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Word split: compound words
Cut out the cards. The red ones are the first part of a longer word, the blue ones are the second part. Mix and match to see how many longer words you can make.
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
Each of the following sentences includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and 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.
Tricky spellings: words ending in al
This worksheet lists words that are tricky to spell ending in ‘al’. Children need to cut up the words and definitions and then match them up.
Tricky spellings: words containing ph
Children need to cut out the words and then sort them into ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’ piles. The words should all contain ‘ph’.
Tricky spellings: words containing ence
A list of words ending ‘ence’ with muddled-up definitions. Children need to read the definitions and then match them to the right word.
Tricky spellings: words containing our
A list of sentences with words missing. Children need to choose from the list of words containing ‘our’ in order to complete the sentences.
Tricky spellings: more words containing our
This worksheet gives a list of words that should be spelt with ‘our’. Some are spelled correctly and some are not. Children are encouraged to look for the words that are not spelled correctly and then correct them.
Time, place and experience in writing
This worksheet gives three examples of someone’s reply to an invitation. Children are encouraged to think about who the person is and what they are replying to.
Spelling tricky words Y6
This worksheet involves a list of words with tricky spellings. Children need to cut out the cards and match the words to their definitions. They are then encouraged to practise spelling the words.
Sorting simple and complex sentences
A list of sentences which need cutting up and then sorting into two piles: ‘simple’ and ‘complex’.
Punctuation review
Children need to read the list of sentences and then work out which punctuation marks are missing. They then need to put the sentences into the correct box.
Extending simple sentences
A list of simple sentences which children need to extend in order to turn them into complex sentences.
Establishing time and place
Children need to look at two diary entries and then comment on the features that give clues as to the period in which the diary was written.
Punctuation: commas and semi-colons
A list of sentences for children to check in terms of the position of commas and semi-colons. They then need to correct any they think are wrong.
Alphabetical order
Encourage your child to put these words with tricky spellings into alphabetical order.
Writing haiku poems
A sheet encouraging children to choose a theme and then write three haikus that share this theme.
Word choice
Children are given a list of sentences with one word missing; they are then prompted to choose a word from the list given to improve the sentence.
Structuring a haiku
Children are encouraged to read these haikus and then think about the way haikus are structured.
Using unstressed vowel words
Your child needs to read the incomplete sentences and then choose a word from the list at the bottom to complete it. Each word in the list contains an unstressed vowel.
Using question marks, commas and exclamation marks
Worksheet prompting your child to write three sentences with a question mark, three with an exclamation mark and three with a comma.
Unstressed vowel words
Words with unstressed vowels and their definitions have been jumbled up. Children need to cut them up and then match the right ones together.
