Download Year 6 Vocabulary Grammar and Punctuation

Year 6 Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
The information below gives guidance on the learning your child should be secure in by the end of the academic year.
CONTENT
WORD SKILLS
The difference between vocabulary
typical of informal speech and
vocabulary appropriate for formal
speech and writing
How words are related by meaning as
synonyms and antonyms
SENTENCE
SKILLS
Use of the passive to affect the
presentation of information in a sentence
[for example, I broke the window in the
greenhouse versus The window in the
greenhouse was broken (by me)].
The difference between structures
typical of informal speech and structures
appropriate for formal speech and
writing
TEXT SKILLS
Linking ideas across paragraphs using a
wider range of cohesive devices: repetition
of a word or phrase, grammatical
connections and ellipsis
Layout devices
PUNCTUATION
SKILLS
Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to
mark the boundary between independent
clauses
Use of the colon to introduce a list and
use of semi-colons within lists
Punctuation of bullet points to list
information
How hyphens can be used to avoid
ambiguity
TERMINOLOGY
Subject
These are the
words your child
should
understand and
be able to use
correctly
Object
Active
Passive
Synonym
Antonym
Ellipsis
Hyphen
Colon
Semi-colon
Bullet points
EXPLANATION
We use formal language in situations that are serious or
that involve people we don’t know well. Informal
language is more commonly used in situations that are
more relaxed and involve people we know well, i.e., find
out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter
Synonyms are words that have almost the same
meaning big, large while antonyms are words that have
the opposite meaning, big, little.
A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of
the sentence performs the action in the sentence. A
sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of
the sentence has an action done to it by someone or
something else.
We use formal language in situations that are serious or
that involve people we don’t know well. Informal
language is more commonly used in situations that are
more relaxed and involve people we know well. For
example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend,
isn’t he?
Links ideas across paragraphs for meaning and sense.
For example, the use of on the other hand, in contrast,
or as a consequence
For example, headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets,
or tables, to structure text
Uses punctuation to mark the boundary between a
group of words that contain a subject. For example, It’s
raining; I’m fed up
The colon is used to provide a pause before introducing
related information, while the semicolon is just a break
in a sentence that is stronger than a comma but not as
final as a full stop
An item in a list that has a large dot (called a bullet) in
front of it to show that it is important. Is used instead of
numbers to indicate no particular order
Punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a
compound word or between the syllables of a word for
example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or
recover versus re-cover
The person or thing that is being discussed or
described
A thing that you can see or touch
A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of
the sentence performs the action in the sentence.
A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject
of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or
something else.
Words that have almost the same meaning
Words that have the opposite meaning
(…) An ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three
dots. Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line,
paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Ellipses
save space or remove material that is less relevant.
Punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a
compound word or between the syllables of a word
(:) Used to provide a pause before introducing related
information
(;) A break in a sentence that is stronger than a comma
but not as final as a full stop
An item in a list that has a large dot (called a bullet) in
front of it to show that it is important. Is used instead of
numbers to indicate no particular order