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Support your child with hundreds of Year 6 English worksheets so they feel confident in their skills and ready for KS2 English SATs .

You’ll find activities and games to help your child develop their comprehension and interpretation skills on a wide range of material, develop their own reading tastes and express their ideas imaginatively and clearly, whether they are working on fiction , non-fiction , plays or poetry.

You can also browse our KS2 English SATs papers and follow our KS2 SATs Learning Journey .

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Year 6 english booster pack.

Even avid readers can be reluctant to write anything more than a postcard when they're at home, so we've come up with a few engaging projects to keep them interested and offer some great writing/spelling/punctuation practice to complement homework. Arm yourself with a thesaurus and enjoy expanding the whole family's vocabulary! The Year 6 English Booster pack includes:

  • Formal and informal language   
  • Complex sentences
  • Apostrophes
  • Argument text
  • Suffixes and prefixes
  • Organising paragraphs
  • Using a thesaurus

Year 6 English Learning Journey

The Year 6 English Learning Journey programme covers all the key topics in the curriculum for Year 6. By following the programme, which closely mirrors what your child is being taught in school, you’ll quickly be able to spot any topics that your child hasn't fully grasped and reinforce learning that is happening in the classroom at home. Your child will feel more confident in their own abilities and you’ll know you are giving your child the very best chance of succeeding in school.

Year 6 English Progress checks

From persuasive arguments to punctuation, text analysis to narrative techniques and spelling to sentence structure, Year 6 brings all your child's primary school literacy learning together. Check their progress and identify any areas they might need to revise in the run-up to KS2 SATs with our Year 6 English Progress checks . You can use our Y6 English Progress checks, prepared by a KS2 teacher, to help you understand where your child might need extra support and practice with their English work in the last year of primary school. The tests cover spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting and text-level work.

Support Year 6 English learning at home with fantastic workbooks

You'll discover lots of great packs and workbooks on TheSchoolRun which can help you support your child's learning in core areas of the Year 6 English curriculum. Here are a few to get started:

  • Great Grammar Games
  • Reading comprehension
  • Word puzzles for KS2 English
  • Perfect punctuation

Prepare your child for the Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (SPAG) test

The new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test (informally known as the SPAG test) is now part of the KS2 SATs programme for Year 6 pupils, replacing the previous English writing test. Find out all about the SPAG test and download practice papers to help your child prepare: KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper A KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper B KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper C KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper D KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper E

Grammar Made Easy (eBook)

Grammar Made Easy is for every parent who wants their primary child to do well at school, to see them gain top marks for grammar and punctuation and use language as a door to future opportunities. Each chapter of the eBook focuses on a specific area – such as tenses or apostrophes – and provides clear, simple explanations of rules to remember, plus examples of what’s right, what’s wrong and why. Then, there are quiz questions to recap and check that your child has understood everything. This instant-download eBook covers all the key points that you and your child need to remember (plus the mistakes you need to avoid!), in a way that everyone can understand.

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We have over 300 English worksheets for year six children. They have been designed to mirror the year six literacy curriculum in an engaging way.

Our worksheets cover every area of the literacy syllabus for year six including Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing, Reading and Comprehension.

Below you can see a selection of our worksheets. Some of these are downloadable, others are only available within one of our courses . Full answers are provided within all our courses but are not provided with individual worksheets for free download.

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Find the Mistakes – Children need to focus on accuracy to do well in their written work and this series of worksheets help children to develop accurate writing skills.

Homophones – Words which sound the same but are spelt differently often catch children out. These worksheets help children to become more familiar with this group of words

Words from Past Papers – It’s useful for children to understand the type of vocabulary they will face in tests in year six. This is one example from a series designed to help children taking 11 Plus exams to become familiar with the more complex vocabulary they will need to know.

Personal Words List  –  We ask all our students to note down any words which they are unfamiliar with or encounter difficulty spelling. Developing a wide and advanced vocabulary will not only help children during examinations but also during all English related activities.

Recommended Book List  –  At Learning Street we stress the importance of regular reading due to its vocabulary benefits. The list contains a selection of books chosen by the BBC tailored towards ages 9-12.

Other worksheet examples included as part of year six English courses

Homographs – Words which are spelt the same but have different meaning such as TEMPLE (part of your head and a place of worship). Children with as wide a knowledge of these will do well in year 6 and then go on to do well in their secondary schools.

Synonyms revision – Children who write well are able to use accurate vocabulary. Knowing an extended range of synonyms really helps in this area. This is an example of a revision worksheet with children having previously learnt and been tested on these words as part of our courses.

