Grammar Picnic
Daily grammar practice
Grade 5 daily grammar
36 weeks · 22 sentences a week
Monday to Thursday, four sentences: two Fix it sentences (capital letters, end marks, commas in a series, commas in compound sentences), then two on the week's topic. Friday, six: the week reviewed. The weeks run through Grade 5’s topics in Common Core order, with the earlier grades’ topics spread through the year for review.
This week · Week 9
Either/or, neither/nor
- Week 1Simple, compound, complexFind the dependent clause. The bear will catch the fish before it eats them.
- Week 2Fragments and run-onsComplete sentence, fragment, or run-on? The sheep slept in the barn.
- Week 3Perfect tensesFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The doctors have check the babies.
- Week 4Helping verbs and Progressive tensesWrite the verb in the right form. Will the frogs ____ (eat) insects?
- Week 5Had: the earlier of two past actsChoose the earlier act with had. The giants found gold after the pirate ____ it.
- Week 6Will have: done by a time to comeFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. By Thursday, the vet will have check the dog.
- Week 7Past, present, future and Edit a paragraphSay it about tomorrow with "will". The lion is hungry.
- Week 8And, but, so, becauseChoose the joining word. The doctors were kind ____ they helped a child.
- Week 9Either/or, neither/norChoose the word that completes the pair. ____ Dad or the teacher is closing the windows.
- Week 10When, before, after, if, althoughPut "before" between the two sentences to join them. The workers fixed a car. The driver drove it.
- Week 11Starting with because or whenLook at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Because the cows were hungry they ate grass.
- Week 12Commas with yes, no, names and tagsLook at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. No Mom did not wash the pan.
- Week 13Relative clausesChoose the relative pronoun. The girl ____ sits on a blanket drinks juice.
- Week 14Prepositional phrasesFind the prepositional phrase. The shark chased a fish in the evening.
- Week 15Agreement in longer sentencesChoose the right word. The sun ____ warm, but the wind was cold.
- Week 16Two subjects joined by and and Either/or, neither/norLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The fox and the bear crosses the rivers.
- Week 17Order of adjectivesChoose the right order. The wizards read some ____ books.
- Week 18Can, may, mustChoose the word for "are able to". The zebras ____ run fast.
- Week 19Perfect tenses and Had: the earlier of two past actsChoose the right word. The seals ____ eaten the fish.
- Week 20Will have: done by a time to comeChoose the verb: done by that time. By eight, the artist ____ a picture.
- Week 21Irregular past tense and Edit a paragraphWrite the past tense of the verb in ( ). The scouts ____ (sleep) in a tent.
- Week 22Quotation marksFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Dan said "The horses stood in the field in the afternoon."
- Week 23Commas with yes, no, names and tagsChoose the sentence with the comma in the right place. A. The pig ate acorns didn't it?B. The pig ate acorns, didn't it?C. The pig ate, acorns didn't it?
- Week 24Active and passiveStart with the one doing the action. The coin is tossed by the coach.
- Week 25Relative clauses and Which and whoseFind the relative clause. The child who flies kites is happy.
- Week 26Starting with because or whenStart with "Because the room". The girl cleaned the room because it was dirty.
- Week 27Either/or, neither/norChoose the right word. Neither the boys nor the girl ____ cleaning the room.
- Week 28His, her, its, their and Contractions: don't, she'sChoose the right word. The spiders wove ____ webs.
- Week 29Needed words and extra wordsFind the phrase the verb needs. The sentence does not work without it. The farmers gave hay to the horse on Sunday.
- Week 30Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to comeChoose the earlier act with had. The bakers sold bread after they ____ it.
- Week 31Simple, compound, complexFind the dependent clause. Mom thinks that the oranges were sweet.
- Week 32Commas with yes, no, names and tagsChoose the tag that ends the question. The girl pulls a rope, ____?
- Week 33Subject-verb agreement and Agreement in longer sentencesLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The player wear the uniform.
- Week 34Fragments and run-onsFix the run-on with "but". The socks were dry, Dad's boots were wet.
- Week 35Edit a paragraph and Perfect tensesFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The dentist checked the tooths. He works in the office. he helped the boy. He smiled.
- Week 36Active and passive and Same meaningStart with the one doing the action. The bat was held by Meg.
Every day’s first two sentences come from Capital letters, End marks, Commas in a series and Commas in compound sentences.