SPAG Level 5-6

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SPAGLevel 5-6
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Contents

• 5. Introduction
• 6-8. Punctuation definitions
• 9-10. Omission and Possession
• 11-16. Punctuation
• 17-20. Spelling
• 21-23. Nouns
• 24-25. Adjectives
• 26-28. Verbs and Adverbs
• 29. Articles
• 30. Prepositions

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• 31-33. Simple, Compound, Complex
• 34-36. Clauses
• 37-40. Connectives
• 41. Subordinating, Coordinating connectives
• 42-44. Clauses and Phrases
• 45-47. Past, Present and Future
• 48-50. Commands and Statements
• 51. Imagery
• 52-53. Alliteration

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• 54-55. Simile
• 56-57. Metaphors
• 58-59. Onomatopoeias
• 60-61. Personification
• 62-63. Active and Passive
• 64-65. Noun Phrases
• 66-67 Adverbial Phrase
• 68-69. Adjective Phrase
• 70-71. Impersonal and Personal
• 72. Writing Concisely

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Introduction to SPAG

• SPAG is all about Spelling, Punctuation and
  Grammar. It is a very important thing in life
  because we are writing things every day.

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Punctuation

• A . , ! ?
• - ( )

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• Can you match the punctuation with the correct
  meaning.

Used to mark a small pause Used after humour or
onomatopoeias Used to mark the end of a
sentence Used to mark the beginning and end of
dialogue. Used to mark the end of a question
. , ? !
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- ( )
Used to add in extra info or for compound
words Used in a list that has longer listed
items and to add more info Used to mark
contractions Used to mark extra
information Used to mark the beginning of a list
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Omission and Possession!
These are the two types of apostrophe. The
apostrophe of omission is to show missing letters
like the word heres. The apostrophe of
possession shows that something belongs to
someone like the boys dog.
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Can you add in the apostrophes and tick whether
they are omission or possession!

• Rebeccas bicycle was very shiny.
• Omission Possession
• Oliver didnt want to go to the dentist.
• Omission Possession
• Shell have to catch the spider!
• Omission Possession

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Can you put the correct Punctuation in the
sentences!

• where is the circus
• Today we are going to london.
• Abbie who is 11 is a very pretty girl.
• Suddenly there was a huge BANG

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• Are you coming to my birthday party asked Tammy
• For the camping trip youll need a sleeping bag, a
  torch, pyjamas and a teddy.
• Dont ever enter the cellar it is so spooky.
• Robs car is super sporty it can reach a top speed
  of 300mph

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• no shouted Lucy youll regret this
• Wheres my beautiful dog Jessica, Youd better
  find it!
• The boy who is amazing at football scored a
  wonderful goal.
• In my lunchbox, I would like an apple, crisps,
  salad sandwiches and loads of chocolate!

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• the following activities will be on offer a giant
  swing which is a thrilling high ride a maze where
  tons of people have gone missing a zip wire that
  zooms by and a never-ending underground tunnel

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Can you spot all the punctuation errors in the
text?

• george was a very naughty cat. One sunny friday
  morning, George crept down the stairs and drank
  all the milk he could find semi skimmed, goats
  milk and even Harrys milkshake. Later on Harry
  Georges owner came down for a glass of milkshake.
  Oh No. There was none in the fridge. Wheres all
  my delicious milkshake gone he asked.

