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Word split: compound words
A mix and match puzzle created by teachers, using compound words, to support primary school literacy and demonstrate examples of compound words.
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
A fun and free activity created by an experienced teacher with the aim of teaching KS2 children about irregular past tense verbs. Each of the sentences on the worksheet includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and then find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-
Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?
Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle
Homonyms are pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. Look at these words. Can you work out the two different meanings?
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
Writing task: Describing a mermaid lagoon
Imagine that you have been walking in some woods and found a lagoon. You can see mermaids swimming in it. Describe what you see as fully as you can.
Writing task: A trip away
Imagine that you are travelling alone somewhere. How are you travelling? How do you feel about the journey? What kinds of things do you see? See if you can include good adjectives, verbs and adverbs and a range of punctuation in your writing.
Rhetorical questions
A rhetorical question is one that we ask without expecting an answer, either because it has an obvious answer or because we have asked the question to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect. Now see if you can write a conversation between a teacher and a child. Make sure you include questions, some rhetorical and some not.
Reading comprehension: The Tinder Box by Hans Christian Anderson
Read this extract from The Tinder Box by Hans Christian Anderson then carefully answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Peter and Wendy by JM Barrie
Read this extract from Peter and Wendy by JM Barrie then carefully answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: more Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Read this second extract from The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde and then answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Read this passage from The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde then carefully answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Martin and Margot by Amy Le Feuvre
First read this extract from Martin and Margot by Amy Le Feuvre, then carefully answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: Sara Crewe by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Carefully read this passage from Sara Crewe, an early version of A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, then answer the questions.
Re-ordering words to make sentences
Each of these groups of words makes up a sentence. Can you re-order them to reveal the sentence? You could cut the words out to help you.
Logic puzzles
Get your thinking hat on and see if you can work out these two logic puzzles. Warning: They are tricky!
Identifying onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it describes. Can you write a poem using onomatopoeia? Here are some subjects that you could choose from.
Connectives exercise
Connectives are words that join two parts of a text. Look at this passage and use some of the connectives in the table to fill in the gaps.
Cloze test: The wood at night
All these words belong in this text. Can you insert them correctly?
Antonyms
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. See if you can pair each word below with its opposite. You may need to use a dictionary to check some definitions
Y6 to Y7 English transition pack
Prepare for KS3 English with our Year 6 to Year 7 literacy transition pack. Revise journalistic writing, figurative language, persuasive text and more, as well as trying your hand at some tricky reading comprehensions and completing some wordsearches. A brilliant way to boost your confidence over the summer holidays, the Y7 English transition pack will help you hit the ground running in secondary school!