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Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4
Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle
Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
Homophones wordsearch
Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
All these words have a silent letter at the beginning. This means that you write the letter when you spell the words, but you don’t make the sound of that letter when you say it out loud. Can you find each of these words in the wordsearch below?
Y2 high frequency words bingo
Learning to read and write high frequency words is a big part of Year 1 literacy. This game will help your child practise their spellings and add an element of fun to the task.
Split digraph wordsearch
Can you find the words below hidden in the wordsearch? Don’t forget they might be going up, down, from side to side or even diagonally! Cross them out when you’ve spotted them!
One more, one less crossword
Can you fill in the crossword by writing the answers to the clues as number words?
Writing rhyming couplets
Rhyming couplets are two lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought. Can you use the pairs of words above to write some rhyming couplets?
Spelling patterns: doubling a letter and adding -ed / -ing
With some three-letter verbs, if you need to add -ed or -ing, you need to double the last letter. This rule is followed whenever the verb has a short vowel followed by a consonant. Read this passage aloud, then write down each coloured word. Check the words and then learn to spell any you get wrong.
Adding rhymes to a poem
Read this foodie poem then see if you can continue it with some rhymes of your own.
Verb tenses: adding -ing
The basic form of a verb is the INFINITIVE. To show that something is still happening in the present, we use the PRESENT PARTICIPLE, which we make by adding -ing to the verb. If a verb ends with a silent ‘e’ which isn’t pronounced it needs to be dropped before you add -ing to make the present participle. Cover over the table. Can you write the correct words ending -ing in the spaces below?
Spelling patterns: the suffix -ful
We use the suffix -ful to make adjectives, but watch out – although the word ‘full’ has been put on the end of ‘hope’, the last l is dropped. Can you complete this table to show how words are changed by adding the suffix-ful? Then find all the words ending -ful above in this wordsearch.
Adding -ves to form the plural
Can you complete this fun mini-crossword with the plurals of these words? Be careful though – you can't just add -s to these words like you normally would to make a word plural.
Adding -s and -es to form the plural
When something is singular, there is one of it. When something is plural there are two or more of it. Usually, we just put an -s on the end of a word to show it is plural. But to make some words plural we need to add -es to the singular word. Can you complete these sentences using the words above in their plural form?
Matching words: the suffix -ness
Can you cut out the -ness words and some sentences which define them and match them up correctly?
Irregular verbs: forming the past tense
The present tense is used for an action that is taking place now. The past tense is used for an action that has already happened (this could be yesterday or a hundred years ago). Although many English verbs form their past tense by adding the suffix -ed, some do not. These are called irregular verbs. Can you write the past tense for each of these verbs and then learn how to spell them?
Even numbers wordsearch
There are lots of even numbers hidden in this wordsearch – can you find them? One number is hidden twice – can you spot it?
Writing a letter to a story character
Use this letter template to write a letter to one of your favourite characters. Don’t forget to sign your name at the end!
Writing questions
Read these questions words then use the words to write some questions. Don’t forget to include your question marks!
Writing questions with wh words
Can you write some questions in the speech bubbles using the ‘wh words’ to help? Don’t forget your question marks!
Writing for purpose: instructions
When you’re writing instructions it’s important to put everything in the right order. An alien has come down from Mars. He wants to know how to do a forward roll! Can you write instructions for him?
Writing for different purposes: invitations
You’re organising a teddy bears’ picnic! First you’ve got to write your invitations. Think of someone you’d like to invite and fill out the invitation below. Do you know what RSVP means? Find out by asking a grown-up.
Writing definitions
A definition is a description of what a word means. Dictionaries are collections of definitions. Can you fill in the chart giving definitions for the words? The first one is done for you.
Writing a character diary
Choose a couple of pages from one of your favourite stories. Can you write a diary entry for the character in the story? What happened to them, where and when? Don’t forget to include how they felt.