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• harry glared down at George unfortunately
  spotting a drip of banana milkshake running down
  his whisker. George, come here now he screamed.
  george couldnt wait any longer he shot out the
  cat flap, ran down the road and jumped onto the
  back of a van. Suddenly George noticed what he
  had done, he had leaped on the back of a milk van
  George lay down and gazed at all the lovely milk
  he was about to enjoy

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Spelling

• Tick whether the spelling is incorrect or
  correct.
• Surprise
• Addision
• Comunication
• Advertisement

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• Dezign
• Translate
• Destroyer
• Exquisit
• Brocoli
• Collission

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• Extravagant
• Phenomenom
• Deceitful
• Polystyrene
• Immitation
• dependent

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• Undoutedly
• Occassion
• Citizen
• Influence
• Proportion
• Representetive

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Nouns

• There are 5 types of noun Collective, abstract,
  common, pronoun and proper. A collective noun is
  a group word like army, herd and swarm. An
  abstract noun is something you cant touch like
  happiness. A common noun is normal like a table,
  pencil and door. A pronoun is a word used instead
  of a noun like she, he or it. A proper noun
  ALWAYS begins with a capital letter. It is
  normally a place or name like London, Jack and
  Lisa.

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Can you identify the types of noun that are in
red?

• Last year we went on holiday to Greece.
• When I failed my exam, I fell to the floor in
  disappointment.
• Connor has got a really cool calculator!
• Yesterday we saw a gaggle of geese wander in the
  playground.
• All you need to belong is love.
• He is like a professional at football.
• We cant get in the house unless you find the key.

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• Pull the curtains and let the show begin!
• On the farm we saw a flock of sheep.
• In our class, William is the cleverest at maths.
• It had sharp teeth and fierce eyes.
• Sadness exploded in my heart, I hadn't passed my
  exams.
• Apparently soon will be the start of a new war.
• Maisie is incredible at athletics, she shoots
  down the track like a bullet.

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Adjectives

• Adjectives are words that describe nouns like
  amazing, small and pink.

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Can you think of your own adjectives for the
sentences below?

• The food was
• Kieron has an watch.
• The cottage down the road is
• The sea was warmed by the
  sun.
• The cellar is full of cobwebs and
  floorboards.
• Amy thought hedgehogs were

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Verbs and Adverbs

• A verb is known as a doing word like run, dance
  and jump. All verbs can have the word to in front
  of them.
• An adverb describes a verb like I ran quickly to
  the shops. Ran is the verb and quickly is the
  adverb.

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Can you think of your own verbs for the following
sentences?

• In choir we are a funny song.
• I love to pictures of my house.
• In the triple jump you have to hop,
• and jump.
• I had to out a story on the
  computer.
• Callum the yummy ice-cream.

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Can you think of your own adverbs for the
following sentences?

• The snail slithered up the leaf.
• Charlie placed the last card on the
  top.
• Ella danced across the
  stage.
• George spoke the opening lines of the
  play.
• Jamie walked through the spooky forest
  .

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Articles

• Articles are a, an, the. They are very simple so
  you just need to learn them.

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Prepositions

• Prepositions are words that show location like
• On
• Under
• Beside
• At
• In
• They are very simple so you just need to learn
  them.

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Simple, Compound, Complex

• These are the 3 types of sentences. Simple has no
  connective, it has 1 subject and 1 verb. A
  compound sentence includes a connective which
  joins 2 simple sentences together. Complex
  sentences include commas to mark clauses.

Simple The birds sang. Compound The birds sang
and flew around the trees. Complex The birds,
who loved music, sang and flew around the trees.
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Can you identify each group for the sentences?

• Jason loves the sun but not the rain.
• Ananya likes horse-riding.
• The council shut the road so they could fill in
  the potholes.
• Adam, who loves playing the lottery, bought tons
  of tickets.
• Millie is a very friendly girl.

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• If you want to see Little Mix at the 02, an arena
  in London, you will have to by tickets quickly.
• Ruth loves football and street dance.
• Mrs Hyde is extremely good at maths so she is
  always up for solving problems.
• Put your pencil down.
• Florence, our pet cat, loves to play with wool.

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Clauses

• There are 2 main types of clause. A main clause
  and a subordinate clause. A main clause makes
  sense on its own however a subordinate clause
  doesnt.
• Below the main clause is in red and the
  subordinate is in blue.
• After we had our lunch, we went out to play.

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Can you identify the two clauses in the sentences.

