Grammar Punctuation & Spelling (PDFDrive)

Grammar, Punctuation &
Spelling Medium Term Planning

Overview
2014-15
Saltburn Primary School
Policy
Policy Prepared By Caroline Chadwick
Date: July 2014
Date To Be Reviewed …………………………………………………………..

Foundation Stage –Nursery

Grammar & Punctuation Spelling Pattern
Autumn Children are encouraged to Phonic phase 1. Opportunities for independent
interact/talk to new adults and peers, mark making. Shared reading books.
forming new relationships.
Spring Children are encouraged to speak in Phonics Phase 1. Listening to sounds and
sentences, supported by adults. matching to pictures. Opportunities for
independent mark making. Shared reading
books.
Summer Awareness of alliteration. Compound Writing own name with a capital letter
word blending e.g. sun + Begin to know initial sounds of own name and
shine=sunshine. When reading stories familiar people and objects. Opportunities for
encourage speaking and listening skills independent mark making. Shared reading
through questioning. books.

Foundation Stage -‐Reception– Autumn term 1st half
1 Welcome children to Reception. Name Writing. Shared reading books.
Nursery Rhymes. Time to Talk-‐
Speaking & listening scheme of work.
2 Time to Talk
3 Time to Talk Jolly Phonics 1 (See additional planning )
Practise spelling own name with a capital letter
4 Time to Talk Jolly Phonics 2

Foundation Stage – Autumn term 2nd half

1 Encourage children to write Jolly Phonics 6
2 captions/labels with their pictures. Jolly Phonics 7
3 Jolly Phonics 8
4 Jolly Phonics 9
5 Jolly Phonics Recap
Letters & Sounds Games
6/7 Jolly Phonics Recap

Foundation Stage – Spring term 1st half

Wk
1 Shared Writing Action Words Set 1
Short descriptive sentences-‐ speaking,
2 teacher scribing, pupils rereading & Action Words Set 2
copy writing/independent writing Introduce reading books & reading logs
3 Action Words Set 3
Introduce reading books & reading logs


Foundation Stage – Spring term 2nd half

1 Modelling writing /shared whole-‐class Action Words Set 7
2 More independent sentences. Discuss Action Words Set 8
3 and remind children about capital Action Words Set 9
4 letters and full stops. Orally discuss Revision
5 sentence structure. Revision

Foundation Stage – Summer term 1st half

1 Short descriptive sentence sometimes Practising reading and writing of Action Words.
2 using a conjunction.
3 Speaking, teacher scribing, pupils
4 rereading & copy writing/independent
5 writing
6 Letters & Sounds Games

Foundation Stage – Summer term 2nd half

1 Short descriptive sentence sometimes Practising reading and writing of Action Words
2 using a conjunction.
3
4
5 Nouns – introduce the term and Recap phonic phase 2 /3 sounds
identify different types of nouns 45 key words (Action Words)
6 Adjectives– introduce the term and Recap phonic phase 2 /3 sounds
identify different types of adjectives 45 key words (Action Words)
7 Verbs– introduce the term and identify Naming and writing the letters of the alphabet-‐
different types of verb sounds & names

Y1– Autumn term 1st half

Grammar & Punctuation Spellings & Action Words
1 Recount -‐Connective sentences – time Spellings – ff/ll/ss/zz
connectives – yesterday, last night, an Recap and revise Action Words Set 1
hour ago..
Introduce the term verb-‐ read, write
and identify different verbs
2 Recount-‐ Connective sentences – time Spellings – the n sound spelt n before k: think,
connectives – yesterday, last night, an pink, link, sink, sank, tank, bank, sunk
hour ago.. Recap & revise Action Words Set 2
3 Non Chronological Reports -‐ Spellings-‐ ai & ay vowel diagraphs – rain, train,
Conjunction sentences – and, because, say, stay
but Recap and revise Action Words Set 3
4 Non Chronological Reports -‐ Spellings – oi & oy vowel diagraphs-‐ oil, join, soil,
Conjunction sentences – and, because, toy, boy, annoy
but Recap and revise Action words Set 4
5 Narrative-‐ Short descriptive sentences-‐ Spellings-‐ ‘tch’ – catch, watch, hatch, patch,
use of adjectives to qualify the noun fetch…
Recap and revise Action words Set 5
6 Narrative-‐Short descriptive sentences-‐ Spellings-‐ words ending in y-‐’ee’ – happy, funny,
use of adjectives to qualify the noun family, very, party
7 Recap sentence types practised this half Recap & assess spelling patterns learned so far
term this half term
Y1 – Autumn term 2nd half

1 Persuasion-‐ Question sentences Spellings-‐ Spellings-‐ Division of syllables:-‐
Pronouns – introduce the term and thun/der, com/pu/ter,
identify them in reading and writing Recap and revise Action words Set 8
2 Persuasion –Question sentences Spellings –Division of syllables :-‐ pock/et, rabb/it,
carr/ot
3 Narrative-‐ Descriptive sentences – use Spellings – magic ‘e’ a-‐e
of adjectives Action Words
Use of adjectives to qualify the noun
4 Narrative-‐ Descriptive sentences – use Spellings – magic ‘e’ i-‐e
of adverbs to qualify the verb Action Words
Identify different verbs and qualify
them with adverbs
5 Instructions-‐Imperative sentences-‐ Spellings – magic ‘e’ o-‐e
‘bossy’ imperative verbs & numbered Action Words
bullet points
6 Instructions –Imperative sentences-‐ Naming and writing the letters of the alphabet-‐
‘bossy’ imperative verbs & numbered sounds & names
bullet points Action Words
7 Recap sentence types practised this half Recap & assess spelling patterns learned so far
term this half term

Y1– Spring term 1st half
Grammar & Punctuation Spelling pattern & Action Words
1 Explanation -‐ Conjunction sentences:-‐ Spellings – magic ‘e’ e-‐e
and, but, so, because…
2 Narrative – connective sentences Spellings – magic ‘e’ u-‐e

