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KS2 English revision

Are you in P6 or P7 in Northern Ireland? We've collected together our favourite guides, animations and interactive activities to help you refresh your KS2 English knowledge.

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Spelling

  • Which words end with -cious and -tious?

    A girl writing next to the endings -cious and -tious
  • What are silent letters?

    A girl pointing at words with their silent letters highlighted.
  • How to spell the 'shun' sound

    A boy and a girl thinking next to the -sion and -tion word endings.
  • Spelling Quiz

    Two boys smiling with question marks
  • Which words end with -ture and -sure?

    A girl thinking next to the endings -ture and -sure

Spelling sounds

  • When is the 'i' sound spelt with a 'y'?

    A girl thinking next to the letters 'i', 'y', and the word 'gym'.
  • Which words use the "ough" sound?

    This KS2 article explains the spellings of words ending in the -ough sound.

    A girl pointing at words ending in -ough
  • When is the 'uh' sound spelt 'ou'?

    A girl pointing at words containing the letters "ou".
  • When is the 's' sound spelt with 'sc'?

    A boy smiling next to the word 'scene'
  • When is the 'sh' sound spelt with 'ch'?

    A boy pointing to the letters 'ch' above the word 'chef'.

Punctuation

  • How to use possessive apostrophes

    A girl points at words using apostrophes above two dogs.
  • How to use a semi-colon

    A girl smiling next to semi-colons
  • How to use commas

    A boy in a wheelchair next to the phase, "Let's eat, Jack."
  • How to use hyphens and dashes

    A boy thinking next to a hypen and a dash
  • Punctuation quiz

    A group of Bitesize characters below a banner saying "Quiz Time"
  • How to use brackets

    A child writing at a desk with brackets on either side of them.
  • How to use an exclamation mark

    A boy pointing at exclamation marks
  • How are commas used in a list?

    A boy and a dog next to a list of animals divided by commas.

What are...?

  • What are homophones?

    A child pointing at two pairs of words that are pronounced the same - hear and here, and see and sea.
  • What is a pronoun?

    A boy sitting in a wheelchair next to pronouns - the words you, he, she, we, and them.
  • What is a preposition?

    A girl thinking next to four prepositions - before, on, in, after.
  • What are prefixes?

    A boy thinking next to prefixes
  • What are suffixes?

    A girl pointing at suffixes: -ing, -er, and -ed

Grammar & creative writing

  • Proofreading and identifying errors

    A boy crosses fixes a misspelling of the word 'compact' on a blackboard.
  • Subject - verb agreement

    A girl pointing at the words 'Leo sleeps' above a sleeping cat.
  • Verb tenses

    A girl and a cat next to the words 'ran, running, run'.
  • What are synonyms and antonyms?

    A girl thinks, with the words 'kind', 'nice' and 'mean' above her

Reading skills

  • Different ways of reading

    Cinders - a blonde, floating, cartoon head - looks at her phone in a classroom.
  • What is inference?

    A cartoon of a girl and a dog, with the words 'big, friendly dog'.
  • Comprehension: Reading and understanding texts

    Two children reading books on a sofa with a cat beside them. Above them are the words 'the cat was purring'.
  • Comprehension: Retrieving and summarising information

    A boy thinking with some books. Around him are the words 'skim?' and 'scan?'
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