Saying Where, When & How Often

Using Fronted Adverbials for Describing Where

Fronted adverbials are words or phrases at the start of a sentence that add extra detail. We can use fronted adverbials to show where something has happened. We call these fronted adverbials of place. Let's look at some examples...

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In...

In the shed, Dad was hiding all the birthday presents for Jack.

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At...

At the shopping centre, I bought new shoes.

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By...

By the park, we met for our walk.

Under...

Under my bed, I found a teddy bear.

Outside...

Outside the greenhouse, I found a frog.

Down...

Down by the sea, they were holding a party.

Using Fronted Adverbials to Describe When

Fronted adverbials are words or phrases at the start of a sentence that add extra detail. We can use fronted adverbials to show when something has happened. We call these fronted adverbials of time. Let's look at some examples...

At...

At 3 o'clock, I will make a phone call.

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On...

On Monday, I have a doctor's appointment.

After...

After lunch, I will go swimming.

Before...

Before school, I like to read my book.

As soon as...

As soon as she could, she rang her parents.

Using Fronted Adverbials to Describe How Often

Fronted adverbials are words or phrases at the start of a sentence that add extra detail. We can use fronted adverbials to describe how often something happens. We call these fronted adverbials of frequency. Let's look at some examples...

Every...

Every day, I walk my dog.

Often...

Often, I am late for school.

Once...

Once a week, I wash my hair.

Twice...

Twice a day, I brush my teeth.

1Reading

1.1Root Words

1.1.1Understanding New Words

1.1.2Exception Words

1.2Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'

1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'

1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'

1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'

1.2.5End of Topic Test - Root Words & Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes

1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes

1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'

1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'

1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'

1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings

1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings

1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings

1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings

1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes

2Writing

2.1Composition

2.1.1Effective Writing

2.1.2Planning

2.1.3Drafting

2.1.4Editing

2.1.5End of Topic Test - Writing Composition

2.2Conjunctions

2.2.1Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences

2.2.2Complex Sentences

2.2.3Coordinating Conjunctions

2.2.4Subordinating Conjunctions

2.2.5End of Topic Test - Conjunctions

2.3Present Perfect Tense

2.3.1Present Perfect Tense

2.3.2Uses of the Present Perfect Tense

2.4Nouns

2.4.1Using Nouns & Pronouns Properly

2.4.2End of Topic Test - Present Perfect & Nouns

2.5Fronted Adverbials

2.5.1Saying Where, When & How Often

2.5.2Saying How & Why

2.5.3Using Commas

2.6Direct Speech

2.6.1Direct Speech

2.6.2End of Topic Test - Fronted Adverbials & Speech

2.7Homophones

2.8Spelling Rules

2.8.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds

2.8.2Words Ending in '-Sure', '-Mure' & '-Sion'

2.8.3'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings

2.8.4Words Ending in 'G' & 'K' Sounds

2.8.5Spelling Words with 'Ch' & 'Sc'

2.8.6Silent Letters

2.8.7End of Topic Test - Spelling Rules

2.9Using Apostrophes

2.9.1Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals

2.9.2Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals

2.10Using a Dictionary

2.10.1Using a Dictionary

2.10.2End of Topic Test - Apostrophes & Dictionaries

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