English Grammar

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

Exercise On Adjectives for Class 5 CBSE with Answers PDF

An adjective is a word that qualifies a noun. It adds something to its meaning.
Adjectives are of the following kinds:

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives: Positive, Comparative and Superlative are the three degrees of comparison.

Sometimes, we may want to use more than one adjective to describe something.
The usual order of adjectives is: size, quality, colour, origin, substance.
Example:

• a small green plastic box
• a stylish red Italian car
• size colour substance
• quality colour origin
• A large Indian temple,
• A tall white stone building,
• A colourful cotton shirt,
• A long Chinese silk robe

Exercise On Adjectives Solved Example with Answers for Class 5 CBSE PDF

A. Fill in the blanks with adjectives of quality.

1. The ___________ cat jumped from the roof and disappeared into the ___________ night
2. The ___________ tree was laden with ___________ flowers.
3. Although he is a ___________ boy, he has a ___________ heart.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives of quantity.

1. There is ___________ water in the tank.
2. The ___________ food the villagers had was not enough to feed ___________ of them.
3. He takes care of his health and therefore does not suffer from ___________ disease.
4. We learnt ___________ rhymes last year.
5. I only invited ___________ friends to my birthday.
6. Can you lend me ___________ storybooks?

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives of number.

1. ___________ children make a family perfect.
2. ___________ dogs are unhealthy.
3. My legs have ___________ fingers and toes.
4. ___________ women are upset.
5. I wrote ___________ letters to you.
6. I have learnt ___________ languages.
7. There are only ___________ class rooms in our school.
8. ___________ hour has ___________ minutes.
9. You can get ___________ hour service here.

D. Underline the demonstrative adjectives that best complete each sentence.

1. (Those/That) man really loves the comic book store.
2. (These/This) apples are ready to be eaten.
3. (Those/That) store is having a huge blowout sale today!
4. (This/Those) farmers are growing some great organic vegetables.
5. (These/That) friends of mine are very reliable.
6. (These/That) fence needs another coat of paint.
7. Make sure to tell (those/that) boy that he needs to clean up after himself.
8. Did you write (these/this) song?
9. Make sure (this / those) girls don’t forget their purses.
10. (Those/That) movie was very realistic.

E. Underline the possessive adjectives in the following sentences.

1. We took her friend with us to the theme park.
2. The boy took his car to be repaired.
3. I gave her doll back.
4. Make sure your friends are respectful.
5. His parents came to pick him up after school.
6. Her blanket was left in the family room.
7. Give their luggage to her parents.
8. His sister is bringing your shoes to practice.
9. My pillow is very soft.

F. Use the right word in the bracket to complete the sentence.

1. My mother is as (strong, stronger, strongest) as her mother.
2. Not everyone agrees that she is (pretty, prettier, prettiest) than her sister.
3. Can an elephant be (tall, taller, tallest) than a giraffe?
4. That pond is the (shallow, shallower, shallowest) in this area.
5. That has to be the interesting, more interesting, most interesting) film I have ever seen.
6. Of the two paths, this is the (short, shorter, shortest) one.
7. This clown is not as (funny, funnier, funniest) as the other one.
8. He is easily the (bad, worse, worst) player in the team.
9. The second half of the play was (little, less, the least) exciting.
10. What is (far, farther, the farthest) distance you have ever run?

G. Put the adjectives in the brackets in the correct position.

1. a pullover (nice/new)
______________________
2. a box (metal/black/small)
______________________
3. a pullover (new/green)
______________________
4. a cat (fat/big/black)
______________________
5. a house (beautiful/old)
______________________
6. a little village (old/lovely/little)
______________________
7. a pair of gloves (black/leather)
______________________
8. hair (long/black/beautiful)
______________________
9. an film (old/American)
______________________
10. an umbrella (red/enormous/yellow)
______________________
11. a face (thin/long)
______________________
12. a wall (brick/red/high)
______________________
13. clouds (black/big)
______________________
14. a dress (colourful/long/silk)
______________________
15. a day (sunny/lovely)
______________________
16. a painting (old/interesting/French)
______________________
17. a avenue (wide/long)
______________________
18. a temple (ancient/Buddhist/tall)
______________________
19. a table (wooden/beautiful/round)
______________________
20. a witch (toothless/ugly/old)
______________________

Articles are used to indicate the number of singular nouns (a, an) and to specify which noun is being talked about (the). A and an are indefinite articles. They are used to refer to a singular countable noun in general or for the first time.