3 Narrative-‐ short descriptive sentences-‐ Spellings-‐ ‘ea’ creating and ee sound – sea,
adjectives to qualify the noun dream, each, meat…

4 Recount-‐ Connective sentences ‘ir’ – girl, bird, shirt, first, third…

5 Recount – conjunction sentences Spellings – ‘ear’ – tear, fear, dear, beard, near…

6 Question sentences Recap Action Words

Y1– Spring term 2nd half

Grammar & Punctuation Spelling pattern & Action Words
1 Narrative-‐ short descriptive sentences – Spellings -‐ ‘air’ – pair, stair, flair, pair, hair, fair
adjectives Phonics recap – segment and blend words
containing phonics phase 2-‐3 sounds – including
nonsense words
2 Narrative – short descriptive sentences Spellings-‐ Adding the prefix ‘un’-‐ unfair, undo,
adverbs – extended noun phrases unlock, unhappy…
Phonics recap – segment and blend words
nonsense words
3 Persuasion-‐ question sentences Spellings –ing words: -‐ blowing, snowing,
hunting, buzzing, jumping…
nonsense words
4 Persuasion-‐ introduce the term ‘noun’ Spellings – ed words – hunted, jumped, stamped,
identify the noun in the sentence, guess buzzed, clapped…
the noun I am describing,… Phonics recap – segment and blend words
nonsense words
5 Non Chronological Reports-‐ conjunction Spellings – ‘er’ words – jumper, counter,
sentences drawer…
nonsense words

Y 1– Summer term 1st half
Grammar & Punctuation Spelling pattern & Phonics development
1 Narrative-‐use of verbs/ powerful verbs
Spellings – adding ‘s’ and ‘es’ to words –
acknowledge the different sounds achieved and
the extra syllable produced
2 Recount –time connectives Spellings-‐ adding ‘est’ – freshest, grandest,
quickest, happiest, darkest…
3 Explanation – conjunction sentences:-‐ Spellings –‘ore’ – core, before, before, wore,
so, because… shore, more
4 Explanation – Time connectives & Spellings – ‘are’ – dare, bare, fare, stare, share,
conjunction sentences:-‐so, because… scared…
5 Spellings – consonant spelling ‘ph’ and ‘wh’:-‐
dolphin, phonics, elephant, when, where, why,
wheel, whilst..
6 Review & Assess

Yr 1– Summer term 2nd half

Grammar & Punctuation Spelling Pattern & Phonics development
1 Poetry – adjectives – discuss use of the Spellings ‘igh’
comma
2 Poetry -‐ rhyme Spellings ‘au’-‐ author, dinosaur, August,
astronaut,
3 Narrative – Time connectives Spelling – ‘ue-‐ glue, clue, true, rescue, blue,
Recap & highlight-‐ Capital letter, full Tuesday
stop, question mark, comma
4 Narrative – adjectives & adverbs Spellings – compound words-‐ playground,
(description & detail) blackberry, farmyard, football, bedroom…
Recap & highlight-‐ Capital letter, full
stop, question mark, comma
5 Statement, exclamation, command, Adding the prefix un: unhappy, unlock, unfair,
question sentences – reading, writing unload, undo…
and understanding
6 Statement, exclamation, command, Spellings ‘ur’ hurt, turn, church, burn, burst,
question sentences – reading, writing Thursday
and understanding
7 Review & assess Common exception words-‐ select from:-‐
the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were,
was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, me,
she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where,
love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school,
put, push, pull, full, house, our, and/or others,
according to the programme used

Y2– Autumn Term 1st half
Wk Grammar & Punctuation Spellings
1 Recount-‐ Time connectives Spellings –soft ‘g’-‐ gem, magic, giant, giraffe,
Emphasise verb tense energy gigantic, generous…
2 Recount – short descriptive sentences Spellings ‘ge’ -‐ age, huge, change, village, bulge,
charge…
3 Non chronological reports. Questions Spellings ‘dge’ badge, edge, fridge, fudge, bridge,
to the reader-‐ question marks dodge…
4 Non chronological reports-‐ conjunction ‘Silent k and g’ – knock, know, knee, gnat,
sentences gnaw…
5 Narrative – Time connectives Spellings ’le’ – single, table, triangle, apple, little,
middle…
6/7 Narrative-‐ Adjective & adverbs – Recap, review and assess prior learning
descriptive sentences (weeks 1-‐5)
Y2 Autumn Term 2nd half
1 Persuasion – question sentences Spellings :– the ‘r’ sound at the beginning of
words, spelt wr – wrong, write, wrap, wrote,
written…
2 Persuasion – conjunction sentences Spellings – words ending in ‘il’: – fossil, pencil,
nostril…
3 Narrative – connective sentences The ‘i’ sound spelt with a y :– fly, try, cry, reply,
Story tense:-‐ past, present, future July, dry, copy…
4 Narrative – descriptive sentences-‐ use Adding es to nouns and verbs ending in y :– flies,
of adventurous adjectives tries, replies, copies, babies, carries..
5 Instructions –imperative sentences-‐ Adding ed, ing, er and est to a root word :–
imperative verbs copied, copier, happier, happiest, cried, replied
Numbered bullet points
6/7 Instructions -‐ imperative sentences-‐ Recap, review and assess prior learning
imperative verbs (weeks 1-‐5)

