2. What is SPaG?
pelling
unctuation nd
rammar

3. SPaG in Year 1 Terminology letter, capital letter
word, singular, plural
sentence
punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark

4. SPaG in Year 1
Word
Regular plural noun suffixes –s or –es For example, dog - dogs; wish - wishes
Suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of root words. For example help - helping, helped
How the prefix un– means ‘not’ or the opposite . For example unkind, untie
Noun = names person, place, object
Verb = action word
Adjectives = describes

5. SPaG in Year 1 Sentence How words can combine to make sentences
Joining words and clauses using and
Text
Sequencing sentences to form short narratives

6. SPaG in Year 1 Punctuation Finger spaces
Capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun I
Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences

9. SPaG in Year 2 Terminology noun, noun phrase
statement, question, exclamation, command
compound, suffix
tense (past, present)
apostrophe, comma
adjective, adverb, verb
Compound e.g. whiteboard, superman

10. SPaG in Year 2
Word
Adding suffixes such as –ness, less, -er, -est (eg kindness)
Adding suffix –ed/-ing – For example hop – hopped, slide – sliding, carry - carried
Formation of nouns by compounding For example, whiteboard, superman
Use of suffix –ly to turn adjectives into adverbs eg slow/slowly
Noun -

11. SPaG in Year 2
Sentence
Using conjunctions - when, if, that, because, or, and, but
Expanded noun phrases for description and specification. For example, the blue butterfly, plain flour
How the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command
Text
Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense when appropriate in writing
Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress. For example, she is drumming, he was shouting

12. SPaG in Year 2 Punctuation
Use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences
Commas to separate items in a list
Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling (eg I’m = I am) and to mark singular possession in nouns. For example, the girl’s name.