English

Vocabulary

Prefixes and suffixes

• T.1 Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes
• T.2 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-
• T.3 Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-
• T.4 Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
• T.5 Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
• T.6 Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
• T.7 Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
• T.8 Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review

Greek and Latin roots

• U.1 Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
• U.2 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
• U.3 Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
• U.4 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
• U.5 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
• U.6 Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Compound words

• V.1 Form compound words
• V.2 Form and use compound words

Categories

• W.1 Select the members of a group
• W.2 Select the words that don’t belong

Synonyms and antonyms

• X.1 Choose the synonym
• X.2 Which sentence has the same meaning?
• X.3 Find synonyms in context
• X.4 Choose the antonym
• X.5 Which sentence uses an antonym?
• X.6 Find antonyms in context

Homophones

• Y.1 Homophones with pictures
• Y.2 Identify homophones
• Y.3 Use the correct homophone

Multiple-meaning words

• Z.1 Which definition matches the sentence?
• Z.2 Which sentence matches the definition?

Shades of meaning

• AA.1 Describe the difference between related words
• AA.2 Positive and negative connotation

Context clues

• BB.1 Find words using context
• BB.2 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
• BB.3 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
• BB.4 Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Reference skills

• CC.1 Order alphabetically based on the first letter
• CC.2 Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
• CC.3 Order alphabetically based on the first three letters
• CC.4 Order alphabetically: challenge
• CC.5 Use guide words
• CC.6 Use dictionary entries
• CC.7 Use dictionary definitions
• CC.8 Use thesaurus entries

Grammar and mechanics

Sentences, fragments and run-ons

• DD.1 Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory?
• DD.2 Identify the complete subject of a sentence
• DD.3 Identify the complete predicate of a sentence
• DD.4 Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence
• DD.5 Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
• DD.6 Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
• DD.7 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on?
• DD.8 Is the sentence simple or compound?
• DD.9 Order the words to create a sentence

Nouns

• EE.1 Which word is a noun?
• EE.2 Identify nouns
• EE.3 Identify nouns – with abstract nouns
• EE.4 Identify common and proper nouns
• EE.5 Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies
• EE.6 Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies
• EE.7 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves
• EE.8 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves
• EE.9 Is the noun singular or plural?
• EE.10 Form and use irregular plurals
• EE.11 Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives
• EE.12 Form the singular or plural possessive
• EE.13 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

Pronouns

• FF.1 Identify personal pronouns
• FF.2 Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
• FF.3 Replace the noun with a personal pronoun
• FF.4 Compound subjects and objects with ‘I’ and ‘me’
• FF.5 Identify possessive pronouns
• FF.6 Use possessive pronouns
• FF.7 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
• FF.8 Use reflexive pronouns
• FF.9 Identify relative pronouns
• FF.10 Use relative pronouns: who and whom
• FF.11 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that

Verb types

• GG.1 Use action verbs
• GG.2 Identify action verbs
• GG.3 Identify main verbs and helping verbs
• GG.4 What does the modal verb show?
• GG.5 Use the correct modal verb

Subject-verb agreement

• HH.1 Is the subject singular or plural?
• HH.2 Use the correct subject or verb
• HH.3 Pronoun-verb agreement
• HH.4 Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects

Verb tense

• II.1 Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
• II.2 Identify verbs in the regular past tense
• II.3 Form and use the regular past tense
• II.4 Identify the irregular past tense
• II.5 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1
• II.6 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2
• II.7 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3
• II.8 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4
• II.9 To be: use the correct form
• II.10 To have: use the correct form
• II.11 Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense?
• II.12 Change the sentence to future tense
• II.13 Use the progressive verb tenses
• II.14 Form the progressive verb tenses
• II.15 Choose between the past tense and past participle
• II.16 Use the perfect verb tenses
• II.17 Form the perfect verb tenses

Adjectives and adverbs

• KK.1 Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
• KK.2 Identify the adjective that describes the noun
• KK.3 Identify adjectives
• KK.4 Order adjectives
• KK.5 Does the adverb tell you how, when or where?
• KK.6 Identify adverbs
• KK.7 Use relative adverbs
• KK.8 Choose between adjectives and adverbs
• KK.9 Is the word an adjective or adverb?
• KK.10 Use adverbs to compare
• KK.11 Spell adjectives that compare
• KK.12 Use adjectives with more and most
• KK.13 Use adjectives to compare

Articles

• JJ.1 Use the correct article: a or an
• JJ.2 Use the correct article: a, an or the
• JJ.3 Identify articles

Prepositions

• LL.1 Identify prepositions
• LL.2 Identify prepositions and their objects
• LL.3 Identify prepositional phrases
• LL.4 Prepositions: review

Conjunctions

• MM.1 Identify coordinating conjunctions
• MM.2 Identify subordinating conjunctions

Contractions

• NN.1 Pronoun-verb contractions
• NN.2 Contractions with ‘not’

Commas

• E-OO.1 Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words

Capitalisation

• PP.1 Capitalising the names of people and pets and titles of respect
• PP.2 Capitalising days, months and holidays
• PP.3 Capitalising the names of places and geographic features
• PP.4 Capitalising proper adjectives, nationalities and languages

Formatting

• QQ.1 Greetings and closings of letters
• QQ.2 Capitalising titles
• QQ.3 Formatting titles
• QQ.4 Formatting and capitalising titles

Writing strategies

Organising writing

• O.1 Put the sentences in order
• O.2 Order items from most general to most specific
• O.3 Organise information by main idea
• O.4 Remove the sentence that does not belong

Introductions and conclusions

• P.1 Choose the best topic sentence
• P.2 Choose the best concluding sentence

Linking words

• Q.1 Identify time-order words
• Q.2 Use coordinating conjunctions
• Q.3 Use subordinating conjunctions
• Q.4 Choose the best transition

Developing and supporting arguments

• R.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
• R.2 Identify an author’s statement of opinion
• R.3 Choose reasons to support an opinion
• R.4 Identify supporting details in literary texts
• R.5 Identify supporting details in informational texts
• R.6 Identify and correct plagiarism

Descriptive details

• S.1 Show character emotions and traits
• S.2 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Reading strategies

Main idea

• A.1 Use key details to determine the main idea
• A.2 Determine the main idea of a passage
• A.3 Combine main ideas from two texts

Theme

• B.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

Author’s purpose

• C.1 Identify the purpose of a text

Text structure

• D.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts
• D.2 Compare and contrast in informational texts
• D.3 Match causes and effects in informational texts
• D.4 Match problems with their solutions
• D.5 Identify text structures

Sensory details

• E.1 Sort sensory details

Literary devices

• F.1 Identify similes and metaphors
• F.2 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
• F.3 Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Point of view

• G.1 Distinguish characters’ points of view

Inference

• H.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
• H.2 Compare and contrast characters
• H.3 Draw inferences from a text
• H.4 Make predictions about a story

Story elements

• I.1 Identify story elements

Visual elements

• J.1 Compare mythological illustrations

Literary texts: level 1

• K.1 Read fantasy with illustrations
• K.2 Read realistic fiction with illustrations
• K.3 Read science fiction with illustrations

Literary texts: level 2

• L.1 Read realistic fiction
• L.2 Read historical fiction
• L.3 Read poetry
• L.4 Read drama

Informational texts: level 1

• M.1 Read about animals
• M.2 Read about art, music and traditions
• M.3 Read about famous places
• M.4 Read about sports and hobbies

Informational texts: level 2

• N.1 Read about famous people
• N.2 Read about business and technology
• N.3 Read about science and nature
• N.4 Read about history