A set of powerpoints and activities to teach verb prefixes such as dis-, de-, mis-, over- and re-, with a recap of previously learnt prefixes. POWERPOINTS: Prefixes un- dis- and mis-: Looks at the 3 prefixes; how they change the meanings of words; and words they can be added to. Changing words into negatives with prefixes: un, de, anti, dis and il Prefix meanings: 9 prefixes and their meanings Prefixes dis, de, mis, over, re and pre: Looks at each prefix and words containing them individually, so one can be taught per session. PRINTABLE FILES (PDF): Prefix list and meanings Prefix word list dis de mis over & re (word file) Wordsearch x 6 (un-, dis-, de-, mis-, pre- and re-) Change the paragraph to the opposite meaning using prefixes worksheet Definitions worksheets x 4 Definitions matching cards Extension work - more prefixes x 3 worksheets Negatives

A set of resources to teach the spellings of words in the years 5 and 6 word list. INTRODUCTORY POWERPOINTS All about words: Introduces the history of the English spelling system and why some words are difficult to spell. Spelling strategies: Looks at different ways to learn spellings for children to use. 12 SPELLING POWERPOINTS: The words are organised into 12 different categories, according to how they are spelt. Each category contains between 7 and 9 words so that they can also be used for spelling tests. Each category contains a PowerPoint with a page for each word and a range of strategies to help remember the spelling of each. The strategies include: Looking at the history of the word Looking at words in the same word family Looking at spelling rules Looking at root words and affixes Using speak and spell Highlighting unusual spelling Mnemonics Looking at words within the word Looking at words with similar spelling patterns The categories are as follows: Words with doubles c and m Words with doubles g, l and p Words with doubles r, s and t IE words Words containing u Words with affixes 1 Words with affixes 2 Words with unsounded vowels 1 Words with unsounded vowels 2 Words with unsounded vowels 3 Words with unusual Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence 1 Words with unusual Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence 2

Resources to teach the guidelines for spelling homophones and other words that are often confused. POWERPOINTS Each Powerpoint gives definitions/explanations of each homophone, then ends with an activity for the children to work out which homophone is appropriate in different sentences. Homophones - nouns and verbs: advice advise, device devise, licence license and practice practise. Homophones 1: aisle isle, aloud allowed, affect effect, altar alter, ascent assent, bridal, bridle, cereal serial, complement compliment Homophones 2: descent dissent, desert dessert, draft draught, farther father, guessed guest, heard herd, led, lead morning, mourning Homophones 3: past passed, precede proceed, principal principle, profit prophet, stationary stationery, steal steel, wary weary, who's whose PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check x 7: For spelling practice, containing the words in the above PowerPoints Worksheets x 7: To write definitions of the homophones and think of ways to remember how to spell them. Definition and word cards x 3: Three sets of homophones and corresponding definitions for matching games etc.

A set of resources ( 1 powerpoint lesson, 6 printable files) to teach about the many different words with the ough spelling.

A powerpoint lesson and a jigsaw activity to teach the spelling guidelines: Hyphens can be used to join a prefix to a root word, especially if the prefix ends in a vowel letter and the root word also begins with one.

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in fer POWERPOINT Adding vowel suffixes to words ending fer: Explains the rule then gives the children opportunity to write the words applying the spelling rule. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Complete the fer matrix worksheet Word list

A pack of resources to teach the spelling guidelines for Words ending in able, ably,ible and ibly POWERPOINTS able word endings ible word endings PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check able ably words Look Write Cover Check ible ibly words Word cards - able endings Word cards - ible endings Wordsearch - able and ible words Word endings ible or able worksheet x 2 Word lists

A pack of 4 powerpoint lessons and 10 printable activities to teach the guidelines for spelling these types of words. ENT ENCE ENCY ENDINGS POWERPOINTS 1 Explains that ent is used after soft c g and qu, giving examples of each of these type of words. It ends with an activity that shows a word, then it can be hidden so the children can write it, then shown so the children can check the spelling. 2 Explains how you can think of related words to gauge whether to use an e for these types of endings, for example confidential:confident. It ends with the same spelling activity. Includes words other than those preceded by soft c g or qu PDF WORKSHEETS Look Write Cover Check ent words (soft c g and qu): For spelling practice Look Write Cover Check ent words: For spelling practice Look Write Cover Check ence ency words: For spelling practice Word search Worksheet: Adding the endings ent ence and ency to different words then writing them in a sentence ANT ANCE ANCY ENDINGS POWERPOINTS 3 Explains how you can think of related words to gauge whether to use an a for these types of endings, for example consultation: consultant. It ends with a spelling activity. 4 Looks at words that need to be memorised to learn which spelling to use: Ends with a spelling activity. PDF WORKSHEETS Look Write Cover Check ant words (related ation words): For spelling practice Look Write Cover Check ance and ancy endings: For spelling practice Look Write Cover Check ant words: For spelling practice Word search Worksheet: Adding the endings ant ance and ancy to different words then writing them in a sentence Plus a word list for both spellings

