Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
May 2026 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in May 2026, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in May 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2026Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 2nd May 2026Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 3rd May 2026What is anaphora?
- 4th May 2026Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 5th May 2026Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 6th May 2026Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 7th May 2026Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 8th May 2026Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 9th May 2026Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 10th May 2026Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 11th May 2026Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 12th May 2026Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 13th May 2026Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 14th May 2026Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 15th May 2026Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 16th May 2026Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 17th May 2026Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 18th May 2026Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 19th May 2026Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 20th May 2026Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 21st May 2026Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 22nd May 2026What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 23rd May 2026Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 24th May 2026Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 25th May 2026What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 26th May 2026Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 27th May 2026Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 28th May 2026True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 29th May 2026Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 30th May 2026Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.
- 31st May 2026Explain the difference in meaning between 'the cat's toy' and 'the cats' toy'.