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Expanding Noun Phrases Homework
Expanding noun phrases has never been easier than with this Year 5 Expanding Noun Phrases homework activity. Suitable for use at home or in school, the three differentiated levels provide appropriate challenge for all children.
Two varied fluency and one reasoning question gives children the opportunity to consolidate their understanding and apply their knowledge through a variety of question styles. From identifying key parts of an expanded noun phrase to using word banks to generate their own, this worksheet has something for everyone.
An answer sheet is provided to make marking quicker and more efficient.
Curriculum Objectives
- Noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g. the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair)
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The Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheet is a valuable resource from an English teaching collection, designed to enhance students' descriptive writing skills. It provides a series of exercises aimed at developing the use of complex expanded noun phrases. The first worksheet presents learners with sentences containing expanded noun phrases which they are instructed to identify and underline. These phrases include descriptions such as "The old, grey cat from next door" and "The exhausted football team, soaking wet and covered in mud," giving students clear examples of how to add detail to a noun.
Subsequent worksheets encourage students to create their own sentences using complex expanded noun phrases. They are prompted to use words and phrases from a provided table, as well as their own ideas, to construct sentences that paint vivid pictures in the reader's mind. Another exercise involves expanding on given nouns, such as "woman," "house," or "woods," with additional descriptive phrases. The final worksheet challenges students to use complex expanded noun phrases to describe various images, fostering creativity and the ability to convey visual details through text. These exercises are designed to bolster students' writing with more elaborate and informative descriptions, thus improving their overall narrative capabilities.
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Does covering how to write an expanded noun phrase have to suck the life out of learning? Absolutely not! All of these strategies are tried and tested methods to teach expanded noun phrases in a fun and meaningful way. Learn how to use these expanded noun phrases resources here .
This expanded noun phrase download contains
- ‘Say six things’ worksheet – blank and complete
- ‘Dicey characters’ and ‘Dicey settings’ worksheets – blank and complete
- ‘Sentence generator’ worksheet
- ‘Zones of relevance’ worksheet – blank and complete
Rebecca Jakes is a Y2 teacher at Preston Manor Lower School in London. She has worked previously as an associate English advisor.
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Expanded Noun Phrases: PowerPoint, activity and word bank
Subject: English
Age range: 7-11
Resource type: Lesson (complete)
Last updated
26 February 2024
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A PowerPoint showing how to construct an expanded noun phrase, plus an activity using an image from Pobble365 to practise the skill and a word bank to assist. Created for Year 3, but could be modified to suit other ages.
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Use these expanded noun phrases worksheet PDFs to help your children develop their understanding of this grammar skill. These worksheets ask children to look at short, undescriptive sentences and work out how they can expand them by adding adjectives and prepositional phrases to the nouns. Plus, they're differentiated by ability level, so you ...
An expanded noun phrase is a group of words that are used to describe or define a noun. An expanded noun phrase often includes adjectives (describing words), adverbs, prepositions and other types of phrases. For example: 'The huge, fluffy white cat' is an expanded noun phrase because it defines the cat with descriptive words such as 'huge ...
Then this resource is perfect for you. These fantastic Expanded Noun Phrases Worksheets are a great way of exploring noun groups with your child aged 7 - 11. This resource has been created by teachers to help children identify simple and extended noun phrases and noun groups in sentences.
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Grammar - Expanded Noun Phrases KS2. England (UK) National Curriculum - Grammar KS2. Expanded Noun Phrase school worksheets/ homework sheets. Sentence level grammar work that extends all avenues of literacy skill. 3 Differentiated pages: E - Emerging (also appropriate for SEN level - enlarge sheet and cut/stick) D - Developing. GD - Greater Depth.
Our expanded noun phrases worksheets are ready to use instantly in the classroom or at home, helping you to save valuable time on planning and preparation. To get started with using this brilliant resource, simply click on the big, green 'download' button and print.Use these expanded noun phrases worksheets to help your learners develop their understanding of this grammar skill. These ...
Underline or circle the expanded noun phrase in each sentence. 1. The brightly-coloured parrot flew through the canopy. 2. After his lunch, Harold ate a sweet, delicious chocolate brownie. 3. Under the waves, the stripy fish swam quickly through the reef. 4. In a forest clearing, a dark, mysterious jaguar sauntered by the water. 5.
JPG, 180.94 KB. Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6. Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource. In 'Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6' pupils learn about expanded noun phrases and how they can improve their writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
Helpful. Thank you for your feedback. mandytwink - Verified member since 2015. Reviewed on 07 January 2018. HI, great resource but think there are some mistakes in the answers to Expanded Noun Phrases Activity Sheets.. 1. the brightly-coloured parrot9. the vast, breath-taking view. Helpful. Thank you for your feedback. Hi mandytwink,
Expanding noun phrases has never been easier than with this Year 5 Expanding Noun Phrases homework activity. Suitable for use at home or in school, the three differentiated levels provide appropriate challenge for all children. Two varied fluency and one reasoning question gives children the opportunity to consolidate their understanding and ...
Homework/Extension - Recognising Noun Phrases - Year 5 Developing. The large, outdoor swimming pool next to our hotel was busy because the weather was so hot. The clouds hovered menacingly over the town below before showering the people with rain. The sleek, white boat sailed across the calm water after surviving the recent storm.
Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6 Year 5 and 6 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation Pupils should be taught to: develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by: using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely In this upper KS2 English teaching resource ...
How to teach expanded noun phrases. Use teacher Rebecca Jakes' advice and our downloadable resources to help pupils get to grips with this area of KS2 grammar…. It's been years since there were changes to grammar, punctuation and spelling in the curriculum, yet the teaching of specific grammar terminology is still the cause of many Twitter spats, lively debates and teachers pulling their ...
English Year 5: (5G3.2) Using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely Differentiation: Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency) Developing Underline the expanded noun phrase within simple and compound sentences. Expected Underline the expanded noun phrase within complex sentences including up to 2 adjectives.
Explore more than 31 "Expanded Noun Phrase Year 5" resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on "Expanded Noun Phrases Year 5". Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!
This expanded noun phrase download contains. 'Say six things' worksheet - blank and complete. 'Dicey characters' and 'Dicey settings' worksheets - blank and complete. 'Sentence generator' worksheet. 'Zones of relevance' worksheet - blank and complete. Rebecca Jakes is a Y2 teacher at Preston Manor Lower School in London.
Step 2: Using Expanded Noun Phrases in Independent Writing. By year 5, children are expected to use expanded noun phrases in their written work (such as stories, information texts and persuasive texts). At home, you can use a similar process by using writing prompt sheets.
A PowerPoint showing how to construct an expanded noun phrase, plus an activity using an image from Pobble365 to practise the skill and a word bank to assist. Created for Year 3, but could be modified to suit other ages. Images used are royalty free from VectorStock.