Year 4 · SPaG · Standard English
Year 4 standard English in paragraphs worksheet and PowerPoint
To use Standard English throughout a piece of writing, correcting was, were, did, done, have, those and I and me.
Standard English
Standard English is the form of English we use in writing and in formal speech. Some ways of speaking are fine with friends but are not Standard English, so we correct them in our writing.
| check | Read each sentence for was / were, did / done, have, those and I / me. |
|---|---|
| fix | Change only the word that is wrong. |
Examples
- We were late, so Mia and I ran.
- They should have waited.
Key words
- Standard English
- the form of English used in writing and formal speech, with the usual grammar
- dialect
- the way people speak in one place or group
- non-standard
- not Standard English
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write a short paragraph on purpose with five non-Standard English mistakes. Swap with a friend and correct each other’s.
Pupil target: I can correct Standard English mistakes in a text.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the standard English in paragraphs PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 36 of 60 in the Year 4 SPaG scheme, in the block “Standard English”.
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