Leap Ahead Workbook
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Key Stage 2Decide which child is speaking correctly using standard Era
cross out the incorrect speech bubbles. Remember, verbs ee! rh na
and done usually follow the verb have. For example, he ha. °°"
or they have done. een
I seen an orange : ‘ I saw an orn
balloon in the sky. Pras balloon in the sky
My friend Sam done , My friend Sam dig
a bike race last week. au a bike race last week
We was so busy, De / We were so busy,
we didn’t realise the time! ? \ we didn’t realise the time!
a \ 4 T love them sweets
( They are my favouriteChoose the correct verb forms to make the recount make sense.
Past progressive Past simple Present perfect
were hopping; \h* ran had walked
was running ( et have jumped
were trying 1 was has jumped
were running run
was hopping had
jumped
Fun at trampoline world!
At the weekend, Charlie and Archie went to the brand new
Trampoline World. They Uden. so excited
to visit because Charlie’s cousin said it had 27 trampolines!
They Were iow, hoff)... up and down with excitement
as they entered the building Archie didn’t realise he
at, fu no ah: wold into the exit door and couldn’t get in!
After collecting new lime green socks at the counter, the boys
LO. quickly through the corridor to start their
bounce session.
Charlie shouted, “I BP Qi Junpod over two
trampolines, come and watch me!”
Soon, the boys Wee Taye, all sorts of stunts
and jumps. They .... Avi a great time.
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tense uses the verb to be plus the ing
chain (e.g. he was jumping or they were
for your child with a space for them
__ walking / the two boys __ reading /
|/ the children_ writing).“Plural” means “more than one”. When we make a noun ptura,
usually add an s to the word. For example: one cat changes t. =
We also add an s at the end of a word when something belong
someone. With these, we also use an oposeepeeee For example, Sa
coat, the dog’s tail. Fenn
Can you work out when to use plurals or possessives? Tick the bo,
next to the correct words. mes
ir baby's.
The lady is looking after the
& babies.
Tom’s
Yesterday, i ‘4 school shoes went missing.
O Tomsee
The hungry shark only eats vowels! Draw a line from jellyfish to jellyfish
to lead the shark to his cave, eating 12 vowels along the way. Remember
to avoid any consonants. Vowels are a eo u. Consonants are the rest of
the letters in the alphabet (bedfghjkimnpqrstvwxy2).
to match each word. Draw a circle around the
ord. Which word has the most vowels? Put a tickphrases give clear descriptions using adjectia
draw your own superhero j
then label the features using expanded noun phra
black cape on his back. When you de
think about their clothes and special powers,
Expanded noun
preposition phrases. Design and
box below,
For example, lightweight,
your superhero,Create a character card with a picture and deseri
tion.
noun phrases to describe your superhero. Then atl Taub or
what your superhero does (e.g. flying or running) and colouring bar
stars depending on how good your superhero is at each thing g in the
SUPERHERO:
DESCRIPTION:
RANKING:"a
Fronted adverbials tell you the time, place or manner of what
happening ina sentence. They are used to link one sentence to g,
Underline all the fronted adverbials in the text about an ice «
shop below. Then sort them into the table under the correct he,
Two have been done for you.
Every day, the ice cream shop opens for
business. On the promenade, it stands
out from all the other shops because
of its large ice cream sign
Inside the shop, an array of colours hits
you and attacks your senses. Carefully,
the ice cream seller sets out each flavour in a rainbow
assortment. A row of forty flavours stretches from one end of
the shop to the other. In the long freezers, the flavours range
rom toffee to bubblegum. After lunch, a queue forms at the
door of excited children and adults waiting to choose their
avour. Noisily, the children shuffle forward to select an
ice cream. Which one to choose?
Time Place
After lunch. Noisily
Can you add any more fronted i
fronted adverbials of your own to the table
Answers on page 32New paragraphs often start with a fronted adverbial to introduce a
new time, place,
Match the stickers on the sticker sheet to the correct sentences to
fronted adverbial is introducing a time, place,
person or event.
show whether the
person or event.
Last night, there was a
terrible storm.
Over the hill, a rainbow appeared.
place sticker here! In the hutch, the guinea pig snuggled up.
place sticker here} Cautiously, the girl crept down the alley.
, "Crash! Thunderously, the bridge collapsed at
place sticker here
/ the start of the earthquake.
fciuce moter ore} Silently, the dark, cloaked figure crept across
: - the hall.
place stig Suddenly, the teacher appeared
from outside the classroom.
After several minutes,
the train left from
platform 4b
Answers on page 32|
Read the poem about the medieval forest and underline any fronted
adverbials. Practise saying the poem aloud. Can you rehearse it and
perform it out loud to your family or friends?
ao
The Medieval Forest
Across the meadow, the tall trees towered.
Next to each other, standing like a regiment of soldiers.
In the undergrowth, the animals scurried.
Around them, crinkling, crunching noises sounded.
Beside the evergreen forest stood a castle.
