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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.
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?
Spelling patterns: the prefix auto-
Look up these words in the dictionary and write their definitions below. What do you think the prefix auto means?
Apostrophes for singular and plural possession
This Year 4 English worksheet was created by an experienced primary school teacher to help your child understand and practise using apostrophes for singular and plural possession.
Writing lists and using colons
Make a list of all of the different things in your living room. Use them to finish this sentence (and remember your colon!). Now make a list of all of the different things that might be in a wizard’s spell room. Use the list to finish the sentence below.
Using apostrophes for omission
Some of the apostrophes have gone missing from this passage. Can you add them back in? Then write each of the incorrect words in their uncontracted (unshortened) form in the grid below. Can you arrange the yellow letters to form word related to using apostrophes?
Spot incorrect capital letters
Jennifer has gone a bit capital-letter-mad writing a letter about her interests and hobbies! Circle the words that shouldn’t have a capital letter, then find them in the wordsearch.
Sorting time connectives
Time connectives are words or phrases used in writing or speech to explain WHEN something is happening. Can you sort these time connectives from regular connectives?
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.
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?
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: 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?
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 speed challenge
Print off a copy of the challenge sheet for every person. Who can fill the grid with nouns, verbs and adjectives the fastest?
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.
Prepositions x-words
Prepositions are linking words in a sentence, used to explain where things are in time or space. Can you place the words in the rows so that the green letters going diagonally spell a preposition from top to bottom?
Column words: verbs
Can you place the words in the correct rows in the grid so that the shaded column spells out another verb?
Great Grammar Games
From proper nouns to pronouns, statements to subordinate clauses and articles to adverbs, help your child revise grammar the fun way with our Great Grammar Games learning pack. A friendly, grammar- and flamingo-obsessed Grammar Gator offers tips, tricks, exercises and activities to help your child practise all aspects of basic English grammar in play-packed sessions.
Verb tenses in writing
A story is either written in the past tense (if the events have already happened) or in the present tense (if the events described are happening now). Matthew has muddled his tenses in
his story. Can you correct his writing so that it is written in the past tense?
his story. Can you correct his writing so that it is written in the past tense?
Spelling patterns: the prefixes ir-, il-, in- and im-
To make a word the opposite of what it means, you often put the prefixes ir-, il-, in- or im- before it. Match these prefix cards to the words below. Can you see any pattern in the way you match them?