Starter activity on the homophones allowed and aloud. Afer the explanation, students fill in the correct word in ten sentences, followed by answers, so students mark their own work.

Students find the spelling rule i before e tricky because there are several exceptions. This sixty slide powerpoint introduces the i before e rule and then students are given time to learn the spellings using a look/cover/spell/check sheet. The powerpoint then gives fifteen sentences with key words missing, which students have to spell correctly. There are a further ten clues to words with ie/ei in them. Finally an additional sheet contains 40 words with letters missing for students to consolidate the learning, either at home or in class. By the end of the lesson, they will be masters of the ie spelling rule!

This lesson explains simple sentences and then shows students how to identify the main clause and subordinate clause in complex sentences. Students extend some given sentence starters into complex sentences. Then they use the information about Lake Como in Italy to create a piece of exciting and sophisticated travel writing.

Foster a love of reading in your students by using this thirty-two slide powerpoint on the life and career of Jacqueline Wilson to inspire your students to research an author of their own choosing. The project can either be print-based or Powerpoint-based, as in the example, if you have access to ICT resources. There are two accompanying worksheets to support the project with lots of ideas for potential authors and how to structure the project. The project could be done at school or set for homework.

Using Levi Tafari’s poem “Caribbean Christmas”, students read the poem as a class, then take a verse each to practice and perform. Finally students write their own poem about what Christmas is like in the region where they live. Tafari’s poem is great fun as it includes several “Call and response” verses that students love interacting with. Festive fun for all the class with a multi-cultural element. Don’t be all bah humbug this Christmas. Have some fun with your students! Folder includes powerpoint and hard copy of poem.

This powerpoint contains twenty sentences with a word beginning with the silent “k” missing. Students have to guess what the missing word is. They are provided with a visual clue to help them and the answers are included at the end. This activity would help EAL students as well.

This powerpoint provides pieces of information about ten classic films, which students have to build into multi-clause complex sentences. All answers are provided.

With a clear explanation of how to create complex sentences using the relative pronoun “who”, students have to combine ten pairs of sentences about famous people, with answers provided. The second activity gives students the first part of a sentence, which they then have to extend themselves, therefore increasing the level of difficulty.

A twenty question quiz on spelling words ending in “ible” or “able”. Students are given some guidelines and a look/cover/spell/check worksheet to learn the spelling before the quiz. All answers provided on the powerpoint, so students can mark their own work. A consolidation worksheet is included to complete at home or in class.

Many words have come into English from Latin and Greek, making the formation of some plurals quite tricky. Other words just seem to have random plurals like ‘foot and feet’. This 45 slide powerpoint take you through 18 of the most common irregular plurals. Then you have a memory test to see if you can remember them. Finally a worksheet is included to consolidate the learning. With fun cartoon graphics and all answers provided. Designed to be completed as an individual or as a class.

Lots of words in English drop the -e when adding a suffix. This eighty slide Powerpoint contains two exercises - one where you decide whether to add an -e or not and another where you take the word back to its root, with or without the -e. All answers provided on the Powerpoint and a back up worksheet is included to reinforce the learning. Designed to be completed individually or as a class.

Spanish is spoken widely around the world and many words have passed into English from this language. Have fun with your class guessing the forty words that have enriched English. The powerpoint first gives a clue and then the first letter of the word is given if needed. All answers are provided on the slides. A back-up worksheet is included to consolidate the learning.

Learn to spell irregular words ending in -f or -fe that can take -s or -es in a fun way with this powerpoint and worksheet. The rule is explained on the powerpoint and then students are given a look/cover/spell/check worksheet to learn the spellings ready for a test. The powerpoint contains eighteen spellings with graphics for clues, which will help and second language speakers in your class. A further worksheet can be used to consolidate the activity in class or for homework. All answers provided, so students can mark their own work.

Students learn to spell irregular plurals that end in -es with this sixty slide powerpoint. Students decide whether the twenty-five words presented on separate slides end in -s or -es. Cartoon graphics are used as extra clues and to help English as a second language speakers. A further consolidation worksheet is included to embed the learning, which students can fill in at the end of the activity or at home. A fun way to learn irregular plurals.

Based on the idea that sentences can be more interesting if you bring the verb ending -ed to the front of the sentence, you can help your students to write in a more interesting way. After a clear explanation, students practise combining five sets of two sentences about Buckingham Palace, bringing the past participle to the beginning of the sentence. Answers provided. The lesson then increases in difficulty with students given information about five different places/artefacts, with which they have to build the sentence. The lesson will last at least 30 minutes.

Students are given a look/cover/spell/check sheet with 20 words with silent letters to spell. The powerpoint then gives each of the words with the letter missing and students write the correct spelling of the word. The answers are provided on the powerpoint and cartoon graphics are included to help second language speakers. A further worksheet supports a spot the silent letter activity in a passage about a ghastly day. Students then use the words which they have learnt to write a story using as many silent letters as possible.

Although the Celts lived in Britain before the arrival of the English language, some words have survived into English. This twenty slide powerpoint contains an introduction to the history of the Celts and then some matching activities where students match the Celtic word to its English equivalent with answers provided. This is followed by an activity to learn about how Celtic place names have survived into English and what they mean.

This fifty -slide Powerpoint celebrates the influence of Indian languages on English both past and present. Starting off with a matching activity of new words that have come into English as recorded in Baljinder K Mahal’s dictionary “The Queen’s English: How to Speak Pukka”, the lesson then proceeds with a quiz on words that have come into English from India from one hundred years ago. (Answers provided). For the final activity, in groups students either write a story or script using as many of the words that they have learnt.

Using Wordsworth’s classic poem ‘Daffodils’, student learn to identify his use of personification. Then they personify an element from nature that they have chosen and write a poem personifying it. Students are given questions to help them consider the world from the point of view of the element and an example of a poem personifying a lake. Worksheet and copy of poem included with powerpoint.

Taking three poems which personify the wind as examples, students will be inspired to write their own personification poem on one of the three remaining elements - fire, water or the Earth. The thirty-five slide powerpoint explains how the Ancient Greeks used to personify the four winds. An accompanying worksheet includes a fill-in-the-blank exercise on the key poem and asks students to consider the effect of the personification. Step by step on how to create your own poem to lead to understanding of how and why writers use personification.