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Pupil and parent learning sheet
Week beginning: 4th May 2020This week's work for Year 7 English is poetry.
By the end of topic, you should be able to: • Discuss the importance of discussing current news in poetry.• Identify techniques that Stormzy and Zephaniah use in their own poems.• Include some similarities that both Stormzy and Zephaniah share within their
poetry.
Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources! You will need your book or lined paper to complete the tasks.)• Playing Pointless• Creating sentences based on what you’ve learnt on Pointless.• Reading and analysing two poems by Benjamin Zephaniah and John Agard.• Answering the question, Why is it powerful to create poetry about current
topics of discussion?• Creating a Venn diagram of Zephaniah and Stormzy’s poetic techniques.
If you complete all your work to a high standard, you may also want to start thinking about looking at other poems that relate to culture by Zephaniah and Agard.
Navigating around Pointless
There are two sections to Pointless.
Round 1 is focussing on finding one answer with the lowest score. Pick a question and have a go at answering it in 100 seconds. After 100 seconds, reveal the answers to see how many points you received.
Round 2 uses multiple choice to help you find an answer. Some give you clues/words with missing letters to enable you to find an answer.
Round 1
Round 2
Finish
Words with a silent b
Words with a silent g
Words with a silent w
Words with a silent k
Words with a silent h
Words with a silent l
Round 1 Choices
Prefix bi-
Prefix auto-
Prefix trans-
Synonyms for said
Synonyms for went
Punctuation marks
Suffix -cian
Suffix -cious
Words beginning with wh
Letter string augh
Suffix -port
Prefix tele-
Nouns - plurals
Nouns – types, collectives
Verbs – past tense
Identifying verbs, nouns etc
Adding prefixes
Adding suffixes
Round 2 Choices
Adjectives
Antonyms
Spellings
More spellings
Letter strings
ApostrophesHomonyms & Homophones
Active and passive
Determiners; clauses
Types of phrases
Other punctuation
Speech marks
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent b.
Answers
Answer Points
lamb 62
crumb 59
bomb 50
thumb 39
dumb 36
tomb 35
plumb 31
numb 29
doubt 19
limb 12
womb 8
debt 7
subtle 0
Anything else correct and not
derived from the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent g.
Answers
Answer Points
gnome 47
sign 41
design 39
gnat 34
gnash 28
gnaw 19
reign 12
foreign 5
gnarled 1
gnu 0
Anything else correct and not
derived from the words
above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent w.
Answers
Answer Points
write 68
wrong 66
sword 53
wreck 48
answer 47
wrist 27
wrapper 21
wrestle 11
wretch 7
wren 4
wrinkle 3
writhe 0
Anything else correct and not
derived from the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent k.
Answers
Answer Points
know 92
knee 81
knock 74
knife 65
knight 53
knickers 42
kneel 34
knot 26
knuckle 11
knob 3
knit 2
knack 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent h.
Answers
Answer Points
rhino 29
rhubarb 23
chemist 22
whirl 17
exhaust 15
orchestra 10
character 10
chaos 6
stomach 4
rhyme 3
gherkin 0
technology 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
Answer Points
when 83
why 78
what 71
white 67
school 65
Christmas 57
whale 51
wheat 47
honest 46
hour 43
ghost 39
whether 37
whistle 33
choir 30
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words containing a silent l.
Answers
Answer Points
could 85
would 78
should 74
talk 64
walk 61
half 50
calf 43
calm 28
folk 19
chalk 8
yolk 1
salmon, stalk or almond 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words beginning with the prefix bi-.
Answers
Answer Points
bicycle 84
binoculars 51
biceps 32
biweekly 28
bimonthly 24
bilingual 19
binary 13
biennial 2
bigamy 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words beginning with the prefix trans-.
Answers
Answer Points
transfer 83
transport 81
translate 76
transform 71
transit 57
transition 51
transplant 43
Answer Points
transmit 38
transaction 29
translucent 19
transpire 8
transgress 2
translocate 0
transient 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words beginning with the prefix auto-.
Answers
Answer Points
automatic 76
automobile 61
autograph 53
autobiography 38
autopilot 14
autopsy 2
autonomy 0
autocrat 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words beginning with the prefix tele-.
Answers
Answer Points
television 82
telephone 77
telescope 53
teletext 31
telegram 23
telegraph 21
teleport 11
telecommunications 7
telephoto 3
teleconference 1
telepathy 1
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words ending with the suffix -port.
Answers
Answer Points
airport 87
transport 82
support 54
report 46
passport 41
import 33
export 32
deport 9
carport 2
teleport 1
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words
containing the letter string augh.
Answers
Answer Points
caught 76
taught 71
laugh 62
daughter 51
naughty 43
laughter 41
slaughter 24
naught 10
onslaught 7
draught 3
haughty 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words beginning with wh.
Answers
Answer Points
what 97
why 94
who 93
when 92
where 92
which 91
whether 83
whale 64
wheel 58
while 53
white 46
whole 42
whom 40
wheeze 35
Answer Points
whip 25
whack 22
whilst 17
whisper 13
whirl 11
whiskey 7
wheat 4
whizz 2
whoop 1
whine 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words ending in the suffix -cious.
