Free Year 5 English Worksheets for Teachers

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Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Practise reading comprehension with this free, printable Year 5 worksheet. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: identify and explain how texts are structured differently depending on their purpose. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Writing
Writing

Writing

This Year 5 writing worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Grammar and Language
Grammar and Language

Grammar and Language

Help your Year 5 students strengthen grammar and language skills with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: understand how noun groups, adjective groups and adverb groups can be expanded to provide a fuller description. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

Vocabulary and Spelling
Vocabulary and Spelling

Vocabulary and Spelling

An Australian Curriculum-aligned Year 5 worksheet covering vocabulary and spelling, including objectives such as: understand how to use knowledge of known words, word origins and root words to spell new words. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customise.

Informational Text
Informational Text

Informational Text

Build confidence in informational text with this printable Year 5 resource. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, covering objectives such as: navigate and read texts for specific purposes applying appropriate text processing strategies. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.

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Year 5 English shifts attention to purpose: why a text is structured the way it is, and how word choices sharpen meaning. These Year 5 English worksheets cover five areas: reading comprehension, writing, grammar and language, vocabulary and spelling, and informational text.

The activities align to the Australian Curriculum v9.0: explaining how texts are structured for different purposes, planning, drafting and publishing print and multimodal texts, expanding noun, adjective and adverb groups for fuller description, using word origins and root words to spell new words, and navigating information texts with strategies such as skimming and scanning. Each worksheet lists its objectives so the curriculum fit is visible up front.

Teachers use them across the week: comprehension after novel study chapters, grammar as fast-start activities, and informational text pages alongside science or HASS reading. In a NAPLAN year, they double as low-key skills upkeep. Any worksheet can be edited and regenerated in Chalkie once you have a free account, so texts and word lists can match your current unit.

What Year 5 English covers

  • Reading Comprehension

    Students identify and explain how texts are structured differently depending on their purpose.

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  • Writing

    Covers planning, drafting and publishing imaginative, informative and persuasive texts in both print and multimodal forms.

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  • Grammar and Language

    Focuses on expanding noun groups, adjective groups and adverb groups to provide fuller descriptions in writing.

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  • Vocabulary and Spelling

    Students use knowledge of known words, word origins and root words to spell new and unfamiliar words.

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  • Informational Text

    Covers navigating and reading texts for specific purposes, applying text processing strategies such as skimming and scanning.

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