Up above, its turrets ascended.
The castle, their protector.zoomed-in pict
aoe pla Ff the castle. Can yo
escribe where chan ser oan wet core
ole? Crees ioe eo
ed adverbials
Look at this
drawbridge,
the castle. Di
The CastleRead the story and look out for the scrambled up words
confusion. Rearrange the letters to make words ending in
sion or tion, and write the correct word above each anag
Deep in the castle, the king had a sniiov.
He pictured an army attacking the castle and
causing fcosinnou. Before meeting his soldiers, the
king made a esdnicoi. They would not sit back and
wait for the soivnain. In ratpreniopa for the attack, he made
of noicat. He decided it was time to tell his men. When he rea
the top of the castle to meet the soldiers, an awful sight met
his soldiers were suffering from a serious nnctiofei!
Add the sticker sion or tion from the sticker sheet at the end of ei
group of letters to spell the words correctly.
prepara
deci {place sticker here
collec {place sticker here}
cau
preciSome sentences have two clauses: a main clause and a subordinate
clause (which starts with a subordinating conjunction). You can swap
the main clause and subordinate clause around.
The players wear their stripy kit when they play at home.
can be changed to
When they play at home, the players wear their stripy kit.
Rewrite the sentences below, swapping the clauses around. Remember to
change where the capital letter and full stop are.
The starting whistle blew when the players were ready
Everyone slipped around because it was so muddy
The crowd cheered loudly if their team scored.
Now create a sentence of your own. Choose from these conjunctions:
that, although, as, while, because, if, when, before, after.
Answers on page 32Match up the stickers on the sticker sheet with the correct sentences,
then put the apostrophe in the correct place to make a possessive word.
The first apostrophe has been done for you.
place sticker here
place sticker here ! The footballers boots.
place sticker here The knights helmet.
place sticker here ‘The firefighters hose.
! The teachers books.
place sticker here
PARENT TIP: When the plural ends in s, the apostrophe com
after the s, e.g. the boys’ cloakroom. If the word is an irregular
plural without sat the end, the apostrophe comes before the
e.g. the children’s books.pis easy to confuse words that end with the suffix ture or sure, Can you
find the words in the box in this word search? Put a tick next to each one
ee you've found it.
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Vv
treasure enclosure
furniture creature
Measure natureCS
Nouns an
Look at these children having a great time on the high ropes.
{ Write six sentences about what the children are doing using
nouns and pronouns to talk about them (e.g. the children, they, the kids,
the group). The first sentence has been written for you.
ferent
Top tip!
hen writing,
try not to repeat
the same noun
Or pronoun.
It makes it boring
for the reader
The. kids are running. aleng.the.rickety.wooden bridge.re becoming & fronted adverbial expert!
You’
pot this example sentence:
Lerp of te high rope, the children balanced carefully.
Add commas after fronted adverbials in these sentences:
From high in the sky the sun beamed down.
cautiously the cat crept along the wall
After lunch the children went out to play.
At sunset many swallows flew across the sky.
In the front room the children played their computer game.
Write a paragraph to describe a visit to an outdoor safari park.
Use fronted adverbials, commas and different nouns and pronouns.
Answers on page 32Read the following story about a sleepover, then answer the questions
about it on the next page.
The night had finally arrived! It was
time for the sleepover. Lyra and
Millie were very excited. Just after
5.00pm, they both arrived at Ruby's
house and immediately changed
into their pyjamas.
“Let’s make cookies!” shouted Ruby
The three of them galloped down
to the kitchen and rushed in to get
ready to bake with big grins on their faces.
After an hour, a delicious smell was coming from the oven. They were
busy playing party games and hadn’t realised the cookies were ready
until Ruby's dad called them. Huddling together on the bench, the
friends ate one too many cookies and had to rub their tummies!
Bang! Pop! Guess what their next activity was? Balloon races! Everyone
in the house was laughing and giggling... Everyone except Ruby's little
cat, Fluff, who was cowering in the corner of the hall with her paws
over her ears.
When it was time to settle down, ready for sleep, Lyra suggested they
watch a film, The three buddies snuggled up together under a blanket
and started watching the film trailers
Suddenly, a loud click was heard and the
house plunged into darkness. The only
sound they could hear was Fluff meowing
“Oh no!” cried Ruby. “Not a power cut!”ow many children were at the sleepover?
1
How did the girls feel about baking?
why did the girls rub their tummies?
pid Fluff enjoy the balloon games? How do you know?
d and copy a word that suggests the children sat closely together.
ow do you think the children felt after the power cut?
10 you think happened next?re a noun to explain exactly
miners are the, 4, these and
ticker and noun sticker
A determiner is a word used bi
noun is referring to. Common deter
Choose an appropriate determiner s
sticker sheet to match the picture.
{place sticker here}
{place sticker here
place sticker here} {place sticker here!
place sticker here! {place sticker here
Write a sentence using determiners and nouns.