Answers
Answer Points
precious 54
delicious 45
conscious 43
suspicious 38
vicious 31
gracious 24
spacious 18
ferocious 9
luscious 5
malicious 1
atrocious 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write words ending in the suffix -cian.
Answers
Answer Points
musician 52
magician 45
electrician 35
optician 29
politician 19
mathematician 15
beautician 7
technician 1
physician 0
Anything else correct and not derived from
the words above
0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name punctuation marks.
Answers
Answer Points
Full stop . 99
Comma , 87
Question mark ? 76
Exclamation mark ! 62
Speech marks “ “ 50
Apostrophe ‘ 47
Colon : 32
Semi colon ; 29
Dash -- 22
Ellipsis … 16
Brackets () 11
Hyphen 7
Quotation marks ‘ ‘ 3
/ 0
Anything else correct 0
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write synonyms for went.
Answers
Answer Points
hurried 18
rushed 17
sprinted 16
hobbled 13
ambled 9
sailed 7
strolled 6
jogged 4
visited 3
biked 2
swam 1
crawled 1
Anything else correct (must be past tense)
0
Answer Points
walked 84
ran 78
left 64
flew 59
moved 57
drove 54
sped 52
travelled 44
crept 42
approached 38
skipped 37
hopped 32
marched 27
rode 25
raced 22
climbed 19
We gave 100 people 100 seconds to write down synonyms for said.
Answers
Answer Points
questioned 67
answered 64
spoke 61
replied 58
asked 57
called 54
guessed 45
announced 44
mentioned 41
claimed 38
complained 36
lied 32
repeated 28
commented 25
promised 22
agreed 19
Answer Points
warned 18
boasted 18
admitted 16
stated 13
revealed 9
protested 7
murmured 6
sighed 4
screamed 3
urged 2
declared 1
teased 1
Anything else correct (must be past tense)
0
Plurals 1
Plurals singular Plurals 3
Plurals 2 Plurals 5
Plurals 4
Nouns - Plurals
rat rats
church churches
city cities
kisses
monkeys
dishes
kiss
monkey
dish
90
55
52
59
80
52
We asked 100 people to write the plurals of these nouns.
child children
tooth teeth
foot feet
mice
deer
lice
mouse
deer
louse
56
45
43
40
28
12
We asked 100 people to write the plurals of these nouns.
calf calves
roof roofs
wife wives
loaves
cliffs
chiefs
loaf
cliff
chief
35
8
39
32
42
4
We asked 100 people to write the plurals of these nouns.
i
antenna antennae
sheep
woman women
people
taxes
lives
person
tax
life
5
24
33
13
48
28
We asked 100 people to write the plurals of these nouns.
sheep
casino casinos
potato potatoes
formula formulae
fungi
yoyos
volcanoes
fungus
yoyo
volcano
56
32
3
8
48
25
We asked 100 people to write the plurals of these nouns.
trousers no singular
scarves scarf
mangoes mango
no singular
bacterium
cactus
scissors
bacteria
cacti
0
33
27
1
7
9
We asked 100 people to write the singular of these nouns.
Nouns – proper or common
Animal young
Classifying common nouns 1
Collectives 2
Collectives 1
Nouns- types, collectives
Classifying common nouns 2
jealousy, palace, Mr Bean Mr Bean
book, Wales, manners Wales
bed, Big Mac, beef burger Big Mac
Long Rd, Little Snoring
Smith’s
iPad
Long Rd, town, Little Snoring
Smith’s, shop, road
swan, computer, iPad
59
63
56
48
50
52
We asked 100 people to pick out the proper noun(s) from each list.
stone concrete
swarm collective
flower concrete
abstract
collective
abstract
anger
flock
dreams
55
30
46
25
33
16
We asked 100 people to say what type of noun these common nouns are.
walrus concrete
memory abstract
pack collective
abstract
abstract
collective
love
childhood
herd
69
17
47
43
9
32
We asked 100 people to say what type of noun these common nouns are.
i
sheep flock
school or shoal
geese gaggle or flock
pride
swarm or hive
bunch
lions
bees
bananas
60
51
31
37
28
43
We asked 100 people to name the collective for a group of these animals / objects.
fish
keys bunch
cards pack
puppies litter
cloud or swarm
murder
pack
gnats
crows
lies
48
62
38
2
0
29
We asked 100 people to name the collective for a group of these animals / objects.
cow calf
goose gosling
swan cygnet
lamb
nymph
tadpole
sheep
dragonfly
frog
63
11
1
69
0
42
We asked 100 people to name the young of these animals.