• Behind the tree, there is an ants nest.
• After six tonight, there will be a firework
  display at the pier.
• If you want to succeed, you have to believe I
  yourself.
• Over the style, you will find the treasure.

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• On the shelf, there are around one million books.
• Behind the school, there are two gigantic sports
  fields.
• There is an epic roller coaster, opposite the
  terror tower.
• Inside the cupboard, you will find the most
  amazing discoveries.
• Below the sea, it is said that there are over ten
  million fossil shells.

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Connectives

• These are words that join clauses like
• It rained today so there were lots of puddles
  outside.
• They might also be called conjunctions.
• Here are some useful connectives

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• So
• but
• and
• however
• although
• therefore

consequently even though because due
to whereas despite
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Can you fill in the gaps with an appropriate
connective?

• I love hamsters guinea pigs.
• The sun is helpful it provides us with
  light.
• We went outside the weather.
• Charles is strong he is amazing at
  rugby.

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• Dad bought us a goal we could play
  football.
• The Christmas tree looked fabulous
  of all the decorations.
• You will need to bring goggles, a swimsuit
  a towel.
• The council closed the road
  they could fill in the potholes.
• The sports centre closed down
• they weren't earning enough
  money.

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Subordinating and Coordinating connectives

• Subordinating connectives are used when there is
  a subordinate clause. Like
• Because it was raining, we had to stay indoors.
• Coordinating connectives join two parts of equal
  importance. Like...
• Frankie and Samuel
• I remember by subordinating is subordinate clause

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Phrases and Clauses

• The difference between a clause and a phrase is a
  clause contains a subject and a verb whereas a
  phrase does NOT contain a verb.
• Phrase Behind the chair
• Clause The baby laughed

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Can you identify whether the following are
clauses or phrases?

• The large present
• The tall girl
• The dog barked
• The exquisite cottage
• The door creaked
• On the window sill
• The bunny hopped
• The prestigious trophy

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• The sun vanished
• The mouse clicked
• Behind the bowl
• The bulb flashed
• Beside the basket
• The assertive girl
• The volcanoes erupted
• The sweet cottage
• The tasty pie
• The sea roared

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Past, present and future.

• Each verb has a different way of saying the past,
  present and future. For example Run
• Past Ran
• Present Running
• Future Run

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Can you pick the right tense for the missing
verbs.

• Tomorrow I will swim to the island.
• Yesterday I swam to the island
• Yesterday I drove to the beach.
• Now I am to the beach
• Now I am singing a song
• Tomorrow I will a song

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• Yesterday I drew a picture.
• Today I will a picture.
• Yesterday I brushed my horse.
• Now I am my horse.
• Tomorrow we will go to the shops
• Yesterday we to the shops.
• Tommorow I will cut my hair.
• Yesterday I my hair

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Commands and Statements

• Commands are bossy and begin with a bossy verb
  like
• Go and get your pencil.
• Statements are normal sentences like
• I love pets

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Can you identify whether the following sentences
are commands or statements.

• Ducks have webbed feet.
• C S
• Put down that thing
• C S
• Pull the blinds
• C S
• Frogs are funny creatures.
• C S

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• Bees make honey.
• C S
• Bake me a cake.
• C S
• Arrest him.
• C S
• I love reading.
• C S
• Click on the red button.
• C S

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Imagery

• To help us describe things we use imagery.
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Onomatopoeias
• Personification

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Alliteration

• Alliteration is where you repeat the same
  starting letter. Like
• Slippery, slimy snake.

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Can you think of 2 other adjectives for each noun
to create alliteration.

• ____________________ desert
• ____________________ cat
• ____________________ grass
• ____________________ rat
• ____________________ beach
• ____________________ elephant
• ____________________ snail
• ____________________ tree

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Simile

• A simile is when you describe something like or
  as something. Like
• The firework was like a million glowing diamonds.
• The building was as high as the clouds

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Can you think of the rest of the simile.

