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English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS2
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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.
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.
Reading and labelling instruction text
This is an instruction text. It comes from a manual that came with a digital camera. See if you can find any manuals around the house or on the internet. Can you find the following features? Tick them off as you see them.
Persuasive texts: advertising
A Year 5 (KS2) persuasive text example and activity, created by an experienced teacher and based on the use of persuasive texts in advertising.
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
This is a KS1 English worksheet on verb tenses ending in -ing, created by a primary-school teacher to help your child learn at home.
Spelling patterns: words ending in vowels
It is very common for English words to end in e. It is more unusual for words to end in a, i, o and u. This table shows words ending in these four vowels. How fast can you think of more? Time yourself! Many of these words are foreign, but are now used as part of the English language. Which countries did they come from?
Spelling patterns: words beginning with c
The letter c is usually soft when followed by i, e or y but it is usually hard when followed by a, o or u. Look at the words in this table. How fast can you think of five more to add to each column? Time yourself with a stopwatch!
Spelling patterns: turning adjectives ending -y into nouns and adverbs
Usually, when an adjective ending in –y needs to be changed into a noun or adverb, the y turns to an i. Can you change these adjectives to their noun and adverb form? Remember to turn the y into an i before you add the -ness / -ly ending!
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.
Spelling patterns: the prefixes ir-, il-, in- and im-
To make a word the opposite of what it means, you often put the prefixes ir-, il-, in- or im- before it. Match these prefix cards to the words below. Can you see any pattern in the way you match them?
Spelling patterns: the prefix trans-
All these words begin with the prefix trans-. Can you cut them out and match them up with the correct definitions below? Looking at these words and definitions, what do you think the prefix trans- means? Have a go working it out and then check your answer on the internet or in the library
Spelling patterns: the prefix tele-
All these words begin with the prefix tele-. Can you cut them out and match them up with the correct definitions below?
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?
Spelling patterns: the prefix bi-
Can you complete this mini-crossword? All the words you need start with the prefix bi- and are listed below. What do you think bi- means?
Spelling patterns: the prefix auto-
Look up these words in the dictionary and write their definitions below. What do you think the prefix auto means?
Spelling patterns: ie and ei in a word
i before e except after C – this spelling rule usually applies when spelling words with an -ie or -ei. Can you find these -ie and -ei words in the mini crossword?
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.
Writing from different points of view
Read the story about Baba Yaga then imagine what happens when Natasha first arrives at Baba Yaga's house. Write a brief letter from Baba Yaga to her sister, describing the events from Baba Yaga’s point of view. Don’t forget to include: A description of Natasha; details of how Baba Yaga feels about the intrusion; adjectives, powerful verbs and adverbs
Using words and phrases to describe
Read the story about Baba Yaga then imagine you are Natasha, entering Baba Yaga’s house for the first time. Can you answer these questions about how the house might look?
Using similes to describe character and setting
A KS2 English worksheet created by a teacher to help your child practise using similes to describe character and setting.