Past tense 1
Past tense 3
Past tense 2 Past tense 5
Past tense 4
Past tense 6
Verbs – past tense
eat ate
carry carried
grab grabbed
began
met
swept
begin
meet
sweep
52
68
65
69
54
56
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
find found
swim swam
run ran
thought
took
told
think
take
tell
57
62
70
43
58
53
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
wore
buy bought
shake shook
rose
wrote
saw
rise
write
see
54
39
47
43
51
61
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
wear
i
bend bent
hid
fight fought
shot
stole
went
shoot
steal
go
58
60
42
55
45
39
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
hide
forbid forbade
is was
does did
heard
flew
dug
hear
fly
dig
12
59
61
53
48
57
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
break broke
are were
drive drove
sat
taught
let
sit
teach
let
64
62
53
49
32
15
We asked 100 people to change these verbs to the past tense.
Identifying verbs
Identifying adjectives
Identifying nouns Identifying prepositions
Identifying adverbs
Identifying pronouns
Identifying nouns, verbs etc
Sarah hit her brother. hit
Molly was late for dance. was
He wanted to believe her. wanted, believe
said, is (from it’s), ate
could, see
was observed, walked
She said, “It’s true, I ate it.”
He could see all the bushes.
He was observed by all as he walked past.
86
72
44
2
35
28
We asked 100 people to identify the verbs in these sentences.
Mum gave her lunch. Mum, lunch
Jane felt admiration for her brother. Jane, admiration, brother
It was time for Judo. time, Judo
Mrs Jones, evening
cats, love
silence
Mrs Jones arrived later in the
evening.
The cats need lots of love.
Silence is golden.
64
31
37
42
39
49
We asked 100 people to identify the nouns, but not the pronouns, in these sentences.
old, grey
Unwisely, the young woman left
her car unlocked. young, unlocked
The tall, fat elephant turned around. tall, fat
silly, smelly
horizontal
delicious, tiny
The silly girl sat smirking outside
the smelly toilet.
The horizontal rain lashed the
windows repeatedly.
The delicious smell wafted
through the tiny kitchen.
57
39
68
44
46
42
We asked 100 people to identify the adjectives in these sentences.
He quickly put on his old, grey coat.
i
He spoke beautifully. beautifully
unkindly
Sleepily, she opened her eyes. sleepily
unfortunately, late
happily, soon
slowly, upstairs, wearily
Unfortunately, because he was late, his boss fired him.
Happily, I will be leaving soon.
Slowly walking upstairs, she looked wearily at the clock.
83
42
79
9
14
0
We asked 100 people to identify the adverbs in these sentences..
Unkindly, he called him silly Billy.
The chocolate was found hidden
under the bed.under
He worked on Saturday. on
He went to his house by train. to, by
between
below
next to
Between his parents, sat Joe.
“Below the stairs,” I bellow.
He put Smarties next to the cake.
76
28
32
61
52
3
We asked 100 people to identify the prepositions in these sentences.
He was late again. he
She told him off. she, him
Don’t touch mine, I will give you his. mine, I, you, his
they, itself, her
I, its, she
she, him
They saw the dog turn itself round
to face her.
“I’ve had mine; it’s time for the cat
to eat have its,” she said.
She gave Fred’s sweets back to him.
87
59
33
16
23
37
We asked 100 people to identify the pronouns in these sentences..
Opposites 1
Opposites 3
Opposites 2 Opposites 5
Opposites 4
im or in
Prefixes
behave misbehave
sense nonsense
clockwise anti-clockwise
disrespect
miscount
unrealistic
respect
count
realistic
64
52
43
48
29
38
We asked 100 people to add the correct prefix to give a word with the opposite meaning.
possible impossible
relevant irrelevant
legal illegal
inconsiderate
immoral
irresponsible
considerate
moral
responsible
53
15
36
25
18
28
We asked 100 people to add the correct prefix to give a word with the opposite meaning.
unfair
jointed disjointed
regular irregular
illegible
improper
incorrect
legible
proper
correct
57
36
24
19
33
46
We asked 100 people to add the correct prefix to give a word with the opposite meaning.
fair
i
explode implode
descend
absent present
backwards
discourage
exclude
forwards
encourage
include
12
29
47
68
19
17
We asked 100 people to change the prefix to give a word with the opposite meaning..
ascend
interior exterior
increase decrease
maximum minimum
pessimist
downstairs
inferior
optimist
upstairs
superior
39
43
33
9
76
7
We asked 100 people to change the prefix to give a word with the opposite meaning.
proper improper
formation information
movable immovable
immortal
inefficient
invaluable
mortal
efficient
valuable
43
59
54
57
62
63
We asked 100 people to use either im- or in- as a prefix with these words.
-ing
shun sound 1
-ible or -able
shun sound 2
-ed
-ship or -hood
Suffixes
hate hating
turn turning
spit spitting
spying
tapping
taping
spy
tap
tape
42
97
44
75
48
39
We asked 100 people to add the suffix -ing to these verbs.
carry carried
hug hugged
love loved
destroyed
fried
stopped
destroy
fry
stop
51
44
63
72
49
43
We asked 100 people to add the suffix -ed to these verbs.
childhood
mother motherhood
champion championship
knighthood
partnership
membership
knight
partner
member
72
68
67
71
64
62
We asked 100 people to add the suffixes -ship or -hood to these words.
child
i
rely reliable
reversible
forgive forgivable
horrible
enviable
responsible
horrid
envy
response
43
56
52
63
59
61
We asked 100 people to add the suffixes -ible or -able to these words.
reverse
inflate inflation
extend extension
pronounce pronunciation
collision
creation
division
collide
create
divide
58
48
9
45
53
64
We asked 100 people to add the correct suffix to give a word ending with a shun sound.
explode explosion
Venice Venetian
qualify qualification
reduction
Asian
magician
reduce
Asia
magic
40
0
15
8
28
37
We asked 100 people to add the correct suffix to give a word ending with a shun sound.
