English ยท Year 2
34 interactive lessons to explore
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Sentences, Capitals & Full Stops
Build sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
โฑ 15 min ยท 12 questions
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Common & Proper Nouns
Tell apart everyday naming words and special names that need a capital letter.
โฑ 15 min ยท 8 questions
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Writing a Recount
Tell about something that happened in the right order, using time words.
โฑ 16 min ยท 7 questions
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Putting Words in Alphabetical Order
Arrange words from A to Z, just like in a dictionary.
โฑ 14 min ยท 7 questions
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Commas in Lists
Use commas to separate items in a list within a sentence.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Describing Words
Use adjectives to tell more about how things look, feel and sound.
โฑ 14 min ยท 7 questions
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Ending Blends
Hear two letters blended at the end of words, like 'nd', 'st' and 'mp'.
โฑ 14 min ยท 7 questions
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Verbs: Doing Words
Find the action word that tells what is happening in a sentence.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Story Beginning, Middle & End
Learn how a story is built from a beginning, a middle and an end.
โฑ 16 min ยท 7 questions
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Contractions with Apostrophes
Squash two words into one using an apostrophe, like do not to don't.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Three-Letter Sounds (Trigraphs)
Three letters that work together to make one sound, like igh, tch and dge.
โฑ 13 min ยท 6 questions
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Verb Tense: Past, Present & Future
Show when something happens by changing the verb.
โฑ 13 min ยท 6 questions
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Sharing Your Opinion
Say what you think and give reasons to convince a reader.
โฑ 14 min ยท 6 questions
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Articles: a, an & the
Choose the right little word before a noun: a, an or the.
โฑ 12 min ยท 6 questions
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Apostrophes to Show Owning
Use an apostrophe and s to show that something belongs to someone.
โฑ 14 min ยท 6 questions
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Is/Are & Was/Were
Match the verb to whether you are talking about one thing or many.
โฑ 14 min ยท 6 questions
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How Characters Feel
Notice the feelings of characters in a story and the clues that show them.
โฑ 14 min ยท 6 questions
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Clapping Syllables to Spell
Break words into syllables to help read and spell longer words.
โฑ 12 min ยท 6 questions
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Silent Letters
Discover letters that are written but not heard, like the 'k' in knee.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Speech Bubbles in Comics
Read and write speech bubbles to show what characters say.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Bossy Verbs in Instructions
Use command words like 'cut', 'mix' and 'stir' to tell someone what to do.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Patterns in Poems
Notice rhythm, repeated lines and rhymes that make poems fun to read.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Soft c and Soft g
Discover when c sounds like 's' and g sounds like 'j' in words.
โฑ 14 min ยท 7 questions
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Joining with 'because'
Use the joining word 'because' to give a reason in a sentence.
โฑ 12 min ยท 7 questions
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Writing a Rhyming Couplet
Write two lines that rhyme to make a tiny poem.
โฑ 14 min ยท 7 questions
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Features of Information Books
Use titles, headings, labels and captions to find information in a book.
โฑ 13 min ยท 7 questions
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Bossy R: ar, or, er
Hear how the letter r changes the vowel sound in words like car, fork and her.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Commas in Dates
Use a comma between the day and year when you write a date.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Sorting Word Types
Sort words into nouns, verbs and adjectives.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Making a Poster
Plan a poster with a heading, a picture and short, clear words.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Statements, Questions & Commands
Tell apart sentences that tell, ask or give an order, and use the right end mark.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Doubling Letters (ll, ss, ff)
Spell short words that end in a double letter, like ball, miss and puff.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Simple Similes (like / as)
Make fun comparisons using the words 'like' and 'as', such as 'as fast as a cheetah'.
โฑ 15 min ยท 7 questions
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Writing a Fact File
Plan and write a short fact file with a heading and true facts about a topic.
โฑ 20 min ยท 7 questions