Y2– Spring Term 1st half

1 Explanation – connective sentences-‐ The s sound spelt c before e, I and y:-‐ ice race,
listing & explaining:-‐ first of all, finally, cell, city, fancy…
after much thought, I believe that…
2 Narrative-‐ speech sentences-‐speech Words ending in al – capital, hospital, pedal,
marks-‐ using and punctuating direct metal, animal…
speech
3 Narrative-‐speech sentences-‐speech The possessive apostrophe – Harry’s, the girl’s,
mark-‐ using and punctuating direct the child’s, the man’s, Ben’s
speech
4 Recount-‐connective sentences –time Words ending in ‘el’ :-‐ camel, tunnel, squirrel,
connectives-‐ prior, following and during travel, towel, tinsel…
5 Recount -‐ connective sentences-‐ in Words ending in ‘tion’:-‐ station, section,
addition (reinforcing): besides, one reflection, fiction, nation, selection…
reason is, a further point, also, many
people think…
6 Recap, review and assess prior learning
(weeks 1-‐5)

Y2– Spring Term 2nd half
1 Narrative-‐ list sentences -‐descriptive Spellings-‐ the ‘i:’ sound spelt-‐ ‘ey’-‐ donkey, key,
sentences, using adjectives money, chimney, valley…
2 Narrative – Short sharp sentences for Spellings – contractions – using an apostrophe
impact (Kung Fu punctuation) :– can’t, don’t, hasn’t, it’s,
I’ll, couldn’t…
3 Persuasion – question sentences-‐ Spellings – ‘or’ is usually spelt as a -‐ a followed by
question marks l or ll:-‐ ball, tall, call, walk, talk, always…
4 Persuasion-‐ descriptive sentences-‐ list Homophones :-‐ there/their/they’re, hear/here,
sentences – using commas within a list see/sea, to/too/two, be/bee, knight/night,
site/sight
5 Non-‐chronological reports-‐ headings, Spellings – common words-‐ Months of the year
sub headings, diagrams, labels
Question sentences – question
subheadings
Y2 end of year assessments to take place during the summer term 1st half-‐ planning may need to be
modified accordingly.
Y 2– Summer Term 1st half

Wk Grammar & Punctuation Spelling pattern
1 Narrative – descriptive sentences – Adding the endings –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to
using commas for listing – commas words ending in vowel-‐letter–consonant-‐letter–
e:-‐
hiking, hiked, hiker, nicer, nicest, shiny
2 Recount –before and after sentences The / / sound spelt o:-‐ other, mother, brother,
Use of time connectives nothing, Monday
3 Explanation– connective sentences-‐ Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of
cause and effect connectives one syllable ending in a single consonant letter
after a single vowel letter
The last consonant letter of the root word is
doubled to keep the /æ/, / /, / /, / / and / /
sound (i.e. to keep the vowel ‘short’).
Exception: The letter ‘x’ is never doubled:

mixing, mixed, boxer, sixes.
patting, patted, humming, hummed, dropping,
dropped, sadder, saddest, fatter, fattest, runner,
runny
4 Explanation – connective sentences-‐ The / / sound spelt a after w and qu
cause and effect connectives a is the most common spelling for the / /
(“hot”) sound after w and qu.
:-‐ want, watch, wander, quantity, squash
5 Application of Skills – speech sentences The / :/ sound spelt or after w
Very few words spell the / :/ sound (“burn”)
this way.
word, work, worm, world, worth
6/7 Application of Skills – question Recap, review and assess prior learning
sentences (weeks 1-‐5)

Yr 2– Summer Term 2nd half
1 Poetry – using the comma-‐(,) The / :/ sound spelt ar after w
Very few words spell the / :/ sound (“or”) this
way.
war, warm, towards
2 Poetry-‐ use of adjectives – descriptive Common exception words:-‐ door, floor, poor,
phrases because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children
3 Narrative – short, sharp sentences – Common exception words-‐ wild, climb, most,
using an exclamation mark –(!) only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told
4 Narrative-‐ descriptive sentences, using Homophones-‐ blue/blew, sun/son, bear/bare,
a comma to separate out items in a list loan/lone, groan, grown, road/rode…
5 Application of Skills – short sharp The suffixes –ment, –ness, –ful and –less
sentences If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is
added straight on to most root words without
any change to the last letter of those words.
Exceptions:
(1) argument
(2) root words ending in a consonant letter

followed by y – see above.
enjoyment, sadness, careful, playful, hopeless,
plainness (plain + ness)
6 Review sentence types Common exception words-‐ every, everybody,

even, great, break, steak, pretty, beautiful, after,
fast, last, past
7 Review sentence types Common exception words-‐ father, class, grass,
pass, plant, path, bath, hour, move, prove,
improve

Y3– Autumn Term 1st half
Wk Grammar & punctuation Spelling pattern
1 Recount-‐ identifying phrases and Proper nouns – days of the week, months of the
clauses year, towns, countries, names …
2 Recount Prefixes-‐ dis
Time connectives disappoint, disagree, disobey
Conjunctions
3 Instructions Prefixes-‐mis
Bullet points misbehave, mislead, misspell (mis + spell)
Imperative verbs
Formal language

4 Instructions-‐ specific word use, Prefixes-‐ in
avoidance of adjectives & adverbs inactive, incorrect
5 Narrative Prefixes-‐ auto

Use of speech marks look for examples Automatic, automotive, automobile, autograph
of direct speech and use of speech
marks
6 Narrative-‐ synonyms, using a thesaurus Prefixes-‐ super
Adventurous vocabulary word choices Supermarket, superman, superstar..
7 Poetry-‐ use commas to separate items Recap, review and assess prior learning
or ideas in a list (weeks 1-‐6)