Comparatives 1
Superlatives 2
Superlatives 1
Superlatives 3
Comparatives 2
Comparatives 3
Adjectives
good better
cold colder
tricky trickier
more horrible
sadder
nicer
horrible
sad
nice
17
86
36
28
43
72
We asked 100 people to write the comparatives for these adjectives.
wonderful more wonderful
bad worse
cool cooler
crazier
farther or further
sillier
crazy
far
silly
35
17
74
35
39
38
We asked 100 people to write the comparatives for these adjectives.
whiter
grumpy grumpier
mad madder
larger
more
more generous
large
much
generous
76
33
49
79
6
43
We asked 100 people to write the comparatives for these adjectives.
white
i
sad saddest
best
nice nicest
most enormous
trickiest
tallest
enormous
tricky
tall
37
19
83
41
53
91
We asked 100 people to write the superlatives for these adjectives.
good
strange strangest
dry driest
bad worst
thinnest
farthest or furthest
most exciting
thin
far
exciting
90
50
15
37
45
48
We asked 100 people to write the superlatives for these adjectives.
special most special
fat fattest
delicious most delicious
grumpiest
most
wisest
grumpy
some
wise
37
43
40
48
7
83
We asked 100 people to write the superlatives for these adjectives.
Antonyms 1
Antonyms 5
Antonyms 4
Antonyms 6
Antonyms 2
Antonyms 3
Antonyms
cruel kind
dawn dusk
optimist pessimist
opaque
empty
temporary
transparent
full
permanent
29
19
14
0
49
1
We asked 100 people to write the antonyms for these words.
horizontal vertical
maximum minimum
victory defeat
West
contract
failure
East
expand
success
18
23
30
70
0
16
We asked 100 people to write the antonyms for these words.
lend or loan
better worse
conductor insulator
retreat
remember
exclude
advance
forget
include
28
35
5
9
21
18
We asked 100 people to write the antonyms for these words.
borrow
i
entrance exit
sharp
tame wild
answer
innocent
plural
question
guilty
singular
8
37
33
56
11
18
We asked 100 people to write one word antonyms for these words.
blunt
tight loose
noisy quiet or silent
admit deny
harmless
immature
reveal
harmful
mature
conceal
36
78
9
26
21
7
We asked 100 people to write the antonyms for these words.
left right or arrived
foolish wise
asleep awake
dull or dim
internal
rude or impolite
bright
external
polite
84
29
36
49
26
27
We asked 100 people to write the antonyms for these words.
Spellings 1
Spellings 5
Spellings 4
Spellings 6
Spellings 2
Spellings 3
Spellings
One person is an ind__ individual
Keen to succeed determined
Not passive. aggressive
vehicle
language
physical
A car or bus.
We use the English lan___ to communicate.
The P in PE.
30
38
34
21
37
26
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
ind___
det____d
ag____ve
ve______
lan____
____cal
A type of plant or fruit. variety
eg cat, hat and sat all r___ rhyme
Where an arm joins your body. shoulder
lightning
opportunity
rhythm
Found with thunder
A chance to do something
Music has a r_____.
29
32
41
59
36
17
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
v___ty
r____
sh_____
l______g
op_____ty
r____m
Go with someone. accompany
Eastenders is a TV pr_ programme
A book of words and meanings. dictionary
sufficient
communicate
environment
enough
talk
We must protect the env_
22
26
36
22
24
20
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
ac___
pr______
d_______y
suf______
com____
env____t
2 x 20 forty
Well known to you. familiar
Opinion not based on facts or
experience. prejudice
privilege
interrupt
interfere
Sitting on the benches during assembly is a pri____.
Butt into a conversation
Meddle with
54
24
5
16
27
21
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
f___
fam____
pre_______
pri______
int_____
int____
Share an opinion about something. criticise
Which cat___ would you put this book into?
category
An annoyance, a pest nuisance
occur
vegetables
sacrifice
happen
Potatoes, leeks and beans.
To give something up.
28
17
19
32
43
12
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
crit___
cat____y
nu_______
oc____
veg____s
sac____
She won the diving ___. competition
Something to discuss and argue about.
controversy
The noun from explain. explanation
occupy
symbols
appreciate
Live in.
+ - x ÷ ° © are all
Thank you. I really ap___ what you did.
38
3
22
27
13
19
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
com____
con____
ex_______
oc______
_____ls
ap____
More spellings 1
More spellings 5
More spellings 4
More spellings 6
More spellings 2
More spellings 3
More Spellings
A line of people waiting. queue
It is needed. necessary
A book of words and meanings. dictionary
immediately
temperature
yacht
At once.
