Say It Right: Negative Sentences Practice for Class 5  

This worksheet helps students learn how to correctly form negative sentences across different tenses using proper helping verbs.

Why Negative Sentences Matter in Grammar?  

1. It improves sentence clarity and correctness.  
2. It teaches correct use of helping verbs.  
3. It helps avoid common grammar mistakes.  
4. It builds strong foundational skills.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students choose the correct negative sentence form.

Exercise 2 – True or False  
Students identify whether sentences are correctly formed negatives.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks  
Students complete negative sentences using appropriate helping verbs.

Exercise 4 – Sentence Transformation  
Students convert sentences into negative forms across different tenses.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion  
Students complete a paragraph using correct negative tense forms.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Correct Options  
1. (a) Riya does not like tea.
2. (b) Ravi did not go to school.
3. (b) She will not come tomorrow.
4. (b) They are not playing now.
5. (b) He was not sleeping then.
6. (b) Meera has not finished her work.
7. (a) We had not seen that movie.
8. (b) I will not be traveling tomorrow.
9. (a) She has not been studying.
10. (a) They had not been working.

Exercise 2 – True/False  
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. F
9. F
10. T

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks  
1. does
2. did
3. is
4. have
5. was
6. will
7. had
8. has
9. will
10. does

Exercise 4 – Negative Sentences  
1. He does not like apples.  
2. They did not run fast.  
3. I am not going to the market.  
4. She was not eating rice.  
5. We have not completed the work.  
6. He had not seen the film.  
7. They will not work tomorrow.  
8. I have not been waiting long.  
9. She had not been studying regularly.  
10. We will not be going tomorrow.  

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Answers  
does, is, is, is, is, is, have, have, will, is  

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