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

Exercise on Articles for Class 5 CBSE with Answers PDF

There are two types of articles: the definite article (the) and the indefinite articles (a, an).

We usually use the indefinite article ‘a’ ‘an’, first to mention some person or thing. By doing that, we don’t have to be clear about which particular person or thing we are referring to. When we refer to the same person or the thing again, we use the definite article the to indicate the person or the thing already mentioned. There are times when we don’t have to use any one of the articles. Such a situation is called zero article,

We use the:

• before the names of special persons, places or things: the Pope, the President of India, the North Pole, the Earth, the sky
• before names of famous buildings: the Red Fort, the Great Wall of China, The Taj Mahal
• before a singular noun that refers to a whole class or group of people or things the middle class, the homeless, the Hindus, the Sikhs
• before the names of rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands the Nile, the Dead Sea, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, the Himalayas
• before the names of holy books: The Ramayana, The Gita, The Bible
• before the names of newpapers and magazines: The Tribune, The India Today, The hindu
• before the superlative degree of adjectives: the best, the greatest
• before heavenly bodies: the moon, the sun, the earth, the sky
• before the dates of months, the ordinal numbers and invention: the 4th march, the First, the second, the radio, the television, the telephone.
• before the names of musical instruments: the tabla, the voilin, the sitar, the harmonium.

We use a:

• when we mention something for the first time: I saw a dog.
• before a word which begins with a consonant: There is a woman waiting for you.
• before a word with a long sound of u: a university, a uniform, a useful book, a European, a unique
• before the word ‘one’ because one sounds as if it begins with a ‘W’ (wun) a one-way street, a one-eyed monster, a one-year course, a one-week holiday, etc
• before religions and nationalities: a Christian, an Englishman, an Indian.
• before the names of profession: a doctor, an engineer, a waiter.

The indefinite article a also means one. We can use a or one as follows:

• He keeps a/one dozen snakes as pets.
• I have told you a/one hundred times to leave me alone!

We use an

• before a noun which begins with a vowel sound They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• before a singular noun (person or thing), which begins with a vowel and which shows only one in number. She’s an only child.
• before a noun which begins with a vowel and is representative of a group, species, etc. An ostrich has only two toes on each foot.
• before a noun that begins with a silent h an hour, an honest man, an heir, an honour, an honourable man, etc.
• before abbreviations, some of which begin with a consonant an MP, an SP, an X-ray

Articles Exercises for Class 5 with Answers PDF

A. Use of a, an or the to fill in the blanks.

1. ___________ dog is ___________ useful animal.
2. Honest people speak ___________ truth.
3. Look at ___________ white cloud.
4. ___________ world is ___________ happy place to most people.
5. ___________ sun shines brightly.
6. Our sun is in fact ___________ star in the universe.
7. I first met him ___________ year ago.
8. It is ___________ island of great beauty.
9. To me, it is ___________ only island of great beauty.
10. ___________ horse is ___________ wild horse.
11. Riding ___________ horse is ___________ great experience.
12. ___________ lion is ___________ king of beasts.
13. Some people keep ___________ snake as ___________ pet.
14. His mother told him, “You are ___________ untidy boy.”
15. Look at me, I am always ___________ happy person.
16. I’ll give him ___________ good news now.
17. French is ___________ language of people of France.
18. He looks as wise as ___________ owl.
19. ___________ Ganga is important river.
20. ___________ European called at my office yesterday.