Diminutives – The literacy syllabus builds up using very many smaller topics. The use of diminutives and what they are is part of that process and this worksheet helps to enhance knowledge in this area

Comprehension- Westminster Abbey – Comprehension remains a core topic during year six with lots of individual worksheets using varying text including fiction, non-fiction and poems. This non-fiction text includes a brief history of Westminster Abbey.

Compound words –  These compound word worksheets are used by us not only to enhance vocabulary but also to help children develop thinking skills. They are puzzles which children will need to come back to a few times to solve. The worksheets present the right sort of challenge for pupils at this level who often need help developing the type of resilience they will need to do well in exams and tests.

Describing characters – Our approach to helping children with their creative writing skills development is to focus on simplicity of plot and detailed and engaging descriptions. This worksheet helps children to develop their character descriptions so that they really stand out from the crowd.

KS2 Punctuation revision – Punctuation continues to be a focus throughout year six. By this time children will be familiar with all the key elements of punctuation so for the bulk of the year the task is to keep their knowledge fresh through the use of punctuation revision worksheets like this one

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Y6 15 minute reading activities - 9 activities for 9 days!

Y6 15 minute reading activities - 9 activities for 9 days!

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Worksheet/Activity

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A resources created for morning activities, reading starters, homework or just to do with your class!

Brilliant resource for the lead up to SATS with a grammar focus too. Also good for encouraging a love of reading with the children!

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A great resource for remote learning grid tasks - very self-directed for year 6 students and can be differentiated (Q1-4 support/all) Q4-8/9 At level) and the wonderful Extension section of 2-3 questions for going further (Aug 2021).

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Way too difficult for year 6. Paranthesis example? Where? A word which means ‘risky manoeuvre ‘’ I cant find one and have been in education for over 40 years.Are there answers for these please?! Thank you

Fantastic resource, especially for home learning. Thank you for saving me so much time!

This is an excellent resource for keeping up comprehension skills during lockdown. Would be even better with an answer sheet!

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Year 6 English Homework

For many parents, homework is the only picture they get of what their child does at school. For this reason, Hamilton have put a great deal of effort into writing suitable, fun and home-friendly activities for children and parents to share together. Children will benefit and so will parents and teachers!

The activities rehearse core literacy skills that you may wish children to practise or keep on the boil. Read our English homework blog for more advice about using them.

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Write play script for a next episode of a favourite serial, considering character and plot. Use play script layout.

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Use a headline as a starting point for a humorous or fantastic story. Children write with imagination, using journalistic style and vocabulary.

Use persuasive words and techniques to present an argument.

Making judgements about books giving opinions, justifying these with reasons and using persuasive language to encourage others to read the chosen book.

Understand the grammatical functions of different types of words to create bizarre or nonsense sentences.

Understand how to connect sentences in different ways in descriptive and imaginative writing.

Use suffixes and prefixes to extend vocabulary and improve spelling. Children would benefit from taking home or using dictionaries.

Use conjunctions (connecting words) to write complex sentences and see how they change the connotation or meaning of the sentence.

Select key information from a text and summarise in a limited number of words.

Understand that prefixes can be used to give a word a particular meaning. Learn the meanings of common prefixes.

Study idioms and proverbs from many cultures, work out what truths these express and then make up their own humorous proverbs.

Understand the role of prepositions and use them in descriptive writing.

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Practise phonics by matching the pictures to the vowel sounds.

Activity: Phonics guidance

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3. Memory games

  • Find songs and   mnemonics   to help your child remember the days of the week/months of the year/colours of the rainbow (for example, ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain’).
  • Use flashcards to learn words which your child finds difficult and play a matching game to find words beginning with the same letter.
  • Play ‘Kim’s game’. Put some objects on a tray, talk about them with your child, then cover them up and see how many they can remember.

4. Listening games

  • Write and read out a list of rhyming words that have the same sounds such as ‘rain’, ‘brain’, and ‘main’, and then write another word that is different, such as ‘the’. Ask your child which one is the odd one out.
  • Play ‘Simon says’ with slightly more complicated instructions than ‘Stand up/Sit down’. Try to jiggle on one leg, flap your arms and hop, rub your tummy and smile!
  • Play yes/no games. Your child chooses an object, person or animal and answers yes or no to your questions until you guess what they are thinking about.

 5. Action games

  • Set up treasure hunts or challenges and encourage your child to read the clues to find the treasure.
  • Play games such as charades or   What a Performance   and make sure you encourage your child to read the instructions.
  • Play timed word games like   Boggle . Set an egg timer to one or two minutes and tell your child a sound, such as a short-vowel o , and ask them to think up as many words that use that sound before the timer goes off.

