This resource contains two worksheets on Year 2 homophones / near homophones. You may also be interested in: Year 2 Homophones - Set of 15 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on Year 2 homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones and using homophones in sentences. Year 2 Homophones - 45 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This is a 45-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophone and confusing words list and includes -there/ their/ they’re, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. The PowerPoint provides an explanation of the meaning of the homophones with examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. It is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students. Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Year 2 Homophones -45 Slide PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in spelling and phonics. 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 short presentation on Roald Dahl. You may also be interested in: Roald Dahl - 85 Slide Presentation This resource is an informative and fully editable, 85-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Roald Dahl. The presentation focuses on: His birthplace and parentage His education and schooling His career - RAF fighter pilot His family References and excerpts from his works including The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, Boy: Dreams of Childhood, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Danny Champion of the World, The Gremlins, Going Solo His likes and dislikes, interests and hobbies His imaginative and fun use of language and wordplay Roald Dahl’s Children’s Gallery, Roald Dahl Plass, Roald Dahl Festival at Aylesbury Dahlicious Dress Up Day, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. The Powerpoint also contains hyperlinks to Roald Dahl’s writing hut, The BFG movie trailer, audio of Roald Dahl giving writing tips and about his writing, Roald Dahl being interviewed by Terry Wogan, Roald’s home at Gipsy Cottage, Great Missenden. A simple text, 81 slide version of the presentation, more appropriate for younger pupils is also available: Roald Dahl Simple Text Presentation More Roald Dahl 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 is a Christmas-themed worksheet on using the apostrophe for omission/contraction taken from a set of resources on the use of the apostrophe for omission/contraction. Click on the link below for details. Christmas-Themed Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission A set of differentiated worksheets on the use of the apostrophe for omission. Appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students who have yet to master the basics of punctuation. Christmas-Themed PowerPoint Lesson on the Apostrophe for Omission This is a fully editable, highly visual and interactive PowerPoint on the apostrophe for omission presented by the punctuation character ‘The Missing Letter Detective.’ Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate Chrsitmas Themed PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this ‘must have’ step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This is a short presentation on the determiners the, a and an. You may also be interested in: Determiners - 70 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains a fully editable, 62 slide PowerPoint lesson on determiners. These include: The articles - definite and indefinite Demonstratives Possessives Quantifiers Numbers Ordinals Interrogatives The slides explain what determiners are, gives examples, asks pupils to identify the determiners in sentences and to place determiners in sentences. There are also two verses from The Owl and The Pussycat and the Listeners for pupils to identify the determiners. The slide contains two worksheets which can be printed off for the pupils to complete these exercises. More Free 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 an information sheet on plural rules for nouns and a worksheet for finding examples of the various types of plurals. You may also be interested in: Plurals PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully editable, 200- slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. It is appropriate for primary aged pupils and older SEN students due to the highly visual nature of the resource. The PowerPoint explains the rules for making plurals for: regular nouns nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ , ‘x’ , ‘z’ and ‘s’ nouns ending in ‘o’ preceded by a consonant nouns ending in -o preceded by a vowel nouns ending in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘fe’ nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a vowel nouns that do not change in the plural form irregular plurals exceptions to the rules Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity. Plurals - 30 Page Workbook This resource contains a 30-page workbook on making plurlas. The workbook includes an explanation sheet, 26 worksheets (with answers) and a progress check. Plurals Revision Memo Mat This is a succinct revision mat containing the rules and exceptions for forming plurals. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Plurals 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 is a short quiz about books. You may also be interested in: Book Day Research Quiz - 108 Questions This is a research paper-based quiz on a variety of literature and genres -books, poems and authors. It is an ideal resource for Book Day. Although pupils may be able to answer some of the questions, the quiz has been designed to encourage pupils to research the answers. It could be used in a variety of ways - in class, for competition purposes and/or for homework. It could be undertaken individually or as part of a group. By researching these questions pupils will be introduced to a wide range of literature and genres, both classic and contemporary. Hopefully, it will inspire and motivate pupils to read something they have not read before. Sample questions: What was the name of the landlord’s daughter in the Highwayman? Who wrote a biography of Roald Dahl called Fantastic Mr Dahl? What are the names of the three farmers in Fantastic Mr Fox? Which book, first published in 1605, has sold more than 300 million copies worldwide? In which book do you find the phrases ‘messing about in boats and ‘poop, poop’ feature? Who wrote the science fiction novel Brave New World? What is the name of the wizard who appears in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings? In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what is the price on the Mad Hatter's hat? In Kubla Khan what was the name of the sacred river? What are the names of the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet? For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate 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 is an action verb word mat which is available in three different fonts. You may also be interested in: Action Verbs - 15 Page Workbook This 15-page workbook contains one information sheet and fourteen worksheets on action verbs. Tasks include: matching verbs to pictures choosing correct verb to insert into a sentence identifying verbs within sentences writing own sentences using verbs Action Verbs PowerPoint Lesson This is an editable, 55-slide PowerPoint lesson on action verbs. It includes: An explanation of action verbs with examples Identifying action verbs in sentences Action pictures as a stimulus for pupils to think of appropriate verbs Sorting words into adjectives, nouns and verbs The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on action verbs. Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Action Verbs PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook Action Verbs Posters 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 5 page revision / explanation booklet on how to use inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks) and other punctuation devices in direct speech. You may also be interested in: Inverted Commas - 75 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas.The PowerPoint demonstrates how to: use inverted commas to enclose direct speech punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech punctuate split speech set out direct speech in writing use interesting words to replace ‘said’ Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech. Inverted Commas - 26-Page Workbook This resource contains a 22 page workbook on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks/direct speech). It is appropriate for pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 and older, SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation. The workbook contains four information/revision sheets, 17 worksheets and an answer booklet. Tasks include: using inverted commas to enclose direct speech punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech punctuating split speech setting out direct speech in dialogue using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses composing writing containing direct speech Save money and buy both resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Inverted Commas PowerPoint Lesson and Worknbook More English Resources

