What is SPaG? pelling unctuation nd rammar

SPaG in Year 1 Terminology letter, capital letter word, singular, plural sentence punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark

SPaG in Year 1 Word Regular plural noun suffixes –s or –es For example, dog - dogs; wish - wishes Suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of root words. For example help - helping, helped How the prefix un– means ‘not’ or the opposite . For example unkind, untie Noun = names person, place, object Verb = action word Adjectives = describes

SPaG in Year 1 Sentence How words can combine to make sentences Joining words and clauses using and Text Sequencing sentences to form short narratives

SPaG in Year 1 Punctuation Finger spaces Capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun I Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences

SPaG in Year 2 Terminology noun, noun phrase statement, question, exclamation, command compound, suffix tense (past, present) apostrophe, comma adjective, adverb, verb Compound e.g. whiteboard, superman

SPaG in Year 2 Word Adding suffixes such as –ness, less, -er, -est (eg kindness) Adding suffix –ed/-ing – For example hop – hopped, slide – sliding, carry - carried Formation of nouns by compounding For example, whiteboard, superman Use of suffix –ly to turn adjectives into adverbs eg slow/slowly Noun -

SPaG in Year 2 Sentence Using conjunctions - when, if, that, because, or, and, but Expanded noun phrases for description and specification. For example, the blue butterfly, plain flour How the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command Text Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense when appropriate in writing Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress. For example, she is drumming, he was shouting

SPaG in Year 2 Punctuation Use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences Commas to separate items in a list Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling (eg I’m = I am) and to mark singular possession in nouns. For example, the girl’s name.