English · Year 4
48 interactive lessons to explore
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📚 Term 1 · Lessons 1–12
›Lesson 1
Persuasive Writing
Learn how to convince a reader using opinions, reasons and powerful words.
⏱ 20 min · 12 questions
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Lesson 2
Prefixes & Suffixes
Add word parts to the start or end of a word to change its meaning.
⏱ 18 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 3
Contractions & Apostrophes
Join two words into one using an apostrophe to show missing letters.
⏱ 16 min · 8 questions
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Lesson 4
Narrative Story Structure
Build a story with an orientation, a problem and a resolution.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 5
Commas to Make Meaning Clear
Use commas after introductory words and to avoid confusing the reader.
⏱ 17 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 6
Information Reports
Organise facts about a topic into a clear information report.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 7
Poetry: Rhyme & Rhythm
Explore how poems use rhyme, rhythm and repeated sounds.
⏱ 17 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 8
Pronouns
Use words like he, she, it and they to replace nouns.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 9
Fact vs Opinion
Tell facts that can be checked apart from opinions that show feelings.
⏱ 17 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 10
Building a Paragraph
Group sentences about one idea with a clear topic sentence.
⏱ 18 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 11
Conjunctions: Joining & Linking
Use joining words like and, but, so, because and although to link ideas.
⏱ 14 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 12
Homographs
Words spelt the same but with different meanings, like 'bat' and 'bark'.
⏱ 13 min · 6 questions
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📚 Term 2 · Lessons 13–24
›Lesson 13
Using a Dictionary & Thesaurus
Find meanings in a dictionary and better words in a thesaurus.
⏱ 13 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 14
Point of View & Narrator
Work out who is telling the story and how that changes what we know.
⏱ 14 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 15
Subject-Verb Agreement
Make verbs agree with singular and plural subjects.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 16
Editing & Proofreading
Check your writing for spelling, punctuation and capital-letter mistakes.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 17
How Characters Change
Track how a character grows or changes across a story.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 18
Tricky Plural Spelling Rules
Spell plurals that change y to i, add -es, or are irregular.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 19
Creating Similes
Build vivid comparisons using 'like' or 'as' to describe things.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 20
Splitting Words into Syllables to Spell
Break longer words into syllables to spell them more easily.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 21
Imagery in Poems
Find word pictures that poets paint in the reader's mind.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 22
Linking (Being) Verbs
Spot verbs like is, am, are, was and were that join ideas rather than show action.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 23
Direct & Reported Speech
Tell the difference between exact spoken words and reporting what was said.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 24
Kinds of Adverbs
Sort adverbs by whether they tell how, when or where an action happens.
⏱ 14 min · 7 questions
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📚 Term 3 · Lessons 25–36
›Lesson 25
Writing a Book Review
Share your opinion about a book and give reasons in a short review.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 26
Main & Joining Clauses
See how a main clause can stand alone and a joining clause adds more.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 27
Apostrophes: One Owner or Many
Show ownership with an apostrophe for singular and plural nouns.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 28
Creating Metaphors
Write metaphors that say one thing IS another to paint a picture.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 29
Emotive Words in Persuasion
Use feeling-filled words to make persuasive writing stronger.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 30
Keeping Tense Consistent
Keep verbs in the same tense so your writing stays clear.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 31
Modal Verbs (can, must, might)
Use modal verbs to show how sure, possible or necessary something is.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 32
Punctuating Dialogue
Use speech marks, commas and capital letters correctly when characters speak.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 33
Cause & Effect Connectives
Link a cause to its effect using words like so, because and as a result.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 34
Shades of Meaning
Choose between similar words like big, huge and gigantic to fit your meaning.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 35
Relative Pronouns: who, which, that
Use who, which and that to add extra detail about a noun.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 36
Formal and Informal Language
Choose formal or informal words to suit your reader and purpose.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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📚 Term 4 · Lessons 37–48
›Lesson 37
Sound Words for Effect
Use onomatopoeia like buzz and crash to make writing come alive.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 38
Summarising a Paragraph
Find the main idea of a paragraph and retell it in one short sentence.
⏱ 20 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 39
Order of Adjectives
Learn the natural order English uses when listing several adjectives.
⏱ 14 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 40
Understanding Idioms
Work out the real meaning of common idioms that do not mean what they say.
⏱ 14 min · 6 questions
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Lesson 41
Homophones: Tricky Pairs
Choose the right spelling for words that sound the same but mean different things.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 42
Compound Words
Join two smaller words to build one new word with its own meaning.
⏱ 14 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 43
Antonyms: Opposite Words
Find and use antonyms, the words with opposite meanings.
⏱ 14 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 44
Setting the Scene
Explore how the setting tells readers where and when a story happens.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 45
Amazing Alliteration
Play with repeated starting sounds to make phrases catchy and fun.
⏱ 13 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 46
Writing Procedures
Learn how procedure texts use goals, materials and ordered steps to explain how to do something.
⏱ 17 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 47
Skimming & Scanning
Use fast reading tricks to get the main idea or find one fact quickly.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Lesson 48
Writing a Friendly Letter
Learn the parts of a friendly letter and put them together in the right order.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions