Understanding word classes in primary

Activities, worksheets and games to help primary pupils learn all about word classes

Tes Resources Team

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Get to grips with word classes with this selection of lessons, activities and worksheets for KS1 and KS2 pupils 

Whether you're looking at word classes in isolation or learning to identify them within a sentence, we've hand-picked a range of resources you could use with your primary pupils. From nouns, adjectives and verbs to pronouns, prepositions and determiners, here are a selection of activities, worksheets and games teachers in the Tes community have created. 

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The Unfair Game SATS SPAG Word Class
Donna Upton

The Unfair Game SATS SPAG Word Class

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Tired of drilling practice papers? Ditch the photocopier and bring grammar revision to life with The Unfair Game: Word Class Edition a thrilling, high-energy way to prepare for Year 6 Grammar SATs Paper 1. This special edition, by popular request, focuses on word classes, ensuring your students...
Word Class Differentiated Card Sort & Worksheets
Helen-Teach

Word Class Differentiated Card Sort & Worksheets

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Differentiated card sort activity and differentiated worksheet to teach pupils about different word classes (also known as parts of speech) used in grammar. **Differentiated Card Sort** Pupils work in small groups, pairs or individually to match different words to the word class they belong to. Ans...
Word Class Challenge
frazert2

Word Class Challenge

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A series of *differentiated* sentence building activities focused on word class. These include articles, adjectives, verbs, nouns, subjects, adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions. The aim of the activity is to encourage children to see patterns in word classes and how they are organised within a se...
Adjectives, Nouns and Verbs Powerpoint Game by Grammatickx
reksum

Adjectives, Nouns and Verbs Powerpoint Game by Grammatickx

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An interactive PPT game to develop children's understanding of adjectives, nouns and verbs. Ideal for a 'hook' activity, teaching tool, assessment tool or SATS revision. Includes Pupil Response Sheet. Includes free Grammar Time resource by Grammatickx.
Identifying Word Classes
PercyPublishing

Identifying Word Classes

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These exercises allow students to understand word classes within paragraphs. Very often they need to identify a word when it stands by itself therefore sometimes they don't understand that words can change word classes. These exercises allow them to see them within context.
Word Classes: Resource Pack
Rachel Swarbrick

Word Classes: Resource Pack

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This resource covers the four main word classes: noun, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. This is designed as an intervention for year 5 and 6 pupils who need to improve their word class knowledge. There is an interactive Powerpoint and a worksheet for each lesson. The lesson helps pupils progress qui...
Verbs, Nouns & Adjectives
PrimaryWow

Verbs, Nouns & Adjectives

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Lots of words and a few sentences. Students are asked to... Circle the noun, cross out the adjective and draw a zigzag star around the verb. EAL/ESL Homework for grade/year 1 or 2.