Do you know how to use semicolons, where to put apostrophes and when to use commas? There is an excellent section on punctuation and another on easily confused words.
Skillswise Word GrammarGames, short videos and quizzes from the BBC to help adults improve their knowledge of parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives and the like. The games are useful for children too.
Grammar and PunctuationThis guide has been put together to help students' understanding of grammar and punctuation. Each point of grammar has an explanation and exercises. Great for either working through or dipping into if you want to brush up on a particular point.
Grammar SlammerRules and tips to help you write your best. Glossary of grammatical terms.
Plagiarism CheckerAn amazing tool for finding out if your students' work has been plagiarised from the Internet.
Finish the Story: BushfireEdit the comic book adventure called Bushfire to make the story more interesting. Choose a conclusion for the story and then improve the grammar by looking changing nouns to pronouns, by adding adverbs and choosing saying verbs.
Nouns, Verbs and AdjectivesA game where you need to find the nouns, verbs or adjectives.
VerbsThis short video explains the four verbs types – doing verbs, thinking verbs, saying verbs, and relating verbs. Students can explore how verbs through the examples provided and accompanying materials.
Christmas WorksheetsWe've put together a selection of Christmas-themed maths worksheets. There are counting, ordering, addition, subtraction, data-handling, measuring and symmetry activities. Mostly KS1 but the addition puzzles are suitable for KS2.
Points of View Newspaper ReportWitnesses to accidents can see different things. Read and listen to two witness reports of a skateboarding accident, and learn about how journalists structure newspaper reports and use verbs, adverbial phrases and pronouns to create an effect.