adverbs

Conjunctive adverbs

This is a short explanation with examples of eight sorts of conjunctive adverb arranged by type. There is an activity to complete, as well as some stretch/research activities for differentiation.

Editor’s note
Fully mapped to L2 Functional English and GCSE English

Level
Level 2
GCSE L1-5
English
FE L2.20 Punctuate writing correctly using a wide range of punctuation markers e.g. colons, commas, inverted commas, apostrophes, quotation marks
FE L2.28 Construct complex sentences consistently & accurately, using paragraphs where appropriate
Adult Lit Ws/L2.1 Construct complex sentences
GCSE Writing AO6 Vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation
GCSE Writing AO5(b) Organise information using structural and grammatical features

Parts of speech - bingo game and other activities

Cards to help students recognise what nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
They can then play the bingo game or use highlighter pens to identify the different parts of speech in a text.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rs/L2.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge
Adult Literacy Rs/L1.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaning
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.1 Recognise & understand the organisational features & typical language of instructional texts

Lisa's Calendar - adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency exercise using a calendar with illustrations of activities. Learners must select the correct adverb from: never, sometimes, usually, always.

Level
Entry Level 2
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