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Roll Call
Retrieval practice
A low-stakes retrieval practice activity for individuals or teams to get everyone thinking. Show the question and options, and ask everyone to answer with their fingers, before revealing two names and awarding coins.
Whole class/group
3-35+ students - as individuals or teams.
5-10 min starter/plenary
Great as a lesson starter or reminder activity to build automatic fluency.
Projector/screen
Presented via your screen/projector; students show their answers with their fingers, and respond verbally.
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Verbs

  • spot the verb
    We _went_ to the park.
  • verb forms
    go · goes · to go
  • phrasal verbs 1
    up · down · in · out
  • phrasal verbs 2
    on · off · back · get
  • phrasal verbs 3
    give · go · break · look
  • verb or subject?
    *I* love to cook.
  • infinitives
    to go · to do

    • Tenses

    • irregular past simple
      I fall → I fell
    • past tense aspects
      simple · progressive · perfect
    • present simple
      I go · she goes
    • present perfect
      build → have built
    • present tense aspects
      simple · progressive · perfect
    • simple tense
      past · present · future
    • progressive tense
      past · present · future
    • perfect tense
      past · present · future
    • past present future
    • convert all tenses

      • Prepositions

      • time prepositions
        at night · on Tuesday
      • place prepositions
        at school · in space
      • indefinite pronouns
        anyone · everyone

        • Word Classes

        • spot the preposition
          We went *to* the park.
        • spot the coordinating conjunction
          I went to the shop, *but* it was closed.
        • spot the subordinating conjunction
          *When* the water balloon burst,
        • noun or verb?
          walk the *walk*
        • verb or adjective?
          jived to the *dance* music
        • noun · verb · adjective · adverb
        • noun · verb · preposition · pronoun
        • -ed · -ing adjectives
          amazed · amazing
        • gerund or infinitive?
          meeting · to meet
        • subject · object pronouns
          I · me / she · her
        • conjunction or pronoun
        • common nouns · proper nouns
          carrot · Colin
        • preposition or pronoun
        • spot the noun
          shoes · kitchen · children
        • spot the adjective
          clean · new · short
        • spot the adverb
          beautifully · carefully
        • spot the adverb of frequency
          always · rarely · usually
        • spot the adverb of manner
          beautifully · carefully
        • spot the adverb of possibility
          certainly · perhaps · maybe
        • spot the intensifier
          extremely · really · very
        • spot the pronoun
          He · her · its
        • spot the imperative
          Water · Feed · Take
        • adjective or adverb
          shy · shyly
        • preposition or conjunction
          since · before
        • preposition, determiner, adjective or conjunction
          to · a · light · but
        • possessive or relative pronoun
          his · when
        • singular or plural
          cat · apples
        • nouns as adjectives
          race horses · boat race

          • Auxiliary Verbs

          • was · were
          • am · is · are
          • has · have
          • was · does · has
          • does · do
          • does not · do not
          • question starter words
            Do...? Are...?
          • question starter words 2
            Were · Do · Have
          • spot the auxiliary verb
          • spot the modal auxiliary verb

            • Determiners

            • spot the determiner
              I read *my* book.
            • a · an
            • articles
              a · an · the · [none]
            • demonstrative pronouns
              this · that · these
            • countable · uncountable nouns
              fewer · less
            • possessive pronouns
              my · their · your

              • Clauses

              • spot the subject
                *I* locked the back door.
              • spot the object
                I read *my book*.
              • sentence structure
                simple · compound · complex
              • coordinating conjunctions
                FANBOYS
              • relative pronouns
                who · when · what
              • cohesive pronouns
              • main clauses
              • subordinate clauses
              • relative clauses
              • noun phrases
                a green beetle
              • fronted adverbials
              • reporting clauses
              • cohesive devices

                • Voice

                • sentence types
                  statement · command · question · exclamation
                • point of view
                  1st · 2nd · 3rd person
                • active · passive voices
                  kicked · was kicked by
                • subjunctive form

                  • Punctuation Knowledge

                  • capital letters
                  • full stop · comma
                  • run-on sentences
                  • sentence or fragment?
                    During the night.
                  • fragment sentence or comma splice?
                    I like your pen, can I have it?
                  • apostrophe or plural?
                  • missing spaces