Measured in °C.
Large sailing boat.
38
22
41
25
36
26
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
q___
n____s_y
d_______y
im______y
t__m_____
y____
House of Commons and the
House of Lords.parliament
How something is said. pronunciation
Certain. definite
frequently
embarrass
foreign
Often.
Make someone feel uncomfortable.
From another country.
38
15
19
40
28
31
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
pa_____
pro_____n
def____
fre______y
emb____s
for___
Not professional. amateur
Extremely old. ancient
An assistant. secretary
sincerely
conscience
cemetery
End a letter with yours __.
This will trouble you if you do bad deeds.
Where you find graves.
36
34
29
40
14
12
We asked 100 people to identify and spell these words.
ama___
a____t
sec_____y
sin______y
con_____
cem____
The TV came with a 5 year g__. guarantee
Not particularly good or bad. average
A group formed to discuss and
make decisions. committee
hindrance
marvellous
mischievous
It was not a help – it was a h__.
Wonderful.
A bit naughty.
27
47
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g______e
av_____
com______e
hin_____
mar_____
misc____
A place to eat out. restaurant
She needed the loo. She was d__.
desperate
Annoy and pester continually. harass
leisure
disastrous
bargain
Free time.
Opposite to successful.
It was cheap – a b__.
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rest___
desp__
ha___s
l___s__
disa____s
bar__
12thtwelfth
Clear to see. apparent
Awake – not asleep. conscious
neighbour
exaggerate
accommodate
Person living next door.
Make it sound better than it was.
Give someone a place to stay.
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twe___
ap____t
con____s
n________r
exa_______
ac__m__e
ough
ear
ou
ai
ei or ie?
ei
Letter stings
blow though, dough
pickup hiccough
how plough, bough
through
enough, tough, rough
cough, trough
blue
stuff
toff
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fr--nd, th--r, c--ling friend, their, ceiling
h--r, pr--st, --ght heir, priest, eight
prot--n, n--ce, for--gn protein, niece, foreign
weird, ancient, receipt
height, receive, science
lie, die, piece
w--rd, anc--nt, rec--pt
h--ght, rec--ve, sc--nce
l--, d--, p--ce
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weird
pealing ceiling
air their, heir
veil
height
weigh neigh
tale
tight
hay
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beard
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good could, would, should
four, pour, your, tour
loot route
our, hour, sour
mourn
yours, fours, tours, pours
tower
lawn
cause
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law
pearl
ear, year, dear, tear, gear, fear, hear, rear, appear, clear
turn earn, learn, yearn
bear, wear, tear, pear
hearth
earth
care
path
girth
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twirl
peer
said
aim, maim
air, fair, lair, hair, pair
gait, bait, wait, straight, trait
fairy, dairy, airy, prairie, hairy
daily, baileyscaly
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wary
late
bear
tame
bed
Spot the homonym
Homophone puzzles 1
Correct the homophone
Homophone puzzles 2
Homonym puzzles 1
Homonym puzzles 2
Homonyms & Homophones
They agreed a date for the
wedding.date – fruit
He put a plaster over the graze on his knee.
Plaster – in walls, graze –cows do this
She leaves the house. Leaves – green on trees.
Pants – dog breathes heavily.
Stalk – follow secretly
Will – as in write a will, late - dead
He put his pants on.
He cut the stalk of the plant.
If you don’t hurry, you will be late.
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Slightly mad – the pattern with many dots.
dotty
You would be mad to pull these cheese biscuits. crackers
Draw a circle to find where north is. compass
calf
broke
ash
The young cow below your knee.
Past tense of break has no money.
What is left when this tree is burnt.
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mummy
Past tense of leave is not right. left
Nip between finger and thumb to
steal.pinch
quack
park
fan
The fake doctor sounds like a duck.
Put your car with the trees and
grass.
The keen supporter turns round to cool you.
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This parent is wrapped in bandages.
i
She was wearing a fir coat too. fur
They’re replaces There
Were are the clothes you are going to wear? Where replaces were
pour
fined, leaking, for, marshall’s, cereal
grown, boy
Would you like me to pore the juice into the bowl?
He was find for leeking the secret recipe
four the martial’s new breakfast serial.
He has groan into a big buoy!
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There going to their parents’ house.
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listen but not there hear, here
night, knight
Escape from the jumping insect flee, flea
beech, beach
queue, cue
ate, eight
the tree by the sea.
Make a line to use this at the snooker table.
gobbled the number
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It’s dark in shining armour.
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The colour as the wind moved blue, blew
check, cheque
Used to make bread, it grows in the garden. flour, flower
in, inn
knit, nit
missed, mist
Not out, a place to stay.
Use needles to make a scarf for the unwelcome egg in your hair.
Did not hit the thin fog.
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Look carefully again as you write one to pay out money.
Active Passive Passive Active
Active and Passive
Active Passive
Active Passive Passive Active
Passive Active
The door was closed by
John.
I ate the sweets.The sweets were eaten by me.
Susan pushed Sarah. Sarah was pushed by Susan.
A letter was written by Jack.
