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 hairy as … ) 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 Wretched ing Words 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 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).
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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 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
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 There Their They’re English Vocabulary Worksheets for Dyslexic Learners Year 5 and Year 6 KS2
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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FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #2 (Grammar Terms Part 1)
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #3 (Grammar Terms Part 2)
SATs SPaG Revision Pack Year 6 English (Bundle)
A fun, colourful, printable word search for the Festival of Lanterns (aka Lantern Festival) with 20 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
This is the UK version. For the US version, please click here.
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 #3, 22 more 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.
You might also be interested in:
FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #1 (Punctuation Terms)
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #2 (Grammar Terms Part 1)
SATs SPaG Revision Pack Year 6 English (Bundle)
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 Active and Passive Voice Grammar Worksheets KS2
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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 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 Paper 1 Practice Tests (x 3 papers)
KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 2 Practice Test (Year 6)
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).
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 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
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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KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #1 (Punctuation Terms)
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #2 (Grammar Terms Part 1)
FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #3 (Grammar Terms Part 2)
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.
