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123 free guides covering Year 1, Year 2, KS1 English, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 - each with a plain-English explanation, a worked example, practice questions and exam-style questions with full mark schemes. Every guide links to a free printable worksheet: no sign-up, no email wall.

Year 1

Capital Letters and Full StopsYear 1 (KS1)Naming Words Common NounsYear 1 (KS1)Doing Words Action VerbsYear 1 (KS1)Describing Words Simple AdjectivesYear 1 (KS1)Plurals Adding sYear 1 (KS1)Joining Sentences with andYear 1 (KS1)

Year 2

Question Marks and Exclamation MarksYear 2 (KS1)Past Tense Verbs edYear 2 (KS1)Present Continuous ingYear 2 (KS1)Commas in ListsYear 2 (KS1)Apostrophes for ContractionsYear 2 (KS1)Proper Nouns Names and PlacesYear 2 (KS1)Simple Conjunctions and but or becauseYear 2 (KS1)Opposites Simple AntonymsYear 2 (KS1)

KS1 English

Spelling and PhonicsKS1 Grammar and Word TypesKS1 PunctuationKS1 Reading and ComprehensionKS1

Year 3

Past Simple vs Present SimpleYear 3 (KS2)Past Continuous TenseYear 3 (KS2)Conjunctions when if that althoughYear 3 (KS2)Prepositions of Place and TimeYear 3 (KS2)Adverbs of MannerYear 3 (KS2)Apostrophes for PossessionYear 3 (KS2)A vs AnYear 3 (KS2)Simple SynonymsYear 3 (KS2)

Year 4

Direct Speech Introducing Speech MarksYear 4 (KS2)Plural vs Possessive sYear 4 (KS2)Standard English Verb FormsYear 4 (KS2)Fronted AdverbialsYear 4 (KS2)Commas after Fronted AdverbialsYear 4 (KS2)PronounsYear 4 (KS2)Possessive PronounsYear 4 (KS2)Adverbs of FrequencyYear 4 (KS2)Word Families Synonyms and AntonymsYear 4 (KS2)

Year 5

Relative Clauses who which whoseYear 5 (KS2)Modal VerbsYear 5 (KS2)Adverbs of PossibilityYear 5 (KS2)Brackets for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Dashes for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Commas for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Expanded Noun PhrasesYear 5 (KS2)Present Perfect TenseYear 5 (KS2)Comparative and Superlative AdjectivesYear 5 (KS2)

Year 6

The Subjunctive MoodYear 6 (KS2)Active and Passive VoiceYear 6 (KS2)Subject and ObjectYear 6 (KS2)HyphensYear 6 (KS2)SemicolonsYear 6 (KS2)ColonsYear 6 (KS2)Bullet Points and Their PunctuationYear 6 (KS2)Synonyms for Formal WritingYear 6 (KS2)Antonyms in ContextYear 6 (KS2)Cohesive DevicesYear 6 (KS2)Formal vs Informal LanguageYear 6 (KS2)

KS2 English

Grammar and PunctuationKS2 Sentence Types and Word ClassesKS2 Reading: FictionKS2 Reading: Non-FictionKS2 SpellingKS2

Year 7

Main and Subordinate ClausesYear 7 (KS3)Complex SentencesYear 7 (KS3)Present and Past Perfect ContinuousYear 7 (KS3)Speech Punctuation Multiple SpeakersYear 7 (KS3)Auxiliary VerbsYear 7 (KS3)Abstract and Collective NounsYear 7 (KS3)Negative Forms and Question FormsYear 7 (KS3)Past Continuous TenseYear 7 (KS3)Apostrophes for Plural PossessionYear 7 (KS3)

Year 8

Phrasal VerbsYear 8 (KS3)Subject Verb AgreementYear 8 (KS3)Conditional TensesYear 8 (KS3)Reported SpeechYear 8 (KS3)Shades of MeaningYear 8 (KS3)Antonyms and NuanceYear 8 (KS3)Tone and RegisterYear 8 (KS3)Connectives and Discourse MarkersYear 8 (KS3)

Year 9

Inversion for EmphasisYear 9 (KS3)Compound Complex SentencesYear 9 (KS3)NominalisationYear 9 (KS3)Passive Voice for EffectYear 9 (KS3)Advanced Punctuation for EffectYear 9 (KS3)Cohesion across ParagraphsYear 9 (KS3)Rhetorical Grammar PatternsYear 9 (KS3)Speech Marks in Narrative WritingYear 9 (KS3)

KS3 English

Reading: Fiction and LanguageKS3 Reading: Non-FictionKS3 Writing: Narrative and DescriptionKS3 Writing: Persuasive and TransactionalKS3 Poetry AnalysisKS3 Grammar and PunctuationKS3

Year 10

Sentence Variety for EffectYear 10 (GCSE)Tense Shifts and ControlYear 10 (GCSE)Formal Academic RegisterYear 10 (GCSE)Persuasive Language StructuresYear 10 (GCSE)Standard English vs DialectYear 10 (GCSE)Complex Clause AnalysisYear 10 (GCSE)Etymology and Word FormationYear 10 (GCSE)GCSE Punctuation MasteryYear 10 (GCSE)

Year 11

SPaG Technical AccuracyYear 11 (GCSE)Punctuation for EffectYear 11 (GCSE)Varied Sentence FormsYear 11 (GCSE)Vocabulary for Impact SynonymsYear 11 (GCSE)Antonyms and ContrastYear 11 (GCSE)Writing Transformation TasksYear 11 (GCSE)GCSE Exam Style Grammar QuestionsYear 11 (GCSE)

GCSE English

Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and PerspectivesGCSE Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and WritingGCSE Literature: A Christmas CarolGCSE Literature: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGCSE Literature: MacbethGCSE Literature: Modern Prose Essay (themes only)GCSE Literature: Poetry ComparisonGCSE Literature: Romeo and JulietGCSE Literature: Unseen PoetryGCSE

A Level English

Language: Textual VariationsA Level Language: Child Language DevelopmentA Level Language: Language Change and DiversityA Level Literature: Prose AnalysisA Level Literature: Poetry AnalysisA Level Literature: Drama and TragedyA Level Literature: Comparative EssayA Level Literature: UnseenA Level

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