Y6 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling

Formal and Informal Vocabulary Lesson

This lesson covers the prior learning of Synonyms before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal vocabulary.

The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.

National Curriculum Objective:

English Year 6: (6G7.2) The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, find out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter]

English Year 6: (6G7.3) The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they to come in some very formal writing and speech]

English Year 6: (6G7.4) Recognising vocabulary and structures that are appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms

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2 Teaching Support

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Teaching PowerPoint

Teaching PowerPoint

This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of Synonyms before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal vocabulary. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.

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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Free Year 6 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 3 – Formal and Informal

Free Year 6 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 3 – Formal and Informal

This is a free scheme of work for Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 5 small steps with guidance for teaching.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Formal and Informal Vocabulary Video Tutorial, Ivan shows pupils how to recognise and use formal and informal vocabulary in sentences.

1 Prior Learning

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Prior Learning Activity

Prior Learning Activity

This Formal and Informal Vocabulary Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of synonyms before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal vocabulary.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 6 Synonyms and Antonyms Game allows pupils to develop their vocabulary through matching up words to their synonyms and antonyms.

2 Varied Fluency

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Varied Fluency

Varied Fluency

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 6 Formal and Informal Vocabulary and Styles activity comprises questions designed to test pupils' understanding of formal and informal vocabulary.

2 Application

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Application and Reasoning

Application and Reasoning

This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Mixed Activity

Mixed Activity

This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognising formal and informal vocabulary.

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Application

Application

This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the Formal and Informal Vocabulary lesson.

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Homework

Homework

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.