KS2 English

SATs Study Book

English

Age
7 – 11
Key Stage 2

SATs
Study
Book
Nick Barber
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 Contents

Reading - Word Reading

Root Words ................................................................................................... 4
Prefixes .......................................................................................................... 6
Suffixes .......................................................................................................... 8
Practice Questions ....................................................................................... 10

Reading - Comprehension
Structure and Organisation .......................................................................... 12
Using Dictionaries ........................................................................................ 14
Prose Genres................................................................................................ 16
Themes and Conventions ............................................................................ 18
Picking Out and Commenting on Details ...................................................... 20
Types of Poetry ............................................................................................ 22
Retrieving Information ................................................................................. 24
Fact and Opinion ......................................................................................... 26
Comparing Texts.......................................................................................... 28
Practice Questions ....................................................................................... 30
Review Questions (Reading – Word Reading)............................................... 32

Writing - Transcription and Spelling

Homophones ............................................................................................... 34
Common Misspellings ................................................................................. 36
Apostrophes ................................................................................................ 38
Silent Letters ................................................................................................ 40
One-off and Irregular Spellings .................................................................... 42
Using a Thesaurus ........................................................................................ 44
Practice Questions ....................................................................................... 46
Review Questions (Reading – Comprehension) ............................................. 48

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Writing - Composition
Learning from Other Writers ........................................................................ 50
Audience and Purpose ................................................................................. 52
Paragraphs................................................................................................... 54
Settings, Character and Plot ......................................................................... 56
Organising and Planning Your Writing.......................................................... 58
Précis ........................................................................................................... 60
Proof-reading ............................................................................................... 62
Practice Questions ....................................................................................... 64
Review Questions (Writing – Transcription and Spelling) .............................. 66

Writing - Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation

Verbs ........................................................................................................... 68
Adverbs and Modal Verbs ............................................................................ 70
Commas ...................................................................................................... 72
Hyphens, Dashes and Brackets ..................................................................... 74
Semi-colons and Colons ............................................................................... 76
Noun Phrases .............................................................................................. 78
Practice Questions ....................................................................................... 80
Review Questions (Writing – Composition) .................................................. 82
Review Questions (Writing – Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation) .......... 84

Mixed Questions ......................................................................................... 86

Word List ..................................................................................................... 96
Glossary....................................................................................................... 97
Answers ..................................................................................................... 101
Index .........................................................................................................112

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 Reading - Word Reading

Root Words
• Understand what root words are
• Understand how root words are formed

What are Root Words?

A root word is the simplest form of a word that gives a
particular description, thought or meaning. Many words
can be broken down into root words.
Root words are also known as ‘base words’.
Root words can have prefixes and suffixes added to them
to make new words or to make variations of the root word.
Root words can stand alone but prefixes and suffixes cannot.

Example
Take the word ‘unemployment’:

Prefix Root Word Suffix

un employ ment

The root word is ‘employ’. As well as the ones shown in

the table above, it can have other prefixes and suffixes
added to it, for example:
• employee Suffixes -ee, -er and
• employer -ed can be added.
• employed
• re-employ. Tip
Prefix re- can be added.
Take off prefixes and
suffixes from words to
Origins of Root Words find the root word in
many cases.
Root words can come from other languages, especially
Latin and Greek.
Knowing the meaning of the root word can help you
to understand the meanings of different words formed
Key Point
from it. The root word is the
key to the meaning of
a word.

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 Reading - Word Reading
Example
Root Word Meaning Language Examples
Study
Script Write Latin Transcript,
Description
Photo Light Greek Photograph,
Telephoto
Villa House Latin Village,
Villager

Roots of Words v Root Words:

What’s the Difference?
Photo
Villa
The roots of words – as opposed to root words – can be very
ipt Emp
useful to know when building vocabulary and understanding Sc r loy
texts, but they don’t always follow clear rules.

Example
The root of ‘mice’, is ‘mouse’ but it is a different word.

Mouse Mice
‘rupt’ is the root of a word like ‘interrupt’ but it is not
a word on its own. It only exists in other words like
‘corrupt’ and ‘rupture’ but it has a similar meaning:
‘to disturb, or break’.

Quick Test
1. What is the missing word in this sentence?
Key Words
‘A root word is the most _____ form of a word.’ • Root word
2. What can you add to root words to form new • Base word
words? • Prefix
3. Name two languages that provided English with • Suffix
many root words. • Latin
4. What is the meaning of ‘rupt’? • Greek

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