B. Fill in articles (a, an, the) where required.
Example:

• I bought puppy and pair of kittens. Puppy was quite expensive, but kittens weren’t.
• I bought a puppy and a pair of kittens. The puppy was quite expensive, but the kittens weren’t.

1. Buy me can of soda from store, please.
______________________
2. Is that frog or toad?
______________________
3. Are you coming for movie with me?
______________________
4. Music is great source of enjoyment.
______________________
5. There wasn’t soul to be seen in park.
______________________
6. He decided to enter priesthood.
______________________
7. This is latest news from Olympic Stadium
______________________
8. In rage, she tore letter into pieces.
______________________
9. Look! Man pictured on billboard is eating burger.
______________________
10. Factory had been built on piece of waste ground.
______________________

C. In the passage given below there is an article missing in each line. The place where the word is missing has been marked with a slash (/). Write the missing word in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.

It was/first Sunday of that month. 1. the
Since/sky was clear, father told 2. __________
Chotu to get ready for/experience 3. __________
in hunting. Chotu was basically/kind 4. __________
boy who would not even hurt/ant 5. __________
how could he ever face/ferocious 6. __________
animals in/jungle? But how could 7. __________
he refuse father? Father was/strict 8. __________
man. Chotu gathered up/little courage he 9. __________
had and said in/feeble voice, “Father I’m scared.” 10. __________

D. In the following passage, there is an error (related to an article) in each line against which a blank is shown. The error has been written in bold letters. Write the correct article in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.

A ball where Cinderella met her Prince 1. the
in the dancing party, had nothing to do with 2. __________
dancing. At Easter during a Feast of food 3. __________
at an church of Naples, Italy, 4. __________
Focus it was the custom for choir boys to 5. __________
sing and dance around a Dean in the Church 6. __________
The Dean would throw an ball to them 7. __________
One by one and they would catch a ball 8. __________
We and throw it back to him, a boys had to sing 9. __________
and dance. Later at a private parties 10. __________
in homes, an ball was thrown to keep 11. __________
a dancers on their toes. 12. __________

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.

Indefinite Pronouns Exercises for Class 5 CBSE With Answers PDF

Fundamentals
An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any particular noun. Most indefinite pronouns express the idea of quantity.
For example:
all, each, most, other, another, either, neither, several, any, everybody, nobody, some, anybody, everyone, none, somebody, anyone, few, no, one, someone, both, many, one, such are words of indefinite pronouns.

Presentation
Read the picture story.
Mary is very good in the art of speech. Everyone says she will win the inter-school declamation contest. Nobody doubts her capabilities.

Nothing is wrong in saying that she is blessed with the gift of the gab. She neither feels nervous nor she stammers during her speeches.

Many contestants tried to beat her but she is the best and she won the interschool declamation contest. Our principal feels proud to have a good speaker, one like Mary in our school.

A. Answer the following questions as per the story.

1. What is Mary good at? __________
2. Does Mary beat any contestants in the contest? __________
3. What does Mary’s Principal feel about her? __________

B. Choose the correct answer. The first one has been done for you.

1. I would like something to eat. – a. anything – b. something
2. He knows __________ about it. – a. something – b. nothing
3. She hasn’t got __________ to do. – a. something – b. anything
4. They sold __________ in the sale. – a. everything – b. anything
5. The boy didn’t say __________ – a. nothing – b. anything
6. Is there __________ amusing on TV? – a. something – b. anything
7. Our cat must be __________ near the park. – a. somewhere – b. anywhere
8. There was a flood __________ in China. – a. anywhere – b. somewhere
9. I would like to buy __________ for my dad. – a. anything – b. something
10. My doctor did __________ to save her. – a. everything – b. somebody

Indefinite Pronouns Worksheet with Answers for Grade 5 CBSE PDF

A. Underline the indefinite pronoun in each sentence.
Example:

• I will be proud if any of you win the race.
  Answer:
  any

1. Make sure to tell everybody about my birthday party.
2. Everybody wants to win the raffle.
3. She is the one who helps me the most.
4. Please tell someone to wash the dishes.
5. Everything we have done has been by the book.
6. There are a few questions I have.
7. Make sure nobody crosses the line.
8. Some of my questions are not answered.
9. Each of us has a role to fulfill.
10. Did you study everything in the book?

