Noun endings: -tion, -sion and more
Write a noun from a given root.
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These activities practise selected skills from England’s English curriculum. They do not cover all English, reading comprehension or the full SATs assessment. Years 3–4 and 5–6 share spelling requirements; the year placement here is a suggested practice sequence.Check curriculum coverage and available practice →
Write a noun from a given root.
Insert one missing letter. Choose the resulting word from the options.
diviion
decision · division · confusion
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Add -ing to selected short verbs.
Rearrange these letters to make one of the supplied words.
g / n / i / n / n / i / w
swimming · trimming · winning
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Correct one misspelt word from the statutory word list.
Complete the word using the choices. Write its full spelling.
posi_ion
possible · potatoes · position
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Recognise spellings across the complete statutory word list.
Rearrange these letters to make one of the supplied words.
n / i / a / t / r / e / c
circle · complete · certain
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Complete sentences using was or were.
Choose was or were.
The pupil ___ drawing a boat.
were · was
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Choose a subject pronoun for a repeated name or group.
Replace the repeated pupils with a subject pronoun.
The pupils are ready. ___ can make a card.
It · They · He
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Copy noun phrases including a modifying phrase.
Copy the complete noun phrase beginning with the.
They noticed the short yellow pencil in the pot.
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Distinguish determiners from possessive pronouns in context.
Identify the focus word.
The car is mine. Focus word: mine
possessive pronoun · determiner
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Distinguish more than one from belonging.
What does the named owner ending show?
The teachers' chair is here.
plural possessive · plural · singular possessive
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Use did or done with the correct verb structure.
Choose did or done.
We ___ the work so that we could fold the blanket.
done · did
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Choose the sentence that belongs in a themed paragraph.
Choose the theme of this paragraph.
Paint a picture on the paper. Leave the picture to dry.
Painting a picture · Making fruit salad · Making a card
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Separate an opening adverbial from the main clause.
Add a comma after the opening phrase: Without a sound.
Without a sound the pupil lifted the bucket.
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Add an apostrophe for regular plural owners.
Show ownership using an apostrophe. Keep the given owner and things.
the chairs belonging to the singers
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Add a reporting comma, speech marks and final punctuation.
Add the reporting comma and speech marks. Keep the whole sentence.
The pupil said We can make a mask.
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Show ownership by children, people, men, women and mice.
Show ownership using an apostrophe. Keep the given owner and things.
the cups belonging to the men
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