English Grammar MCQ Test | Grade 5 – 20 Questions with Explanations

English Grammar MCQ Test | Grade 5 Practice Quiz with Answers

Free Grade 5 English Grammar MCQ Test! 20 questions: articles, plurals, tenses, adjectives with explanations. Common Core aligned for USA 5th graders. 70% PASS score. Perfect homework review!

Grade 5 English Grammar Practice Questions with Answers

Grade 5 English grammar MCQ test with 20 questions covering articles (an apple), plurals (children), past tense (played), adjectives. Common Core practice with detailed explanations!

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5th Grade English Grammar Practice Test

20 Grade 5 grammar questions aligned with USA Common Core standards. 70% (14/20) to PASS!

 

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#1. Choose the correct plural form of “child.”

Explanation: Irregular plural: child → children.

#2. Which is a complete sentence?

Explanation: Complete sentences have subject + verb + complete thought.

#3. Which article goes before a word starting with a vowel sound?

Explanation: “An” used before vowel sounds (apple = /æ/). “A” before consonant sounds.

#4. Which conjunction joins these sentences: “I wanted to go, _____ it rained.”

Explanation: “But” shows contrast between ideas.

#5. Which word needs a capital letter: “my dog max ran away.”

Explanation: Proper nouns (names) always capitalized.

#6. Choose correct comparative adjective: “This puzzle is difficult. That one is _____.”

Explanation: Multi-syllable adjectives use “more/most.”

#7. Identify the proper noun in this sentence: “Sara visited the museum in Chicago.”

Explanation: Proper nouns = specific names of people/places (Chicago).

#8. What type of word is “quickly” in: “The dog ran quickly.”?

Explanation: Adverbs modify verbs, often end in -ly.

#9. Which punctuation ends this sentence: “What a beautiful day_”

Explanation: Exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling!

#10. Choose correct possessive form: “The toys belong to the _____.”

Explanation: Plural possessive: boys’ toys (multiple boys).

#11. Identify the adjective: “The red balloon floated high.”

Explanation: Adjectives describe nouns (red balloon).

#12. Which word is a compound word: “The _____ is shining brightly.”

Explanation: Compound = two words combined (sun + light).

#13. Choose correct preposition: “The book is _____ the table.”

Explanation: “On” for surfaces (book on table).

#14. Choose the correct pronoun to replace the underlined word: “The children are playing.”

Explanation: “Children” = plural people → plural pronoun “they.”

#15. What punctuation separates items in a list?

Explanation: Apples, oranges, and bananas.

#16. Identify the subject in: “The cat chased the mouse.”

Explanation: Subject performs action (cat chases).

#17. Choose correct sentence: “_____ going to the park today.”

Explanation: Plural subject “we” takes “are.”

#18. Which sentence uses the past tense correctly?

Explanation: Regular verbs add -ed in simple past tense.

#19. Identify the verb tense: “They will visit tomorrow.”

Explanation: “Will + base verb” = simple future tense.

#20. What is the simple present tense of “go” for “he”?

Explanation: 3rd person singular adds -es (he/she/it).

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