English Language Arts practice test on subject-verb agreement, pronouns, parts of speech, verb usage, sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, and commonly confused words.

Read each sentence carefully, identify the grammar feature being tested, and choose the form that makes the sentence clear and correct.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "Jordan lost the pencil, but Jordan found ___ under the desk."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is it.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The pronoun it refers to the singular object, pencil.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is it.

The pronoun it refers to the singular object, pencil.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "Maria and I completed ___ project."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is our.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Our is the possessive pronoun that agrees with Maria and I.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is our.

Our is the possessive pronoun that agrees with Maria and I.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "The puppies wagged ___ tails."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is their.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Puppies is plural, so the plural possessive pronoun their is correct.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is their.

Puppies is plural, so the plural possessive pronoun their is correct.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "The coach spoke to Elena and ___."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is me.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The pronoun is the object of the preposition to, so me is correct.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is me.

The pronoun is the object of the preposition to, so me is correct.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "The students placed ___ papers in the folder."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is their.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Their shows that the papers belong to the students.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is their.

Their shows that the papers belong to the students.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "Between you and ___, the project needs more time."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is me.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: After the preposition between, use the object pronoun me.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is me.

After the preposition between, use the object pronoun me.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct word: "The bird fed ___ chicks."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is its.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Its shows possession. It is different from the contraction it is, written it is.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is its.

Its shows possession. It is different from the contraction it is, written it is.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct pronoun: "David and ___ will present the report."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is I.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: I is part of the compound subject David and I.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is I.

I is part of the compound subject David and I.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a pronoun with a clear antecedent?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is When Priya finished the experiment, she recorded the results..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: In the correct sentence, she clearly refers to Priya.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is When Priya finished the experiment, she recorded the results..

In the correct sentence, she clearly refers to Priya.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct word: "The players brought ___ equipment to the field."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is their.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Their is the possessive form showing that the equipment belongs to the players.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is their.

Their is the possessive form showing that the equipment belongs to the players.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 5 Grammar and Usage

How do you check subject-verb agreement?

Find the subject first, decide whether it is singular or plural, and choose the verb form that matches it.

What is the difference between its and it is?

Its shows possession, while it is is written as the contraction it is. Replace the word with it is to test whether the contraction fits.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Grammar and Usage questions in total.