3 Autumn Term 2nd half
1 Persuasion The suffix –ation
Formal & impersonal style The suffix –ation is added to verbs to form
Conjunctions nouns. The rules already learnt still apply.
:-‐ information, adoration, sensation, preparation,
admiration
2 Persuasion The suffix –ous
Technical vocabulary The ending sounding like / əә/ is always spelt –
Rhetorical questions sure.
The ending sounding like /t əә/ is often spelt –

ture, but check that the word is not a root word
ending in (t)ch with an er ending, e.g. teacher,
catcher, richer, stretcher.
measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure
creature, furniture, picture, nature, adventure
3 Narrative-‐ descriptive list sentences-‐ Adventurous adjectives-‐ amazing, beautiful,

use of the comma to separate items in weak, worst, tragic, tricky, shiny, sour, powerful,
a list neglected
4 Narrative-‐ extra information sentences Endings which sound like / əәn/, spelt –tion, –
– subordinate clauses sion, –ssion, –cian
Strictly speaking, the endings are –ion and –ian.
Clues about whether to put t, s, ss or c before
these endings often come from the last letter or
letters of the root word.
–tion is the most common spelling. It is used if
the root word ends in t (invent) or te (hesitate).
invention, injection, action, hesitation,

completion
5 Non chronological reports-‐ use of verbs –ssion is used if the root word ends in ss or –mit.
in the 1st/2nd/3rd person
–sion is used if the root word ends in d or se.
expression, discussion, confession, permission,

admission
expansion, extension, comprehension, tension
6 Non chronological reports-‐ use of Endings which sound like / əәn/
questions as a sub heading If the ending sounds like / əәn/, it is spelt as –
sion.
subject verb agreement division, invasion, confusion, decision, collision,
television
7 Application of skills Recap, review and assess prior learning
(weeks 1-‐6)


1 Explanation Suffix –cian is used if the root word ends in c or
Third person cs.
Technical vocabulary musician, electrician, magician, politician,
mathematician
2 Narrative Revise days of the week and months of the year
List sentences
3 Narrative Homophones or near-‐homophones
Prepositions (sentences) accept/except, affect/effect, ball/bawl,
berry/bury, brake/break, fair/fare, grate/great,
groan/grown, here/hear, heel/heal/he’ll,
knot/not, mail/male, main/mane, meat/meet,
medal/meddle, missed/mist, peace/piece,
plain/plane, rain/rein/reign, scene/seen,
weather/whether, whose/who’s
4 Recount Words with endings sounding like / əә/ or
Past tense verbs /t əә/
Sequential connectives The ending sounding like / əә/ is always spelt –
sure.
:-‐ measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure
5 Recount Words with endings sounding like / əә/ or

1st, 2nd, 3rd person /t əә/
The ending sounding like /t əә/ is often spelt –
ture, but check that the word is not a root word
ending in (t)ch with an er ending,
e.g. teacher, catcher, richer, stretcher. creature,

furniture, picture, nature, adventure
6 Application of skills Recap & revise spelling patterns from wks 1-‐5


1 Narrative-‐ speech sentences Synonyms – replied, shrieked, called, moaned,
Speech marks/inverted commas-‐ shouted, bellowed, answered, cried, whispered,
punctuation questioned…
2 Narrative-‐ adverb sentences Suffix ly-‐ happily, angrily, gratefully, carelessly,
positively,…
3 Persuasion – questions-‐ rhetorical The I sound spelt y elsewhere than at the end of
questions words_ gym, Egypt, gymnastics, mystery, myth,
pyramid
4 Persuasion-‐ cause & effect connectives However, although, consequently, therefore, in
addition, because, resulting, furthermore
5 Non chronological reports-‐extra Spellings – words written ‘ou’ but pronounced
information sentences – comma, ‘u’-‐ young, country, touch, double, trouble,
subordinate clause should, could, would, ravenous, anxious

Y 3– Summer Term 1st half

1 Poetry-‐ distinguish between rhyming Prefix -‐ re– means ‘again’ or ‘back’.
and non-‐rhyming poetry and comment
on impact re–: redo, refresh, return, reappear, redecorate
2 Narrative Prefix -‐ inter– means ‘between’ or ‘among’.

As and When clauses
inter–: interact, intercity, international,
interrelated (inter + related)
3 Recount Prefix -‐ sub– means ‘under’.

Adverbs
sub–: subdivide, subheading, submarine,
submerge
4 Explanation Prefix -‐Before a root word starting with r, in–

Sequencing connectives becomes ir–.
Prepositions
irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible
5 Explanation Homophones or near-‐homophones

Technical vocabulary –use of a accept/except, affect/effect, ball/bawl,
dictionary berry/bury, brake/break, fair/fare, grate/great,
Glossaries groan/grown, here/hear, heel/heal/he’ll,
6 Non-‐chronological reports Technical vocabulary – to support the NCR
bullet points
Diagrams

Yr 3– Summer Term 2nd half

1 Discussion – use of pronouns Words with the /s/ sound spelt sc (Latin in
origin)
science, scene, discipline, fascinate, crescent
2 Discussion – apostrophe for possession Possessive apostrophe with plural words
The apostrophe is placed after the plural form of
the word; –s is not added if the plural already
ends in –s, but is added if the plural does not end
in –s (i.e. is an irregular plural – e.g. children’s).
girls’, boys’, babies’, children’s, men’s, mice’s
(Note: singular proper nouns ending in an s use

the ’s suffix e.g. Cyprus’s population.)
3 Narrative – verb tense – Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
past/present/future tenses accident(ally), actual(ly), address, answer,
appear, arrive, believe, bicycle, breath, breathe,
build, business,
4 Poetry-‐ identifying different patterns of Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
rhyme and verse in poetry:-‐ choruses, calendar, caught, centre, century, certain , circle,
rhyming couplets, alternative lines complete , consider, continue, decide, describe,
rhyming different,
5 Revise a range of sentence types: Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
As, if, when, ing, when, adverb etc difficult, disappear, early, earth, eight/eighth,
enough, exercise, experience, experiment,
extreme,
6 Subordinate clauses – use of the A selection of spellings given to revise spelling
comma to separate main and patterns learned summer term 2nd half
subordinate clauses
7 Review punctuation Words from the Y3/4 spelling list