Caitlin was told off by Mrs
Jones.
The paper was cut by Sue.
Jack wrote a letter.
Mrs Jones told off Caitlin.
Sue cut the paper.
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John closed the door.
The car will be cleaned by James.
Alfie is munching celery.Celery is being munched by Alfie.
Mavis had been following Tom.
Tom had been followed by Mavis.
He is going to be kissed by Jenny.
The car is started by Gavin.
Pasta used to be made by Mum for Mia.
Jenny is going to kiss him.
Gavin starts the car.
Mum used to make pasta for Mia.
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James will clean the car.
The soup had been stirred by John with a spoon.
Kayleigh is going to be writing stories.
Stories are going to be written by Kayleigh.
The fox had killed the chicken. The chicken had been killed by the fox.
Lies had been told by Connor to his Mum.
By whom has my cheese
been eaten.
The pancakes will be flipped by Fred on Tuesday.
Connor had been telling lies to his Mum.
Who ate my cheese?
Fred will be flipping the pancakes on Tuesday.
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John has been stirring the soup with a spoon.
The girls ate sweets.
The house was blown down by the wolf.
The wolf blew the house down.
The baby is being watched by Sarah.
Sarah is watching the baby.
Gregory turned the page.
Lola crashed the car.
Dave washed the pots and pans.
The page was turned by Gregory.
The car was crashed by Lola.
The pots and pans were washed by Dave.
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Sweets were eaten by the girls.
Sarah will cook the dinner.
The game Monopoly is being played by them.
They are playing the game Monopoly.
Every Tuesday the bin is emptied by Sam.
Every Tuesday Sam empties the bin.
They are going to paint the house by Tuesday.
The cat used to chase the
mouse.
Dad would always pick the plums.
The house is going to be painted by Tuesday.
The mouse used to be chased by the cat.
The plums would always be picked by Dad.
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The dinner will be cooked by Sarah.
Her parents will send her away to school.
The meeting was called off.
They called off the meeting.
By whom was the mistake made?
Who made the mistake?
Jake told a lie to his mum.
Why did Joe eat the
sweets?
Tomorrow Felix will mend the computer.
A lie was told by Jake to his mum.
Why were the sweets eaten by Joe?
Tomorrow, the computer will be mended by Felix.
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She will be sent away to school by her parents.
Determiners 1
Subordinate clauses 1
Relative clauses 2
Subordinate clauses 2
Determiners 2
Relative clauses 1
Determiners; clauses
The grey cat ate five mice. The, five
My toilet is blocked again. my
Those poisonous spiders are going to be real trouble. those
An, its
Every, a
a
An owl will always return to
its nest.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
That is a truly awful smell.
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These, five, a
Some, all, the
There goes my boy! my
Which, its, bath
Less, the
My, one, her
Which spider laid its eggs in the bath?
Less salt would make the chips healthier.
My one great hope is that her phone is mended before Christmas.
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These five sausage have a taste of garlic.
Some people have all the luck.
I worked hard at the allotment whilst my wife lay in bed.
whilst my wife lay in bed.
As the wind blew, he ran faster. As the wind blew.
I put on three jumpers because there was a hard frost.
because there was a hard frost.
Whenever she visited
even though he hadn’t passed his test.
so that he could eat them later.
Whenever she visited, there was an argument.
Tom was driving even though he
hadn’t passed his test.
He stuffed his pockets with sweets so that he could eat them later.
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He ate until he burped. until he burped.
After she got up
Once the fire was out, they went to bed.
Once the fire was out
While the cat’s away
rather than do her homework.
provided you have cleaned your room.
While the cat’s away, the mice will play.
She decided to watch TV rather than do her homework.
You can go for a sleepover provided you have cleaned your room.
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After she got up, she broke her phone.
He ate from the blue bowl which he later broke.
which he later broke.
He gave it to his friend who had done his homework for him.
who had done his homework for him.
They sneaked into the library where the sweets were hidden.
where the sweets were hidden.
which promptly fused the whole house.
which barked the most
who was late again
He turned on the TV which promptly fused the whole house.
The dogs which barked the most were taken away.
Jane, who was late again, missed the bus.
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Do you know the boy who broke the window? who broke the window.
I like the photo which he showed first.
which he showed first.
This the café where we first met.
where we first met.
who liked gardening
whom Mr Jones had told off
that Mum had baked
Debbie, who liked gardening, grew sunflowers and roses.
The girls, whom Mr Jones had told off, carried on chatting.
The cake that Mum had baked tasted delicious.
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Adjectival phrases 1
Noun phrases 1
Adverbial phrases 2
Noun phrases 2
Adjectival phrases 2
Adverbial phrases 1
Types of phrases
She gobbled the extremely delicious cereal. extremely delicious
The girl with the orange bag walked out of the blue door. with the orange bag
The woman from Glasgow won
the race.from Glasgow
tight-lipped
covered in mud
heavier and heavier
The tight-lipped teacher ordered
him out.
The pig, covered in mud, rolled around on the carpet.
The rain became heavier and
heavier.
