<p>A simple but effective game which revises different parts of grammar and punctuation.</p>
<p>Pupils play in teams. They choose an area (eg verbs) from the game board. The PowerPoint will throw up a question about the chosen area and reveal the answer when clicked.</p>
<p>This activity can easily last a whole one hour lesson. Pupils enjoy the competitive element. It can be used as a ‘fun’ way to revise grammar terminology in preparation for the KS2 SATs.</p>
<p>Categories in the game: verbs, connectives, adverbs, subject and object, names for words (eg plural, antonym), prepositions and articles, adjectives and determiners, apostrophes, various punctuation.</p>
<p>A fun and engaging space-themed booklet - designed to help students practice their key spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. This 30 page booklet contains activities and tasks covering:</p>
<ul>
<li>word classes</li>
<li>prefixes / suffixes</li>
<li>plurals</li>
<li>verb tenses</li>
<li>capital letters</li>
<li>speech marks</li>
<li>high frequency words</li>
<li>proofreading</li>
<li>comprehension</li>
<li>end/ beginning sounds</li>
<li>synonyms/ antonyms</li>
</ul>
<p>and more!</p>
<p>This document can be used as a booklet or printed off as individual worksheets. Perfect for whole class use, SEND/EAL/Lower ability interventions, homework, home learning and more.</p>
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<p>PPt containing 100 grammar and punctuation activities with accompanying answers.</p>
<p>Useful for starters at KS3 or for KS2 SATs SPAG practice.</p>
<p>Fifty-one multiple choice questions and one writing task designed to give you valuable insights into your students’ language abilities.</p>
<p>This test covers a range of topics including:</p>
<p><strong>Basic Language Skills:</strong> This section assesses the students’ knowledge of the English language by testing their understanding of the alphabet, adjectives, verbs, nouns, adverbs, and connectives.</p>
<p><strong>Sentence Structure Identification:</strong> This section tests the students’ ability to identify different types of sentences, including simple, compound, and complex sentences.</p>
<p><strong>Noun Types and Modifiers:</strong> This section tests the students’ ability to identify collective nouns, plural nouns, fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases, concrete nouns, and abstract nouns.</p>
<p><strong>Figurative Language</strong></p>
<p>This section tests the student’s understanding of figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification, oxymorons, descriptive language, sensory details, alliteration, and assonance.</p>
<p><strong>Punctuation Usage:</strong> This section tests the students’ knowledge of common punctuation symbols, such as full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes.</p>
<p><strong>Creative Writing Techniques:</strong> This section assesses the students’ ability to structure and organise their creative writing, as well as their ability to use different writing techniques to capture the reader’s attention.</p>
<p><strong>Reading Comprehension</strong></p>
<p>This section of the test helps you assess a student’s reading comprehension abilities. It can also help you to identify if your students may need additional support or instruction in this area. Additionally, this exercise can help you to gauge how well your students are able to extract and comprehend information from written material, which is an essential skill in many academic areas.</p>
<p><strong>Creative Writing</strong></p>
<p>This section is designed to help you assess your student’s ability to communicate their ideas in a clear and organised manner, their ability to engage and maintain the interest of the reader, and their ability to use appropriate grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary. This information can help the you tailor your instruction to meet the needs of individual students and to help them improve their writing skills.</p>
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<p>Not only will this test help you identify areas where your students need additional support, but it also comes with a mark scheme that includes low, mid, and high-ability example answers for the writing section. This makes it easy for you to quickly evaluate your students’ work and track their progress over time.</p>
<p>A fun and engaging sports-themed booklet - designed to help students practice their key spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. This 28 page booklet contains activities and tasks covering:</p>
<ul>
<li>word classes</li>
<li>prefixes / suffixes</li>
<li>plurals</li>
<li>verb tenses</li>
<li>capital letters</li>
<li>speech marks</li>
<li>high frequency words</li>
<li>proofreading</li>
<li>end/ beginning sounds</li>
<li>synonyms/ antonyms</li>
</ul>
<p>and more!</p>
<p>This document can be used as a booklet or printed off as individual worksheets. Perfect for whole class use, SEND/EAL/Lower ability interventions, homework, home learning and more.</p>
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This resource contains a quiz/revision resource on KS2 SATS English - spelling punctuation and grammar. It can be used as a quiz or as a revision resource.<br />
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The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is included to record answers. <br />
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The quiz includes SATS style questions on:<br />
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grammatical terms, word/classes - nouns, verbs, adjectives, coordinating and subjunctive conjunctions, pronouns possessive, relative, adverbs, adverbials, prepositions, determiners, subject and object, verb tenses, modal verbs, present and past progressive,passive and active, clauses - main, fronted adverbials, subordinate, relational, punctuation - full stops, commas in lists, commas to clarify meaning, question marks, exclamation marks, inverted commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, capital letters, hyphens, direct speech, brackets, determiners, articles - definite and indefinite, function of sentences - declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences (statement, question, command, exclamation), vocabulary -synonyms and antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, spelling - homophones and plurals.<br />
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This resource contains a set of 66 SATS style questions on grammatical terms and word classes. The resource includes questions on the following:<br />
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Nouns<br />
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Adjectives<br />
Conjunctions<br />
Pronouns<br />
Possessive Pronouns<br />
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Prepositions<br />
Determiners<br />
Subject and Object<br />
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<p>This powerpoint dedicates each slide to a different area of the punctuation and grammar SATs test. It is highly useful when revising the concepts the children must know for the test in an engaging way. All slides followed by an answer slide!</p>
<p>The powerpoint covers:</p>
<p>Phrases (adverbial, prepositional & noun)<br />
Prepositions<br />
Co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions<br />
Main & subordinate clauses<br />
Relative clauses<br />
Modal verbs<br />
Determiners<br />
Prefixes and suffixes<br />
Root words<br />
Subject-verb agreement<br />
Pronouns<br />
Active & passive voice<br />
Synonyms & antonyms<br />
Progressive tense<br />
Perfect tense<br />
Word classes<br />
Hyphens<br />
Colons, semi-colons and dashes<br />
Apostrophe for contraction and possession</p>
<p>This complete guide to grammar includes fifteen lessons and an accompanying workbook. The lessons start by looking at how to build a sentence accurately and then move on to more advanced sentence structures, punctuation and grammar rules. Ideal for teaching students from scratch but also as a revision tool. The booklet also includes writing challenges designed to encourage students to apply the rules they have learnt. I have used this resource with Year 7 through to Year 11 with much success.</p>
<p>This slideshow is for use in a staff meeting or other training session and provides guidance for the understanding of SPAG for teachers and TAs. It includes clear explanations and examples as well as exercises and links to useful websites for further information. It can be used over more than one session, or to focus on one particular aspect of grammar or punctuation. This might be a useful reference for NQTS , or teachers new to upper KS2 especially teachers who are new to Y6.</p>
Key skills for KS2 and KS3 - even KS4 if needed.<br />
Apostrophes, articles, commas, capital letters, compound sentences. complex sentences, exclamation marks, full stops, main and subordinate clause, modal verbs, prepositions, questions marks, speech marks, subject and object.
