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Superset Starters

Superset Starters
Mixed SPaG Starter/Plenary
An instant four-question screen to display as a starter.
Whole class
The whole class answers together, out loud or on mini-whiteboards.
5-10 mins
Quick enough to run as a lesson starter.
No devices
Just the teacher screen - no student devices needed.
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Tricky Words
homophones with apostrophes KS2 there / their / they're your / you're its / it's were / we're homophones KS2 to / two / too where / wear / were / we're homophones triple homophones commonly confused KS2 commonly confused fewer / less bought / brought affect / effect homophones (harder) KS2 to / two / too homophones homophones (harder) triple homophones
Punctuation
sentence punctuation All which word needs a capital? spaces: correct? question mark: correct? exclamation mark: correct? commas LKS2 commas in lists: correct? commas after fronted adverbials: correct? commas in speech: correct? commas in letters: correct? more commas KS2 commas: correct or incorrect? commas in addresses: correct? commas with FANBOYS: correct? parenthesis: correct? apostrophes UKS2 apostrophes in contractions where does the apostrophe go? contraction or possession? apostrophe or plural? colons and dashes UKS2 colons: correct? semi-colons: correct? dashes: correct? hyphens: correct?
Verbs
verb agreement LKS2 was · were am · is · are has / have Does · Do asking questions LKS2 question starter words question word for this statement question starter auxiliaries Do / Does / Is / Are helping verbs LKS2 were · do · have does not / do not infinitives question starter auxiliaries verb agreement (harder) LKS2 was · were am · is · are has / have Does · Do asking questions (harder) LKS2 question starter words question word for this statement question starter auxiliaries were · do · have
Tenses
past, present and future LKS2 past · present · future simple tense: past · present · future progressive tense: past · present · future perfect tense: past · present · future past and present forms LKS2 → past simple tense past simple: which is right? present simple → present perfect which tense? LKS2 which past tense? which present tense? perfect tense: past · present · future progressive tense: past · present · future
Vocabulary
synonyms LKS2 synonym? synonym for big, bad, or fast? synonym for good, old, or small? synonym for say, move, or look? phrasal verbs KS2 give · go · break · look on · off · back · get up · down · in · out play · do · go (sports) antonyms KS2 antonym? antonym (nouns) antonym (verbs) synonyms or antonyms? (adjectives) prefixes and roots KS2 what does the prefix mean? word families what does the prefix mean? (2) Latin roots suffixes KS2 add the verb suffix Add the suffix (-ise, -ify, -ate) add the adjective suffix adjective → adverb word origins UKS2 loan words: which language? (Europe) loan words: which language? (Asia) portmanteau words US → UK spelling
Word Classes
nouns, verbs, adjectives LKS2 spot the noun spot the verb spot the adjective noun / verb / adjective spot the word class LKS2 spot the adverb spot the adverb of frequency spot the pronoun spot the determiner which word class? KS2 preposition or conjunction? conjunction or pronoun? preposition or pronoun? preposition · determiner · adjective · conjunction finding the verb UKS2 spot the verb (multiple choice) spot the auxiliary verb spot the modal verb verb or adjective?
Spelling
plurals KS1–LKS2 plurals -s · -es · -ves -ies · -ves · -s Singular → Plural single or double? KS1–LKS2 single or double? (-ed) single or double letter? single · double how many syllables? which is right? All KS1 spelling: which is right? Y3/4 spelling: which is right? Y5/6 spelling: which is right? which spelling is right? prefixes and suffixes KS2 negative prefixes -ar · -er · -or -able / -ible add the noun suffix vowels and silent letters KS2 What is the missing vowel? y as a vowel ei or ie? silent letters tricky endings UKS2 -sion · -tion · -cian -cious or -tious? -cial or -tial? -ious words
Sentences
sentence basics LKS2 statement · question · command · exclamation spot the subject spot the object spot the imperative (bossy) verb conjunctions LKS2 FANBOYS spot the co-ordinating conjunction spot the subordinating conjunction co-ordinating or subordinating? clauses UKS2 simple · compound · complex main or subordinate clause? relative pronouns possessive or relative pronoun? is it a sentence? UKS2 sentence or fragment? run-on sentence? comma splice · fragment · sentence full stop or comma? (↙)
Grammar
determiners LKS2 a / an a / an / the / [none] this · that · these · those countable or uncountable? adjectives and adverbs KS2 create the comparative form create the superlative form adjective or adverb? -ed · -ing adjectives prepositions KS2 at / on / in (time) at / on / in (place) spot the preposition is there a preposition? pronouns KS2 pronouns possessive pronouns indefinite pronouns 1st · 2nd · 3rd person which form? KS2 Standard English form word forms singular or plural? infinitive or gerund? formal writing UKS2 active / passive subjunctive adverbs of possibility Standard or non-Standard English?