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Year 6 - English

Word class revision

Review, including word class, sentence types, tense, commas and colons

Unit Summary

In this unit, comprehensive review of all grammar and syntactical terminology needed for KS2 SATS tests is undertaken. Pupils review word class, the five taught sentence structures, all taught tenses, word families, Standard English and all taught punctuation, including at the higher level for GDS.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to practise word class test questions.

Key Notes

  • There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract.
  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses.
  • Determiners introduce nouns.
  • Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: a naming word for people, places or things
  • verb: a doing, being or having word
  • adjective: a word that describes a noun
  • adverb: a word that can describe a verb or an adjective
  • determiner: a word that introduces a noun in a clause or phrase

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may struggle to see adverbs as doing more than saying 'how' verbs are done.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'noun'

a naming word for people, places or things.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may struggle to see adverbs as doing more than saying 'how' verbs are done. Correction: Adverbs modify verbs by saying when, where, how or to what extent they are done - encourage pupils to look for words that modify the verb.

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