Wk Grammar & punctuation Spellings
1 Recount – selecting appropriate Words with the /k/ sound spelt ch (Greek in
pronoun/noun to avoid ambiguity and origin)
repetition scheme, chorus, chemist, echo, character
2 Recount-‐ fronted adverbials Words with the / / sound spelt ch (mostly
French in origin)
chef, chalet, machine, brochure
3 Instructions – imperative verbs Words ending with the /g/ sound spelt –gue
and the /k/ sound spelt –que (French in origin)
league, tongue, antique, unique
4 Instructions – adverb sentences Words with the /e / sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey
vein, weigh, eight, neighbour, they, obey
5 Narrative –constructing adjectival Possessive apostrophe with plural words
phrases girls’, boys’, babies’, children’s, men’s, mice’s
(Note: singular proper nouns ending in an s use

the ’s suffix e.g. Cyprus’s population.)
6 Narrative –preposition sentences Adventurous adjectives:-‐ bold, caring,
neglected, mean, messy, lazy, lonely, icy, hairy,
gross
7 Poetry – understanding the figurative Days of the week/months of the year
language in poetry and prose; compare
poetic phrasing with
narrative/descriptive examples

Y4– Autumn term 2nd half

Wk Grammar & punctuation Spellings
1 Persuasion – address the reader with a Homophones or near-‐homophones
question – Are you aware…, Do you accept/except, affect/effect, ball/bawl,
realise… berry/bury, brake/break, fair/fare, grate/great,
groan/grown, here/hear, heel/heal/he’ll,
2 Persuasion – use of the exclamation Revise ‘igh’ sound-‐ nightmare, tightening,
mark for impact brightest, flightless, lightening, higher…
3 Narrative-‐ comparing adjectives on a Adventurous adjectives:-‐ aggressive, angelic,
range of scale of intensity astonishing, cavernous, comfortable, dangerous,
elaborate, gruesome, humongous, immaculate
4 Narrative-‐ adverb sentences Adventurous adverbs:-‐quickly, steadily,
carefully, terrifyingly, cautiously, timidly, fluidly,
stealthily, powerfully, immediately…
5 Non chronological reports – when and Revise ‘ea’ sound: creamiest, appealing,
as clauses beanbag, speaking, leader, cleanest, concealed,
increase, nearest, peaches
6 Non chronological reports– technical Revise the a-‐e sound (spilt digraph): suitcase,
vocabulary & use of a dictionary replace, skate, trace, waste, windowpane,
enrage…
7 Application of skills Revision of the half terms spelling patterns and
sounds


1 Explanation Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐

Causal connectives History, imagine, increase, important, interest,
island, knowledge, learn, length, library, material
2 Narrative Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐

Use of the ellipse medicine, mention, minute , natural, naughty,
notice, occasion(ally), often , opposite, ordinary,
particular, peculiar
3 Narrative -‐ if, before and after clauses Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
Perhaps, popular, position, possess(ion),
possible, potatoes, pressure, probably, promise,
purpose, quarter, question
4 Recount – time connectives Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
Recent, regular, reign, remember, sentence,
separate, special, straight, strange, strength
5 Recount – while clause – an alternative Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
to an as clause Suppose, surprise, therefore, though/although,
thought, thorough, various, weight, woman,
women

6 Application of skills Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐
famous, favourite, February, forward(s), fruit,
grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart,
height


1 Narrative – extra information sentences Adventurous adjectives:-‐ quaint, remarkable,
Identifying the main and subordinate repulsive, rewarding, shimmering, shy, secret,
clauses spectacular, striking, sympathetic
2 Narrative – preposition sentences Adventurous adjectives:-‐ talkative, tame,
tempting, thoughtful, thunderous, tremendous,
unacceptable, unknown, unsightly, villainous
3 Persuasion – although clause Months of the year
4 Persuasion -‐ use of questions to make Apostrophe for omission – contraction
the reader think
5 Non Chronological Reports-‐ when Revise im and dis prefixes
clause

Y4– Summer Term 1st half

1 Poetry-‐ use of the comma to separate Words ending -‐ ‘ure’ sound :-‐ sure, pure
phrases/clauses creature, treasure, enclosure, pleasure,
furniture, picture, adventure, nature
2 Narrative -‐ ing sentences Adventurous adjectives:-‐ impossible, innocent,
incredible, irresponsible, joyous, jubilant, kind-‐
hearted, knowledgeable, luxurious, magnificent
3 Recount-‐ time connectives Common tricky words: why, who, February,
eight, writing, … teachers to devise their own
lists based on common errors
4 Explanation – time connectives Explanation connective phrases:-‐ for instance,
after much thought, we decided, I believe, in
other words…
5 Explanation -‐ cause and effect Cause and effect connectives:-‐ therefore,
connectives consequently, resulting, because, reason, when…
6 Non chronological reports-‐ use of a Revise ‘tion’ words : invention, injection,
colon at the start of a list inception, hesitation, completion, action,
The great White shark will eat a variety description, nation, relation, publication,
of foods including: fish, turtles, dolphin, vacation, translation
squid and sea lion

Y4– Summer Term 2nd half

1 Discussion-‐ causal connectives Opposition connectives:-‐ however,
nevertheless, instead, although, disagree,
whereas …
2 Discussion-‐ emphasising connectives Reinforcing connectives :-‐ besides, anyway,
furthermore, also, moreover, addition,
3 Narrative –‘ing’ sentences Adventurous adjectives:-‐ mammoth, masculine,
motionless, miniature, mountainous, naughty,
optimistic, outrageous, perfumed, piercing
Narrative-‐revise sentence types Wh words (revision) : why, white, whistling,
wheeze, whether, whirlpool, whiskers, whale,
whimper, whenever
4 Poetry – synonyms Test 3/4 words from the list
5 Poetry-‐revise word types Test ¾ words from the list
6/7 Application of skills Test Y3/4 words from the list


1 Recount Words ending in cious : conscious, delicious,
Identifying phrases & clauses malicious, suspicious
2 Recount Words ending in tious : ambitious, cautious,
Determiners fictitious, infectious, nutritious
3 Non Chronological Reports Words ending in cial – official, special, artificial,
Using brackets beneficial, commercial, crucial, facial, financial,
glacial, judicial, prejudicial, provincial, racial
sacrificial, social, superficial
4 Non Chronological Reports Words ending tial: partial, confidential, essential
Using the hyphen circumstantial confidential consequential
credential
deferential impartial influential initial martial*
nuptial
5 Narrative Words ending in ant: observant, expectant,
Extra information sentences-‐ Spilt main hesitant, tolerant
clauses
6 Narrative Words ending in ible:
Variety of sentence types:-‐ as, ing, The –ible ending is common if a complete root word
preposition can’t be heard before it but it also sometimes occurs
when a complete word can be heard (e.g. sensible).

