MOSSCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL
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English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling: September 2013
The level 3-5 test at the end of KS2 is split into two components.
Component 1 assesses grammar (including Standard English),
punctuation and vocabulary. Component 2 assesses spelling, which
consists of 20 target words, presented to children aurally by a test
administrator within 20 distinct, contextualised sentences.
The delivery and consolidation of component 1 will be split across Years
4 and 5, and this then allows for consolidation in Year 6. Grammar,
Punctuation and Spelling is incorporated into daily lessons, but is also
taught as a discrete session once per week.
Year 4
Programme of study reference
Reference Code
En.3.7a-c Language structure
a: word classes and the grammatical
functions of words, including nouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
prepositions, conjunctions, articles.
b: the features of different types of
sentence, including statements, questions
and commands, and how to use them
for example, imperatives in commands.
En3.6a-b Standard English
a. how written standard English varies in
degrees of formality.
sg/ga1 Grammatical terms/word classes
nouns
verbs
adjectives
connectives/conjuntions
sg/ga2 Features of sentences
statements
questions
commands
sg/ga4 Standard English
tense agreement
En3.3 Punctuation
En3.3: to use punctuation marks correctly
in their writing, including full stops,
question and exclamation marks,
commas, inverted commas, and
apostrophes to mark possession and
omission.
p/ga6 Punctuation
capital letters
full stops
question marks
exclamation marks
commas in lists
inverted commas
apostrophes
Year 5
Programme of study reference
Reference Code
MOSSCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL
En.3.7a-c Language structure
a: word classes and the grammatical
functions of words, including nouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
prepositions, conjunctions, articles.
sg/ga1 Grammatical terms/word classes
pronouns
adverbs
prepositions
articles
C: the grammar of complex sentences,
including clauses, phrases and
connectives.
sg/ga3 Complex sentences
clauses
phrases
subordinating connectives
En3.6a-b Standard English
a. how written standard English varies in
degrees of formality.
b. some of the differences between
standard English and non-standard
English usage, including subject-verb
agreements and use of prepositions.
En3.1 and En3.2 Vocabulary/language
strategies
En3.1b: to broaden their vocabulary and
use it in inventive ways.
En.3.2d: to proofread – check the draft
for spelling and punctuation errors,
omissions and repetitions.
sg/ga4 Standard English
subject-verb agreement
double negatives
use of ‘I’ and ‘me’
sg/ga5 Formal/Informal
contractions
ga7 Vocabulary]
word meaning
vocabulary in context
concision and precision vocabulary
synonyms
antonyms
word groups/families
prefixes
suffixes
singular and plural
En3.3 Punctuation
En3.3: to use punctuation marks correctly
in their writing, including full stops,
question and exclamation marks,
commas, inverted commas, and
apostrophes to mark possession and
omission.
p/ga6 Punctuation
commas to mark phrases or clauses
brackets
ellipses
colons
Year 6
All the above will be consolidated in Year 6.
NB Please refer to the booklet ‘English grammar, punctuation and
spelling test framework: End of Key Stage 2 framework for assessment
2013-2015’ for further information.