This is a succinct, literary devices mat containing an explanation of and examples of the following: Idiom Allusion Cliche Pun Hyperbole Understatement Oxymoron Paradox The mat is ideal for display purposes or as a revision aid for pupils and is available in two fonts and two backgrounds. More Figurative Language Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a homophone mat that can be laminated and used by Key Stage 2 pupils and older SEN students to refer to and check the spellings of commonly used homophones / near homophones and confusing words. The homophones include: where / were / we're / wear their / there / they're hear / ear / here too / two / to which / witch whose / who's one / won your / you're More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step- by-Step Guide

Bring the amazing world of nature into your classroom - take the students out of the classroom, with this 48 slide PowerPoint containing an amazing array of photographs. Although the subject of the PowerPoint is collective nouns this resource could be used for displays, as a starter activity to promote discussion, as part of a tutor group activity and / or to introduce pupils to the richness of vocabulary in describing groups of things. More Noun Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a succinct, colourful and highly visual noun memo mat reminding pupils of the different types of noun. Common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, compound nouns and collective nouns are all featured. There are several font variations. The mat could be laminated and used by pupils to use when covering the topic of nouns or placed in their files for reference. It could be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes. You may also be interested in: PowerPoint Lesson on Nouns More Nouns Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of the article/determiner 'a' or 'an' before a word. It also contains a sentence writing sheet for the construction of sentences. In addition to helping pupils to choose the correct article 'a' or 'an', it is a particularly useful resource for students who struggle to master the basics of writing. It provides a framework and scaffolding for pupils to achieve some success in creating sentences independently. You may also be interested in: 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson Set of 12 Worksheets on 'a' or 'an' The Articles - 'a' and 'an' - Bundle More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 30 colourful posters on onomatopoeia. You may also be interested in: Onomatopoeia PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully editable and engaging 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on the literary device of onomatopoeia. The PowerPoint includes: 1. Explanation and definition of onomatopoeia. 2. Why it is used. 3. Examples of onomatopoeia from poetry, literature, adverts and comics -including The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Tennyson), The Lake Isle of Innisfree (W. B. Yeats), The Bells (Edgar Allan Poe), The Tempest by William Shakespeare and For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway). 4. Challenges and opportunities within the PowerPoint for pupils to identify and use onomatopoeia. 6. Images to stimulate students to compose their own onomatopoeic words. The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to a short, entertaining video on onomatopoeia; some adverts containing onomatopoeia and a recitation by Roger McGough of his poem 'The Sound Collector'. Onomatopoeia - Set of 20 Worksheets Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Onomatopoeia Bundle More Figurative Language Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains four SATS style spelling practice tests for kn and gn digraphs. For each test there is: A pupil test worksheet. A teacher dictation sheet. An answer sheet If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: kn and gn Digraphs Spelling Practice Worksheets 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson - The Silent k and g This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on the silent letters ‘k’ and ‘g’ when followed by ‘n’. In the PowerPoint pupils are introduced to most of the common words containing these two silent letters and are asked to read and spell some of these words. Save money and buy both the PowerPoint and the worksheets at a discounted rate: 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson - Set of 12 Differentiated Worksheets on silent k and g More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a succinct, colourful and visual memo mat on the commonly used/confused National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophones where / were / we’re / wear. The mat is provided in different fonts and on two different backgrounds. The mat could be laminated and used by pupils when covering the topic of commonly used/confused homophones or placed in their files for reference. It could also be enlarged to A3 size and used for classroom display purposes. You may also be interested in: There, Their, They’re - PowerPoint Lesson There, Their, They’re - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets Where, Were, Wear and We’re - PowerPoint Lesson Where, Were, Wear and We’re - PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 8 Worksheets More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

The resource contains 30 worksheets for pupils to practise the spelling high-frequency words in phase order. This resource is ideal for homework. More High Frequency Word and Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a 65-slide PowerPoint lesson on the rules for when and how to add the suffix -ing to verbs. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates the rules of how to change the verb. It includes: adding -ing to regular root verbs adding -ing to words ending in the silent -e adding -ing to verbs containing short vowel and cvc ending (doubling last letter) - adding -ing to verbs ending in -ee, -ye, -oe, -ie - some exceptions to the rules The PowerPoint contains a variety of opportunities for pupils to practise forming the correct -ing ending including a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to add -ing to verbs and a sorting activity in which pupils are required to decide which verb -ing ending is appropriate. More Verb Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 14 worksheets and a 70-slide PowerPoint revision lesson on determiners and includes - the articles - definite and indefinite, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers, numbers, ordinals and interrogatives. PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully editable, 70 slide SATS English grammar revision PowerPoint lesson on determiners. The PowerPoint explains what determiners are, gives examples and asks pupils to identify the determiners in sentences in SATS style questions. You may also be interested in: Key Stage 2 100 Question SPaG SATS Revision PowerPoint Quiz This resource contains a 100 question quiz/revision resource on KS2 SATS English - spelling punctuation and grammar. The questions are in SATS-style and include questions on grammatical terms, word/classes, clauses, punctuation and spelling. More SATS English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of colourful and engaging flash cards of the first one hundred high-frequency words. They can be laminated and used time and time again. You may also be interested in: First One Hundred High Frequency Words Resource Pack The pack contains: Four PowerPoints containing the first 100 high-frequency words in phase order - building blocks based theme 10 spelling practice worksheets (differentiated). Ideal for homework Word mat of the 100 high-frequency words Four word searches on the first 100 high-frequency words (phase order) Flash cards of all 100 high-frequency words- ideal for starter sessions and group work A set of certificates to award to pupils for progress and achievements in mastering the reading and spelling of the first 100 words< This resource is appropriate for Year 1-3 pupils and older SEN pupils who have yet to master the first one hundred words. More High Frequency Word Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This Chinese New Year lantern riddles resource contains 4 pages of riddles with answers and a template for pupils to make up their own riddles. More Chinese New Year Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 15 worksheets on the National Curriculum Year homophones / near homophones -there/ their/ they’re, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones in sentences, correcting homophones in sentences and composing sentences containing the homophones. There area also five spelling practice worksheets. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Year 2 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones, gives examples, and provides tips for remembering the difference between them. Opportunities are provided for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. Save money and buy both resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Year 2 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More Homophone Resources

