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We are a small group of teachers (including a mum and her daughter!) specialising in English literature and language. Collectively, we’ve got over 90 years’ experience teaching in schools & universities as well as in the private tutoring sector. All our materials are devised by us and have been tested in a range of educational environments. Oh, and we’re all fully-paid-up members of the “Practice makes perfect!” club.
10 Minute SATs SPaG Practice Test Papers
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10 Minute SATs SPaG Practice Test Papers

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100 SATs-style questions divided into ten 10-Minute Tests. These bite-size tests are primarily a SPaG revision tool for Year 6 students preparing for the 2019 KS2 SATs English Paper 1: Questions, but they can also be used all year round as a practice resource or assessment tool. Closely modelled on recent exam questions, the material in this resource covers all the key areas of grammar, punctuation and spelling that feature in Paper 1: Questions. This resource also includes ten Self-Assessment Reports for students to review their performance and evaluate their progress as well as the complete answers (+ marking guidelines where appropriate). You might also be interested in: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Model 2018 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test Editable Interactive PowerPoint KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Tests (x 3 papers)
SPaG Revision SATs Practice Test Papers
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SPaG Revision SATs Practice Test Papers

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SATs revision tool comprising 3 full original exam-style Paper 1 practice test papers made up of 145 realistic, unrepeated questions to help Year 6 children prepare for the 2019 KS2 SATs English Paper 1: Questions. Each paper is closely modelled on a recent exam in terms of content domains, questions types, and layout. Like the actual exam, each paper should be completed in 45 minutes and consists of 46 to 50 questions. The resource also contains: Student Cover Sheets SATs-style Instructions for Students Full Answers Marking Guidelines. You might also be interested in: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Model 2018 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test Editable Interactive PowerPoint KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
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Active and Passive Voice Worksheets

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Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to consolidate Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use the active and passive voices. This pack contains 140 differentiated practice questions (with full answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students. Each ability set consists of 6 different exercise types including: Ticking boxes Labelling sentences Rewriting sentences Selecting or using the word(s) in brackets to complete sentences. See Preview p. 2 for more details. You might also be interested in: Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets Bundle FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
Active and Passive Voice Free Worksheets
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Active and Passive Voice Free Worksheets

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2 two-way differentiated SPaG practice worksheets to consolidate Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify the active and passive voices. This resource contains 30 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students. Each ability set consists of 15 sentences for students to label as being written in the active voice or the passive voice. These 2 worksheets are part of a larger KS2 Year 6 Active & Passive Voice Worksheets resource that contains 140 differentiated practice questions. You might also be interested in: FREE Subjunctive Grammar Worksheets Year 5 and Year 6 KS2 FREE There Their They’re Vocabulary Worksheets Year 5 and Year 6 KS2 FREE Fiction Paragraph Punctuation Year 5 and Year 6 FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6) Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets Bundle
Fiction Punctuation Worksheets Paragraph KS2
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Fiction Punctuation Worksheets Paragraph KS2

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This resource is designed to help Year 5 and Year 6 students practise punctuating a fiction paragraph and comprises 3 sets of 2-way differentiated exercises. Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters. Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, and commas. Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, and exclamation marks. In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are needed) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not). Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking. You may also like: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 Free KS2 SATs Key Punctuation Terms and Phrases Word Search Direct Speech Punctuation Pack Free Active and Passive Worksheets
Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2
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Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2

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Free printable English punctuation worksheets for Christmas. 6 differentiated exercises focusing on punctuating fiction paragraphs using full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a colon, a hyphen, and an exclamation mark. The 6 exercises are divided into 3 sets. Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters. Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, apostrophes, a hyphen, and a colon. Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a hyphen, a colon and an exclamation mark. In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are need) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not). Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking. Ideal for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students. Please note This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 01 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 02 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
KS2 SATs FREE 10-Minute Test: Grammar & Punctuation (for 2015)
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KS2 SATs FREE 10-Minute Test: Grammar & Punctuation (for 2015)

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A free 10-Minute Grammar & Punctuation Practice Test (Levels 3 - 5) for the 2015 SATs. Complete with answers, marking scheme, and marking guidelines. Exclusive to TES. You might also like: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 3 x Paper 1 SPaG Practice Tests (SATs SPaG Revision: KS2 English – Year 6) 10 x 10-Minute SPaG Practice Tests (SATs Revision: KS2 English – Year 6) FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary
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Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary

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Free vocabulary exercise in which students must sort 36 nouns into 3 groups (synonyms for ‘happiness’ – synonyms for ‘charity’ – synonyms for ‘peace’). Designed primarily for Christmas, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suggested answer included. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3). May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students. Please note This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 01 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 02 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
SATs SPaG Revision Pack Year 6 English
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SATs SPaG Revision Pack Year 6 English

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Bumper collection of grammar, punctuation and spelling revision resources to help your students prepare for the 2019 KS2 SATs English tests. This revision pack includes: (a) 355 unrepeated SATs-style exam questions (b) 5 full, original, printable, up-to-date SPaG Paper 1 practice tests (incl. two modelled on the 2018 exam) © 1 editable interactive PowerPoint (for teachers) (d) 1 editable PowerPoint (for students) with handout (e) 11 bite-size 10-Minute SPaG practice tests (f) A complete Paper 2 Spelling practice test. All tests come with complete answers, marking guidelines, and test administrator’s transcript. You might also like: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1
SPaG Revision KS2 SATs Word Search 2
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SPaG Revision KS2 SATs Word Search 2

