Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6

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Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6

Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6

Year 5 and 6 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation 

Pupils should be taught to:

  • use hyphens to avoid ambiguity [for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus re-cover]

In this upper KS2 English teaching resource, pupils learn how to use hyphens to improve their writing by avoiding ambiguity and making their writing clearer and more concise as per the year 5 and 6 curriculum objective listed above. 'Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6' is an engaging animated PowerPoint lesson including:

  • A link to a short hyphens explanatory video
  • What is a hyphen explanation
  • How hyphens improve writing
  • Common categories of hyphenated words
  • 4 hyphens activities with accompanying worksheets
'Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6' is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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