This resource contains SATS style spelling tests with dictation sentences for the commonly confused homophones - where, were, wear, we’re, there, their, they’re, too, to, and two. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step-Guide

This resource contains a set of 35 A3 size posters on alliteration. They contain examples of alliteration from poetry, literature, - The Listeners (Walter De La Mare), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Harry Potter (J K Rowling), Sea Fever (John Masefield), Cargoes (John Masefield), Kubla Khan (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) and The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe). Several posters contain examples from famous speeches, films, song lyrics and from product and company brands. You may also be interested in: Alliteration - Set of 18 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 18 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of alliteration. Tasks include: Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from Harry Potter, The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever and The Ancient Mariner. Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing alliteration. Designing and creating product names and catchy slogans for a shampoo, canned drink and chocolate bar using alliteration. Alliteration PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully editable, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on alliteration. It contains an explanation of alliteration and many examples from: - literature - (Harry Potter) - poetry ( The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever, The Ancient Mariner) - the commercial world - speeches Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Alliteration Bundle More Figurative Language Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Encourage your pupils to achieve and reward them by awarding them Certificates of Achievement for their progress and achievements in mastering the reading and spelling of the first one hundred high-frequency words in phase order. The certificates are available for phase 2 words, phase 3 words, phase 4 words, phase 5 words for reading and spelling the words. You may also be interested in: First One Hundred High Frequency Words Resource Pack The pack contains: Four PowerPoints containing the first 100 high-frequency words in phase order 10 Spelling Practice Worksheets (differentiated). Ideal for homework Word mat of the first 100 high-frequency words Four word searches on the first 100 high-frequency words (phase order) FlashCards for all the 100 high-frequency words- ideal for starter sessions and group work A set of certificates to award to pupils for progress and achievements More High Frequency Word Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a succinct pronouns revision mat that includes explanations and examples of : personal pronouns relative pronouns possessive pronouns demonstrative pronouns indefinite pronouns reflexive pronouns interrogative pronouns subject and object pronouns You may also be interested in: SATS Revision: Pronouns PowerPoint Lesson Pronouns - SATS Style Revision Question Worksheets Key Stage 2 SPaG SATS Revision PowerPoint Quiz This resource contains a quiz/revision resource on KS2 SATS English - spelling punctuation and grammar. The questions are in 2016 SATS style and include questions on grammatical terms, word/classes, combining words, phrases and clauses, punctuation and spelling. This resource would be particularly useful for SATS revision and is suitable for primary aged pupils and for older SEN students. More SATS English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains four PowerPoints on the first hundred high-frequency words in phase order. It has a building blocks theme. The resource could be used for starter sessions, teaching the first one hundred high-frequency words and/or printing off to make into posters. The resource would also be suitable for older SEN students who have yet to master the basic first one hundred high-frequency words. You may also be interested in: First One Hundred High Frequency Words Resource Pack This resource contains: Four PowerPoints containing the first 100 high-frequency words in phase order 10 Spelling Practice Worksheets (differentiated). Ideal for homework Word mat of the 100 high-frequency words Four word searches on the first 100 high-frequency words (phase order) FlashCards of all 100 high-frequency words- ideal for starter sessions and group work. A set of certificates to award to pupils for progress and achievements More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains 6 differentiated worksheets (12 worksheets in total) on William Shakespeare's quotations from Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, Antony and Cleopatra and more! The task is to find the missing words either by general knowledge, research or deduction. The worksheets are differentiated and answers are included. They are ideal for World Book Day and William Shakespeare Week. You may also be interested in: Shakespeare - Set of 45 Quote Posters These posters contain powerful images and a range of quotes -some poignant, some comedic, some tragic and some romantic - all illustrate Shakespeare’s mastery of words, his skillful use of language and poetic devices. Wiliam Shakespeare Simple Text Presentation This is an informative and fully editable, simple text 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of William Shakespeare. The presentation focuses on - his birthplace and parentage; his family; references to and excerpts from well-known plays – Hamlet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night's Dream; The Globe Theatre, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre; the Puritans' banning of theatres and plays; The Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare's contribution to the English language; his use of literary techniques and poetic devices; his burial place; his former home New Place -his former home; list of his plays in chronological order. The presentation also includes hyperlinks to engaging short clips (3 minutes) of Macbeth – film and opera versions and William Shakespeare's annual birthday celebrations in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Wiliam Shakespeare Presentation This is a slightly longer, more detailed 75-slide presentation; more suitable for older pupils. More William Shakespeare Resources Save money and buy Shakespeare resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: William Shakespeare Bundle