Dimensions
189 x 246 x 7mm
Divided into 4 unique sections this book prepares you to learn and revise for the KS2 (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling) GPAS test. It covers the requirements from Year 1 through to Year 6.
The first section offers helpful tips on Grammar from plurals, suffixes and prefixes, how words combine to make sentences, making short narratives, constructing paragraphs, the correct use of tenses, informal and formal registers.
Section 2 explains capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks and apostrophes. There is a helpful introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech. and an explanation on brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. The section ends with a guide on the use of ellipsis, hyphen, colon, semicolon and bullet point.
Section 3 starts with the Basic building blocks of the language, explains how the sounds relate to the letters and offers helpful guidance on common word endings. The tricky issue of silent letters is covered as well as common spelling exceptions. The section concludes with clear and helpful spelling strategies based on classroom experience.
The final section contains a dictionary of the trickiest and most confusing words for children to spell with hints and tips on how to distinguish these and remember them.
Ages 7+