This resource contains an A3 size poster detailing the seven co-ordinating conjunctions using the acronym FANBOYS. The National Curriculum English Programme of Study requires that pupils be taught to use coordinating conjunctions (for, and. nor, but , or, yet and so) to link two words or phrases together as an equal pair. You may also be interested in: Co-ordinating Conjunctions - 60 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on coordinating conjunctions clearly explains what the co-ordinating conjunctions are and provides many examples and opportunities for pupils to identify and use co-ordinating conjunctions. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on coordinating conjunctions. More English Resources

This resource contains a short quiz on Roald Dahl’s children's books. You may also be interested in: Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books – 100 Question Quiz This is a fully editable, 100 question PowerPoint quiz on Roald Dahl’s children’s books and includes questions on Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The Twits, Boy, The Giraffe, Pelly and Me, The Enormous Crocodile, The Magic Finger and The Witches. It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group, particularly on World Book Day or on Roald Dahl Day in September. The quiz contains 100 questions with multiple choice answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the Roald Dahl image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is also provided. Sample questions: 1. In which book is this quote from ‘If you are good, life is good?’ 2. Charlie is the last person to find a golden ticket in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Who was the third? 3. In ‘James and the Giant Peach’ James is forced to go and live with his aunts after his parents are killed. What were his parents killed by? 4. In ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ who runs the chocolate factory? 5. What are the evil creatures that Charlie Bucket meets in ‘Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator? Roald Dahl Presentation This is an informative, 80 slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Roald Dahl. The PowerPoint focuses on: His birthplace and parentage His education and schooling His career as an RAF fighter pilot His family His works His likes, dislikes, interests and hobbies His imaginative and fun use of language and wordplay Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author

This resource contains a PowerPoint show on alliteration. You may also be interested in: Alliteration PowerPoint Lesson This resource is a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the literary/poetic device of 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 in speeches Opportunities are also provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to create sentences/phrases containing alliteration using images as a stimulus. You may also be interested in: Alliteration - Set of 18 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 12 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. Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing alliteration. The paragraphs include six scenes to encourage the use of alliteration - poppy field, fireworks, busy street, ice cream, spider’s web and snow covered tree. Designing and creating product names and catchy slogans for a shampoo, canned drink and chocolate bar using alliteration. Save money and buy both at a discounted rate: Alliteration - Set of 35 Posters 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. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Alliteration 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 an A3 size poster on idioms. You may also be interested in: Set of 11 Figurative Language Posters This resource contains a set of 11 posters on different types of figurative language with examples. They include: similes personification hyperbole alliteration idiom oxymoron assonance consonance onomatopoeia allusion metaphors 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 is a sample activity taken from a Roald Dahl activity pack containing differentiated word searches, anagrams, crosswords and cryptograms. Roald Dahl Activity Pack - Differentiated Word Searches, Crossords and Anagrams This resource contains a variety of differentiated worksheets and activities on Roald Dahl's books including Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The Twits, Boy, The Giraffe, Pelly and Me, The Enormous Crocodile, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot and The Witches. It is an ideal resource on Roald Dahl Day in September and on Book Day. Answers are also provided. More Roald Dahl Resources Roald Dahl PowerPoint Lesson / Assembly Roald Dahl SIMPLE TEXT PowerPoint Presentation Roald Dahl Children's Books Quiz - 100 Questions Roald Dahl's Life and Works Quiz - 50 Questions Set of 12 Roald Dahl's Quote Posters For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate 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