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irritatingly loud
in the corner
Sam was an intelligent, brave and
considerate pupil.intelligent, brave and considerate
buttermilk yellow
coming from the
match
which was setting quickly
She painted her room buttermilk yellow.
Fans coming from the match
fought the police.
The sun, which was setting
quickly, lit up the horizon.
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The snoring was irritatingly loud.
The box in the corner started to
collapse.
She ate her breakfast in the
kitchen. in the kitchen
He ran the race at the speed of light!
at the speed of light
On Monday we will have a spelling test.
On Monday
like a stone
All at once
At 6.30
The aircraft fell like a stone.
All at once the toilet overflowed.
At 6.30 you must report for duty.
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They walked across the roof. across the roof
Without much thought, they
trampled through the flowers.Without much thought; through the flowers
Rebekah went for a sleepover at the week-end. at the week-end
in silence
In the wood
in a fit of rage
You will work in silence!
In the wood the owls hooted.
She slammed the door in a fit of rage.
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I like the food you cook. the food you cook
the fat lazy cat
Both of my sisters are nurses. Both of my sisters
a kiss; the man with the dog
All our books
The boy from Sheffield
She blew a kiss at the man with the dog.
All our books were given away.
The boy from Sheffield won easily.
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She chased the fat lazy cat.
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He was woken by the hiss of the steam engine.
the hiss of the steam engine
A warm glow spread through her arms.
A warm glow; her arms
True love always wins through. true love
the powerful scent of the roses
A weak shaft of light; the temple
The vibrant red leaves
He was struck by the powerful scent of the roses.
A weak shaft of light shone
through the temple.
The vibrant red leaves lit fell one
by one.
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commas
dashes
brackets
hyphens
: or ;
! or ?
Other punctuation
Honestly he is a twit. Honestly, he is a twit.
I ate bread plums and figs. I ate bread, plums and figs.
The girl who had mousey hair shouted.
The girl, who had mousey hair, shouted.
Would you like green, blue, orange or mauve?
She eats a lot, but she is not fat.
Freddy said, “Get lost!”
Would you like green blue orange or mauve?
She eats a lot but she is not fat.
Freddy said “Get lost!”
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Sarah: What do you want?
He fell asleep; it had been a long day.
She ate these foods crisps, peas, beans and melon.
She ate these foods: crisps, peas, beans and melon.
Sue ate five pears; Jenny ate six.
These are the animals he
saw: rats, mice and slugs.
He arrived late; he missed the bus.
Sue ate five pears Jenny ate six.
These are the animals he saw rats, mice and slugs.
He arrived late he missed the bus.
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Sarah What do you want?
He fell asleep it was had been a long day.
Why did he do it Why did he do it?
He’s mad He’s mad!
She ate it raw She ate it raw!
How old is that?
What is that?
I threw it in the rubbish bin!
How old is that
What is that
I threw it in the rubbish bin
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The old man who lived next door was bald.
The old man (who lived next door) was bald.
I hated the new car pink and yellow.
I hated the new car (pink and yellow).
The prize was given by Mrs Bug wearing a blue dress.
The prize was given by Mrs Bug (wearing a blue dress).
Add the butter (which you weighed earlier) to the sugar.
Sally (aged 9) won the race.
She had five mice (all from the same shop) in her room.
Add the butter which you weighed earlier to the sugar.
Sally aged 9 won the race.
She had five mice all from the same shop in her room.
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Remember this I saved you. Remember this – I saved you.
The cat – curled up in its basket – was watching intently.
I had a choice to starve or to eat the mouldy bread.
I had a choice – to starve or to eat the mouldy bread.
Mr Jones – standing on the desk – looked down at the class.
There were two things she could do – laugh or cry.
Philip – late again – made his way to the classroom.
Mr Jones standing on the desk looked down at the class.
There were two things she could do laugh or cry.
Philip late again made his way to the classroom.
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The cat curled up in its basket
was watching intently.
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She picked the sweet smelling rose.
She picked the sweet-smelling rose.
Oliver was old and tight fisted. Oliver was old and tight-fisted.
His house was custom built. His house was custom-built.
She was fit and sports-mad.
There was a build-up of dirt around the hot tap.
The green sweets are sugar-free.
She was fit and sports mad.
There was a build up of dirt around the hot tap.
The green sweets are sugar free.
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Speech marks 1
Direct Indirect 2
Direct Indirect 1
Indirect Direct
Speech marks 2
Speech marks 3
Speech marks
She said, It’s on fire! She said, “It’s on fire!”
How many spiders? asked Jo. “How many spiders?” asked Jo.
It’s not fair, grumbled Mary, I’m never allowed out.
“It’s not fair,” grumbled Mary, “I’m never allowed out.”
“I’m ill,” declared Ben. “It will rain tomorrow.”
“Pointless SPaG,” asserted Zara, “is great fun!”
“Why’s that?” asked Bill. “She’s not here.”
I’m ill, declared Ben. It will rain tomorrow.
Pointless SPaG, asserted Zara, is great fun!
Why’s that? asked Bill. She’s not here.
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“Spiders have eight legs,” retorted Sue.