6. Tactile games

  • Use puppets, dolls and construction toy characters to build a story setting.
  • Put a dollop of paint onto a piece of paper and help your child to blow tricky words or letter patterns that have to be learned, using a straw!
  • Play dice games by changing the dice faces to letters and asking your child to roll dice to see if he or she can make a word from the letters. Say the sounds out loud when making the word.

7. Screen games

  • Play computer games together and ask your child to read the instructions and explain the rules to you.
  • Watch educational programmes together such as   Alphablocks   or   Numberjacks . Talk about it and join any linked online clubs.
  • Read a book, see the film, play the game! Make links between books and films – which is best?

8. Car journey games

  • ‘Where do you think that truck is going?’ Make up a story together about the journey of the truck, each telling a sentence at a time.
  • Encourage your child to read the signs and to ask questions.
  • Play audio tapes of favourite stories and songs.

Video: Car journey games

Get ideas for fun and educational car games for kids! Educational author and parent Isabel Thomas shares her ideas to relieve the boredom of long car journeys.

9. Practical games

  • Read letters/invites/cards, recipes when cooking and instructions for new games.
  • At breakfast, read the back of a cereal packet or the funny jokes on products like Innocent yoghurt drinks.
  • Use books/websites to find information about the school topic or hobbies and sign up to clubs.

10. Reading together

  • Make books together for younger siblings or grandparents.
  • Sometimes try reading books to your child that are above their reading age so they can listen and enjoy your reading and expression.
  • What child doesn’t love hearing a good story? Watch our  story time YouTube playlist  for  videos of storytellers reading favourite traditional stories.
  • Why not  choose a book from our free eBook library   to share on-screen together?

11. Maths games

  • Add to 20 : practise your addition skills with this game
  • Roll the dice : roll the dice and practise your addition, subtraction and multiplication skills with this game
  • Take a look at our other   fun maths activities , designed to help you enjoy maths with your child.

12. Cooking together

Cooking with your child is an excellent way to practise and talk about key maths skills – counting eggs for a cake recipe, measuring and weighing ingredients together. Best of all, you both get to enjoy a tasty treat at the end! Why not try our banana bread recipe ?

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Home learning for year 6 – English  is designed to ensure you have all your home learning activities for year 6 English in one place. Including differentiated tasks for reading, writing composition and GPS, there’s a task for every week of the school year. Whether you use it as a workbook or dip in and out, it's perfect for teachers and home tutors of children in year 6.

What's included?

  • 39 photocopiable tasks, differentiated where appropriate
  • mapped to the NC objectives for year 5/6
  • answers where relevant
  • teacher’s tick list to keep track of work set.

What's inside?

Section 1 – pupil’s section.

Reading resources (pages 4-35)

  • Comprehension resources
  • Book review resources
  • Poetry performance resources
  • Different genres resources
  • Figurative language resources
  • Predictions resources

Unit 2 – Writing composition resources (pages 36-66)

  • Proofreading resources
  • Assessing a piece of writing resources
  • Describing characters resources
  • Describing settings resources
  • The plot resources
  • The big write resources
  • A newspaper report resources
  • Persuasive writing resources
  • Formal or informal resources
  • A précis resources
  • Advice for year 5
  • Your school report resources

Unit 3 – GPS resources (pages 67-100)

  • Prefixes and suffixes resources
  • Homophones resources
  • Using a dictionary and thesaurus resources
  • A conversation resources
  • Parenthesis resources
  • Spelling resources
  • Passive verbs resources
  • Relative clauses resources
  • Lists resources
  • Modal verbs resources
  • Avoiding ambiguity resources
  • The perfect tense resources
  • Expanded noun phrases & independent clauses resources

Section 2 – teacher’s section

Teaching notes and curriculum mapping (page 101)

Teacher’s tick list (page 102)

Reading (pages 104-110)

Writing composition (pages 111-112)

GPS (pages 113-129)

  • Homophones resources
  • Using a dictionary and thesaurus resources
  • Parenthesis resources
  • Spelling resources
  • Passive verbs resources
  • Relative clauses resources
  • Lists resources
  • Modal verbs resources
  • Avoiding ambiguity resources
  • The perfect tense resources

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13 Entertaining ESL Homework Ideas to Keep Your Students Engaged

Homework may not be many students’ favorite thing, but research says it’s truly an effective learning tool that teachers should use .

The trick is assigning great homework.

To help you do this with ease, we’ve compiled an awesome list of 13 homework assignments that will have your ESL students begging for more.