Revision / Explanation booklet on nouns - common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, compound nouns and collective nouns. A comprehensive set of resources (interactive, editable and highly visual PowerPoints, differentiated worksheets and other activities) on nouns are also available. See below for details. Nouns PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Differentiated Worksheets For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this 'must have' step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This is a Christmas themed worksheet on alphabetical order - to the second and third letter. You may also be interested in: Set of 8 Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order Worksheets This resource contains a set of 8 Christmas-themed worksheets on alphabetical order. Tasks include: Placing items in alphabetical order by the first letter only. Placing items in alphabetical order to the second, third and fourth letter. Locating names in a filing system using the alphabet. Placing items on a Christmas shopping list in alphabetical order. Making own shopping list and placing items in alphabetical order. Placing the names of the characters in ‘A Christmas Carol’ in alphabetical order. Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully editable Christmas-themed PowerPoint lesson on alphabetical order, in which Santa’s elves visually demonstrate and explain alphabetical order up to four letters. It is an ideal resource for introducing/consolidating alphabetical order in the Christmas period. Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More Free Resources More Christmas 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 two colourful and highly visual posters - one detailing general parts of speech and one for nouns. You may also be interested in: Parts of Speech - Set of 8 Posters This resource contains a set of eight posters explaining the different parts of speech with examples - including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. The set contains posters on both black and white backgrounds and in two different fonts. There are four versions of the posters in total. More Free 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

Worksheet on making plurals by adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in -s and -x. You may also be interested in: Set of 5 Christmas Themed Worksheets on Plurals This resource contains five worksheets on plurals. Tasks include making plurals for: - regular nouns - adding ‘s’ - nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’ and ‘s’ - nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’ - change ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’ - nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by consonant - change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ - common exceptions There is also a revision sheet on making plurals. An accompanying highly interactive and fully editable 30 slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals (Christmas themed) is also available. Christmas Themed PowerPoint Lesson on Making Plurals This resource is a highly visual, seasonal and interactive and fully editable 30 slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The lesson is ably delivered by Santa. The PowerPoint is editable and can be adapted to suit any time of the school year! It is appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students to the highly visual nature of the resource. Resources include: 1. PowerPoint explaining the rules for making plurals for - regular nouns - adding ‘s’ - nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ and ‘s’ - nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’ - change ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’ - nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by consonant - change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to apply the rules. Christmas Themed Making Plurals PowerPoint Lesson and 5 Christmas Themed Worksheets on Plurals These resources are suitable for Year 1-6 pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the highly visual nature of these resources. More Christmas 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 To be kept informed of new resources click here and follow.

This resource contains a table of rules and exceptions for the use of the article ‘a’ or’ an. You may also be interested in: Writing Frame - ‘a’ or 'an This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. 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. It is particularly appropriate for those SEN students who find reading and writing challenging. 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson on ‘an’ or ‘an’ Containing Exceptions The PowerPoint lesson explains how to use the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word by looking at the first letter to determine whether or not it has a vowel sound. Set of 12 Worksheets on ‘a’ or 'an’ This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets on the use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. Save money and buy all the a and an resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: ‘a’ or ‘an’ Bundle More Free English Resources

These are sample slides /posters taken from a resource on collective nouns. Collective Nouns - Amazing 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. It also contains examples of collections of images of inanimate objects such as arrows, onions and more. This resource contains two worksheets with answers on common nouns and collective nouns. You may also be interested in: Nouns - 24-Page Workbook This resource includes two information sheets and twenty two worksheets on nouns. Tasks include identifying and using all the types of noun at word, sentence and text level. These resources would be particularly useful for SATS revision and are suitable for primary aged pupils and for older SEN students who will benefit from the visual nature of the PowerPoint. Nouns - 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This is an editable, 100-slide PowerPoint lesson on nouns. All the different types of nouns are explained and examples are givengiven. The PowerPoint contains three activities to reinforce and consolidate the pupils’ understanding of nouns. A sorting activity that requires sorting different types of nouns into the appropriate category. A timed noun challenge where pupils have to think of nouns in all categories beginning with a certain letter. A worksheet is provided for this on the PowerPoint. Pupils have to identify all the nouns in the poem ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth. A worksheet is also provided for this. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on nouns. Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate. Nouns - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets 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 is an information sheet about using the colon in writing. You may also be interested in: Colons PowerPoint Lesson This is a fully-editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the colon appropriately in writing: To introduce an explanation or an example. To introduce lists. To emphasise a phrase or single word at the end of a sentence. To introduce quotations. It contains explanations, examples and opportunities for pupils to practise using colons appropriately. Semi-Colons PowerPoint Lesson This is a highly-visual, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the semi-colon appropriately in writing. It contains explanations, examples and opportunities for pupils to practise using colons appropriately. Colon and Semi-Colon Worksheets 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