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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 is a complete sentence?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The students planted flowers in the garden..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The complete sentence has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The students planted flowers in the garden..

The complete sentence has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice is a sentence fragment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Because the library closed early..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Because the library closed early does not express a complete thought by itself.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Because the library closed early..

Because the library closed early does not express a complete thought by itself.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly fixes the run-on sentence "The bell rang we packed our books"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The bell rang, and we packed our books..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: A comma and the conjunction and correctly join the two complete ideas.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The bell rang, and we packed our books..

A comma and the conjunction and correctly join the two complete ideas.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is We visited Yellowstone National Park in July..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Proper names such as Yellowstone National Park and July need capital letters.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is We visited Yellowstone National Park in July..

Proper names such as Yellowstone National Park and July need capital letters.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The kit contains string, paper, scissors, and glue..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Commas separate the items in a series.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The kit contains string, paper, scissors, and glue..

Commas separate the items in a series.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Lena said, "The experiment is ready.".

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Quotation marks surround the exact words spoken, and the comma introduces the quotation.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Lena said, "The experiment is ready.".

Quotation marks surround the exact words spoken, and the comma introduces the quotation.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the correct word: "___ going to bring their notes to the meeting."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They're.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: They're is the contraction for they are, which fits the sentence.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They're.

They're is the contraction for they are, which fits the sentence.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The dog wagged its tail because it saw the ball..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: Its shows possession, and no comma is needed before the dependent clause at the end.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The dog wagged its tail because it saw the ball..

Its shows possession, and no comma is needed before the dependent clause at the end.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence combines the ideas correctly? "The rain stopped. The players returned to the field."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is After the rain stopped, the players returned to the field..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The dependent clause and comma clearly show the time relationship.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is After the rain stopped, the players returned to the field..

The dependent clause and comma clearly show the time relationship.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The teacher's desk is beside the window..

  1. Read the sentence: Identify the subject, verb, pronoun, or punctuation feature being tested.
  2. Apply the grammar rule: The apostrophe in teacher's shows that the desk belongs to one teacher.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The teacher's desk is beside the window..

The apostrophe in teacher's shows that the desk belongs to one teacher.

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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.