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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.
Understanding non-fiction text
This information text on guitars comes with questions for your child to practise to help them with retrieval of information and naming features of such a text.
Understanding connectives
This worksheet consists of sentences which need connectives adding in the middle. This will help children to understand which connectives are used in which sentences.
Understanding characters
This reading comprehension gives a passage of fiction text for children to read. The questions then encourage children to retrieve information and infer the way that characters are feeling.
Tricky spellings practice
This worksheet goes through some tricky spellings and gives ideas on how to learn them. It encourages testing your child on these words within dictated sentences.
Spelling tricky words Y2
Use this worksheet to help your children think about the phonemes in words that are tricky to spell. They then need to practise writing the words unaided, sounding out each phoneme.
Selecting interesting verbs
This worksheet encourages children to think about the appropriate verb for a sentence and also to think about their own verbs.
Reading comprehension: Visit from outer space
This reading comprehension encourages children to think about the feelings and behaviour of characters in a text. It includes answers to the questions.
Reading comprehension: Billy's guitar
This reading comprehension includes a passage of fiction which is followed by questions designed to prompt children to retrieve information and infer characters' feelings. It also includes answers.
Reading comprehension: A new life in London
This reading comprehension consists of a passage of fiction which is then followed by questions prompting children to retrieve information from the text and infer characters' feelings. Answers are also included.
Spelling patterns: the prefix un-
A prefix is a string of letters that is added on to the start of a word. When you add the prefix ‘un-’ to a word, it gives the word the opposite meaning. Can you use this rule to change the meaning of words in these sentences?
Spelling patterns: the prefix mis-
This worksheet demonstrates to children how the prefix 'mis' changes the meaning of a word. They are then encouraged to use words starting 'mis' in sentences.
Spelling patterns: the prefix ex-
Use this worksheet to familiarise your child with words starting with the prefix 'ex'. It provides them with an activity where they need to match the word with the meaning.
Powerful verbs
Encourage your child to think about the meanings of powerful verbs, by matching three interesting verbs to one boring one.
Playing with verbs
Use these verb cards to play two different games which will help your children to become more familiar with interesting verbs.
Instruction text
Use this reading comprehension to help your child think about the way instruction texts are set out and also to help them get used to retrieving information from a text.
High frequency words puzzle
Use this to help your child with their spellings and knowledge of syllables. They need to cut out all the syllables and then see how quickly they can put them back together as words.
Connectives practice
This worksheet gives sentence starters with connectives for your child to complete in imaginative ways.
Connective game
This game will encourage your child to use connectives when they are speaking. They will then be more likely to use sentences with connectives in their writing.
Concrete and abstract nouns
This worksheet explains the difference between concrete and abstract nouns. It then gives a paragraph of text for children to underline the different types of nouns.
Classifying nouns
This worksheet explains the different types of nouns and encourages your child to collect and classify them.