The powerpoint lesson explains that cial is common after a vowel letter and tial after a consonant letter and gives examples of the exceptions. It ends with a spelling activity PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: LWCC cial words: For spelling practice LWCC tial words: For spelling practice Word endings cial or tial worksheets x 2 Wordsearch cial and tial word endings Word list

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt cious or tious POWERPOINTS: Shus endings spelt cious: Powerpoint explaining the rules If the root word ends in –ce, the /ʃ/ sound is usually spelt as c. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity. Shus endings spelt tious: Explains the guideline If you can think of a noun from the same root word that ends in –tion, then the /ʃ/ (sh) sound is usually spelt as t. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check cious words: For spelling practice Anagrams ending cious worksheet Look Write Cover Check tious words: For spelling practice Anagrams ending cious worksheet cious and tious wordsearch Word list

A powerpoint explaining the terminology for pupils in Y4 - determiner,pronoun, possesive pronoun and adverbial.

A powerpoint lesson and worksheet to explain who apostrophes mark plural possession. POWERPOINT: Possessive apostrophes with plural words: Explains what they are and how they are used. Ends with an activity to rewrite phrases using possessive apostrophes. PDF ACTIVITY: Possessive apostrophes with plural words: Similar activity to the PowerPoint above. DISPLAY Plural possessive apostrophes posters

The powerpoint looks at the different forms of punctuation to use when writing direct speech. Shows different ways of recording direct speech, eg, direct speech first then the narrative/ narrative first then the direct speech etc. It ends with images and speech bubbles for the children to record direct speech using the correct formats. The display posters give prompts to help the children remember how to write direct speech.

5 POWERPOINTS: Introduction to pronouns: Explains what pronouns are and gives an example of what text would look like if they were not used. It ends with an activity where the children read the sentences to see which pronoun should be used to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Pronoun practice: Exercise to see which pronouns should be used where. Personal pronouns: A study of personal pronouns eg I/my/mine Demonstrative pronouns: A look at this, these, that and those Reflexive pronouns: A study of reflexive pronouns such as he/himself, with exercises to think of sentences containing them. PRINTABLE PDF FILES: Complete the pronoun matrix Find the pronouns ( x 3): Read the stories and find the pronouns. Indefinite pronouns: For display Missing pronouns (x 2): Read the story and fill in the missing pronouns Pronoun count: To use when reading to see which pronouns are the most common. Pronoun list Who am I: Picture cards for the children to describe using possessive pronouns

A powerpoint explaining what paragraphs are and how they can be used to organise ideas around a theme and a sheet to help the children plan out the main ideas in a paragraph.

POWERPOINTS: Fronted Adverbials: Explains what they are and how to use them (including the use of commas from the punctuation objectives) PRINTABLE PDF FILES: Adverbial spotter worksheet: To use with reading books or passages of text Adverbials of time display Adverbials of manner display Adverbials of time display Adverbials of time cards: For composition activities etc Adverbials of manner cards: For composition activities etc Adverbials of time cards: For composition activities etc 5 x Word documents with different passages to use with spotter sheet

A pack of powrpoints and printable resources looking at noun phrases that are expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases. POWERPOINTS: Modifying adjectives: Recap of how adjectives can be used to expand noun phrases. Gives images at the end for practice of adding adjectives. Modifying nouns: Introduction to how nouns can modify noun phrases, eg kitchen table, office chair. Gives images at the end where the children have to use nouns to specify more information about the main noun. Modifying preposition phrases: Explains what preposition phrases are and shows how they can be used to specify where the noun is. It gives examples and ends with images where the children can think of preposition phrases. PRINTABLE PDF FILES: Modifying adjectives worksheet Modifying nouns worksheet Modifying preposition phrases worksheet Adjectives posters: Lots of different adjectives to display Preposition posters: Lots of prepositions/ preposition phrases to display

A powerpoint looking at how suffixes change the way verbs work, with some examples of standard English to use in writing rather than local spoken forms, plus a list of irregular verbs.

3 Powerpoints: Recap of plural s: Revision of previous learning about nouns, singular and plural with a short exercise at the end. Recap of possessive s: Revision of previous learning about possessive -s. Plural or possessive s: Sentences with lots of questions for the children to answer, whether the words contain plural or possessive -s. 1 Worksheet: Plural and possessive s

A powerpoint explaining the terms adverb, preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, inverted commas, speech marks, vowels and consonants