English Quizzes for Sixth Grade

As one of the most common words in the English language, "run" appears in quite a few other words and phrases. How many of them do you recognize? Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

I'm having a holiday overseas and am so excited I can't think straight. Can you spell out to me what I need to do before I leave? Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Match the body part to the correct idiom. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

My grandson loves to play with his train! Did you know that there are all kinds of train slang terms that are used in other ways today? Come learn with us! Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

As a teacher, it's disheartening to see so many people without the basic knowledge of grammar. The school year is over, but teaching still lives on! Show me your stuff and prove me wrong! Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8

All of the words described begin with the letters "pot" or "pan". Good luck! Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Ni-hao! You probably know that English has incorporated lots of words from the Chinese, like bok choy, tofu, soy, and dim sum, but there are many other words and expressions that come from Zhōng-guó, the "Middle Kingdom" that Westerners call China. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Parts of the anatomy seem to come up frequently in idiomatic language. Can you complete these well known phrases by providing the correct matches? Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

English is rich with phrases that make little sense with a literal translation but are nonetheless used every day! Do you recognize the idioms in this quiz? Have a ball! Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Let's see if you can correctly match the phrases and meanings that begin with the word "take"! Take care to answer correctly! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5,6

Match the 'back' words on the right to the word on the left that best fits the meaning. Don't back out now.... Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

"Belay" is only one of many English words formed with the prefix "be-". Here's another ten of these words. Can you match them to the clues? Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Match the SILENT letter to the correct word, e.g., 'W' would go with wrench (but it's not in the quiz). Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

These words all have 'key' in them somewhere. Can you match up each word to its correct meaning? Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Correctly match the item of clothing to complete these well known idioms. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Match the brief description to the correct word containing the word "ball". Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Can you name these homonyms - words similar in spelling and pronunciation, but with different meanings? Australian pronunciation is used throughout. Have fun. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

In this quiz you will be given the first half of a generally well known proverb and it's up to you to choose the correct second half. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

This quiz is on different types of figurative and poetic language. I will give you a sentence or phrase and you will tell me what device it is using. Test your language knowledge! Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

All these "black" words are mixed up and you need to match them up against their correct meaning. Good luck! Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Jump into this quiz and work out these ten idioms relating to leap and jump. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Fit in the birds and other flying creatures correctly to form well known idioms and phrases. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

English is a curious language. We have words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. We have words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Let's explore:- Recommended for grades: 5,6

Did you ever realize how many common phrases contain the word "break"? See if you can match the words on the right and take a break today. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Let's see if you can correctly match the phrases and meanings that begin with the word "take"! Take care to answer correctly! Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Here are more 'back' words on the left to match to the word on the right that best fits the meaning. Still no backing out allowed.... Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

A synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word. An example of a synonym is happy and glad. Another example is sick and ill. Can you match the words that are synonyms? Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes its pronunciation) when capitalized. For example: a nickname for William or an amount owed = Bill/bill. Select the correct capitonyn that matches the two definitions given. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Cindy is learning about synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. An example of a synonym is woman and lady. Both words mean the same thing. Another example is happy and glad. Please choose the correct synonym. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Match the M word to its description. Have fun and think carefully! Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

This quiz is mainly about you having to try to fill in the correct homonyms...(A homonym is a word that is pronounced the same as another word, but spelt differently, or with a different meaning.) I hope you like it! *Does not follow the alphabet.* Recommended for grades: 3,4,5,6

Lots of words used to refer to food have meanings with absolutely nothing to do with food. This quiz covers a few of those words. The active word is in CAPS. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Hello all, this is my first quiz for the year 2013. I hope you enjoy it :) Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

All the answers in this quiz can be typed just using your left hand. Just choose the correct word from those given. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

I'll give you a sentence with a blank in it. You choose the correct C word to go into the blank. Recommended for grades: 3,4,5,6

This quiz celebrates homophones starting with the letter W. A clue will be given asking for a homophone of the capitalized word. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

I got to thinking about the various words and phrases we use to warn or alert others about potentially hazardous circumstances. Here is a straightforward quiz exploring some common and not so common examples. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Hi friends! You have to play this game very carefully. Two sentences will be given. One colour will link both the sentences. Can you guess the colour? Recommended for grades: 3,4,5,6

These are questions about things we learned in our sixth grade English class. Can you remember these? Recommended for grades: 6,7