7 Poetry Words ending in able: dependable, comfortable,
Ambiguity understandable, reasonable, enjoyable, reliable

The –able ending is far more common than the –
ible ending.
If the –able ending is added to a word ending in

–ce or –ge, the e after the c or g must be kept as
those letters would otherwise have their ‘hard’
sounds (as in cap and gap) before the a of the –
able ending.
The –able ending is usually but not always used

if a complete root word can be heard before it,
even if there is no related word ending in –ation.
The first five examples opposite are obvious; in
reliable, the complete word rely is heard, but the
y changes to i in accordance with the rule.


1 Persuasion Words ending in ent: -‐confident, innocent,
Non-‐standard dialect words decent, frequent….
Consistency of tense and subject Use –ent and –ence/–ency after soft c (/s/
sound), soft g (/d / sound) and qu, or if there is
a related word with a clear / / sound in the
right position.
2 Persuasion Modal verbs-‐ certain, probable, possible, could,

Modal verbs would, should, might…
3 Narrative Adverbs-‐ carefully, cautiously, hesitantly,
Adverbs patiently, clumsily, slightly, dangerously,
terrifyingly, awkwardly, diligently, frantically,
tediously
4 Narrative Silent letters: island, doubt, lamb, solemn,
Relative clauses beginning with who, thistle, knight…
Some letters which are no longer sounded used
which, where, when, whose, that, or an
to be sounded hundreds of years ago: e.g. in
omitted relative pronoun knight, there was a /k/ sound before the /n/, and
the gh used to represent the sound that ‘ch’ now
represents in the Scottish word loch.
5 Instructions Use of the hyphen – co-‐ordinate, re-‐enter, co-‐
Use of the colon operate, co-‐own
Bullet points Hyphens can be used to join a prefix to a root word,
especially if the prefix ends in a vowel letter and the
root word also begins with one.
6 Instructions Words containing the letter string_ ough :-‐ ought,
Avoidance of double negatives bought, thought, nought, brought, fought, rough,
tough, enough
cough
though, although, dough
through
thorough, borough
plough

ough is one of the trickiest spellings in English – it can
be used to spell a number of different sounds.

7 Application of skills Review the spellings already taught this half
term


1 Explanation Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to
Formal & impersonal style words ending in –fer
Causal connectives referring, referred, referral, preferring,
preferred, transferring, transferred
reference, referee, preference, transference

The r is doubled if the –fer is still stressed when
the ending is added.
The r is not doubled if the –fer is no longer
stressed.
2 Narrative Synonyms for said :-‐ bellowed , complained,

Understanding the difference between demanded , disagreed ,exclaimed , growled
direct and reported speech grumbled , hissed , howled , quipped , retorted
screamed , screeched , shrieked
3 Narrative Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
Verb tense deceive, conceive, receive, perceive, ceiling
Using the semi colon The ‘i before e except after c’ rule applies to
words where the sound spelt by ei is /i:/.
Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize (and either

and neither if pronounced with an initial /i:/
sound).
4 Recount Homophones: advice/advise, device/devise,
Auxiliary verbs licence/license, practice/practise,
prophecy/prophesy
In these pairs of words, nouns end –ce and verbs

end –se. Advice and advise provide a useful clue
as the word advise (verb) is pronounced with a
/z/ sound – which could not be spelt c.
5 Recount Homophones:-‐ eligible, illegible, eliminate,

Classifying 1st, 2nd 3rd person illuminate , farther, father, guessed, guest,
heard, herd
6 Application of skills Assess and review spellings learned this half
term


1 Narrative Words ending in ance :– dance, trance,
Identifying statements, commands and attendance, enhance, nonchalance, appearance,
question sentences reliance, resistance, dominance, compliance
2 Narrative Words ending in ly (Y3/4 revision) :-‐
Fronted adverbials apologetically, amazingly, adversely, carelessly,
coarsely, disapprovingly, fabulously, grudgingly,
immaturely, inconceivably, momentously
3 Persuasion – Revision Y3/4 words-‐ sion words : collision,
Apostrophes for possession conclusion, division, conversion, cohesion,
occasion, revision, pension, omission, mansion
4 Persuasion Words ending in ence :-‐ audience, absence,
Apostrophes for contraction affluence, circumference, existence, licence,
offence, persistence, re-‐emergence, sentence
5 Non Chorological Reports Y3/4 revision-‐ ssion word ending-‐ expression,
Prepositions discussion, confession, permission, admission
Y5– Summer term 1st half

1 Poetry Lead, lead, morning, mourning, past, passed,
Homophones precede, proceed, principal, principle,
2 Narrative Topic based technical vocabulary – refer to
Active and passive sentences medium term planning
3 Recount Revision (Y3/4 words) – ous words:-‐ ambitious,
Past participles carnivorous, delirious, ferocious, glamorous,
incredulous, numerous, scrumptious, righteous,
subconscious
4 Explanation Hard c, soft c words(revision) :-‐ concede,
Auxiliary verbs concession, concert, concentrate, conception,
concertedly, conceptual, concierge, concise,
conscience
5 Explanation ‘ph’ words-‐ (revision) alphabet, amphibian,
Addition connectives apostrophe, autograph, biography, decipher,
dolphin, geography, photograph, pharmaceutical
6 Non Chronological Reports use of Prefix (revision) inter– means ‘between’ or
questions ‘among’: interaction, intercede, interfere,
interim, interject, interlude, intermediate,
international, interregnum, intervene…

