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Important update from TheSchoolRun
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Year 6 English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS2, Y6
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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.
Roald Dahl wordsearch
A fun Roald Dahl wordsearch for primary school children, created by a teacher and featuring the names of Roald Dahl's famous characters!
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?
Easter crossword
Eggs, buns, flowers and bunnies - and chocolate, of course! Prepare for the school holidays by testing your knowledge of all things Easter-related with this quick crossword.
Reading comprehension: the stream in the storm
This is a passage from the The Water Babies, written in 1863 by Charles Kingsley. It is about a young chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the strange adventure
This is a passage from the The Water Babies, written in 1863 by Charles Kingsley. It is about a young chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the man cub
The Jungle Book was written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. It is the story of a little boy called Mowgli, who grows up with wolves. He is helped by a black panther called Bagheera. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the cruel child
This is a passage from the The Water Babies, written in 1863 by Charles Kingsley. It is about a young boy called Tom who works as a chimney-sweep. He falls into a river and becomes a water baby. In this passage, Tom has found a caddis that is growing safely in a cocoon. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Mowgli and the villagers
The Jungle Book was written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. It is about a little boy called Mowgli, who grows up with wolves. In this passage, Mowgli has ventured into the village. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: bad temper
Anne of Green Gables was written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is a story about an elderly brother and sister called Matthew and Marilla who adopt an orphan girl called Anne. In this passage, Marilla’s friend Rachel has come to see her and is meeting Anne for the first time. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: arriving in London
Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1861. In this passage the protagonist, Pip, is being taken to see the room that he is renting by Mr Wemmick. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Anne’s room of dreams
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a classic Canadian novel about an orphan adopted by an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, who live on a farm called Green Gables. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Alice and the Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland is a story about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
KS2 creative writing toolkit
Does your child long to write stories? Our KS2 creative writing toolkit is packed with writing prompts to inspire them and gorgeously-illustrated pages to write on.
Key Stage 2 - 2016 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the English KS2 SATs, taken at the end of Year 6, with some revision and at-home practice. These complete 2016 Y6 SATs past papers are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Writing simple, compound and complex sentences
Look at each of the following pictures. Can you write a simple, compound and complex sentence to go with each one?
Writing main clauses
A main clause can stand on its own and make complete sense. It is a simple sentence. A subordinate clause depends on the main clause to make sense. The following sentences are all missing their main clauses. Can you write them in where you think they should go?
Synonyms in a non-fiction text
Synonyms are words that have similar meaning. When we write a non-fiction text, we often need to use synonyms so that we do not keep repeating the same word. Read through this passage. Every underlined word can be paired a synonym (also underlined) in the text. Can you find all the pairs of synonyms?
Synonym or antonym?
Synonyms are words that have similar meaning; antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Each of the following sentences contains either a pair of synonyms or a pair of antonyms. Underline each pair of words and then write in the box beside it whether they are synonyms or antonyms.
Subordinating conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause (a clause that does not make sense on its own). Can you put each of these conjunctions into the gaps in the sentences below?
Simple, compound or complex sentence?
A simple sentence consists of just one clause. A compound sentence consists of two main clauses of equal weight joined by a conjunction. A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Conjunctions such as because, although, until are usually used to link the subordinate clauses to the main clause. Look at these sentences. Can you tick the right-hand column to show whether they are simple, compound or complex?
Simple past or past perfect?
The past perfect is a verb tense that is used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Cut out these sentences. Which ones include verbs in the past perfect?
Past perfect: writing your own sentences
The past perfect is a verb tense used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Look at these pairs of sentences. Can you rewrite each one as a sentence that contains both the past perfect and the simple past tense?
Past perfect: matching halves of sentences
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that has occurred before another action in the past. Cut out these halves of sentences. Can you work out which past perfect tense first half should go with which past tense second half?