Grammar+Checklist

Grammar and vocabulary teaching is incorporated into everyday reading and writing sessions, with main focus as below. Targeted teaching in this area is also based on individual needs identified in work samples. //an independent (main) clause and a dependent (subordinate)// //clause linked by a subordinating conjunction .// //eg We all went outside when the sun came out. When the sun came out, we// //all went outside.// || homonyms words with the same sound and the same spelling, but a different meaning, eg bark (tree), bark (sound made by dog) || object of a sentence || simile eg She sings like an angel || //a clause includes a verb// || //homophones// //words with the same sound but different spelling and meaning,// //eg fair, fare// || //subject and object pronouns// || nonsense words
 * ** Yr 3 ** || ** Term 1 ** || ** Term 2 ** || ** Term 3 ** || ** Term 4 ** ||
 * ** 1 ** || dictionary use || //nouns – singular and plural eg girl, girls// || subject of sentence || metaphor eg She is an angel ||
 * 2 || //complex sentence//
 * 3 || //clauses – a complete message or thought expressed in words://

nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms, puns || //used to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech// || //Adverb// //a word that tells something about a verb,// //adjective or another verb, eg manner, place or time. Adverbs may show://
 * 4 || paragraphs || //quotation marks//

//modality, eg possibly,//

//degree, eg very//

//comments or opinions, eg luckily// || homophones || eg crowd || //connectives// //words with link paragraphs and sentences,// //eg on the other hand, however, furthermore,// //therefore, because, although// || personification eg The water licked at my feet ||
 * 5 || //paragraphs// || collective nouns
 * 6 || //simple tense//

//eg Koalas eat leaves (present)// || clauses – subject and object || Idiom

eg Pull yourself together || irregular plurals ||
 * 7 || //past tense//

//eg, She went home (past)// || //adjectives// || collective nouns || contractions ||
 * 8 || //direct speech//

//eg, ‘I am going to leave,’ she said// || //contractions// || //verb tense// || //proper nouns – places// ||
 * 9 || indirect speech

eg, She said that she was going to leave || syllables || possessive pronouns || proper adjectives ||
 * 10 |||||||| Review ||

//on its own (main clause) or may be combined// //with a main clause to form a sentence// || //verbs – relating a word that tells what is happening or what is: eg She is my teacher// || //noun// //a naming word for a person, place or thing: terms of address,// //eg Mr Jones// || homonyms words with the same sound and the same spelling, but a different meaning, eg bark (tree), bark (sound made by dog) || //a clause includes a verb// || //verb – feeling a word that tells what is happening or what is eg I liked the movie// || word origins the source and history of words (etymology), eg telephone (Greek) || homophones
 * Yr 4 || Term 1 || Term 2 || Term 3 || Term 4 ||
 * 1 || clause – main a clause may be a sentence
 * 2 || //Clause – verb//

words with the same sound but different spelling and meaning, eg fair, fare || //(noun or noun group that agrees with the// //verb in person and number), eg The children// //ran to the bus// || //verb – possessing a word that tells what is happening or what is: eg He has a new car// || preposition placed in front of a noun group to show time (when), place (where), manner (how) or causality (why), eg in front of, throughout, underneath || cohesive links || //an object (additional noun or noun group, affected by the action), eg The children ran to the bus// || //verb groups// //a group of words built up around a verb://
 * 3 || //clause – noun a clause includes a subject//
 * 4 || //clause – noun group a clause may include//

//eg She is sitting here may include two or more verbs, eg He huffed and puffed// || prepositional phrase

units of meaning within a clause that begin with a preposition; indicate how, when, where or why, eg She ran into the garden, He is available from nine o’clock || simile eg She sings like an angel ||
 * 5 || plurals || //adjectives – possessive//

//a word that describes a noun: possessive, eg our// || //cohesive links// //eg, pronouns, conjunctions, connectives// || metaphor eg She is an angel ||
 * 6 || //noun –singular a naming word for a person, place or thing: singular, eg girl// || //adjectives comparative//

//a word that describes a noun: comparative, eg bigger// || //connectives// //words which link paragraphs and sentences, eg on the other hand, however, furthermore, therefore, because, although// || idiom eg Pull yourself together || //a word that tells something about a verb, adjective or another verb modality, eg possibly// || //complex and compound sentence// || //direct speech eg, ‘I am going to leave,’ she said// || //a word that tells something about a verb, adjective or another verb degree, eg very// || personification eg The water licked at my feet || indirect speech eg, She said that she was going to leave ||
 * 7 || //noun – plural a naming word for a person, place or thing: plural, eg girls// || //adverbs modality//
 * 8 || //noun – collective a naming word for a person, place or thing: collective eg crowd// || //adverbs degree//
 * 9 || noun groups

a group of words built around a noun that describes or specifies the noun || apostrophes used to signify a contraction || nonsense words spoonerisms, neologisms, puns || quotation marks used to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech ||
 * 10 |||||||| Review ||