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Free online lessons for students across a variety of UK school curriculum subjects

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A range of activities and learner guides for analysing fiction texts

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11 learner guides

Exploring context in fiction texts

Learn about how historical, social and political contexts and life experiences can influence writers and be reflected in their writing.

Investigating themes in fiction

Learn what a theme is, how to identify themes in a text, and the important differences between themes and motifs.

Understanding characterisation

Characterisation enables writers to weave stories that are believable, purposeful, relatable and driven.

Understanding how writers use setting

Learn how a fictional setting can help with characterisation, create atmosphere, act as a symbol, and reveal the genre of the story.

Understanding symbolism

Writers also use symbols to add deeper meaning to a text, creating meanings and associations in our minds as we read.

Analysis: what it is and how to do it

Analysis is an important skill to learn and practise in English – it helps you to explore and understand the writer’s craft.

Exploring effect on the reader

Learn to look at how a writer’s words create an effect, what their consequences are, and how those words influence our emotions and understanding.

Gothic literature

Gothic literature is a genre of fiction which first became popular during the 18th Century and which evokes an atmosphere of mystery, fear or terror.

How to investigate structure in fiction texts

The structure of a narrative in a work of fiction, whether linear or non-linear, shapes the reader's response to it.

How to investigate language in fiction texts

Metaphors, symbolism and vocabulary are all deliberate choices made by fiction writers.

How to understand unfamiliar vocabulary

When you find unfamiliar vocabulary or an unknown word, you can find many clues to its meaning right there in the text.

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Critical reading - KS3 English - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 English Critical reading learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Reading - BBC Bitesize Non-fiction texts

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Reading - BBC Bitesize Non-fiction texts

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A range of activities and learner guides for analysing non-fiction texts

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How to compare non-fiction texts for KS3 English students - BBC Bitesize

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Non-fiction texts vary depending on their purpose, intended audience, structure and language choice. Learn how to compare non-fiction texts with BBC Bitesize KS3 English.

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A series of lessons on Reading fiction

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Free online lessons for students across a variety of UK school curriculum subjects

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A free American website which has short extracts and quizzes students on comprehension. The site adjusts extracts according to students' comprehension skills.

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ReadTheory | Reading Comprehension Exercises

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Reading comprehension exercises — online, free, & adaptive. Fits K-12, ESL and adult students. Easily track progress for the entire class.

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A range of activities to support spelling skills

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KS3 English Spelling learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Revision of punctuation and when to use it, including short quizzes

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Punctuation - KS3 English - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 English Punctuation learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Skills for adapting writing for purpose, such as persuasive writing

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Writing skills - KS3 English - BBC Bitesize

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KS3 English Writing skills learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Writing - Punctuation revision and quizzes

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Writing - Punctuation revision and quizzes

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Punctuation revision and quizzes from Bristol.ac.uk

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A range of fee worksheets to practice punctuation with answers

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If used properly, punctuation marks can greatly enhance the overall structure, organization, and clarity of writing. However, when used improperly, punctuation marks can become cumbersome, inhibiting the reader's ability to understand the material and establish order and flow. Moreover, an excess of punctuation marks can lead to the creation of run-on sentences - sentences in which two or more independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction. For these reasons, it is beneficial to learn how to properly use punctuation marks. Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. In written English, punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of sentences. For example, "woman, without her man, is nothing" (emphasizing the importance of men) and "woman: without her, man is nothing" (emphasizing the importance of women) have greatly different meanings, as do "eats shoots and leaves" (to mean "consumes plant growths") and "eats, shoots and leaves" (to mean "eats firstly, fires a weapon secondly, and leaves the scene thirdly"). "King Charles walked and talked; half an hour after, his head was cut off" is less surprising than "King Charles walked and talked half an hour after his head was cut off". (For English usage, see the articles on specific punctuation marks.) The rules of punctuation vary with language, location, register and time and are constantly evolving. Certain aspects of punctuation are stylistic and are thus the author's (or editor's) choice. Tachygraphic language forms, such as those used in online chat and text messages, may have wildly different rules.

Below you'll find our complete list of printable punctuation worksheets outlining the most important aspects of English punctuation. These punctuation worksheets are clear, colorful, and of the highest quality. Scroll down this page to view specific descriptions of each punctuation exercise presented in this section.

Commas Worksheets

Below you'll find our complete list of punctuation worksheets. These worksheets are great for use in school or at home. We hope you find them useful. We appreciate your interest and support!

Commas Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice using commas. Worksheet outlines the 8 comma rules. Practice involves inserting commas in sentences where needed.

Commas Worksheet Answers

Answers to the Commas Worksheet.

Commas Quiz

A printable commas quiz. Students can test what they have learned here.

Quotation Marks Worksheets

Apostrophes Worksheets

End Punctuation Worksheets

Colons Worksheets

Semicolons Worksheets

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printable punctuation worksheets - commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and more!

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A selection of lessons on writing rhetoric

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Free online lessons for students across a variety of UK school curriculum subjects

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How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor

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KS2 English Spelling learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Recommended books for KS3 & KS4 - children and teens aged 11-16

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Books for children aged 11-16. Recommended reading lists for Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 in secondary school KS3 and KS4.

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