Answers on page 32ete the crossword with words that end in ous using the clues in
compl selow. Some letters have already been added to help you.
the BOX
2 s
ACROSS
DOWN
1 - A snake with venom is...
2-A wellknown celebrity is
3 - Someone who is very brave
1-A person who asks questions
2.An elephant compared to a mouse is.
3-Another word for ‘many?
nen something bad happens, it is
py person is often.
Answers on page 32 }
What do you notice about the spellings?
Can you find a rule?
PARENT TIP: Remind your child that, for some words, you need
_ to drop the e before adding ous (e.g. fame changes to famous).
°r other words, you also need to change y to f(e.g- vary to various).T’ve lost my dog!
Can you help?
Re
Please can I have some
sweets? I have 50p
Look out! There’s a rock on Don’t worry. I’ve seen it!
the road there Pll skate around it.
Top tip: there are five rules for writing direct speech correctly.
1. You need a comma after a reporting clause.
2. Spoken words are written inside a pair of inverted commas: “=
3. A capital letter should be used at the start of speech
4, Use a comma inside the inverted co ; . i
mmas if you rries
on after the speech has finished. your sent
5. Each new speaker needs a new line‘ h from the
sy write the spec speech bubbles into
P Now er to se the flve rules to write direct apne Coane ae
been done for you. Peech correctly. The first
one has
> «qve lost.my.dog!.Can.you help?” asked the girl
‘Answers on pa+ by adding the suffix
MN a sing these rules:
You can create adverbs fro
Sometimes, you have to modify the word u: ’ a
change it to ( (e.g. snappy! snaP PES
1. If the word ends in y, Salish
2. Lia ic add ally (e.g- frantic | fran’ ce > taal wid
3. If a word ends in le, change the eto ay (e.g. :
4, Just add ly to all the others.
Change the words below into adverbs using the rules.
frantic
happy
gentle
kind
angry
basic
prickle
merry
classic
cautious
©
®
©
@
©
®
@
®
©
@
®
crazy
Choose an adverb from the list above and write a sentence using
Answers on page 32he box below. It can be an imaginary pet or one
et in t
res of other pets. Think about its head, body, arms
e featul
an
dt i oa if it has any other features such as claws, a tail or a beak.
Wite expanded noun phrases to describe your pet. Make it sound like
great pet to haveDesign a poster to
ures of persuasive writi
Imagine your pet is for sale in a pet shop-
advertise your pet. Remember all the feat
1. emotive language (e.g. you will never have a more loving pet)
2. clear descriptions using expanded noun phrases
3. questions
4. adverbs.
Your poster should have: a picture, the name and price of the pet,
a detailed description about it and a paragraph about why
someone should buy it.rer to your fr t new pet,
fr a telling them
; : all about the
6) to make sure your letter oe : ;
2 ains the
right det
ails.
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Read this recount about a trip to the mse eee 4 writing
to check if there are any spelling oF punctur hanger
mistakes with a coloured pe
u should check for:
lamation marks, 4
speech punctuat
capital letters and full
postrophes for possession,
While proofreading, yo!
ion and spelling,
stops, questions and exe
commas after fronted adverbials,
Class 4 visited a museum,
On thursday 1st March,
from their school
which was an hour away
Once the teacher had taken the register the class lined
up in pears to get on the coach. excited children chated
all the way to the museum.
When they arrived, the teacher led them into the
entrance hall and counted to check everywon was their.
“Come on! he shouted. “We're off to the Ancient
Greeks sechion!”
Wandering threw the museum,
the children spotted vases and
bowls like they had seen in class.
when it was time to leave,
they had to collect the
childrens coats from the
cloakroom. What a fantastic
trip it had been
Answers on page 321 spell all of these words? You have
Can Yor this book. Ask an adult to test yo
er eck them yourself.
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Practised all the rules for
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Use this page to planawe Lo post abo
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mandPage 2: Speaking clearl
The corree sentences are Baa, 9
Page 3: Past tense
were/were hoppinghhad walkediranjumpedwere aryinglhad
Page 4: Plural or possessive?
babies | Toms / books / trousers / spots | leopard’
circle heart potatoes fruit tsland
Page 8: Fronted adverbials
Time [Place | _Marner
Inside the shop Noisil
(On the promenade
‘Aer lunch
Carefully
In the long freezers
Every day
Page 9: Starting a paragraph
Time: Last night, there was a terrible storm
After several minutes, the train left from platform 4b.
Suddenly, the teacher appeared from outside the classroom
Place: In the hutch, the guinea pig snuggle:
Over the hill, a rainbow appeared.
Person: Cautiously, the gi
Silently, the dark, cloaked
Event: Crash! Thunderous
start of the attack
Page 12: Ending in sion or tion?
nf prepara
preparation, decision,
Page 13: Super sentences
When the players were read
Because it
Page 14: Apostrophes
baby's toys / footb
firefighters’ hose | te.
Page 15: Spelling word search.
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