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Ks2 Grammar worksheets
Free worksheets: Grammar, KS2
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Speech marks practice
A KS2 literacy worksheet created by a primary-school teacher to help Year 3 children practise using speech marks correctly.
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Column words: adjectives
Can you place the words in the correct rows in the grid so that the shaded column spells out another adjective?
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?
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.
Clauses in a sentence
When we talk about clauses in a sentence, we mean their parts. Clauses always have a noun and a verb in them and are often linked by a connective. These sentences each have two clauses with a comma or connective between them. Underline each of the separate clauses.
Simple, compound and complex sentences revision
Can you fill in the blanks from these options? Then choose a suitable conjunction to connect the following complex and compound sentences.
Pronouns revision
Pronouns all stand in the place of nouns, but there are lots of different kinds! Can you match the pronouns with their title in the table?
Powerful adjectives
Adjectives are words use to modify or describe nouns. Using adjectives in your writing makes it more interesting, but only if you use interesting adjectives! Here is a list of nouns. For each of them, come up with AT LEAST TEN ADJECTIVES. The first few will probably be quite easy – and boring! These might be colours, for example. The trick is to really think about each subject and focus on different aspects of it. What does the subject look like, smell like, sound like, feel like?
Modal verbs and the subjunctive
Modal verbs are related to this idea and can indicate the level of certainty, possibility, permission or obligation. Insert the correct modal verb into these sentences.
KS2 grammar wordsearch: P to V
Can you find the grammar terms hidden in this tricky KS2 grammar wordsearch?
KS2 grammar wordsearch: A to O
Can you find the grammar terms hidden in this tricky KS2 grammar wordsearch?
Improving writing: verbs and adverbs
Teachers and examiners get bored of reading the same old sentences all the time. It’s easy to make your writing more interesting and it will get you more marks too! Try and make the sentence 'The boy walked through the field' more interesting by using powerful verbs and adverbs.
Identifying adverbs
As well as adverbs of manner there are adverbs of time (yesterday), frequency (often) and place (there). Can you identify the adverb in the following sentences? Underline it, then state which kind of adverb it is.
Etymology skills
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. Complete the worksheet Deduction in reading comprehension, then choose five of the Oliver Twist words you highlighted and fill in this worksheet with the meanings
you guessed.
you guessed.
Capital letters revision
Do you know all the occasions when capital letters should be used? Read the following sentences and circle any letters that should be capitals.
Apostrophes for possession and omission
Apostrophes are used to show possession (belonging) and omission (missing letters). To show possession for singular nouns, the apostrophe goes before the ‘s’. To show possession for plural nouns, the apostrophe goes after the ‘s,’ if the plural is formed using an ‘s.’But to show possession for irregular plural nouns (women, men, children, mice), the apostrophe goes before the ‘s’. Read the following sentences and circle the correct word.
Adding adjectives, similes and metaphors to your writing
The boy walked through the field.... a bit of a boring sentence, yes? Can you make it more interesting by first adding an adjective, then a simile and then a metaphor.
Active and passive sentences revision
Can you spot the difference between an active and passive verb? Read the following passage and underline all the active verbs, then circle all the passive verbs.
Writing simple, compound and complex sentences
Look at each of the following pictures. Can you write a simple, compound and complex sentence to go with each one?
Writing main clauses
A main clause can stand on its own and make complete sense. It is a simple sentence. A subordinate clause depends on the main clause to make sense. The following sentences are all missing their main clauses. Can you write them in where you think they should go?
Using adverbs to connect clauses
A subordinate clause contains a subject and a verb, but it needs to be attached to a main clause because it cannot make sense on its own. Clauses can be linked by conjunctions, prepositions and adverbs. Adverbs are used to show sequence (eventually, finally, meanwhile), contrast (however, on the other hand) or cause and effect (therefore, subsequently). Which of the red adverbs from inside the brackets above would fit into the sentences below?
Synonyms in a non-fiction text
Synonyms are words that have similar meaning. When we write a non-fiction text, we often need to use synonyms so that we do not keep repeating the same word. Read through this passage. Every underlined word can be paired a synonym (also underlined) in the text. Can you find all the pairs of synonyms?
Synonym or antonym?
Synonyms are words that have similar meaning; antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Each of the following sentences contains either a pair of synonyms or a pair of antonyms. Underline each pair of words and then write in the box beside it whether they are synonyms or antonyms.
Subordinating conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause (a clause that does not make sense on its own). Can you put each of these conjunctions into the gaps in the sentences below?
Simple, compound or complex sentence?
A simple sentence consists of just one clause. A compound sentence consists of two main clauses of equal weight joined by a conjunction. A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Conjunctions such as because, although, until are usually used to link the subordinate clauses to the main clause. Look at these sentences. Can you tick the right-hand column to show whether they are simple, compound or complex?