Sue asked, “What time is it now?”
sit down shouted mr smith “Sit down!” shouted Mr Smith.
“What’s that?” demanded Miss Pickles.
“Who has eaten the
chocolate?” asked Mum.
“Hide now!” yelled the policeman.
what’s that demanded miss pickles
who has eaten the chocolate asked mum
hide now yelled the policeman
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spiders have eight legs retorted sue
sue asked what time is it now
i scored four goals boasted tom four more than bill
“I scored four goals,” boasted Tom, “four more than Bill.”
janet said i am not cleaning that toilet
Janet said, “I am not cleaning that toilet.”
come here ordered mum ineed to go shopping
“Come here!” ordered Mum.
“I need to go shopping.”
“How come?” asked Fred. “She’s usually on time.”
“It’s Saturday,” remarked Sue, “and it is raining again.”
“Sprouts are yummy,” said Dad, “as is broccoli.”
how come asked fred shesusually on time
its Saturday remarked sue
and it is raining again
sprouts are yummy said dad as is broccoli
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“I love dogs,” said Tom. Tom said that he loves dogs.
Jane said, “I eat eggs.” Jane said that she eats eggs.
“I always wake up early,” said Joe. Joe said that he always wakes up early.
Bert asked how long there was left.
Sarah said that she would tidy her room.
Mark said that he ran last Sunday.
“How long is there left?” asked Bert.
Sarah said, “I will tidy my room.”
Mark said, “I ran last Sunday.”
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John said, “I am going fishing.”John said that he was going fishing.
Mary observed that she had head lice again.
“For breakfast,” boasted Simon, “I ate three shredded wheat.”
Simon boasted that he had eaten
three shredded wheat for breakfast.
Dave told Simon to get up.
Sue asked Mary how old she was.
Fred announced that he would be going to town.
“Get up Simon!” yelled Dave.
“How old are you Mary?” asked Sue.
“I will be going to town,” announced Fred.
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“I have head lice again,”
observed Mary.
Some variation on these answers is allowed.
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John said that he had had enough.
“I have had enough,” said John.
Mary said that she would like to go out.
“I would like to go out,” said Mary.
Tom told Joe to get his act together.
“Get your act together Joe!” ordered Tom.
“I will kill the spider,” said Sue.
“Can I come as well?” asked Sarah.
“Tomorrow there will be heavy rain,” predicted the weather forecaster.
Sue said she would kill the spider.
Sarah asked if she could go as well.
The weather forecaster predicted heavy rain tomorrow.
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Some variation on these answers is allowed.
Possession 1
Correct the mistakes 1
Contraction 2
Correct the mistakes 2
Possession 2
Contraction 1
Apostrophes
the cat belonging to Jane Jane’s cat
the dog of Mr Jones Mr Jones’s dog or Mr Jones’ dog
the cake belonging to the children the children’s cake
its fingers
the boy’s legs
the boys’ legs
the fingers belonging to it
the legs of the boy
the legs of the boys
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the pen of my brother-in-law my brother-in-law’s pen
the coats of the women the women’s coats
the leaves of the tree the tree’s leaves
Mr & Mrs Smith’s house
Sarah’s nose
Mary’s and my house
the house of Mr & Mrs Smith
the nose of Sarah
the house belonging to Mary and me
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It’s a lovely day.
She cannot come. She can’t come.
It did not rain. It didn’t rain.
You shan’t pass.
Whose cake won’t rise?
They’ve spots.
You shall not pass.
Whose cake will not rise?
They have spots.
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It is a lovely day.
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We will eat it. We’ll eat it.
Who’s ready. I’m not.
He would eat it – he is greedy. He’d eat it – he’s greedy.
We couldn’t believe it.
You’ve cracked it.
They wouldn’t because they’re daft.
We could not believe it.
You have cracked it.
They would not because they are daft.
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Who is ready? I am not.
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childrens toilet children’s toilet
Apples and pears half price!
Dunkin Donut’s Dunkin’ Donuts
It’s mine and not yours.
Stop using apostrophes wrongly!
Now open on Sundays.
It’s mine and not your’s.
Stop using apostrophe’s wrongly!
Now open on Sunday’s.
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apple’s and pear’s half price!
Its time for chip’s. It’s time for chips.
Second hand book’s £1 Second hand books £1
Tuesday is Ladie’s night. Tuesday is Ladies’ night.
I haven’t a clue.
Boys’ trousers
Let’s go bananas!
I have’nt a clue.
Boys trouser’s
Lets go banana’s!
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Pointless
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Have a go at Pointless SPAG edition!
Try some of the questions from Round 1 or 2.
After completing the quiz, use your knowledge in a sentence.
e.g. words with silent W
Write the sentence using one of the words that you have learnt.
The chocolate bar WRAPPER made a metallic, crisp noise when it was opened by the boy.
Write five sentences using words/techniques you have learnt.
Pointless sentences
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Well done Year 7, you have completed the first part of this week’s English work.
Make sure you take a break and then complete the second and third part of the
work later in the week.Now please move onto the second Powerpoint
to complete the rest of the work for the week.