Grammar Exercises for Grade 1 Students

Grammar Exercises

Grammar exercises for grade 1 students for practice in sentence construction, vocabulary and spelling.

Rearrange the following to form correct sentences.

• a man/ he was/ dreams/great/of
• home/heads/the/went/bowed/with/the/audience
• well/ English/he/spoke/very
• he/easily/for/the/finals/qualified/attempt/first/his/at
• shop/by/elderly/an/couple/the/is/run
• arrived/late/the/doctor
• school/children/school?/by/to/go/did/the
• just/we/reached/school/the/have
• house/the/built/years/ten/was/ago
• before?/have/been/you/here
• be/enter/class/the/bell/when/the/rings/please
• brother/teaching/my/is/English
• I/going/the/like/to/beach
• my/is/hobby/gardening
• do/children/go/the/bus/by/school/to

Answer key

• He was a man of great dreams.
• The audience went home with bowed heads.
• He spoke English very well.
• He qualified easily for the finals at his first attempt.
• The shop is run by an elderly couple.
• The doctor arrived late.
• Did the children go to school?
• We have just reached the school.
• The house was built ten years ago.
• Have you been here before?
• Please enter the class when the bell rings.
• My brother is teaching English.
• I like going to the beach.
• My hobby is gardening.
• Do the children go to school by bus?

Correct the underlined word that is wrongly spelt.

• My father placed his hand on my shouldar.
• I bougt an umbrella yesterday. is
• My uncle sent me some stambs yesterday.
• My brother is teeching German.
• Tommorrow I am going to the hospital.
• My doughter sang my favorite song.
• Suprisingly, my friend did not come for my birthday celebrations.
• I red the book yesterday.
• The reading lamb I have was bought by my father.
• The children were quite when the bell rang.

Answer key

• My father placed his hand on my shoulder.
• I bought an umbrella yesterday.
• My uncle sent me some stamps yesterday.
• My brother is teaching German.
• Tomorrow I am going to the hospital.
• My daughter sang my favorite song.
• Surprisingly, my friend did not come for my birthday celebrations.
• I read the book yesterday.
• The reading lamp I have was bought by my father.
• The children were quiet when the bell rang.

Combine the following simple sentences to frame compound sentences without losing the meaning.

• They usually close the shop at 6 pm. That day it was kept open till night.
• They bought things very cheap. They sold them very dear.
• We should be careful. We can avoid accidents.
• Press this button. A bell will ring.
• He gave us an explanation. It was not satisfactory.
• This scooter is still in good condition. I bought it ten years ago.
• Where is the bag? I left it here yesterday.
• John fell asleep. He was reading.
• My father gave me a lovely present. It was my birthday.
• He stayed home. He was sick.

Answer key

• They usually closed the shop at 6 pm, but that day it was kept open till night.
• They bought things very cheap and sold them very dear.
• If we are careful, we can avoid accidents.
• When you press this button, a bell will ring.
• The explanation he gave was not satisfactory.
• This scooter, which I bought ten years ago, is still in good condition.
• Where is the bag that I left here yesterday?
• John fell asleep while he was reading.
• My father gave me a lovely present on my birthday.
• He stayed home because he was sick.

Choose the right word to complete the sentences

• A ……………. (week/weak) has seven days.’
• The World Cup Final is an important event in the sporting …………(calendar/calender).
• The car could not move due to a flat …………..(tire/tyre).
• I am going to buy some ……………… (meet/meat) from the market.
• He prefers ……………. (lose/loose) clothes.
• Some women have long ………….(heir/hair).
• His heart was filled with …………. (peace/piece) when he heard that the surgery was successful.
• Will you …………… (sell/cell) me the bicycle?
• I lifted the …………….(wait/weight) easily.
• My sister ………….(maid/made) a new dress yesterday.

Answer key

• A week has seven days.
• The World Cup Final is an important event in the sporting …………(calendar/calender).
• The car could not move due to a flat tyre.
• I am going to buy some meat from the market.
• He prefers loose clothes.
• Some women have long hair.
• His heart was filled with peace when he heard that the surgery was successful.
• Will you sell me the bicycle?
• I lifted the weight easily.
• My sister made a new dress yesterday.