B. Write a sentence with each indefinite pronoun listed below.
Example:

• Any
  Answer:
  Do you have any idea about what is going to happen?

1. Somebody
__________
2. Few
__________
3. Many
__________
4. All
__________
5. Someone
__________
6. Another
__________

C. Put the following indefinite pronouns into the correct blanks.

1. Can’t you hear that __________ is knocking on the door?
2. I was wondering if you would like __________ to drink.
3. The family members have been badly injured in the accident. Is there __________ to help them?
4. Ditya has just checked the internet; however, she couldn’t find the article __________.
5. Unfortunately, this plant is already dead and there is __________ we can do about it.
6. Stop feeling sorry for your relationship! You should simply accept __________ has a beginning and an end.
7. __________ must do __________ about the human rights in that country or it will be too late.

A. Answer the following questions as per the story.

1. What is Jiya looking for? __________
2. How does Jiya learn to make Pizza? __________
3. Who is Mitali in the story? __________

B. Circle the relative pronoun in each sentence below.

1. I have found the pen which I lost. __________
2. This is where I live. __________
3. Here is the book that you lent me. __________
4. These are the girls whose exercises are done well. __________

C. Write a sentence using the relative pronouns given below.
Example:

• Who
  Answer:
  Who is going with me to the game tonight?

1. Who – ______________________________
2. Which – ______________________________
3. That – ______________________________

Indefinite Pronouns Worksheet Grade 5 Pdf CBSE PDF

A. Use a suitable relative pronoun from – who, which, whom or whose – to join each pair of sentences. Leave out any words which are not needed in the sentences.
Example:
That’s the teacher. He used to live next door.
That’s the teacher who used to live next door.

1. The sports are bullfighting and cockfighting. I like to watch them.
________________________________________
2. She met her child. She had not seen him in 5 years.
________________________________________
3. The boys are Vicki and Ricky. They love to do a jigsaw together.
________________________________________
4. This is the knitwear. She made it last week.
________________________________________
5. I am visiting my friend. His new house overlooks the harbour.
________________________________________
6. That is the fireman. His house was burnt down last night.
________________________________________
7. This is my sister. Her dog often chases butterflies.
________________________________________
8. I told him about the horror film. I saw it the night before.
________________________________________
9. I met Sachin. I used to argue with Sachin at work.
________________________________________
10. He has sold his house. He thought it was haunted.
________________________________________

B. Fill in the blanks with a suitable relative pronoun.

1. A child __________ works hard, always succeeds.
2. The pen __________ I recently bought is lost.
3. This is the girl __________ work is the best.
4. The books __________ I need are not available in the library.
5. I know the place __________ he lives.
6. This is the girl __________ mother is a minister.
7. All __________ I said was only to encourage her.
8. Listen carefully to __________ I say.
9. A person __________ lies cannot be trusted.
10. She found __________ she was looking for.

Definition: A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Examples: Mango, girl, boy, cat, etc. Any name given to a person, thing, animal or place is called a noun. Nouns are words used to refer to objects, places and living things. Some nouns also refer to feelings and emotions.

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.

Possessive Nouns Exercises for Class 5 CBSE With Answers PDF

Fundamentals
Possessive Case: When a noun or a pronoun is used to show ownership or possession, authority, etc., it is said to be in the Possessive Case. For example:
This is Rohit’s bike.

When the noun is Singular, the Possessive Case is formed by adding’s (apostrophe ‘S) to the noun and when plural noun ends with an ‘s’, we put only an apostrophe after the ‘S’ to form its possessive case.
Examples:

Apostrophe or no apostrophe after noun ends in ‘s’
When a proper noun ends in s, the possessive form can take either an apostrophe (‘s) or only an apostrophe () at the end.
Examples:

• This is a portrait of the King Charles’s wife. /
  This is a portrait of the King Charles’ wife.
• My uncle, James’s factory was burnt down last night. /
  My uncle, James’ factory was burnt down last night.