1. Read a Short Story

2. share a passion, 3. start a chat group, 4. listen to a podcast, 5. write a letter, 6. write an amazon review, 7. do a wikipedia edit, 8. write a short story or poem, 9. share their culture, 10. catch a movie, 11. meet new people, 12. analyze a song, 13. go on a photo scavenger hunt, what makes homework effective.

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Have students read a short story for homework and then ask them to tell the class about the story in the next session.

I would recommend giving students some suggestions on what short stories to read, depending on the level of your students.

Here are some suggestions of short story collections for each level of ESL learner:

  • “The Very First Americans” by Cara Ashrose: This collection of short stories features Native American culture and history, written in simple language.
  • “Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter Level” This series offers simplified versions of classic stories, such as fairy tales, adventure stories and more.
  • “Classic Tales for ESL Students” by L.A. Hill: This collection of classic stories from literature is retold with easier vocabulary and sentence structure.

Intermediate

  • “The Best American Short Stories” This series features contemporary short stories from a wide range of American writers, so there’s something for everyone here.
  • “Short Stories in English for Intermediate Learners” by Olly Richards: This collection of engaging stories is designed specifically for intermediate ESL students.
  • “Roald Dahl: The Collected Short Stories” This delightful collection of quirky and imaginative tales has become a favorite of many of my students.
  • “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri: This Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories explores the immigrant experience, something which many ESL students can relate to.
  • “Dubliners” by James Joyce: This classic collection of interconnected stories captures the essence of Dublin in 1914. But it still feels modern to many students.
  • “Nine Stories” by J.D. Salinger: This classic collection of short stories is a class favorite when I’ve used it.

What do your students really care about? Give them a chance to talk about it in front of the class. 

Have each person choose something they’re passionate about, something they might consider themselves an expert on.

Challenge students to think of a creative way to present five must-know facts about that subject. They might make a movie, create a poster or brochure, write a song or even put on a skit.

Have each person present their creative project to the class, and then give the class five minutes to ask questions of the presenter.

Set certain parameters like students must speak in complete sentences or require that every student ask at least two questions at some point during the presentations.

Students will love sharing about their passions, and they’ll get some great speaking, listening and discourse information in the process, as well as teach the rest of the class some interesting vocabulary.

Ask for class for a volunteer to start a class WhatsApp chat group. They can also decide to use another messaging app like Telegram, Viber, Voxer or any other app that has a group chat function. 

Encourage them to send at least one message and to respond to a couple others for their homework. 

This text group has the added advantage of students being able to make friends with one another, and a place to ask about missed homework assignments on days when they can’t make it to class.

Note that if a student doesn’t want to be included in the chat group, you should have a back up assignment prepared for them.

Listening is one of the ESL student’s most difficult skills to acquire, so listening to a short podcast episode is ideal homework.

You can ask students to write a little about the podcast to turn in to you, or you can ask them to briefly summarize what they heard for the class in the next session.

Here are some suggestions for well done podcasts:

The English We Speak : Produced by the BBC, this podcast focuses on teaching commonly used phrases and idioms in conversational English.

The Moth : A storytelling podcast where real people share their personal experiences and anecdotes in English.

Stuff You Should Know : Though not specifically designed for ESL students, this podcast covers a vast array of interesting topics, providing exposure to diverse vocabulary and subject matters.

Ask your students to write a letter . The letter can be written to a friend or family member (which they could then actually mail or email), or it could be a fan letter to a favorite musician or actor. They could even write a letter to Santa Claus or a historical figure. 

For example, a student might choose to write a letter to Marie Antoinette, asking her what it was like to be the queen of France at such a young age. 

You can also choose to have students write letters to one another. Then the next homework can be writing that letter writer back.

Ask you students to review a product on Amazon (or any other shopping website that has reviews). Ask them to select a product they have really used, so they have a genuine opinion on the quality of the product and whether it lived up to their expectations.

Then, in the next session, show the reviews on the overhead projector to the class and ask a student to read the review.

You can then go over any errors in vocabulary, grammar or sentence structure and revise the review together as a class.

Since anyone can edit a Wikipedia article, it’s a great place for ESL students to hone their writing and editing skills, and they’ll have a built-in readership, too!

Ask students to select a person that they know a lot about—a well-known figure from history, pop culture, music or film would all work. Then ask them to read the Wikipedia entry to see if they can add anything else to the article.

Perhaps the article on Ryan Gosling is missing a key detail about his recent Ken performance. If so, the student will revise and edit the article. They should take notes on what they changed, so they can explain it to you or the class the next day.

Ask your students to get creative. Have them write a short story or a poem . This can get them to use descriptive language that they don’t always have a chance to use.

