CBSE Class 5 English Grammar Worksheets

January 8, 2023

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Class 5 English Worksheet for Grammar with Answers

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences and say of what kind each is.

  1. Which animal is known as ‘the ship of the desert’?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  2. Suleman behaved like a complete fool.
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  3. What punishment did the judge give the thief?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  4. For me, listening to music is pure bliss.
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  5. Which game do you like to play the most?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  6. What you have said is utter nonsense.
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  7. I think there has been a slight misunderstanding.
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  8. The policeman asked, ‘Whose house was burgled?’
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Answers

  1. Which – interrogative adjective
  2. complete – emphasising adjective
  3. What – interrogative adjective
  4. pure – emphasising adjective
  5. Which – interrogative adjective
  6. utter – emphasising adjective
  7. slight – emphasising adjective
  8. Whose – interrogative adjective

State what kind each of the underlined adverbs is.

  1. I have often told you not to speak so loudly.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  2. How do you open this locker?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  3. Jeff came home quite late last night.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  4. When did you return from Lahore?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  5. John will certainly forget tomorrow what he has told you today.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  6. Wherever we went, we found people praising him highly.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  7. Junaid drives very rashly, but Shahzeb is cautious.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  8. We shall certainly meet your parents if we visit Lahore again.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Answers:

  1. adverb of frequency; adverb of degree
  2. interrogative adverb
  3. adverb of degree
  4. interrogative adverb
  5. adverb of degree
  6. adverb of degree
  7. adverb of degree
  8. adverb of degree; adverb of frequency

Fill in the blanks with appropriate reflexive forms of the pronouns given in brackets.

  1. Rayyan cannot deny what he ……………………………… (he) said two days ago.
  2. ‘You cannot blame anybody but ……………………………… (you) for what has happened to you,
    Reema,’ said Samia.
  3. Ramiz insisted on washing all his clothes ……………………………… (he).
  4. The villagers decided to arm ……………………………… (they) and fight the dacoits.
  5. Rana has built this model aeroplane all by ……………………………… (he).
  6. Mother always keeps the smallest piece of cake for ……………………………… (she).
  7. Maha stitched……………………………… (she) a new shalwar kameez for her brother’s wedding.
  8. The reaper was working and singing in the field all by ………………………… (she).
  9. The snake bit the man, but it was the snake ……………………………… (it) that died.
  10. The Captain asked everybody to leave, but he ……………………………… (he) stayed back on the sinking ship.
  11. ‘Be careful and look after ……………………………… (you),’ our uncle told us.
  12. We ……………………………… (we) saw to it that the work was finished in time.
  13. Rohma made ……………………………… (she) a glass of iced lemonade.
  14. As their nurse was away, the children sang ……………………………… (they) to sleep.
  15. The tiger hid …………………………… (it) in a ravine and waited for nightfall.

Answers:

  1. himself
  2. yourself
  3. himself
  4. themselves
  5. himself
  6. herself
  7. herself
  8. herself
  9. itself
  10. himself
  11. yourselves
  12. ourselves
  13. herself
  14. themselves
  15. itself

Q. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.

  1. The shopkeeper told the customer to ……………… buy the book ……………………….. put it back.
  2. The trees in the park bore …………………………….. fruit …………………………….. flowers.
  3. Everyone in our family ………………… loves ……………………… cares for books.
  4. ………………… is our new teacher very cheerful …………………………….. very kind.
  5. …………………. he is really in pain …………………. he is very good at pretending.
  6. …………………………….. was the Emperor foolish ………………….. cruel.
  7. ……………………….. the students …………….. the teachers were interested in the magic show.
  8. ………………… had Maria raised an alarm ………….. the policeman came to her rescue.
  9. ……………………….. had I fallen asleep ……………………….. the alarm sounded.
  10. I have travelled …………….. in buses ………………….. trains over long distances.

