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English Quiz - Negatives (Questions)

Let's have some KS2 English quiz fun with negatives! Negative words are like the opposite of positive ones. Won't, can't, shouldn't, mustn't, don't - oh no! These are all negative words. Can you turn happy statements into not-so-happy ones?

Learning how to change a sentence or question will make you a super English expert and an awesome writer. It will also make your word collection even cooler.

Take this English quiz and show off your skills at being a bit negative!

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1. Make the sentence negative.
The dog is gnawing its bone.
[ ] Is the dog not gnawing its bone?
[ ] It's not the dog that is gnawing its bone.
[ ] The dog is gnawing not its bone.
[ ] The dog is not gnawing its bone.
2. Make the sentence negative.
She should wear sensible shoes for P.E.
[ ] She shouldn't wear sensible shoes for P.E.
[ ] Shouldn't she wear sensible shoes for P.E.?
[ ] She should wear sensible shoes for P.E., not.
[ ] She should wear not sensible shoes for P.E.
3. Make the sentence negative.
We can play rounders later on.
[ ] Can't we play rounders later on?
[ ] We could play rounders later on.
[ ] We won't play rounders later on.
[ ] We can't play rounders later on.
4. Make the sentence negative.
I saw him just a minute ago.
[ ] Didn't I see him just a minute ago?
[ ] I didn't see him just a minute ago.
[ ] I won't see him.
[ ] I saw him not just a minute ago.
5. Make the sentence negative.
The house fell down.
[ ] Did the house fall down?
[ ] The house not fell down.
[ ] The house did not fall down.
[ ] The house did not fell down.
6. Make the sentence negative.
Has she seen my cat?
[ ] Hasn't she seen my cat?
[ ] She hasn't seen my cat?
[ ] Has she seen not my cat?
[ ] She hasn't seen my cat.
7. Make the sentence negative.
Did you go anywhere for your holiday?
[ ] Didn't you go anywhere for your holiday.
[ ] You didn't go anywhere for your holiday.
[ ] You went nowhere for your holiday?
[ ] Didn't you go anywhere for your holiday?
8. Make the sentence negative.
Was there a parcel in the post for me today?
[ ] There wasn't nothing in the post for me today?
[ ] Wasn't there a parcel for me in the post today?
[ ] Was there a parcel for me not in the post today?
[ ] Was there a parcel for not me in the post today?
9. Make the sentence negative.
Does anything make you happy?
[ ] Does nothing make you happy.
[ ] Doesn't nothing make you happy?
[ ] Doesn't anything make you happy.
[ ] Doesn't anything make you happy?
10. Make the sentence negative.
Someone ate my cake!
[ ] Someone ate not my cake!
[ ] Not someone ate my cake!
[ ] Someone didn't eat my cake!
[ ] No one didn't eat my cake!

 

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English Quiz - Negatives (Answers)
1. Make the sentence negative.
The dog is gnawing its bone.
[ ] Is the dog not gnawing its bone?
[ ] It's not the dog that is gnawing its bone.
[ ] The dog is gnawing not its bone.
[x] The dog is not gnawing its bone.
'Is' becomes 'is not'.
2. Make the sentence negative.
She should wear sensible shoes for P.E.
[x] She shouldn't wear sensible shoes for P.E.
[ ] Shouldn't she wear sensible shoes for P.E.?
[ ] She should wear sensible shoes for P.E., not.
[ ] She should wear not sensible shoes for P.E.
'Should' becomes 'shouldn't'.
3. Make the sentence negative.
We can play rounders later on.
[ ] Can't we play rounders later on?
[ ] We could play rounders later on.
[ ] We won't play rounders later on.
[x] We can't play rounders later on.
'Won't' is negative, but it does not match the sentence. 'Won't' is the negative of 'will'.
4. Make the sentence negative.
I saw him just a minute ago.
[ ] Didn't I see him just a minute ago?
[x] I didn't see him just a minute ago.
[ ] I won't see him.
[ ] I saw him not just a minute ago.
Notice the change of 'saw' to 'see'.
5. Make the sentence negative.
The house fell down.
[ ] Did the house fall down?
[ ] The house not fell down.
[x] The house did not fall down.
[ ] The house did not fell down.
'Fell' becomes 'did not fall'.
6. Make the sentence negative.
Has she seen my cat?
[x] Hasn't she seen my cat?
[ ] She hasn't seen my cat?
[ ] Has she seen not my cat?
[ ] She hasn't seen my cat.
If it's a question, then it must remain a question.
7. Make the sentence negative.
Did you go anywhere for your holiday?
[ ] Didn't you go anywhere for your holiday.
[ ] You didn't go anywhere for your holiday.
[ ] You went nowhere for your holiday?
[x] Didn't you go anywhere for your holiday?
Don't forget the question mark.
8. Make the sentence negative.
Was there a parcel in the post for me today?
[ ] There wasn't nothing in the post for me today?
[x] Wasn't there a parcel for me in the post today?
[ ] Was there a parcel for me not in the post today?
[ ] Was there a parcel for not me in the post today?
Sometimes reading the answers aloud will help you choose the correct one.
9. Make the sentence negative.
Does anything make you happy?
[ ] Does nothing make you happy.
[ ] Doesn't nothing make you happy?
[ ] Doesn't anything make you happy.
[x] Doesn't anything make you happy?
Read all four choices first before picking one.
10. Make the sentence negative.
Someone ate my cake!
[ ] Someone ate not my cake!
[ ] Not someone ate my cake!
[x] Someone didn't eat my cake!
[ ] No one didn't eat my cake!
'No one ate my cake!' also works as a negative of this statement.
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