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Word split: compound words
A mix and match puzzle created by teachers, using compound words, to support primary school literacy and demonstrate examples of compound words.
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
A fun and free activity created by an experienced teacher with the aim of teaching KS2 children about irregular past tense verbs. Each of the sentences on the worksheet includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and then find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-
Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?
Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle
Homonyms are pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. Look at these words. Can you work out the two different meanings?
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
Key Stage 2 - 2015 LEVEL 6 English SATs Papers
Official 2015 English KS2 SATs papers (Level 6), free to download for at-home revision and practice. The Level 6 KS2 SATs were taken by very able children at the end of Year 6 until 2015 but are no longer used.
KS2 English SATs practice test E
Prepare for the KS2 SATs with some practice papers, written in the style of the new Year 6 assessments. Reading comprehension, spelling and grammar are part of the English test. TheSchoolRun mock papers are exclusive to subscribers.
KS2 English SATs practice test D
Our KS2 English SATs practice papers are exclusive to TheSchoolRun subscribers and written in the style of the new SATs. Each practice paper includes reading comprehension papers, a spelling test and a grammar test, as well as answers.
KS2 English SATs practice test C
Boost your child's confidence in the run-up to the KS2 SATs with some at-home practice. TheSchoolRun's mock papers, exclusive to subscribers, have been prepared to mirror the format of the official test.
KS2 English SATs practice test B
New-style practice SATs papers, available exclusively to TheSchoolRun subscribers to help children practise reading comprehension, spelling and grammar in the run-up to the May Year 6 assessments.
KS2 English SATs practice test A
Help your child get used to the new KS2 SATs format with our English practice papers, exclusive to TheSchoolRun subscribers. Each practice paper includes reading comprehension papers, a spelling test and a grammar test, as well as answers.
Writing active and passive sentences
Can you complete these sentences in your own way so that they are active sentences? Then can you complete these sentences in your own way so that they are passive sentences?
Using onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is describing a sound by using a word that actually makes that sound. Splash, whir, clang... what other onomatopeic sounds do you like? Think about when you get into school in the morning. What sounds do you hear? Use this table to help you and then write your own poem similar to the one above (it doesn’t have to rhyme!).
Using concrete and abstract nouns
Each of these sentences is missing a concrete noun and an abstract noun; can you add them in? Once you’ve finished, underline concrete nouns in blue and abstract nouns in red.
Using alliteration
Alliteration is using words that start with the same letter or sound for literary effect. Alliteration is often used in poetry and persuasive writing. Look at the name in each of these ‘empty’ sentences. You need to find all the other words that start with this letter in the table below. See if you can work out how to organise the words so that the sentences make sense.
Using abstract nouns
A noun is an object. A concrete noun is one which you can touch. An abstract noun is one that you cannot touch, smell, hear, see or taste. All of these sentences are missing their abstract nouns. Cut out the
abstract nouns below and see if you can work out which gaps they need to fill in the sentences.
abstract nouns below and see if you can work out which gaps they need to fill in the sentences.
Understanding alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of an initial letter or sound in closely connected words. Cut out the words in the table and sort them so that they are in groups according to their first letter. Now see if you can work out where they go in these sentences.
Understanding active and passive
In each of the following cases, turn the sentence from passive to active or active to passive.
The active and passive voice
Use these groups of words to write three of your own active sentences. Then use these words to write three of your own passive sentences.
Subject, verb and object
In the following sentences, underline the subject in green, the verb in purple and the object in orange
Subject and object in a sentence
Most sentences have a subject (the thing or person the sentence is about), a verb (a doing word) and an object (something that is having something done to it by the subject). Can you find appropriate subjects, verbs and objects in the table below to fill in these sentence gaps? Then underline the subject in green, the verb in purple and the object in orange.
Onomatopoeic sounds
Onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. Complete these poems by choosing the correct words from the boxes on the right. Could you write your own poem using some of these words?
Nouns: concrete and abstract
A concrete noun is one that has a physical presence. An abstract noun is a concept you can’t touch, smell, hear, see or taste. Look at the following passage. Can you underline all the concrete nouns in blue and the abstract nouns in red?
Identifying concrete and abstract nouns
Read the following sentences. Underline the concrete nouns in blue and the abstract nouns in red.
Identifying active and passive
Read the following passage. It’s packed with active sentences, but can you identify the passive sentences?