                    • Punctuation Placement

                    • full stops
                    • commas in speech
                      "I want to go," he said.
                    • commas
                    • commas with FANBOYS
                    • question marks
                    • commas after fronted adverbials
                      Sadly, I forgot my snack.
                    • speech marks
                    • commas in lists
                      Scotland, Wales, and France
                    • apostrophe of contraction
                    • commas in letters
                      Dear Grandma,
                    • apostrophe of possession
                    • commas in addresses
                      20 Park Lane, Barnet
                    • dashes
                    • contraction or possession
                      She shouldn't · My teacher's bag
                    • colons
                      I know the secret: hard work
                    • colons for lists
                      countries: Wales, France
                    • semi-colons
                      I am hungry; I have no food
                    • hyphens
                      runner-up · rock-hard
                    • parenthesis
                      my friend, Mika, is here
                      • Sporty Spelling
                      • Definematch the word to pictures
                      • Definematch the word to definition
                      • Definechoose the word in context
                      • Recognisechoose the correct spelling in context
                      • Recognisespot the spelling mistake
                      • Recognisematch the word to the sound
                      • Spellfill in the missing letter

                        • Tricky Words

                        • to · two · too
                        • there · their · they're
                        • your · you're
                        • its · it's
                        • were · wear · where · we're
                        • whose · who's
                        • commonly confused
                          lose · loose
                        • homophones
                          night · knight
                        • more homophones
                          past · passed
                        • triple homophones
                          heal · heel · he'll

                          • Rules & Patterns

                          • silent letters
                            knee · climb
                          • single · double letter +ing
                            run → ru__ing
                          • single · double consonants
                            nece_ary · to_orrow
                          • unstressed vowels
                            sep_rate · defin_te
                          • "er" noun endings
                            vicar · baker · doctor
                          • ei or ie
                            ceiling · sieve

                            • Prefixes & Suffixes

                            • plurals
                              -s -es -ies -ves
                            • all plurals
                            • prefix meanings 1
                              re- · de- · co- · mis-
                            • prefix meanings 2
                              super- · non- · pre- · auto-
                            • noun suffixes
                              -ance -ness -ment
                            • verb suffixes
                              -ify -ise -ate
                            • adjective suffixes
                              -ish -ful -ary
                            • "shun" suffix spellings
                              -sion · -tion · -cian
                            • -cial · -tial
                              special · initial
                            • -able · -ible
                              suitable · horrible
                            • -cious · -tious
                              spacious · ambitious
                            • negative prefixes
                              un- · in- · mis- · non-
                            • latin roots
                              audience · century · genius

                              • Statutory Words

                              • Year 1 & 2 words
                                window · water
                              • Year 3 & 4 words
                                believe · special
                              • Year 5 & 6 words
                                average · persuade

                                • Vocabulary

                                • syllables
                                • collective nouns
                                  herd · bunch · pack
                                • gendered words
                                  boy · girl · child
                                • formal Standard English
                                  cos → because
                                • US → UK words
                                  center → centre
                                • UK → US words
                                  colour → color
                                • loan words · Europe
                                  siesta · panini · cafe
                                • loan words · Asia
                                  wok · sumo · chutney
                                • sports verbs
                                  go swimming · play tennis
                                • irreversible word pairs
                                  bacon · eggs
                                • bought or brought
                                  bought · brought

                                  • Word Structure

                                  • comparatives
                                    fast → faster
                                  • superlatives
                                    fast → fastest
                                  • compound nouns
                                    arm · chair
                                  • word families
                                    state · statement

                                    • Synonyms & Word Families

                                    • noun synonyms
                                      cup · mug
                                    • verb synonyms
                                      say · move · look
                                    • adjective synonyms 1
                                      big · bad · fast
                                    • adjective synonyms 2
                                      good · old · small
                                    • adjective synonyms 3
                                      happy · joyful
                                    • noun antonyms
                                      day · night
                                    • verb antonyms
                                      push · pull
                                    • adjective antonyms
                                      hot · cold
                                    • noun · verb · adjective forms
                                      safety · save · safe
                                    • synonyms or antonyms · adjectives
                                      asleep · awake
                                    • synonyms or antonyms · nouns
                                      huge · enormous
                                    • synonyms or antonyms · verbs
                                      run · sprint