Grammar Recall Starters for KS3 and KS4

English Grammar Starters: ready-to-use slides for resit, SEN & EAL learners. Sentence structure, punctuation, clauses & more.

Transform your English lessons with this set of fully prepared, low-stress and high-impact grammar starter activities, perfect for resit classes, Functional Skills, SEN learners, EAL learners, or any group needing clear, accessible grammar revision.
Designed by a classroom teacher for real learners, these starter slides build grammar confidence in five minutes at the start of your lesson without any additional planning. Each starter focuses on a key grammar skill needed for grammar success, including:

Sentence construction & verb tense accuracy
Simple, compound, complex sentences
Clauses: main, subordinate & embedded
Commas, dashes, brackets & semi-colons
Conjunctions & cohesive devices
Prepositions & word classes

Every slide follows a consistent, student-friendly format:
Clear, simple explanation of the grammar rule
One-sentence student-friendly definition
Three to four short practice questions
Answer slide included for instant feedback
These starters are pitched at Grade 4/5 level, with language carefully adapted for learners who struggle with extended texts.

Because each grammar point is broken down into manageable steps, these slides work brilliantly as:
lesson starters
revision warm-ups
literacy moments in any subject
quick diagnostic checks

This resource is also completely editable, so you can adapt it to your class, adapt examples, or build it into your existing lessons and schemes of work.
Save yourself time and give your students the consistent grammar practice they need to boost their writing, ready to teach, no planning required.