Year 6 11 plus worksheets
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.
Turning fractions into decimals
To turn a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator. See if you can work out what the decimal equivalents to these fractions are. Do this in your head! Then try the next set; they are harder so you will need to use a calculator. Remember, you need to divide the numerator by the denominator. Give your answer rounded to two decimal places.
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?
Probability word problems
Can you answer these tricky probability word problems? Pencil at the ready...
Parts of a circle
Here is a picture of a circle. Its centre is marked with a red dot. Can you measure the circle’s radius, diameter and circumference?
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!
Introduction to algebra
Use this teacher-created, Year 6 resource to help your child understand what algebra is and practise solving algebra questions.
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.
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?
Calculating the area of parallelograms and triangles
To work out the area of a triangle, we use the formula: area = ½ x base x height. See if you can calculate the areas of these triangles.
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?
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?
Adding and subtracting negative numbers
To add and subtract negative numbers, it’s helpful to use a number line. See if you can complete these sums using the number lines.
Prime numbers
A prime number is a number greater than 1 that cannot be divided evenly (with no remainder) by any number other than itself or 1. Look at this 100 number square. Can you circle all the prime numbers on it?
Answering questions on a line graph
A line graph is used to show a trend over a number of days or hours. It is plotted as a series of points, joined with straight lines. Look at this line graph showi the temperature every day of last week at noon and see if you can answer the questions.
Proportion puzzle
Last year, Mrs Powell played some board games with her class. She had five groups of 4 in her class. Each group of four children needed different objects to play the game. This year Mrs Powell has five groups of 6 in her class. Work out how many of each object each group will need to play the game. How many of each object will be needed for the entire class?
Angles in a triangle
The three inside angles in a triangle always add up to 180 degrees. Can you work out what the following angles are, WITHOUT a protractor?
Angles around a point
A full turn is 360 degrees, so the angles around a point always add up to 360 degrees. Can you look at these diagrams and work out what the missing angles are, WITHOUT using a protractor?
Verbal and non-verbal reasoning: an introduction
If your child is in the last years of primary school you might be thinking about selection tests like the Eleven Plus and how to prepare for them. To help you decide on your approach we've put together an introduction to verbal and non-verbal reasoning, with expert tips, advice and practice questions and answers for you and your child.
Improper fractions and mixed numbers
In this teacher-created Year 6 worksheet, your child will learn about improper fraction and mixed numbers, with examples, questions and answers.