Two possessive nouns one after the other
Sometimes, two possessive nouns appearing one after the other may be necessary to indicate double ownership.
Examples:

• She is Vicky’s brother’s girlfriend.
• This is Radhika’s father’s car.

Apostrophe indicates joint ownership When two nouns are joint owners, only the second noun is in the possessive form of an apostrophe and ‘s’. Examples:

• On that hill is Jack and Jill’s house. (The house belongs to both Jack and
• Payal and Payal’s mother is a doctor.

Compound possessive nouns If it is a hyphenated compound noun, add the apostrophe (‘s) to the last word.
Example:

• My father-in-law’s car hit a van the other day.

Presentation
Read the picture story.

Answer the following questions from the story above.
1. Who welcomed the young couple in the story above? ________________
2. Who served the delicious dinner? ________________
3. What did Rohan’s wife get from her parents? ________________

Possessive Nouns Worksheets With Answers Pdf Class 5 CBSE

A. Write the possessive form of the underlined word on the line by adding an apostrophe or apostrophes.

1. Nitin favourite toy is broken. __________
2. We saw the queens crowns at the museum. __________
3. Chef Sanjeev cut the strawberries tops off. __________
4. The mother baby began to cry. __________
5. My neighbour newspaper is soaking wet. __________
6. Five zebras stripes were blue! __________
7. Place Nina Easter eggs on the table. __________
8. The clowns noses were red. __________
9. All of the women voices were heard. __________
10. Today is my parents wedding anniversary. __________

B. Read the following sentences. Write the possessive form of the noun given in brackets.

1. My __________ bike has a flat tyre. (brother)
2. The __________ rooms are going to be cleaned today. (girls)
3. The __________ coat was white. (doctor)
4. At our school, the __________ desks are made of wood. (teachers)
5. The __________ toys were scattered all over the ground. (children)

C. Read each sentence. Circle the correct form of the possessive noun.

1. This spring the (geese’s, geeses’) babies will hatch.
2. The (bee’s, bees’) hive was full of honey.
3. The (dog’s, dogs) bark was loud.
4. That (bird’s, birds) feathers are blue and yellow.
5. The (men’s, mens’) suits were black.
6. After the storm the (children’s, childrens’) toys were soaked from the rain.
7. (Sonia’s, Sonias’) rain boots had pink and green Polk-a-dots on them.

Definition: A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Examples: Mango, girl, boy, cat, etc. Any name given to a person, thing, animal or place is called a noun. Nouns are words used to refer to objects, places and living things. Some nouns also refer to feelings and emotions.

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.

Number Nouns Exercises for Class 5 CBSE With Answers PDF

Fundamentals

• There are two types of nouns:Singular Noun and Plural Noun.
• Singular Noun: When we speak for one person or one thing, we use the noun in singular form. Single means one.
  Examples:
  a. A man is smoking within the premises.
  b. A group of cows is called herd.
  c. Joy is what we want in our lives.
  d. Church is where Christians worship.
  e. This chair is made of plastic.
• In these sentences, the nouns man, group, joy, church and chair are in singular forms. Plural Nouns: When we speak for more than one person or one thing, we use the noun in plural form.
  Examples:
  a. Few men are standing in the queue.
  b. The groups of cows, coming back to their sheds, are not milch cows.
  c. These chairs are made of plastic.
  d. Children should be given proper guidance.
  e. Keep the knives in a safe place.
• In these sentences, the words men, groups, chairs, children and knives are plural-nouns.

Focus on ‘Y’ endings.

• If in a noun, a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) comes before Y, just add ‘s’ to make its plural form. For example:Toy-Toys
• If in a noun, a consonant comes before Y, you change it to ‘i’ and add ‘es’. For example: Cry-Cries

Focus on ‘Ch’, ‘Sh’, ‘S’ and ‘X’endings.

