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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.
2 two-way differentiated SPaG practice worksheets to consolidate Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify the active and passive voices.
This resource contains 30 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 15 sentences for students to label as being written in the active voice or the passive voice.
These 2 worksheets are part of a larger KS2 Year 6 Active & Passive Voice Worksheets resource that contains 140 differentiated practice questions.
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A free 10-Minute Grammar & Punctuation Practice Test (Levels 3 - 5) for the 2015 SATs.
Complete with answers, marking scheme, and marking guidelines.
Exclusive to TES.
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10 SATs-style SPaG questions (with answers) closely modelled on recent Paper 1 questions for Year 6 students.
The student questions are in the first file, while the answers are in the second.
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2 free two-way differentiated English grammar worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to identify the subjunctive form.
This resource contains 30 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 15 sentences for students to identify as using the subjunctive or not.
Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this resource may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
Please note:
This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
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This resource is designed to help Year 5 and Year 6 students practise punctuating a fiction paragraph and comprises 3 sets of 2-way differentiated exercises.
Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters.
Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, and commas.
Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, and exclamation marks.
In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are needed) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not).
Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking.
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2 free two-way differentiated English vocabulary worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to use the commonly confused words there, their, and they’re.
This resource contains 24 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 12 sentences for students to complete, either by selecting the correct word from the choices given in brackets, or by independently completing the given sentences.
Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this resource may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
Please note:
This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
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Free Christmas-themed English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring a waving snowman. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
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This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
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Closely modelled on the actual 2018 test, this is a full practice test for KS2 SATs English Paper 1: Questions. Using all-new content, this resource offers all Year 6 students the opportunity to practise the most recent question types used in Paper 1.
File 1 contains:
50 realistic, unrepeated grammar, punctuation and spelling questions;
SATs-style Instructions for students;
SATs-style Student Cover Sheet.
File 2 contains:
Complete Answers;
Full Marking Guidelines.
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Free printable English punctuation worksheets for Christmas. 6 differentiated exercises focusing on punctuating fiction paragraphs using full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a colon, a hyphen, and an exclamation mark.
The 6 exercises are divided into 3 sets.
Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters.
Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, apostrophes, a hyphen, and a colon.
Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a hyphen, a colon and an exclamation mark.
In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are need) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not).
Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking.
Ideal for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
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Bring some fun and colour to your students’ KS2 English SPaG 2019 SATs revision with our set of 3 FREE word searches focusing on key terms and phrases used in Paper 1.
In Puzzle #2, 22 grammar-related words are hidden in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions.
Designed primarily as a fun revision tool for Year 6 students, this is also suitable for children in Year 5.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
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2 free two-way differentiated English vocabulary worksheets (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to use the commonly confused words there, their, and they’re.
This resource contains 24 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 12 sentences for students to complete, either by selecting the correct word from the choices given in brackets, or by independently completing the given sentences.
Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this resource may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
Please note:
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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Bring some fun and colour to your students’ KS2 English SPaG 2019 SATs revision with our set of 3 FREE word searches focusing on key terms and phrases used in Paper 1.
In Puzzle #1, 20 punctuation-related words are hidden in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions.
Designed primarily as a fun revision tool for Year 6 students, this is also suitable for children in Year 5.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
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2 free two-way differentiated English grammar worksheets (using OpenDyslexic font) for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to identify the subjunctive form.
This resource contains 30 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students.
Each ability set consists of 15 sentences for students to identify as using the subjunctive or not.
Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
Please note:
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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Free vocabulary exercise in which students must sort 36 adjectives into 1 of 3 groups (words for motion – appearance - sound).
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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A fun, colourful, printable word search for Red Nose Day with 22 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal & vertical directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11.
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This is a full practice test for the KS2 SATs English Paper 2: Spelling. Using all-new content, this resource offers all Year 6 students realistic practice for Paper 2.
File 1 contains:
20 unrepeated spelling questions;
SATs-style Instructions for Students;
SATs-style Student Cover Sheet.
File 2 contains:
Complete SATs-style Test Administrator’s Transcript.
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A fun, colourful, printable word search (plus solution!) perfect for Wimbledon and the tennis season in general with 25 themed words to be found.
All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions in a 15x15 grid. Suitable for Key Stage 2 children aged between 9 and 11.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
Free vocabulary exercise (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) in which students must sort 36 nouns into 3 groups (synonyms for ‘happiness’ – synonyms for ‘charity’ – synonyms for ‘peace’).
Designed primarily for Christmas, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round.
Suggested answer included.
Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3). May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
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Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
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The 6 exercises are divided into 3 sets.
Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters.
Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, apostrophes, a hyphen, and a colon.
Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a hyphen, a colon and an exclamation mark.
In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are need) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not).
Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking.
Ideal for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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