An interactive 10 question multiple choice exercise. The text is the passage where Scrooge first encounters Marley's Ghost. Good for a starter or plenary for Y6 and up.

This is the second of several exam-style reading comprehensions taken from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The extract (approximately 1100 words from chapter 8) is the episode where the young Pip first meets Miss Havisham who wants to be entertained by watching a child play. The test paper consists of 10 questions of varying difficulty. The allotted marks for each question are shown. There are 30 marks available in total. A mark scheme is provided.

This is the fourth in a series of exam-style reading comprehension tests taken from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The extract (approximately 1100 words from chapter 25) is the scene where Pip visits John Wemmick at his home for the first time. The test paper consists of 13 questions of varying difficulty. The allotted marks for each question are shown. There are 30 marks available in total. A mark scheme is provided.

This is the third exam-style reading comprehensions taken from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The extract (approximately 1100 words from chapter 11) is the scene at Satis where Pip meets a young gentleman who unexpectedly challenges him to a fight. The test paper consists of 13 questions of varying difficulty. The allotted marks for each question are shown. There are 30 marks available in total. A mark scheme is provided.

This is the first of several exam-style reading comprehensions taken from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The extract (approximately 1200 words taken from the first chapter) is the episode where the 7-year-old Pip first meets Abel Magwitch in the graveyard where Pip’s parents are buried. The test paper consists of 14 questions of varying difficulty. The allotted marks for each question are shown. There are 30 marks available in total. A mark scheme is provided.

This resource comprises 2 worksheets of 10 questions each. Each question consists of a sentence containing a pair of homophones which pupils have to fit in the correct place. There are 20 different pairs altogether. Good for revision and/or diagnostic testing in KS2 and 3 classes.

This resource has been updated and extended. There is now a 20 slide presentation (with teacher directed animation) which covers the various permutations of the basic Subject/Verb/Object sentence. It is constructed so that the teacher can work through the slides one by one while the pupils write down answers before they are displayed . The word ‘transitive’ is introduced and explained at the beginning of the presentation. The display slide consists of simple sentences demonstrating how to colour code words and phrases into Subject - Verb - Object. On the accompanying worksheet, the task is to colour code sentences. There is also an extension activity for early finishers - adding subordinate clauses to sentences.

A PDF presentation and a worksheet with 10 questions, answers and explanatory notes. The focus is on identifying verbs in order to determine sentence structure. Verbs are tricky beasts: very few of them are single words, and the compound ones can be split by negatives and adverbs. Sometimes, what looks like the verb in a sentence because it seems to describe an action, is not the verb at all because it is in a non-finite form. The presentation contains questions to be worked in a whole class context, and the worksheet provides individual work, including an extension activity for more able / older students. Suitable for upper KS2 and upwards. Good also for adult work (eg CPD).

PDF presentation for whole class introduction and classroom display. It consists of an explanation of compound sentences and examples to be worked together in class. A worksheet follow-up contains ten questions where students have to identify the number of independent clauses, and write out the verbs and the co-ordinating conjunctions.

Practise antonymns with these worksheets: 3 crosswords, 3 wordsearches and 3 multiple choice. All with answers.

This a a lively look at three versions of the origins of panettone. The comprehension exercise is accompanied by a detailed mark scheme. It should provide enough material for a whole lesson. It’s a great resource for English teachers looking for something that is Christmas themed, but still fits into the curriculum and provides an end of term challenge for pupils.

This is a 13 page pdf file containing 5 separate activities suitable for KS3 or upper KS2 English. The unit begins with a 500 word comprehension about the origin of Christmas crackers. The comprehension contains 15 questions, with available marks indicated. A mark scheme is supplied. It is followed by differentiated dictation: 3 versions of the same 100 word text based on the reading passage. Teacher notes are supplied. The third activity is a speed dictation (Dictagloss). Another 100 word text is read at speed and pupils are tasked with re-assembling it collaboratively. This activity should generate a lot of talk. Full teacher notes accompany the text. After that there is a worksheet on root words and word families, with teacher notes. Finally, the writing activity is an acrostic poem entitled CRACKERS. 2 examples of teacher-generated acrostic poems are included in the teaching notes.

One hour lesson on complex sentences. Includes lesson plan, PPt presentation, 2 lesson posters ( learning objectives and Key vocabulary), worksheet with answers - pupils join sentences using subordinating conjunctions.

A one hour lesson, with each stage timed. Lesson plan, PDF presentation (with teacher notes) and group activity. For classes from Y5 upwards.

Proof-reading practice for Y5-8 to improve pupils' SPAG skills and increase the accuracy of their writing. A PDF presentation for the whiteboard. Five 15 minute exercises, each consisting of sentences with errors of punctuation, spelling, grammar or usage. Pupils write out each sentence correctly, underlining the correction they have made.

A retelling of a folk tale well-known in Germany and Ukraine. 12 comprehension questions with answers. Links to websites with other versions of the tale are provided in the teacher notes. Good for KS1 as a stimulus for writing, art and craft, and for KS2 as part of a study on different versions of legends and folk tales. It lends itself too to cross-curricular work: a study of eastern European countries in geography, or of mini beasts/arachnids in science, or research into the history of tinsel on Christmas trees.

Five folders each containing 10 worksheets with answers. Spelling lists included - alphabetical and randomised. Also a list for Look Say Cover Write Check activity, Could be used in class as starter activities, or set as homework. For more of my resources, please visit my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ReallLanguages

Two worksheets with answers. The task is to underline the verb and then to change the tense from present to past. Suitable for KS2.

A two page text about the haggis and the rituals of Burns Night Suppers. The comprehension comprises 15 questions and is marked out of 30. Mark scheme is provided.

Ten thematically connected sentences some of which have incorrect sentence punctuation. Marking instructions and suggestions for writing extension included. Good for Y2-Y4 classes or SEN.