• We add ‘es’ to singular nouns ending in ch, sh, s and x to make them plural. Singular – Plural
  Singular – plural
  Match – Matches
  Box – Boxes
  Brush – Brushes
  Gas – Gases

Focus on ‘F’ or ‘Fe’ endings

• To make plural form of singular nouns that end with the letters ‘f’ or ‘fe’. we change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ves.
  Singular – Plural
  Wife – Wives
  Loaf – Loaves
  Half – Halves
  Thief – Thieves
  Life – Lives
  Wolf – Wolves
  Shelf – Shelves

The plural form of some nouns is the same as the singular form.

• Singular – Plural
  Sheep – Sheep (not sheeps)
  Salmon – Salmon
  Fish – Fish (not fishes)
  Trout – Trout
  Deer – Deer
  Spacecraft – Spacecraft

Focus on ‘More Other Forms’. All nouns do not need as ‘s’ at the end to make them plural.

• Singular – Plural
  Man – Men
  Child – Children
  Ox – Oxen
  Foot – Feet
  Tooth – Teeth
  Woman – Women

Some nouns are always plural.
trousers – glasses – shorts – spectacles – jeans – goggles – pants – scissors – tights – binoculars – pajamas – pliers

Noun Number Worksheets for Class 5 with Answers Pdf

A. Write whether the underlined noun is singular or plural.
Example:
The children walked to the assembly. Plural Noun

1. The lake was quiet.
______________________________
2. The kids went to school.
______________________________
3. I enjoy taking a walk.
______________________________
4. That food tasted good!
______________________________
5. I play games on the tablet.
______________________________
6. The dog barked.
______________________________
7. The couple went to eat.
______________________________
8. The lion roared.
______________________________
9. The people talked.
______________________________
10. The teacher smiled.
______________________________

B. Write a plural noun to complete each sentence.
(a). Choose from the word bank below.
days – movies – balls – chickens

1. I went with my friends to the ________________
2. How many are there in a week? ________________
3. My R E. teacher handed out the ________________
4. I went to the zoo to feed the ________________

(b). Choose from the word bank below.
friends – students – glasses – dogs

1. I saw many ___________ at the dog park.
2. The ___________ walked to the assembly.
3. Ihadtowear ___________ to see well.
4. My ___________ came to my birthday party.

C. For each singular noun below, write its plural form. For each plural noun below, write its singular form. Example: chair-chairs, toys-toy.

• dog – __________
• home – __________
• boat – __________
• neighbourhoods – __________
• cats – __________
• pencil – __________
• table – __________
• bushes – __________
• tree – __________
• movies – __________
• babies – __________
• shoes – __________
• areas – __________
• colours – __________
• ball – __________
• cloud – __________
• bodies – __________
• star – __________
• restaurants – __________
• child – __________
• cafe – __________
• birds – __________
• book – __________
• bone – __________

D. Write whether the underlined nouns are singular or plural.
Example:
The five deer walked up to the man. Plural

1. The two cats went into the house to eat. __________
2. That woman has a cat. __________
3. All the students walked to the assembly. __________
4. Sheep live in flocks. __________
5. That dog is looking for food in the alley. __________
6. The two dogs are wandering around the park. __________
7. I caught three fish at the lake. __________
8. The school of fish swam deep under water. __________

E. Circle the correct plural form of each noun and write in the space provided.
Example:
My mom brought (chairs/chaires)to the party. Chairs

1. The (houses/homes) for sale were all over-priced. __________
2. The teacher reminded his students to bring their (penciles/pencils) to school every day. __________
3. There were a lot of (computer/computers) in the new lab. __________
4. She bought (camera/cameras)for all three of her sisters. __________

F. Circle the singular form of each noun that correctly fits the sentence below.

1. The (television/televisions) was difficult to turn on. __________
2. The (clocks/clock) showed that we were late to school. __________
3. The government/governments) has broken its promises. __________