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Improving writing with powerful verbs
You’re writing a story about a character exploring an imaginary world. What do they experience in your magical land? Try to include as many powerful verbs as you can. Use the box below to help you!
Irregular verbs: forming the past tense
A Year 2 irregular verbs worksheet focusing on forming the past tense. This KS1 activity was created by an experienced teacher to help your child practise what they will be learning at school.
Matching words: the suffix -ness
Can you cut out the -ness words and some sentences which define them and match them up correctly?
Persuasive writing: film reviews
Film reviews usually include: information about when the film was made, who it starred and awards it won; a few sentences to sum up the story of the film; a paragraph giving an opinion about the film.
The idea of this review is that it should PERSUADE you to watch the film. Read this film review for The Wizard of Oz and underline any parts of the review that might make you want to watch The Wizard of Oz.
The idea of this review is that it should PERSUADE you to watch the film. Read this film review for The Wizard of Oz and underline any parts of the review that might make you want to watch The Wizard of Oz.
Planning and writing a film review
Think of a film you have seen that you really enjoyed. Can you write a film review that will persuade somebody to watch it? Make some notes in these boxes to help you plan your review.
Planning your own dilemma story
You are taken by an invisible force to a magical island. Something happens and it throws up a dilemma. What is the dilemma? What do you decide in the end? Use this story map to plan your story then write up your dilemma story.
Reading and writing a list poem
In this list poem the poet has thought about things that are special to her and imagined putting them in a box. What would you put in your own precious box? Use the following questions to plan your own list poem.
Reading comprehension: Dog saves diamonds
Read this newspaper report about a clever puppy who stops a robbery then answer the questions: Where is the headline? Why is it in bold? Why do we use pictures in newspaper articles? What are the words under the picture called? Underline all the words and phrases related to time. How many paragraphs are there in the text?
Reading comprehension: The purple fruits
A dilemma is a very difficult decision. This story is about a boy called Frank who finds himself having to deal with a dilemma. This passage offers lots of good descriptions of what Frank can see. Underline in red any words or phrases that describe the setting. Underline in blue any powerful verbs that describe what people are doing. Then create a story map with your own ending. Finally, continue
writing the speech between the mouse and Frank.
writing the speech between the mouse and Frank.
Reading comprehension: The blue planet
Read this story about what happens to Billy when he wakes up on a strange, blue planet, then answer the questions.