Grammar exercise practising countable and uncountable nouns and the use of ‘many’ and ‘much’. Choose the missing word for each sentence. Multiple choice questions. Quick and simple practice for reinforcement or assessment. With answers.
List of examples of rule of three - sentences and slogans.
Can be used as pre-writing examples, for creative writing prompts, for analysis and evaluation of effectiveness etc.
In the sentences find different types of nouns:
• Common nouns e.g. bees
• Abstract nouns e.g. patience
• Collective nouns e.g. litter
• Proper nouns e.g. December
Read the sentences and highlight all the nouns.
Extension: Highlight each type of noun in a different colour.
Adding adverbs of time and sequence to a passage about a trip to the Great Wall of China. Useful for grammar practice, verbal reasoning and as a text model when complete.
Speech Marks
Punctuate the sentences related to ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by adding speech marks where they are needed. Not all of the sentences need speech marks.
Series of speech/writing starters designed to be ‘hooks’ using various persuasive language techniques. Can use for independent reinforcement and analysis. Could be used as writing prompts.
Series of advertising slogans using various persuasive language techniques. Can use for independent reinforcement and analysis. Could be used as writing prompts.
Reading task locating rhetorical questions in text about a hotel.
Task transforming statements into rhetorical questions. Good for independent writing practice and reinforcement of technique.
Useful for independent ESL and language enrichment practice.
Provides sentence and text models.
Some simple practice and some more complex multiple choice.
Could be useful as a pre-writing activity.
With answers.
Activity identifying persuasive language techniques - alliteration, rhetorical questions, rule of three - that have been used in advertising slogans about pest control. Multiple choice questions. With answers.
Activity identifying persuasive language techniques - alliteration, rhetorical questions and rule of three - in a persuasive letter of complaint about the problem of litter. Also a useful persuasive letter model for other reading/writing activities. Suitable for UKS2. With answers.
PSLE Paper 2 practice exercises for P3/4 (with answers):
Grammar MCQ
Grammar Cloze
Vocabulary Cloze
Synthesis and Transformation
Visual Text Comprehension
Open-Ended Comprehension
Formatted for the Singapore curriculum and assessment.
Also useful for verbal reasoning practice for English curriculum or 11+ exams.