We are a small group of teachers (including a mum and her daughter!) specialising in English literature and language. Collectively, we’ve got over 90 years’ experience teaching in schools & universities as well as in the private tutoring sector. All our materials are devised by us and have been tested in a range of educational environments. Oh, and we’re all fully-paid-up members of the “Practice makes perfect!” club.
We are a small group of teachers (including a mum and her daughter!) specialising in English literature and language. Collectively, we’ve got over 90 years’ experience teaching in schools & universities as well as in the private tutoring sector. All our materials are devised by us and have been tested in a range of educational environments. Oh, and we’re all fully-paid-up members of the “Practice makes perfect!” club.
Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases (e.g. as terrifying as … ) which they must complete with imaginative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Vocabulary Worksheet Appalling Antonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases that refer to familiar Halloween characters (e.g. as … as a brownie) which they must complete with creative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 02
English Vocabulary Worksheet Appalling Antonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Free vocabulary exercise in which students must sort 36 adjectives into 3 groups (synonyms for ‘scary’ – synonyms for ‘strange’ – synonyms for ‘gross’).
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 02
English Vocabulary Worksheet Appalling Antonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases that refer to familiar Halloween objects and creatures (e.g. as … as a lizard) which they must complete with creative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
You may also like:
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 02
English Vocabulary Worksheet Appalling Antonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
Free vocabulary exercise in which students must identify 15 pairs of adjectives and verbs as synonyms or not.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
You may also like:
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Appalling Antonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Free vocabulary exercise in which students must identify 15 pairs of adjectives and verbs as antonyms or not.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
You may also like:
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 01
English Vocabulary Worksheet Spine-Chilling Synonyms Halloween KS2 02
English Vocabulary Worksheet Wretched ing Words Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to reinforce Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use direct and indirect speech & to accurately punctuate direct speech using speech marks, full stops, commas, colons, question & exclamation marks.
In total, this bundle contains 132 unrepeated grammar & punctuation practice questions (with full answers) that are spread across 2 worksheets packs. Pack 1 includes 6 self-contained grammar exercises, while Pack 2 includes 6 self-contained punctuation exercises.
Throughout each pack, the exercises become more challenging with Exercise A being the easiest and Exercise F the hardest.
Suitable for classwork or homework, these versatile worksheets can be used individually or in various combinations depending on your SoW.
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Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to reinforce Year 6 students’ ability to correctly punctuate direct speech using speech marks, full stops, commas, colons, question & exclamation marks.
This pack contains 65 unrepeated practice questions (with answers) that are spread across 6 self-contained exercises, including:
Ticking boxes
Adding or inserting missing punctuation to direct speech
Rewriting sentences, removing any incorrect direct speech punctuation marks
Adding ALL direct speech punctuation to sentences AS WELL AS all other necessary capital letters & full stops.
See Preview p. 2 for more details.
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Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
A full original 2018 KS2 Paper 1 SPaG practice test in 4 different formats. This revision and study tool comprises:
(1) an editable interactive PowerPoint for teachers (questions and answers)
(2) an editable PowerPoint for students (questions only)
(3) a colourful PDF student handout (questions only)
(4) a SATs-style exam PDF (with complete answers and marking guidelines).
Materials can be used variously as an interactive whole class Year 6 SPaG revision lesson, for group activities, or for independent study in the run-up to the 2019 KS2 SATs exams.
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FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1
KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Tests (x 3 papers)
KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to reinforce Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use direct and indirect speech.
This pack contains 67 unrepeated practice questions (with answers) that are spread across 6 self-contained exercises, including:
Ticking boxes
Matching words and phrases
Rewriting statements, questions, requests & commands.
See Preview p. 2 for more details.
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Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
SATs revision tool comprising 3 full original exam-style Paper 1 practice test papers made up of 145 realistic, unrepeated questions to help Year 6 children prepare for the 2019 KS2 SATs English Paper 1: Questions.
Each paper is closely modelled on a recent exam in terms of content domains, questions types, and layout. Like the actual exam, each paper should be completed in 45 minutes and consists of 46 to 50 questions.
The resource also contains:
Student Cover Sheets
SATs-style Instructions for Students
Full Answers
Marking Guidelines.
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FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1
Model 2018 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test Editable Interactive PowerPoint
KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to consolidate Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use the active and passive voices.
This pack contains 140 differentiated practice questions (with full answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 6 different exercise types including:
Ticking boxes
Labelling sentences
Rewriting sentences
Selecting or using the word(s) in brackets to complete sentences.
See Preview p. 2 for more details.
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Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets Bundle
FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
100 SATs-style questions divided into ten 10-Minute Tests. These bite-size tests are primarily a SPaG revision tool for Year 6 students preparing for the 2024 KS2 SATs English Paper 1: Questions, but they can also be used all year round as a practice resource or assessment tool.
Closely modelled on actual exam questions, the material in this resource covers all the key areas of grammar, punctuation and spelling that feature in Paper 1: Questions.
This resource also includes ten Self-Assessment Reports for students to review their performance and evaluate their progress as well as the complete answers (+ marking guidelines where appropriate).
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KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Tests (x 3 papers)
Model 2018 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test Editable Interactive PowerPoint
