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

Which word is an adjective in the sentence "The bright moon lit the path"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is bright.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Bright describes the noun moon, so it is an adjective.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is bright.

Bright describes the noun moon, so it is an adjective.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an adverb in the sentence "The runner moved quickly"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is quickly.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Quickly describes how the runner moved, so it is an adverb.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is quickly.

Quickly describes how the runner moved, so it is an adverb.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which conjunction best completes the sentence: "We stayed inside ___ the storm was strong"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is because.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Because connects the action with its reason.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is because.

Because connects the action with its reason.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a preposition in the sentence "The book is under the desk"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is under.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Under shows the relationship between the book and the desk.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is under.

Under shows the relationship between the book and the desk.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct comparative adjective: "This puzzle is ___ than the first one."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is more difficult.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: More difficult compares two puzzles correctly.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is more difficult.

More difficult compares two puzzles correctly.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The scientist worked ___."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is carefully.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Carefully is an adverb that describes how the scientist worked.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is carefully.

Carefully is an adverb that describes how the scientist worked.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the conjunction and do in the sentence "Maya measured the board and recorded the length"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It joins two related actions..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: And connects the two actions Maya completed.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It joins two related actions..

And connects the two actions Maya completed.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which phrase is a prepositional phrase in the sentence "The bird flew over the tall tree"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is over the tall tree.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The phrase begins with the preposition over and gives information about where the bird flew.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is over the tall tree.

The phrase begins with the preposition over and gives information about where the bird flew.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct word: "The baby slept ___ during the long trip."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is peacefully.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Peacefully is the adverb that describes how the baby slept.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is peacefully.

Peacefully is the adverb that describes how the baby slept.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the conjunction that best completes the sentence: "I wanted to walk, ___ it began to rain."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is but.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: But connects two ideas that contrast: wanting to walk and rain beginning.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is but.

But connects two ideas that contrast: wanting to walk and rain beginning.

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.