<p>Each slide in this PowerPoint focuses on a different grammatical element. There is a section explaining the rules of the grammatical element to the student and another section with a task that allows the student to practise the usage. These slides can be slotted in to any PowerPoint as a starter task, used as an extension task, used as targeted feedback when marking or as extra revision for students. Or, they could be printed out and given to students as a SPaG booklet to work through. The aim being to improve students’ AO2, AO5 and AO6 skills.</p>
<p>Elements covered:<br />
Adjectives<br />
Adverbials<br />
Apostrophes<br />
Clauses<br />
Colons<br />
Commas<br />
Complex Sentences<br />
Compound Sentences<br />
Coordinating Conjunctions<br />
Discourse Markers<br />
Modal Verbs<br />
Nouns<br />
Parenthesis<br />
Past Tense<br />
Perfect Tense<br />
Prepositions<br />
Present Tense<br />
Pronouns<br />
Relative Clauses<br />
Semi Colons<br />
Sentence Starters<br />
Simple Sentences<br />
Speech Marks<br />
Subject Verb Object<br />
Subordinate Clauses<br />
Subordinating Conjunctions<br />
Verbs</p>
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<p>This has 10 complete mini tests each with questions similar to those in the KS2 Grammar and Punctuation Test 1.</p>
<p>Each test fits on two sides of A4 and has 5 questions. The first test is based on the first 5 questions. The second is based on the next five and so on. This set provides alternative questions to all of the 50 in the 2017 test.</p>
<p>INCLUDES FREE SUBTRACTION PRACTICE SHEETS WITH ANSWERS. THESE THREE WORKSHEETS HAVE THE ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM ON A SLIP WHICH CAN BE EASILY REMOVED. A BLANK SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED SO THAT YOU OR THE CHILDREN CAN CREATE YOUR OWN HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEETS.</p>
<p>I created this brilliant 15 page work pack containing six exercises of general punctuation, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives for my GCSE English language revision class. I found that getting close to GCSE’s my students sometimes forgot basic punctuation.</p>
<p>The work pack is easy to use and has a definition with examples and then exercises to be completed. (Answers are included)</p>
<p>I have found that I can use them for stretching students further in Year 8 and Year 9. I have added in the answers so that they can bee peered marked or used for homework. I also found that it encourages students to find the meaning and definitions.</p>
<p>This literacy booklet was made to support higher ability KS2, 3 and lower ability KS4 students. It is engaging and has helped students with their writing. It focuses on: Categorising, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension, Word Group, Synonyms, paragraph practice and more!</p>
<p><strong>A fun and engaging wildlife themed booklet</strong> - designed to help students practice their key spelling, grammar and punctuation skills.</p>
<p>This 26 page booklet contains activities and tasks covering:</p>
<ul>
<li>word classes</li>
<li>prefixes / suffixes</li>
<li>plurals</li>
<li>verb tenses</li>
<li>capital letters</li>
<li>speech marks</li>
<li>high frequency words</li>
<li>proofreading</li>
<li>end/ beginning sounds</li>
<li>synonyms/ antonyms</li>
<li>and more!</li>
</ul>
<p>This document can be used as a booklet or printed off as individual worksheets. Perfect for whole class use, SEND/EAL/Lower ability interventions, homework, home learning and more.</p>
This Power Point tests knowledge of there and their, knowledge of speech marks and commas , homophones, the use of prefixes to form opposites, alphabetical ordering, identifying deliberate mistakes and much more. Pupils are required to perfect a weirdly worded passage. Answers are provided.<br />
This resource is suitable for ages 10+ and is ideal for revision purposes.
Three photocopiable worksheets to help children practise their grammar and punctuation and handwriting skills, after reading the story of The Gingerbread Man.
Learning objectives
• Leaving space between words
• Using the word and to join words and sentences
• Begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
• Using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week and the personal pronoun
<p>This versatile worksheet is designed to strengthen students’ grammar and punctuation skills. Suitable for learners of all ages, it includes exercises on sentence structure, verb agreement, and punctuation use, with a focus on common pitfalls. Clear examples and practice tasks make it an excellent resource for building writing accuracy and confidence in both ESL and native-speaking students.</p>