Year 6 · SPaG · Autumn: Word classes
Year 6 determiners, conjunctions and prepositions worksheet and PowerPoint
To identify determiners, conjunctions and prepositions and to use them correctly in sentences.
Determiners, conjunctions and prepositions
A determiner comes before a noun. A conjunction joins words, phrases or clauses. A preposition shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word (where, when or how).
| determiner | the, a, an (articles); this, that, these, those; my, our, their; some, many, every, no |
|---|---|
| co-ordinating conjunction | joins two clauses of equal weight: and, but, or, so, yet |
| subordinating conjunction | adds a subordinate clause: because, when, while, although, if, until |
| preposition | under, across, behind, during, after, between the table |
Examples
- The dog slept under the table because it was tired.
- Some children ran across the bridge, but others waited.
Key words
- determiner
- comes before a noun: the, my, some
- conjunction
- joins clauses or words: and, because
- co-ordinating conjunction
- joins two equal clauses: and, but, or, so
- subordinating conjunction
- starts a subordinate clause: because, when
- preposition
- relates a noun to another word: under, after
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 six sentences about a journey. Each one must contain a determiner, a preposition and a conjunction. Label each one.
Pupil target: I can find determiners, conjunctions and prepositions.
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 determiners, conjunctions and prepositions PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 6 of 72 in the Year 6 SPaG scheme, in the Autumn term, block “Word classes”. It is taught before the SATs grammar test in May.
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