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Reinforce reading comprehension skills with this free Year 6 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Free to edit and download on Chalkie.ai.
Capture the key ideas of a text on a mind map, together with the details that support them. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.
Pupils dig into an extract of classic fiction, drawing inferences and justifying them with evidence. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Vocabulary practice with a poetry focus: pupils work out word meanings from context and weigh up the poet's choices. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.
Two non-fiction texts go head to head on a Venn diagram as pupils separate fact from opinion. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: making comparisons within and across books, and distinguishing between statements of fact and opinion. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
A SATs-style reading paper that puts inference, retrieval and summarising questions against a single text, mirroring the Key Stage 2 test. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.
Practice writing with this free, printable Year 6 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.
Send this home as editing practice: pupils up-level a piece of writing, improving word choices, grammar and punctuation. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 5 and 6 in English Appendix 2. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
A creative writing task on cranking up atmosphere and tension in narrative. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Storyboard the structure and pace of a short story before drafting begins. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.
Structured paragraph practice in switching between formal and informal registers. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: recognising vocabulary and structures that are appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.
Sentence frames walk pupils through both sides of a balanced argument, with cohesive devices built in. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.
This Year 6 SPaG worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using hyphens to avoid ambiguity. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
A lesson starter mixing hyphens for ambiguity with synonym and antonym practice. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using hyphens to avoid ambiguity. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
A SATs-style grammar and punctuation paper mirroring the Key Stage 2 SPaG test, from passive verbs to colons and hyphens. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 5 and 6 in English Appendix 2. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.
Turn active sentences passive by filling the gaps in this cloze worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Pupils sort phrases and structures into formal and informal, spotting subjunctive forms along the way. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: recognising vocabulary and structures that are appropriate for formal speech and writing. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.
Check pupils can use semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark clause boundaries with this short quiz. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
Help your Year 6 pupils master spelling with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding them. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.
A word search built around the notorious ough letter string and its many pronunciations. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Spelling and handwriting practice targeting the statutory Year 5 and 6 word list. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling, as listed in English Appendix 1. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
Match homophones and near-homophones to the sentences where they belong. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 5 and 6 in English Appendix 2. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.
Unscramble words ending in -ant, -ance, -ent and -ence in this spelling anagram challenge. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling and understand that some spellings need to be learnt specifically. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.
Pupils solve crossword clues for words ending in -cious, -tious, -cial and -tial. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding them. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.
With SATs in May and secondary school in September, Year 6 English is about consolidation and polish. These Year 6 English worksheets cover reading comprehension, writing, SPaG and spelling — the areas the end of Key Stage 2 assessments and the writing teacher assessment framework care about most. Each sheet isolates one strand, so practice can be aimed exactly where mock results show it is needed.
The tasks are drawn from the upper Key Stage 2 programme of study in the England National Curriculum: identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning, building cohesion across paragraphs, using hyphens to avoid ambiguity, and adding further prefixes and suffixes accurately.
Slot them into guided reading, SPaG starters, revision carousels or home practice ahead of the grammar, punctuation and spelling test. All downloads are free. When your class needs another round on a weak objective, regenerate the worksheet in Chalkie — the free plan covers it — and you have a fresh but equivalent practice set.
Identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning across a range of increasingly challenging texts.
View worksheetsUsing a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs, sustaining ideas over longer pieces of writing.
View worksheetsUsing hyphens to avoid ambiguity, alongside the wider Year 6 punctuation and grammar expectations tested at the end of Key Stage 2.
View worksheetsUsing further prefixes and suffixes and understanding the guidance for adding them, drawing on the Year 5 and 6 spelling expectations.
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