Year 6 · English
Grammar and vocabulary awareness in Year 6 English
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Focus on synonyms antonyms and formal vocabulary. Start with “Analyse and Edit Text for Errors and Ambiguity”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise synonyms antonyms and formal vocabulary.
The activities include Analyse and Edit Text for Errors and Ambiguity, Change the Order of Sentence Structure for Effect, Choose Appropriate Vocabulary, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, teaching-practice, practice. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Analyse and Edit Text for Errors and Ambiguity
- Change the Order of Sentence Structure for Effect
- Choose Appropriate Vocabulary
- Choose the Antonym
- Choose the Synonym
- Identify Appropriate Vocabulary
- Identify Synonyms and Antonyms
- Manipulate Sentence Structure For Effect
- Practise Selecting Appropriate Vocabulary
- Recognise and Use Connectives
- Recognise and Use Synonyms
- Recognise Synonyms
- Select Appropriate Vocabulary
- Select Appropriate Vocabulary
- Select Suitable Vocabulary
- Select the Correct Tenses
- Understand Formal Language
- Understand Synonyms
- Understand the Importance of Language in Fiction Texts
- Use Connectives
- Use Prefixes and Suffixes
- Vary Position of Embedded Clauses for Effect
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Who Is Arlo the Author? | KS2 English Concept Video
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Creating Compound and Complex (Multi-Clause) Sentences | KS2 English Concept Video
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Year 6 English Thesaurus Skills: Video Lesson
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All About Synonyms and Antonyms | KS2 English Concept Video
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Oak: Further Word Level Revision
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Synonyms Antonyms Prepositions And Adverbs
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All About Main and Subordinate Clauses | KS2 English Concept Video
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Oak: Writing The First Argument Of A Persuasive Letter About School Uniform
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What are Synonyms? | KS2 English Concept Video
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Creating Grammatically Correct Sentences | KS2 English Concept Video
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What Is Formal Language? | KS2 English Concept Video
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Using Conjunctions | KS2 English Concept Video
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Oak Year 6: Positioning Relative Clauses
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Editing Spelling and Punctuation PowerPoint
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Year 6 Editing Guide and Checklist
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UKS2 Uplevelling Sentences Activity PowerPoint
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Oak: Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis
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BBC Bitesize: Grammar
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PlanIt Y6 SPaG Lesson Pack: Synonyms and Antonyms
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Relative and Embedded Clauses - What Is the Difference?
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Features of a Recount Text Checklist
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Simple Past, Present and Future Tense PowerPoint
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PlanIt Y6 SPaG Lesson Pack: Formal and Informal Speech and Vocabulary
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Year 6 Vocabulary Victor Reading Revision and Practice Booklet
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Beowulf begins his quest — analysing author language choices
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Recount Examples Resource Pack
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Using Conditional Conjunctions SPaG Quiz
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Oak lesson slides: Further Word Level Revision
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Oak Year 6 Relative-Clause Positioning Slides and Worksheet
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Year 6 English Home Learning Booklet — Proofreading and Avoiding Ambiguity
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Past, Present or Future Tense Quiz PowerPoint
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Prefixes and Suffixes Activity Mat (Ages 9 - 11)
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UKS2 Uplevelling Sentences Activity Sheets
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Statutory Spelling List Year 5 and Year 6 Activity Book
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Subordinating Conjunctions KS2: Features of Sentences Display Posters
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Cause and Effect Connectives Worksheet
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How to Write a Formal Letter Differentiated Worksheet
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Oak worksheet: Further Word Level Revision
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