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Ks2 English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS2
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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.
Commas after fronted adverbials
A fronted adverbial is used at the start of a sentence to explain more about the verb. It tells us where, when or how the verb is done. After a fronted adverbial, we often need a comma. Can you place the missing commas correctly in these sentences?
Colons for lists
Can you correctly place the colon in these two sentences then finish these sentences off with a list, remembering your colon and your commas for separating each item.
Choosing time connectives
Time connectives are words or phrases that order your writing into a chronological sequence. Can you fill in the missing time connectives below so the story makes sense?
Capital letter rules
Do you know why we use capital letters? See if you can sort these statements into the correct columns.
Football maths and soccer English for KS1 and KS2
Make the most of World Cup fever and give grammar, division and spelling practice a football twist with our soccer-themed worksheets for KS1 and KS2 children.
Using brackets to add information
Brackets are used to separate off an extra piece of information in a sentence. Without the information in the brackets, the sentences would still make sense. Where do you think brackets should go in these sentences?
Find the synonyms
Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning. For example: ‘delighted’, ‘ecstatic’ and ‘joyful’ are all synonyms for ‘happy’. Look at the following sentences. Can you replace the green word with its synonym in the box below?
Using relative clauses
Relative clauses are used to add information to a sentence. They usually start with when, who, that, which or whose. In this teacher-created worksheet for primary school children, you will need to cut out the relative clauses in the table and work out where they should go in the sentences.
Using colons to introduce a list
Colons are often used in writing to introduce a list. Where do you think colons should go in these sentences?
Spelling patterns: words ending -cious / -tious
The word endings -cious and -tious sound the same but are spelled differently. Can you fill the sentence gaps with the correct words from the ones below?
Spelling patterns: words ending -cial / -tial
The word endings -cial and -tial sound the same but are spelled differently. Can you fill the sentence gaps with the correct words from the ones below?
Using an adverb word bank
Adverbs are used to make writing more interesting. They explain how something is being done. Can you improve this passage by adding adverbs?
Spelling patterns: the prefix re-
The prefix re- means ‘back’ or ‘again’. Can you complete these sentences with the correct words from the box?
Spelling patterns: the prefix inter-
The prefix inter- means ‘between’ or ‘among’. Can you complete these sentences with the correct words from the box?
Fronted adverbials: examples and meaning
A teacher-created, fronted adverbial worksheet that provides an explanation of what a fronted adverbial is, with examples and a football-themed activity. Cut out these parts of sentences. Can you match the fronted adverbial to the correct sentence ending?
Choosing connectives
Look at these sentences. Can you find appropriate connectives in the word bank below to go in the gaps?
Optional SATs papers: Y5 English set A
A Year 5 English mock optional SATs paper, written by a primary-school teacher to mirror the official Y5 English optional SATs papers used in schools prior to 2016 to assess pupils' progress. Exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, for immediate download.
Optional SATs papers: Y5 English set B
Exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, this Year 5 English mock optional SATs paper has been written by a primary-school teacher to mirror the official Y5 English optional SATs papers used in schools prior to 2016 to assess pupils' progress at the end of the KS2 school year.
Optional SATs papers: Y4 English set B
Exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, this Year 4 English practice optional SATs paper has been written by a primary-school teacher to mirror the old optional SATs papers used in schools up to 2015 to assess pupils' progress at the end of the KS2 school year.