Ages 8 to 9 · three terms of 12 weeks
Year 4 SPaG worksheets
Build sentences with pronouns, fronted adverbials and conjunctions, punctuate speech and possession, and learn many more spelling patterns. 16 blocks and 37 topics. Worksheets are being written in teaching order.
Blocks marked “coming soon” are being written. Each term mixes grammar, punctuation and spelling; open “Topics” under a term to see what each block covers.
Autumn term
Cohesion and sentence structure: pronouns, determiners, wider conjunctions and fronted adverbials with their commas.
GrammarPronounsWeeks 1 to 3Coming soon
GrammarDeterminers and noun phrasesWeeks 4 to 5Coming soon
GrammarConjunctions: when, if, because, althoughWeeks 6 to 7Coming soon
GrammarFronted adverbialsWeeks 8 to 9Coming soon
PunctuationCommas after fronted adverbialsWeeks 10 to 10Coming soon
SpellingPrefixes: in, il, im, ir, sub, inter, super, anti, autoWeeks 11 to 12Coming soon
Topics in Autumn term
- Pronouns (grammar): Personal pronouns, Possessive pronouns, Choosing nouns or pronouns for cohesion Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.8 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Determiners and noun phrases (grammar): a, an, the, this, my, some, Expanded noun phrases Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.0 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Conjunctions: when, if, because, although (grammar): Subordinating conjunctions, Extending a sentence with a second clause Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 3.4 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Fronted adverbials (grammar): What a fronted adverbial is, Time, place and manner adverbials Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.3 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Commas after fronted adverbials (punctuation): Where the comma goes, Commas in lists and sentences Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 1.8 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Prefixes: in, il, im, ir, sub, inter, super, anti, auto (spelling): 'in', 'il', 'im' and 'ir', 'sub', 'inter', 'super', 'anti' and 'auto' Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 1.3 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 and about 1.8 of the 20 spelling words each year.
Spring term
Speech and possession, the present perfect and Standard English, with the -tion and -cian endings.
PunctuationDirect speechWeeks 1 to 3Coming soon
PunctuationApostrophes for possessionWeeks 4 to 6Coming soon
GrammarThe present perfectWeeks 7 to 8Coming soon
GrammarStandard EnglishWeeks 9 to 10Coming soon
SpellingSuffixes: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cianWeeks 11 to 12Coming soon
Topics in Spring term
- Direct speech (punctuation): Inverted commas, Punctuating direct speech, A new line for a new speaker Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 1.0 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Apostrophes for possession (punctuation): Singular possession, Plural possession, Plural and possessive s Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.0 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- The present perfect (grammar): Present perfect and simple past, Irregular past participles Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.5 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Standard English (grammar): we were, not we was, I did, not I done, those, not them Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 1.0 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Suffixes: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian (spelling): 'tion' and 'sion', 'ssion' and 'cian' Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.7 of the 20 spelling words each year.
Summer term
Sentences and paragraphs, more spelling patterns (-ture, -sure, gue, que, ei) and a longer revision block.
GrammarClauses and sentencesWeeks 1 to 2Coming soon
GrammarParagraphs and linking ideasWeeks 3 to 4Coming soon
SpellingEndings: -ture, -sure and -sionWeeks 5 to 6Coming soon
SpellingTricky soundsWeeks 7 to 9Coming soon
RevisionRevision: Year 4Weeks 10 to 12Coming soon
Topics in Summer term
- Clauses and sentences (grammar): Main and subordinate clauses, Co-ordination and subordination Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.9 of the 50 marks in Paper 1 each year.
- Paragraphs and linking ideas (grammar): Paragraphs, Linking sentences with adverbs
- Endings: -ture, -sure and -sion (spelling): 'ture' and 'sure', 'sion' sounding like zhun Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 1.3 of the 20 spelling words each year.
- Tricky sounds (spelling): gue and que, ei, eigh and ey, Homophones and near homophones Leads to the Year 6 test, where this is: about 2.7 of the 20 spelling words each year.
- Revision: Year 4 (revision): Grammar and punctuation, Spelling