Answers:

  1. either … or
  2. neither … nor
  3. both … and
  4. Not only … but also
  5. Either … or
  6. Not only … but also/Neither … nor
  7. Neither … nor/Both … and
  8. No sooner … than
  9. Hardly … when/No sooner … than
  10. both … and

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions from those given in brackets

  1. He sleeps …………………………….. a hard bed. (on/above)
  2. Umer is fond …………………………….. good food. (of/about)
  3. Has Sidra come back …………………………….. Lahore? (in/from)
  4. Go and see who is knocking …………………………….. the door. (in/on)
  5. While Newton was sitting …………………………….. (above/under) an apple tree, an apple fell ………….
    …………………. (on/down) his head.
  6. The boy looked …………………………….. (on/at) the blackboard, but he could not read what was written …………………………….. (on/under) it.
  7. Razia was born …………………………….. (at/into) a very cultured family.
  8. When you leave a room, please switch …………………………….. (of/off) the lights.
  9. What is this story ……………………………..? (on/about)
  10. There is a big field just …………………………….. our school. (beside/below)
  11. I am taller …………………………….. he is. (above/than)
  12. Once, there was a war …………………………….. Germany and England. (by/between)
  13. Suleman dived …………………………….. the swimming pool. (in/into)
  14. I had an argument …………………………….. my friend. (with/on)
  15. The dog ran …………………………….. the cat. (of/after)
  16. The thief was hiding …………………………….. the door. (behind/after)
  17. Can you jump …………………………….. this wall? (over/below)
  18. If you look …………………………….. this telescope, you can see the rings of Saturn. (through/into)
  19. Shall we place this table next …………………………….. (by/to) the television?
  20. Nobody listened ………………………… (after/to) the advice given ………………………….. (by/ from) him.

Answers:

  1. on
  2. of
  3. from
  4. on
  5. under, on
  6. at, on
  7. into
  8. off
  9. about
  10. beside
  11. than
  12. between
  13. into
  14. with
  15. after
  16. behind
  17. over
  18. through
  19. to
  20. to, by

Complete these sentences using the past perfect tense of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. When we had finished (finish) our dinner, we went for a walk.
2. After they had eaten (eat) some spicy food, they began to feel sick.
3. The plants were dying because it had not rained (not rain) at all.
4. She told me that she had studied (study) a lot before the exam.
5. When I arrived at the hall, the performance had started (start).
6. Rajni had lived (live) in Indonesia before she settled down in the USA.
7. He had not used (not use) email before, so she helped him.
8. When I reached school, the bell had rung (ring).
9. By the time we arrived, the children had eaten (eat) the cake.

Answers:

Circle the subject in each sentence and Tick (√) the correct verb of the ones given in brackets.

  1. The people in my neighbourhood (is/are) very helpful.
  2. The plants in the garden (need/needs) to be watered.
  3. All students except Susan (plan/plans) to attend the school picnic.
  4. Simran (want/wants) to travel around Africa.
  5. This book by A.K. Ramanujan (has/have) good stories.
  6. Any student who is late to school (is/are) sent home.
  7. A few branches of the neem tree in my garden (has/have) broken in the storm.

Rewrite these sentences by replacing the words in red with suitable adjectives from the box. Make appropriate changes in the sentences if required.

dirty, witty, colourful, happy, interesting, uncomfortable, fearless
  1. Sonalika likes to read books that are able to capture her interest. ________________________________________________________________________________
  2. After the football match, Rohan’s shoes were covered with dirt. ________________________________________________________________________________
  3. After the rains, there appeared a rainbow full of colour in the sky. ________________________________________________________________________________
  4. When Varun saw his result, he was full of happiness. ________________________________________________________________________________
  5. Abhimanyu is a man without fear. ________________________________________________________________________________
  6. Saransh is intelligent and full of wit. ________________________________________________________________________________
  7. Farooq’s bus journey to Leh was without any comfort. ________________________________________________________________________________
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