Spelling
Use their, there and they’re
correctly in 3 different sentences.
there: They are over there: shows place
their: It was their turn to do the dishes:
shows possession.
they’re: They’re all going to the party.
A or an?
If a word begins with a vowel you put an ‘an’ before it.
If a word begins with a consonant you put an ‘a’ before it.
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An orange is full of vitamin C.
A tree fell down on top of the house.
An car has just driven the wrong way up the motorway.
A elephant is the largest land mammal
An apple a day is good for you.
A boy in my class was told off today
An penguin can cross many miles of ice in a day.
A egg is a good thing to have for breakfast.
Task: Write out the sentences with the correct use of a
and an.
Copy and correct the
spelling in these 3
sentences:
Replace the word ‘very’ every time it appears in the
passage below with more interesting and varied words.
I am very lucky because my brother is very big
and he looks after me. School was a very scary
place when I first started. The bullies were
very big and very mean; whereas I am very
small and I was very nervous on my first day.
But my brother is very brave and he told the
bullies that it would be very silly of them to
pick on me. My brother is very strong and very
brave and I am glad he is my brother.
Replace the word ‘nice’ every time it appears in the passage below
with more interesting and varied words.
Make the sentences more interesting and varied too.
I had a nice time on holiday in Spain. The hotel was nice. We had a
nice room and there was a nice swimming pool. The food was really
nice. The weather was nice every day, except the one day it rained.
I met two brothers out there and they were nice to me and we
played football on the beach. It was really nice to get away for a
couple of weeks, but it’s also nice to be home now.
Rewrite this passage to vary
vocabulary and sentences structure.
I find Maths very easy. It’s just numbers. I find English
easy too. It’s just words. I find Science easy. It’s like
Maths, and that’s easy. I like History because it’s easy.
But I don’t find PE easy. I have two left feet and find it
very easy to fall over them.
Write 3 simple sentences that have
a full stop and a capital letter.
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Mrs Jones went to hang out her washing.
Write 3 compound sentences
using a variety of connectives.
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E.g:
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Use correct punctuation! Unlike below.
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the rain poured all day but it was forecast to be
sunny tomorrow
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the football Flew over the neighbours fence and it hit
grumpy mr smith right on his Nose
Write 5 short sentences to show
use of the possessive apostrophe
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E.g:
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Sheila’s car had broken down.
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It was James’ turn to do the washing up.
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The trees’ leaves fell from the tree.
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The monster’s eye suddenly fell out!
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Could you give back Mark’s pen please.
List as many shortened words
as you can in 2 minutes using
the shortening apostrophe.
didn’t- did not
Semi-Colon practice (;)
Two sentences that make perfect sense and are about
the same subject.
E.g:
Spain is a hot country; it rarely rains there.
The enormous tree fell with a thundering crash; it took
three weeks to clear the fallen giant.
Practising Complex sentences
Punctuate correctly.
1. Start a sentence with a verb: (jumping, shuffling)
2. Start a sentence with a preposition: (above,
below)
3. Start a sentence with an adjective: (dimply,
sparkling, paling)
4. Start a sentence with an adverb: (frantically,
harshly)
Worn out Words
Replace the word ‘and’ every time it appears in the passage
below with more interesting and varied words, and/or change
the punctuation.
It was a Friday and I was at my friend’s house for a
sleepover, with Lisa and Katie and Steph. Her mum
cooked pancakes for tea and her dad made us milkshakes
with whipped cream and marshmallows. It made it very
difficult to sleep and we stayed up until really late. Lisa’s
mum said we were all hyper and kept her up all night
chatting and singing and being generally noisy. I had a
really good time at Lisa’s sleepover and can’t wait until
Steph has hers next weekend.
Me and I
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Me and my friend went to the zoo together.
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Should be:
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My friend and I went to the zoo.
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Write 3 sentences getting this correct using the
following:
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James, The tree, Mum!
Long vowel sounds – a
ai
Snail
ay
Tray
a_e
Cake
a
Table
ey
They
ea
Break
ei
Veil
eigh
Eight
aigh
straight
Long Vowel sounds -e
ee
bee
ea
seal
e
equal
ie
field
ei
ceiling
eo
people
ey
key
y
baby
e_e
centipede
i
furious