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Year 6 · Your subject space

English

Explore reading, writing and spoken language.

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How to learn in Year 6 English

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Word knowledge

  1. Use word parts, then check the sentence Free preview
  2. A synonym must fit the context Free preview
  3. Choose similar and opposite meanings carefully Free preview

Reading evidence

  1. Retrieve the detail the question asks for Full course
  2. An inference needs a reason Full course
  3. Keep the important change Full course
  4. Two accounts can emphasise different things Full course
  5. Check what kind of statement you have Full course

Reading language

  1. Explain what the words make you notice Full course

Reading and performance

  1. Let the meaning guide your voice Full course
  2. Stage directions are not spoken dialogue Full course

Spelling

  1. Some written letters are not pronounced Full course
  2. Meaning chooses the spelling Full course
  3. Check what changes when a suffix joins Full course
  4. Check ei after c and its exceptions Full course
  5. The same ough letters can sound different Full course
  6. Use a hyphen to keep a word clear Full course

Spelling and handwriting

  1. Legible writing helps checking Full course

Grammar

  1. Choose what the sentence foregrounds Full course
  2. Match language to the audience Full course
  3. Make the time relationships clear Full course
  4. Help the reader follow the links Full course
  5. Use a short question at the end Full course
  6. Leave out repeated words when the meaning stays clear Full course

Punctuation

  1. Choose a boundary that expresses the link Full course
  2. Punctuation can prevent the wrong meaning Full course
  3. Keep the parts of a long list clear Full course

Writing

  1. Let dialogue change the scene Full course
  2. A counterargument deserves a fair answer Full course
  3. Revise ideas before polishing errors Full course
  4. Help a reader find information quickly Full course

Spelling word studies

  1. Word study: interfere to muscle Full course
  2. Word study: necessary to persuade Full course
  3. Word study: physical to recognise Full course
  4. Word study: recommend to shoulder Full course
  5. Word study: signature to symbol Full course
  6. Word study: system to yacht Full course

Check your learning

  1. Year 6 English — course check Full course