One good activity to do before you assign this homework is an adjective bubble chart. For this, you start with one adjective. For example, write “moist” on the board, circle it and then draw 4-5 lines coming off of the”moist” bubble.

Ask your students to come up with other adjectives that are related to “moist” and so on. They may come up with “wet,” “watery,” “soaked” or “damp.” Then draw lines from each of those. This can lead to words that you never expected to come up.

Have your students select 3-4 adjectives from this introduction activity that they’ll use in their story or poem.

Ask your students to prepare a short presentation on an aspect of their home culture to tell the class about in the next session. 

For example, a student from China may explain the Lunar New Year, a student from Vietnam may explain Tet or a student from El Salvador may tell the class about their quinceañera .

They can use photos, art, a PowerPoint presentation or they can just explain in their own words.

Then open the class up for questions.

Can you legitimately send students to the movies for homework? You can when you’re teaching ESL.

Your students don’t have to commit to a full-length movie. Instead, you can use the videos on FluentU to screen mini-lessons using clips from TV shows and movies, movie trailers, news segments, vlogs or music videos.

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Use these videos in the classroom or assign homework to watch a few and complete the subsequent quizzes. You can also ask students to complete flashcard quizzes based on vocabulary words you want them to pay special attention to. These quizzes are adaptable so every student will have a unique experience catered to his learning level.

There are plenty of ways to use a movie for language development. And whether students watch a new release or catch an old Elvis flick on TV, they can do any of the following activities as homework:

  • Summarize the plot.
  • Describe a main character.
  • Note new or interesting vocabulary (particularly slang) they hear while watching.
  • Write an interview with one of the characters in the movie.

I’m sure you also have your favorite movie-related language activities and many work as homework assignments. So get creative with how you have students share about what they watched.

For the most part, people are willing to help someone in need, and that is doubly true for someone who needs to complete an assignment for school.

That’s why sending students out to interview native speakers on campus is such a fun homework assignment.

Start by helping your students write a list of questions they’ll use for their interviews. Students can choose a topic or you can assign one, like leisure activities or celebrity news.

Tell students to list five to ten questions they might ask on that topic that will elicit specific answers. 

As a class, discuss how students might introduce themselves to a potential interviewee. 

Then send students out to their interviews after class. They can share the answers they got in the next session.

Music is great for English learners since it stresses many aspects of language that can otherwise be hard to isolate, like the emotion of language, intonation and stress.

Have students choose their favorite English language song to listen to for homework and then ask them to do the following:

  • Practice the lyrics to learn intonation and rhythm.
  • Note slang and cultural references in the songs.
  • Summarize the theme of the song, or just what it’s about.
  • Have students share their favorite lyrics and what a particular song means to them.

Give individual students or groups of up to three students a list of items to find on their homework scavenger hunt. But instead of being specific in your list (for example, including items such as cat), be descriptive in your list.

You might include items such as something frightening, something beautiful, something quiet, something cool.

Students find items they think fit the description. For example, someone who is claustrophobic might choose an elevator for something frightening. They then take a picture of it.

The next day, have each person get with a partner and show them the pictures they took for each item on the list.

If the connection is not obvious, students should ask their partner to explain why they chose a particular item, such as the elevator.

Assigning homework that works isn’t as hard as you might think, especially if you focus on the following points.

  • Put your homework in writing. It can be tempting to just announce homework assignments to students at the end of class, but language learners benefit when you reinforce what you say with what they can see. So take a minute to write any homework assignment on the board so students can read it as well as listen to it.
  • Let students know what goals you have for a particular assignment. Is it practicing a certain grammar point ? Improving their listening skills ? Pronunciation practice ? When students know why they’re doing something, they’ll be able to tell on their own when they’ve successfully completed their homework assignment.
  • Keep your homework practical . Your students may not find themselves planning out a menu for Thanksgiving when they leave your ESL classroom, but odds are they’ll have to order food at a restaurant at some point. Think about realistic ways students will have to use English in the real world and try to make your homework practical.
  • Let your students be creative . Give your students choices on how they express themselves or present information. It’s okay for students to make a home movie, put on a one-man play or paint a picture to present to the class. Just because you prefer a particular type of creative expression doesn’t mean your students do, so give them choices and let them express themselves.
  • Make homework fun! Every class has its own personality, so what’s fun for one might not be fun for another. Tailor your assignments to the personality of your class. Think about what they would think is fun, and go with that.

No matter what you believed in your student days, homework doesn’t have to be boring. With a little creativity when assigning homework, you might find that the activities you assign for outside of class become the highlights of your students’ days.

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