Year 7 English Worksheets

More figurative language

Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, irony.

More reading & comprehension

Inference, theme, structure, author's purpose, evidence.

Explore ideas, points of view, and characters across literary texts from different cultural contexts.

Develop and justify opinions about characters, settings, and events using textual evidence.

Evaluate the aesthetic and social value of literary texts and discuss what makes a text worthwhile.

Analyse how literary devices create layers of meaning in poetry and other literary forms.

Construct sophisticated personal responses; analyse how literary techniques shape reader reaction.

Analyse how literary devices construct tone, voice, and perspective in poetry and prose.

Analyse how authors use character, setting, and plot to create meaning and effect in extended texts.

More grammar practice

Tier 2/3 vocabulary, etymology, denotation vs connotation.

More verb tenses

Extended vocabulary

More word study

Grammar — clauses

Modifiers & structure

Pronouns

Advanced punctuation

Verb tenses

Word study

Advanced grammar

Understand how language creates and reflects personal and social identities in different contexts.

Use language to evaluate texts and substantiate judgements with textual references and evidence.

Analyse how text structures are selected and adapted depending on the purpose and audience of a text.

Understand how overviews, initial and concluding paragraphs create cohesion in extended texts.

Analyse visual techniques including vectors, camera angle, and social distance in visual texts.

Analyse how evaluative language and hedging construct authority and perspective in complex texts.

Identify and use noun groups, verb groups, adverbial and adjectival clauses for effect.

Develop a repertoire of vocabulary learning strategies; use specialised vocabulary accurately in context.

Tier-2 spellings and frequently confused words.

Understand how current technology shapes the ways texts are created, distributed, and received.

Analyse how language features are selected to shape meaning for specific audiences and purposes.

Understand how authors structure ideas using taxonomies, cause and effect, and extended metaphor.

Apply comprehension strategies to analyse and summarise the key ideas and arguments in complex texts.

Examine how texts position audiences; analyse structural and linguistic choices that serve purpose.

Evaluate strategy selection for different text types; apply synthesis and critical reading strategies.

Plan, create and edit informative and persuasive texts; combine and refine complex sentences.

Create and edit literary texts; combine descriptive sentences and experiment with language for effect.