Grammar Picnic
Standards
England: National Curriculum
23 teaching points · 20 with practice
Grammar and punctuation from English Appendix 2, by year group.
Year 1
4 teaching points · 4 with practice- Regular plural noun suffixes -s or -esSort the nouns by how you spell the plural. Write each plural. fox garden torch cupcake peach bush window sailoradd -sadd -esPlurals: -s, -es, -ies
- Joining words and joining clauses using andJoin the two sentences with "and". Dad cuts the loaf. Mum cuts the cake.Conjunctions: and, but, so, because
- Capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentencesWrite the correct end punctuation. Who smiled.Full stops and question marks
- Capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun ICorrect the capital letters. were the knives sharp?Capital letters
Year 2
5 teaching points · 5 with practice- Expanded noun phrases for description and specification (the blue butterfly)Circle all the adjectives in the sentence. The wet yellow leaf will fall.Expanded noun phrases
- Statements, questions, exclamations and commandsStatement or question? Is the monkey hungryStatements and questions
- Subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but)Choose the conjunction. The milk is cold ____ the soup is hot.Conjunctions: and, but, so, because
- Present and past tense, including the progressive formWrite it in the past tense. The elephants walk.Past and present tense, and will
- Commas to separate items in a list; apostrophes for contraction and possessionCombine the sentences into one, with commas in a list. The waiters serve the bread. The waiters serve the soup. The waiters serve the rice.Commas in lists
Year 3
4 teaching points · 4 with practice- Conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time, place and causeChoose the conjunction. Dad will light the fire ____ he builds it.Conjunctions: when, before, after, if, although
- Present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple pastChoose the correct word. Grandpa ____ planted peas.Present perfect
- The forms a or an, by whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowelSort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one. ox market duck eel egg otter owl bakeraana or an
- Inverted commas to punctuate direct speechCorrect the sentence. Dan said 'The melon was juicy.'Inverted commas
Year 4
4 teaching points · 4 with practice- Fronted adverbials, with a comma after themMove the adverbial to the front. Start with "Because the child". The child yawns because he is sleepy.Fronted adverbials
- Plural and possessive -s; apostrophes for plural possessionChoose the correct word. The boys send ____ cards.Apostrophes for possession
- Standard English forms for verb inflections (we were, not we was)Choose the correct word. ____ the clown dance?Subject and verb agreement
- Pronouns and nouns to aid cohesion and avoid repetitionReplace the repeated noun phrase with a pronoun. Grandma crossed a bridge although Grandma was scared.Pronouns and the nouns they replace
Year 5
3 teaching points · 2 with practice- Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, thatUnderline the relative clause. The kittens that the puppy chases are soft.Relative clauses
- Modal verbs and adverbs to indicate degrees of possibilityOnly will and can are generated; no item chooses between modals yet.
- Commas to clarify meaning; brackets, dashes or commas for parenthesisChoose the punctuation that closes the parenthesis. Grandma (who plants peas ____ picks beans.Parenthesis
Year 6
3 teaching points · 1 with practice- The passive voiceWrite it in the passive voice. The lions chased the zebra.Active and passive voice
- Formal and informal vocabulary and structures, the subjunctiveNot a fit for one-line generated items.
- Semi-colons, colons, dashes and hyphensNot a fit for one-line generated items.