| Name: ______________________________ | Date: ______________ |
Instructions
- Join the Word Detectives on a mystery adventure.
- Read each direction carefully and answer every question.
- Use complete sentences when a question asks you to explain.
Example: Choose the correct verb: The detective ___ the clue. (find, finds)
Answer: finds
Part 1: Clue Words
Choose the word that best completes each sentence.
1. The tiny key was hidden beneath the rug. Which word is an adjective?
| ○ A. key | ○ B. hidden |
| ○ C. tiny | ○ D. beneath |
2. Mia carefully opened the secret envelope. Which word is an adverb?
| ○ A. Mia | ○ B. opened |
| ○ C. secret | ○ D. carefully |
3. Which sentence uses the correct plural noun?
| ○ A. Three foxes followed the trail. | ○ B. Three fox followed the trail. |
| ○ C. Three foxs followed the trail. | ○ D. Three foxies followed the trail. |
4. Which word is a synonym for enormous?
| ○ A. tiny | ○ B. huge |
| ○ C. quiet | ○ D. early |
Part 2: Grammar Gadgets
Write one word that correctly completes each sentence.
5. The detective __________ three clues before lunch.
6. Lena and Omar __________ searching the old library.
7. The whisper was __________ than the thunder.
8. Please place the notebook __________ the desk.
Part 3: Punctuation Patrol
Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is not.
9. A question mark belongs at the end of a question. True / False
10. The sentence "watch out for the trap!" begins with a capital letter. True / False
11. A comma can separate items in a list. True / False
12. The sentence "Where is the map." uses the correct ending punctuation. True / False
Part 4: Word Detective Match
Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right.
| 13. | observe | __________ | A. very old |
| 14. | ancient | __________ | B. to disappear |
| 15. | swift | __________ | C. quick |
| 16. | vanish | __________ | D. to watch carefully |
Part 5: Mystery Message (optional challenge)
Read the passage and answer each question in a complete sentence.
17. Read this passage: "Nora noticed muddy footprints leading from the garden to the shed. Inside the shed, she found a basket with one missing apple. Nora smiled because she knew the hungry puppy had solved the mystery." What evidence helped Nora solve the mystery? |
18. Read this passage: "Nora noticed muddy footprints leading from the garden to the shed. Inside the shed, she found a basket with one missing apple. Nora smiled because she knew the hungry puppy had solved the mystery." Why did Nora smile? |
19. Write a sentence using the word curious. |
Answer Key
| 1. | C (tiny) |
| 2. | D (carefully) |
| 3. | A (Three foxes followed the trail.) |
| 4. | B (huge) |
| 5. | found |
| 6. | were |
| 7. | quieter |
| 8. | on |
| 9. | True |
| 10. | False |
| 11. | True |
| 12. | False |
| 13. | D (to watch carefully) |
| 14. | A (very old) |
| 15. | C (quick) |
| 16. | B (to disappear) |
| 17. | The muddy footprints and the missing apple helped Nora solve the mystery. |
| 18. | Nora smiled because she realized that the hungry puppy had taken the apple. |
| 19. | Answers will vary. Example: The curious detective examined the mysterious key. |