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Bring some fun and colour to your students’ KS2 English SPaG 2019 SATs revision with our set of 3 FREE word searches focusing on key terms and phrases used in Paper 1. In Puzzle #2, 22 grammar-related words are hidden in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Designed primarily as a fun revision tool for Year 6 students, this is also suitable for children in Year 5. Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page. You might also be interested in: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #1 (Punctuation Terms) FREE SPaG Revision Word Search #3 (Grammar Terms Part 2) SATs SPaG Revision Pack Year 6 English (Bundle)
Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets Bundle
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Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets Bundle

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Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to reinforce Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use direct and indirect speech & to accurately punctuate direct speech using speech marks, full stops, commas, colons, question & exclamation marks. In total, this bundle contains 132 unrepeated grammar & punctuation practice questions (with full answers) that are spread across 2 worksheets packs. Pack 1 includes 6 self-contained grammar exercises, while Pack 2 includes 6 self-contained punctuation exercises. Throughout each pack, the exercises become more challenging with Exercise A being the easiest and Exercise F the hardest. Suitable for classwork or homework, these versatile worksheets can be used individually or in various combinations depending on your SoW. You might also be interested in: Active and Passive Voice Worksheets FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
SATs SPaG Practice Test Paper 1 2018
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SATs SPaG Practice Test Paper 1 2018

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A full original 2018 KS2 Paper 1 SPaG practice test in 4 different formats. This revision and study tool comprises: (1) an editable interactive PowerPoint for teachers (questions and answers) (2) an editable PowerPoint for students (questions only) (3) a colourful PDF student handout (questions only) (4) a SATs-style exam PDF (with complete answers and marking guidelines). Materials can be used variously as an interactive whole class Year 6 SPaG revision lesson, for group activities, or for independent study in the run-up to the 2019 KS2 SATs exams. You might also be interested in: FREE English Teacher Resource What’s New in the 2019 KS2 SATs SPaG Paper 1 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Tests (x 3 papers) KS2 SATs English SPaG 10-Minute Practice Tests (x 10 papers)
Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets
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Direct Speech Indirect Speech Worksheets

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Targeted SPaG practice worksheets to reinforce Year 6 students’ ability to correctly identify and use direct and indirect speech. This pack contains 67 unrepeated practice questions (with answers) that are spread across 6 self-contained exercises, including: Ticking boxes Matching words and phrases Rewriting statements, questions, requests & commands. See Preview p. 2 for more details. You might also be interested in: Active and Passive Voice Worksheets FREE 2018 KS2 SATs English SPaG Paper 1 Practice Test (Year 6)
Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03
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Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03

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Free Christmas-themed English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring a waving snowman. This resource contains -A hi-res image -Starter sentences / story openers -Kick-starter questions -Suggested linking words / phrases -4 figures of speech -15 useful words -A style checklist -A proofreading checklist -Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students. Please note This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2 Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 01 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 02 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
Subjunctive Form English Worksheets Year 5 Year 6 KS2
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Subjunctive Form English Worksheets Year 5 Year 6 KS2

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2 free two-way differentiated English grammar worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to identify the subjunctive form. This resource contains 30 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students. Each ability set consists of 15 sentences for students to identify as using the subjunctive or not. Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this resource may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3). Please note: This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: FREE Active and Passive Voice Grammar English Worksheets KS2 FREE There Their They’re Vocabulary English Worksheets Year 5 and Year 6 KS2 FREE Fiction Paragraph Punctuation Worksheets Year 5 and Year 6
Shakespeare Word Search Male Characters
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Shakespeare Word Search Male Characters

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Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo, and many more male Shakespearean characters for children to find in a fun, colourful, printable word search for Shakespeare’s Birthday (plus solution!). 22 male Shakespearean characters in total placed in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11 (Year 5 & Year 6 / 4th Grade & 5th Grade). Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page. You might also be interested in: FREE Female Shakespeare Characters Word Search
There Their They're Worksheets Year 5 Year 6 KS2
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There Their They're Worksheets Year 5 Year 6 KS2

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2 free two-way differentiated English vocabulary worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6 students to help consolidate their ability to use the commonly confused words there, their, and they’re. This resource contains 24 practice questions (with answers) that are divided into two sets: one for higher ability students and one for lower ability students. Each ability set consists of 12 sentences for students to complete, either by selecting the correct word from the choices given in brackets, or by independently completing the given sentences. Designed primarily for students in Key Stage 2, this resource may also be useful for some students in Year 7 (Key Stage 3). Please note: This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: FREE Active and Passive Voice Grammar Worksheets KS2 FREE Subjunctive Worksheets Year 5 and Year 6 KS2 FREE Fiction Paragraph Punctuation Year 5 and Year 6 KS2
Red Nose Day Word Search (+ Solution!) (English Activity Sheet: Ages 9-11)
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Red Nose Day Word Search (+ Solution!) (English Activity Sheet: Ages 9-11)

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A fun, colourful, printable word search for Red Nose Day with 22 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal & vertical directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11. Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page. You might also be interested in: St Patrick’s Day Word Search (+ Solution!) (English Activity Sheet: Ages 9-11)
Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
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Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04

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Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring a young girl in a snowy field with a basket. This resource contains -A hi-res image -Starter sentences / story openers -Kick-starter questions -Suggested linking words / phrases -4 figures of speech -15 useful words -A style checklist -A proofreading checklist -Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students. Please note This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here. You may also like: Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2 Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 01 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 02 Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03
Festival of Lanterns Word Search (plus Solution!) (5th Grade Activity Sheet: Ages 10-11)
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Festival of Lanterns Word Search (plus Solution!) (5th Grade Activity Sheet: Ages 10-11)

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A fun, colourful, printable word search for the Festival of Lanterns (aka Lantern Festival) with 20 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 10 and 11. Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page. This is the US version. For the UK version, please click here.