A selection of word and sentence ideas for English homework or lessons

Adverbs Choosing and forming adverbs. All, well and full The words All, Well and Full are often used to make other words.
Apostrophes Using apostrophes to show abbreviation or possession. -cian, -tion, -sion The 'sh' sound when it comes in a later syllable.
Proverbs The meanings of well known phrases that have shaped our language. Dialect words Looking at Devon dialect and comparing it with standard English
Doubling letters. When adding a suffix the last letter of the root word is often doubled. Instruction and recount. Fred's Potatoes! The difference between recount and instructions applied to cooking.
Conjunctions Joining short sentences using connective words. More Conjunctions More examples of joining sentences.
The main idea Looking at the main idea, as with a telegram Simile and Metaphor Using similes and metaphors in descriptions.
Opposites Using a prefix to create opposites. Plurals Many different rules in forming plurals!
Prefixes More examples of Prefix work, including auto-, bi-, trans- and circum- Pronouns Selecting the correct pronouns to make sense of things!
Punctuation Using commas, dashes, speech marks and so on. Puns and spoonerisms How the sounds of words can be used in humour.
'C' sounds like 'S' Spelling words with a soft 'C' Speech Work on direct and indirect speech and its punctuation.
Different sounds. The different rhymes for -ough-, -ea-, and -oo- Suffixes You can change the meaning of some words by adding a SUFFIX (letters at the end)
Synonyms Words that mean the same thing, or almost... Tenses Past , present and future, together with a little practice with noun - verb agreement and double negatives.
More tenses As above, and avoiding ambiguity. Words ending in a vowel A list from which to research words ending in vowels.
Word roots Words based on the word 'sign' and words from Latin roots. More word roots Comparison, verbs to nouns, looking for word families.
Personal Reading Log A 25 entry personal reading log for selecting and responding to books. Making a Glossary Words associated with forces to create an alphabetic list from.