Year 6 · SPaG · Autumn: Phrases and clauses
Year 6 relative clauses worksheet and PowerPoint
Relative clauses
A relative clause is a subordinate clause that gives extra information about a noun. It begins with a relative pronoun and comes straight after the noun it describes.
If the clause is extra information, it goes between commas. If it is needed to say which one is meant, there are no commas.
| who, whom | for people: the girl who won, the girl whom we met |
|---|---|
| whose | for belonging: the boy whose kite flew away |
| which | for things: the castle which stands on the hill |
| that | for people or things, when the clause is needed (no commas): the book that I borrowed |
| where, when | for places and times: the park where we play, Friday, when we swim |
Examples
- Our teacher, who loves music, plays the piano.
- The book that I borrowed is very exciting. (the pronoun can be left out: The book I borrowed is very exciting.)
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 recount of your first day in Year 6. Use at least **five relative clauses**, with a different relative pronoun each time (who, which, whose, where, when or that). Say how you felt and what you did.
Pupil target: I can spot and use relative clauses.
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 relative clauses PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 12 of 72 in the Year 6 SPaG scheme, in the Autumn term, block “Phrases and clauses”. It is taught before the SATs grammar test in May.
Other lessons in this block
- Expanded noun phrases
- Main and subordinate clauses
- Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
- Adverbs of possibility
- Modal verbs
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