Y5– Summer Term 2nd half

Wk Grammar & Punctuation
1 Discussion Revise prefix dis The prefix dis has a negative
Synonyms meaning: disable, disagree, disadvantage,
disallow, disarrange, disapprove, disbelieve,
discomfort
2 Discussion Revise prefix-‐ trans:-‐ transgression, translucent,
Antonyms transact, transcontinental, transcultural, transfix,
transformation, translation, transparent,
transportation
3 Narrative Revise the prefix-‐ mis The prefix mis has a
Parenthesis negative meaning. misconception, misadventure,
misconstrue, misfortune, mishap, misnomer,
misrepresent, mistrial
4 Poetry Powerful verbs-‐ alternatives to walked and
Powerful verbs spoke:-‐ whispered, mentioned, whined, shouted,
Ellipses cried, exclaimed shuffled, meandered, stomped,
marched, tiptoed, sashayed
5 Identifying the subordinate clause Prefix :-‐ circ:-‐ circulate, circle, circulation,
circulatory, circular, semicircle, circumference,
circumnavigate, circumstantial,
6 Paragraphing Revision wk – spelling patterns from across the
year-‐ staff to select, appropriate to the teaching
group
7 Collective nouns Revision wk – spelling patterns from across the
year


1 Recount Topic based spellings-‐ refer to topic planning
Time connectives
Extra information sentences
2 Recount Words ending in cial –revision– official, special,
Use of the semi-‐colon, colon and dash artificial, beneficial, commercial, crucial, facial,
to mark the boundary between financial, glacial, judicial, prejudicial, provincial,
independent clauses racial sacrificial, social, superficial
3 Non Chronological Reports ‘sure’ words (revision) – treasure, pleasure,
Formal and informal speech closure, disclosure, displeasure, unsure,
exposure, leisure, reassure, unsure
4 Non chronological Reports ‘ture’ words-‐ (revision) picture, mixture,
Active and passive sentences acupuncture, caricature, creature, denture,
fixture, feature, furniture, manufacture
5 Narrative Words with the /s/ sound spelt sc (Latin in origin)
Fronted adverbials [for example, Later (revision):-‐ scenery, science, descend, scissors,
that day, I heard the bad news.] crescent, fascinate, scented, ascend, scientist,
scimitar
6 Narrative Endings which sound like / əәs/ spelt –cious
Similes, metaphors & personification (revision) : unconscious, suspicious, vicious,
spacious, gracious, subconscious, ferocious ,
malicious, luscious, atrocious
7 Poetry Endings which sound like / əәs/ spelt –tious
Use of powerful verbs and adjectives (revision) : surreptitious, superstitious,
Synonyms scrumptious, nutritious, overambitious,
infectious, bumptious, contentious,
conscientious, fractious


1 Persuasion Verbs (revision):-‐ streamed; spouted; glowed;
Verb inflections rocked; blazed; swayed crashing; retreating;
fluttered; engulfed; floated; howled; flashed;
circled; whistled; swiveled; staggered;
wheeling; hovered; glided;
2 Persuasion Using the prefix anti (revision): antiseptic,

Using expanded noun phrases antibiotic, anticlockwise, anti-‐venom, antidote,
antibacterial, anticlimax, antisocial,
anti-‐inflammatory, antihero
3 Narrative Adventurous adjectives:-‐ talkative, torturous,
Noun phrases expanded by the addition tempting, thoughtful, thunderous, tremendous,
of modifying adjectives, nouns and unacceptable, unknown, unsightly, villainous
preposition phrases
4 Narrative Words with ‘silent’ letters (i.e. letters whose
Plurals –apostrophe for possession presence cannot be predicted from the
pronunciation of the word) (revision) honest,
ghost, knead, knife, knight, would, yolk,
pneumonia, psychology, receipt
5 Narrative Words with ‘silent’ letters (i.e. letters whose
Active and passive presence cannot be predicted from the
pronunciation of the word) (revision): aisle,
island, debris, asthma, ballet, castle, gourmet,
colleague, guess, tongue
6 Poetry Homophones and other words that are often
Determiners confused
7 Application of skills Revise spelling from across the half term –
teacher to select own word list


1 Narrative Topic based spellings-‐ refer to topic planning
using expanded noun phrases to
convey complicated information
concisely
2 Narrative-‐ subordinate clause to add Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ accommodate,
detail accompany, according, achieve, aggressive,
amateur, ancient , apparent , appreciate ,
attached
3 Explanation Use of the hyphen (revision) Hyphens can be
using commas to clarify meaning or used to join a prefix to a root word, especially if
avoid ambiguity in writing the prefix ends in a vowel letter and the root
word also begins with one:-‐ co-‐ordinate, re-‐
enter, co-‐operate, co-‐own
4 Explanation Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ available, average,

Brackets, dashes or commas to indicate awkward , bargain, bruise, category , cemetery,
committee, communicate, community
parenthesis
5 Discussion Homophones and other words that are often
Indicating degrees of possibility using confused
adverbs [for example, perhaps, surely]
or modal verbs [for example, might,
should, will, must]
6 Discussion Homophones and other words that are often
Use of commas to clarify meaning or confused
avoid ambiguity
7 Assess and review