• The sea was as blue as ________
• Eli was as fast as _____________
• Miss Hicks was as funny as a _________
• The scene was perfect like a __________
• The jumper was as red as ______
• The cat was as fluffy as a _______

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Metaphors

• Metaphors are similar to similes however
  metaphors describe something as something. Like
• The sea was a raging monster

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Can you think of the rest of the metaphor

• The wind was a
• ___________________________
• The baby was a
• ___________________________
• His brain was a
• ___________________________
• The clouds were
• ___________________________

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Onomatopoeias

• Onomatopoeias are words that sound like what they
  say. They are very effective.
• Like
• Bang
• Meow

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Can you think of your own onomatopoeias that fit
the sentences.

• The symbols made a loud_______
• Bees _________
• The sinister snake _________
• When I jumped in the water there was a loud
  _______
• The rain_________ on the rooftops.
• The calm sea ________ softly.

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Personification

• Personification is where you give non human
  beings a human action. Like
• The stars danced merrily in the moonlit sky.
• The sun drew open my curtains and showed me its
  gleaming rays. .
• We know this is personification because in real
  life stars cannot dance and the sun cannot open
  your curtains!

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Can you think of personification for these non
human beings.

• The sea ____________________
• The clouds__________________
• The snow___________________
• The storm___________________
• The thunder_________________
• The river____________________
• The clock hands______________
• The engine__________________
• The branches________________

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Active and Passive

• The majority of sentences are active, where the
  subject is doing the thing. Like
• Anne washed the dishes.
• The passive form of this sentence would therefore
  be
• The dishes were washed by Anne.

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Can you identify whether the following sentences
are Active or Passive.

• The food was eaten by Yasmin.
• A P
• The gold was stolen by the burglar.
• A P
• Ethan completed his homework.
• A P
• The bill was paid by Mrs Rumbold.
• A P
• Ted completed the puzzle.
• A P

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Noun phrases

• Easy! In fact, in your writing you probably use
  them quite a lot.
• So, what are they?
• Well instead of writing
• The fence
• We can write
• The ramshackle fence behind the pond
• All they do is tell us a bit more about the noun.

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Can you expand the noun into a noun phrase?

• The cellar
• _______________________________
• The garden
• _______________________________
• The painting
• _______________________________
• The teacher
• _______________________________
• The tractor
• _______________________________

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Adverbial Phrase

• An adverbial phrase is a short bit of detail
  which adds extra info like
• She will be arriving in a short time.
• Fred is waiting near the wall.

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Can you add an adverbial phrase on each sentence

• There will be a storm
• ____________________________
• You will find the treasure
• ____________________________
• A dog attacked your cat
• ____________________________
• Put the slow down hump
• ____________________________

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Adjective Phrase

• Adjective phrases include an adjective and a word
  that describes the adjective. Like
• Incredibly pretty

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Can you think of your own adjective phrases for
the following sentences?

• Pinocchio's nose grew
• ___________________________
• Just before lunch I get
• ___________________________
• The chilli sauce was
• ___________________________
• The cottage on the hill was
• ___________________________

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Impersonal and Personal

• Depending on the style of writing, you will need
  to write in either personal or impersonal.
• Personal writing is where you mention I, you,
  their, me (basically anything personal) and
  therefore impersonal writing is where you do not
  use personal words.

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Can you identify all the personal words in this
text.

• I believe that closing down the local sports
  centre will not be a terrific idea. Do you visit
  this centre regularly? Well I do. Me and my
  friend go swimming every Saturday. Wouldnt it be
  a shame if it shut down? Your fitness is
  incredibly important too. Therefore please join
  my campaign to save the sports Centre! Thank you
  for your help.

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Writing Concisely

• As we head up to the level 6 curriculum, Writing
  concisely and avoiding unwanted words becomes
  incredibly important.
• To write concisely, you have to make sure your
  work includes no unwanted repetition or words.

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