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Irregular plural nouns wordsearch

Irregular plural nouns wordsearch

See if you can find all the irregular plural nouns for the following words hidden in this teacher-created wordsearch. You may need to look some of them up in the dictionary.
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Expanded noun phrases explained worksheet

Expanded noun phrases explained

A noun phrase is a group of words that act in the same way as a noun. Can you rewrite these sentences using expanded noun phrases containing adjectives, or to tell readers something about place or time? Then rewrite these sentences using expanded noun phrases that use superlatives, or that mention a person.
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Definite and indefinite articles worksheet

Definite and indefinite articles

Usually nouns have an article before them. Look at these paragraphs. Underline all the definite articles in blue and all the indefinite articles in red.
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Clauses in a sentence worksheet

Clauses in a sentence

When we talk about clauses in a sentence, we mean their parts. Clauses always have a noun and a verb in them and are often linked by a connective. These sentences each have two clauses with a comma or connective between them. Underline each of the separate clauses.
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Semi-colons revision worksheet

Semi-colons revision

Semi-colons are used in a similar way to commas, but they mark a stronger division. Look at these sentences. Where do you think the semi-colon should go?
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Pronouns explained worksheet

Pronouns explained

A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun. We use pronouns so that we don’t have to keep repeating a noun in our writing. Which nouns would you replace with pronouns in this passage?
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Matching root words, prefixes and suffixes worksheet

Matching root words, prefixes and suffixes

On the first page of this worksheet you’ll find twenty root words. They all make sense on their own, but they could all have either a prefix (a letter string that goes at the beginning of a word) or a suffix (a letter string that goes at the end of a word) added to them. On the second page you’ll find twenty prefixes and suffixes. You need to cut out all these cards and then work out which prefix or suffix goes with each root word. To make things harder, we are not telling you which are suffixes and which are prefixes!
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Dashes revision worksheet

Dashes revision

Dashes can be used to show a change in thought during a sentence. They can also be used to drop some extra information into a sentence or they can also be used to create emphasis. Look through these sentences and put dashes in where you think they should go.
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Colons revision worksheet

Colons revision

Colons are used in sentences when a fact or a list is being presented. Look at these sentences. Where do you think the colon should go?
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Brackets revision worksheet

Brackets revision

Brackets are used to separate off an extra piece of information in a sentence. Without the information in the brackets, the sentence would still make sense. Look at these sentences. Where do you think the brackets should go?
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Adverbs revision worksheet

Adverbs revision

An adverb modifies a verb (explains how it is being done). Adverbs usually end in -ly. Look at these sentences. What adverbs could you add to them?
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Spelling patterns: the prefix prim-

Spelling patterns: the prefix prim-

Can you complete this mini-crossword? The words you need start with the prefix prim- and are listed below. What do you think prim- means?
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Identifying paragraphs

Identifying paragraphs

Paragraphs are sections of writing. In information texts, writers try to make sure that each area of the subject they are writing about is separated into paragraphs. Can you group the information on these pages into paragraphs?
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Building imagery in poetry: using powerful verbs and adverbs

Building imagery in poetry: using powerful verbs and adverbs

Each object in this poem is personified by a powerful verb and an adverb. Can you underline all the verbs in blue and all the adverbs in pink? Then draw four of the personified objects behaving as they are described.
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Spelling patterns: the suffix -ology matching puzzle

Spelling patterns: the suffix -ology matching puzzle

The suffix ‘ology’ means ‘to study’. Can you look up these words in the dictionary and find out what study they relate to? Write each word in the box in the middle to practise spelling it. What other unusual ‘ologies’ can you discover?
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Spelling patterns: the prefix micro-

Spelling patterns: the prefix micro-

All these words begin with the prefix micro-. Can you cut them out and match them up with the correct definitions? Looking at these words and definitions, what do you think the prefix micro- means? Have a go working it out and then check your answer on the internet or in the library.
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Sorting information into paragraphs

Sorting information into paragraphs

How good are you at sorting information? Can you cut out these statements, put them in order and then arrange them into paragraphs?
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Practise writing speech

Practise writing speech

‘The goblin’s curse’ story does not include any speech between the king and queen. Think back to the moment when the king has sent Orion off to find the goblin. Imagine that the king has gone to tell the queen what is going to happen. How would their conversation unfold?
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Improving writing with adverbs

Improving writing with adverbs

Adverbs are a great way to give the reader more information and make your writing much more interesting. Think about adverbs you could add to each of the verbs highlighted in pink. There is a box of adverbs to help you, but see if you can think of some of your own as well.
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Choosing appropriate connectives

Choosing appropriate connectives

Can you finish these sentences about Winston Churchill by using a connective from the box and then writing a second part for the sentence? Do not look at the text as you do this!
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