1 Colons & bullet points Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ competition,
conscience*, conscious*, controversy,
convenience, correspond, criticise (critic + ise),
curiosity, definite, desperate
2 Using modal verbs or adverbs to Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ determined, develop,
indicate degrees of possibility dictionary , disastrous, embarrass ,
environment , equip (–ped, –ment), especially,
exaggerate , excellent
3 Using relative clauses beginning with Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ existence, explanation,
who, which, where, when, whose, that familiar, foreign , forty, frequently, government ,
or with an implied (i.e. omitted) relative guarantee , harass, hindrance
pronoun
4 Types of verbs Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ identity, immediate(ly),
individual, interfere, interrupt , language ,
leisure, lightning , marvellous, mischievous
5 Identifying the main and subordinate Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ muscle, necessary,
clauses within sentences neighbour, nuisance , occupy, occur,
opportunity, parliament , persuade, physical

Y6– Summer term 1st half

1 Topic based spellings-‐ refer to topic planning
Relative clauses-‐ beginning with who,
which, where, why, whose, that, or an
omitted relative noun
2 Auxiliary verbs Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ privilege, profession,
programme, pronunciation, queue, recognise,
recommend, relevant, restaurant

3 Determiners Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ rhyme, rhythm ,
sacrifice, secretary, shoulder, sincere(ly), soldier,
stomach, sufficient, suggest
4 Homograph – words that look exactly Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ symbol, system,
the same when written : bear (can’t temperature, thorough, twelfth, variety,
bear to look at it), bear (animal)/ sow vegetable, vehicle, yacht
(sowing seeds) / sow (female pig)
5 Participles Revise spelling patterns through games –
Verbs in English have two participles, called countdown, hangman, crosswords …
“present participle” (e.g. walking, taking) http://resources.woodlands-‐
and “past participle” (e.g. walked, taken). junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
http://www.wordplays.com/
Unfortunately, these terms can be
confusing to learners, because:
• they don’t necessarily have anything to

do with present or past time
“past participles” are also used as passives.
6 Revision of sentence types – play team
games & award points

Y6– Summer term 2nd half

1 Standard English-‐ formal writing Revise spelling patterns through games – countdown,
2 Standard English-‐ formal writing hangman, crosswords, anagrams …
3 Poetry – use of powerful adjectives http://resources.woodlands-‐
and adverbs junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
4 Poetry – use of powerful adjectives http://www.wordplays.com/
and adverbs http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/subject/word-‐
5 Narrative – review all sentence games/
types
6 Narrative – review all sentence
types
7 Application of skills

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Grammar, Punctuation &

Spelling Medium Term Planning

Policy Prepared By Caroline Chadwick

Date: July 2014

Date To Be Reviewed …………………………………………………………..

Foundation Stage –Nursery

Foundation Stage – Autumn term 2nd half

Foundation Stage – Spring term 1st half

Foundation Stage – Spring term 2nd half

Foundation Stage – Summer term 1st half

Foundation Stage – Summer term 2nd half

Y1– Spring term 2nd half

Yr 1– Summer term 2nd half

Y2– Spring Term 1st half

Y 2– Summer Term 1st half

Exception: The letter ‘x’ is never doubled:

(2) root words ending in a consonant letter

6 Review sentence types Common exception words-­‐ every, everybody,

5 Narrative Prefixes-­‐ auto

The ending sounding like /t əә/ is often spelt –

creature, furniture, picture, nature, adventure

3 Narrative-­‐ descriptive list sentences-­‐ Adventurous adjectives-­‐ amazing, beautiful,

invention, injection, action, hesitation,

expression, discussion, confession, permission,

expansion, extension, comprehension, tension

Y3– Spring Term 1st half

:-­‐ measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure

5 Recount Words with endings sounding like / əә/ or

e.g. teacher, catcher, richer, stretcher. creature,

Y3– Spring Term 2nd half

Y 3– Summer Term 1st half

2 Narrative Prefix -­‐ inter– means ‘between’ or ‘among’.

3 Recount Prefix -­‐ sub– means ‘under’.

4 Explanation Prefix -­‐Before a root word starting with r, in–

5 Explanation Homophones or near-­‐homophones

Yr 3– Summer Term 2nd half

(Note: singular proper nouns ending in an s use

7 Review punctuation Words from the Y3/4 spelling list

Y4– Autumn term 1st half

(Note: singular proper nouns ending in an s use

Y4– Autumn term 2nd half

Y4– Spring Term 1st half

1 Explanation Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-­‐

2 Narrative Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-­‐

Y4– Spring Term 2nd half

Y4– Summer Term 1st half

Y4– Summer Term 2nd half

Y5– Autumn term 1st half

If the –able ending is added to a word ending in

The –able ending is usually but not always used

Y5– Autumn term 2nd half

2 Persuasion Modal verbs-­‐ certain, probable, possible, could,

though, although, dough

Y5– Spring term 1st half

reference, referee, preference, transference

2 Narrative Synonyms for said :-­‐ bellowed , complained,

Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize (and either

In these pairs of words, nouns end –ce and verbs

5 Recount Homophones:-­‐ eligible, illegible, eliminate,

Y5– Spring term 2nd half

Y5– Summer term 1st half

Y5– Summer Term 2nd half

Y6– Autumn term 1st half

6 Review sentence types Common exception words-‐ every, everybody,

5 Narrative Prefixes-‐ auto

3 Narrative-‐ descriptive list sentences-‐ Adventurous adjectives-‐ amazing, beautiful,

:-‐ measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure

2 Narrative Prefix -‐ inter– means ‘between’ or ‘among’.

3 Recount Prefix -‐ sub– means ‘under’.

4 Explanation Prefix -‐Before a root word starting with r, in–

5 Explanation Homophones or near-‐homophones

1 Explanation Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐

2 Narrative Common words – form the Y3/4 word list:-‐

2 Persuasion Modal verbs-‐ certain, probable, possible, could,

2 Narrative Synonyms for said :-‐ bellowed , complained,

5 Recount Homophones:-‐ eligible, illegible, eliminate,

4 Explanation Y5/6 spelling list words:-‐ available, average,