Key Stage 2 (KS2) · English

Fiction and narrative texts: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 2 written questions with worked solutions. All on Fiction and narrative texts.

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Question 1

1 mark

How many syllables are in the word dinosaur?

Question 2

1 mark

In which of the following words does the letter g make a soft sound, like the j in jam?

Question 3

1 mark

Choose the correct pair of homophones to complete the sentence:
The sweet _____ of the flowers was lovely, but I didn't have even one _____ to buy them.

Question 4

1 mark

Which of these words rhymes with the word tree?

Question 5

1 mark

In the sentence below, which word contains a silent letter?
The chef used a sharp knife to cut the vegetables for the soup.

Question 6

2 marks

Which of these words starts with the same initial sound as the word know?
(A) king
(B) night
(C) keep
(D) kite

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Question 7

4 marks

Look at the following words and identify their structure:
unhappy, slowly, rebuild, playful
(a) What is the prefix in the word unhappy?
(b) What is the suffix in the word slowly?
(c) What is the root word of rebuild?
(d) What is the suffix in the word playful?

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