Each worksheet starts with two easy questions and finishes with two hard ones, so most Year 6 children can begin on their own and will have to think by the end. The harder questions often give a short piece of writing to read first. The answers print on a separate page, with a short explanation for every question, so you can mark it together.
A good habit: for two or three answers, ask your child to point to the word or sentence that told them. If they can't find it, the explanation shows where to look.
On this page
- Noun groups
- Greek and Latin roots
- Reading web pages
- Stories that borrow and adapt
- Pronouns that point back
Noun groups
Noun groups: worksheet 1
Name Date Score / 10
The questions get harder as you go. Circle the letter of your answer, or write it on the line.
- 1
What is the main noun in "a fluffy white cloud"?
- Acloud
- Bwhite
- Cfluffy
- Da
- 2
Which noun group tells you the colour of the car?
- Aa fast car
- Ba small car
- Ca new car
- Da shiny red car
- 3
What is the main noun in "a jar of sticky honey"?
- Ajar
- Bsticky
- Cof
- Dhoney
- 4
Which noun group tells you what the canoe is made of?
- Aa long canoe
- Ba wooden canoe
- Ca new canoe
- Da fast canoe
- 5
In "The wobbly wooden ladder against the shed creaked loudly.", what is the main noun of the noun group?
- Ashed
- Bwooden
- Ccreaked
- Dladder
- 6
Which is the best way to improve "a cold, chilly, freezing morning"?
- Aa frosty morning with fog over the paddocks
- Ba morning
- Ca very cold morning
- Da cold, chilly, freezing, icy morning
- 7
What is the main noun in "the excited children in the back seat of the car"?
- Acar
- Bexcited
- Cchildren
- Dseat
- 8
Which is the noun group that does the action in "Under the bridge, a family of ducks with fluffy babies paddled past."?
- Afluffy babies paddled
- Bthe bridge, a family
- CUnder the bridge
- Da family of ducks with fluffy babies
- 9
Which is the odd one out?
- Athe moon shone brightly
- Bmy sister's purple scooter
- Ca jar of buttons
- Dthe bright moon above the hills
- 10
Which noun group has "strawberries" as its main noun?
- Aa strawberry basket
- Bthe ripe strawberries in a basket
- Ca basket of ripe strawberries
- Dthe basket with strawberries
Answers: Noun groups: worksheet 1
- A: cloud The group is about a cloud. Fluffy and white tell you what the cloud looks like.
- D: a shiny red car Red is a colour word, so a shiny red car tells you the colour.
- A: jar The group is about a jar. Of sticky honey tells you what is in the jar.
- B: a wooden canoe Wooden tells you the canoe is made of wood.
- D: ladder The noun group is The wobbly wooden ladder against the shed. It is about the ladder. Against the shed tells you where it is.
- A: a frosty morning with fog over the paddocks Frosty and fog over the paddocks are new details you can picture. Cold, chilly and freezing all mean the same.
- C: children The group is about the children. In the back seat of the car tells you where they are.
- D: a family of ducks with fluffy babies The verb is paddled. Who paddled? A family of ducks with fluffy babies. Under the bridge only tells you where.
- A: the moon shone brightly The moon shone brightly is a sentence: it has a verb, shone. The other three are noun groups.
- B: the ripe strawberries in a basket In the ripe strawberries in a basket, the group is about the strawberries. In a basket only tells you where they are.
Greek and Latin roots
Greek and Latin roots: worksheet 1
Name Date Score / 10
The questions get harder as you go. Circle the letter of your answer, or write it on the line.
- 1
What does the root “aqua” mean?
- Aearth
- Bwater
- Clight
- 2
What does the root “geo” mean?
- Aearth
- Blife
- Cfar
- 3
Which spelling is correct? “We watched the fish in the ___.”
- Aacquarium
- Baquarium
- Caquarim
- 4
What does the root “vis” mean, as in “visible” and “vision”?
- Asee
- Bsay
- Cbreak
- 5
“In ___, we drew a map of New Zealand.” Which spelling is correct?
- Ajeography
- Bgeography
- Cgeogrophy
- Dgeografy
- 6
“Dad took a ___ of the kea.” Which spelling is correct?
- Aphotograf
- Bfotograph
- Cphotograph
- Dfotografh
- 7
Inter means between and rupt means break. When you interrupt, you...
- Abreak into someone else's talking
- Bwhisper quietly
- Cagree with someone
- 8
“The scientist looked at the cells through a mycroscope.” Which is the correct spelling of the misspelt word?
- Amicrascope
- Bmikroscope
- Cmicroscope
- 9
Which sentence has every word spelt correctly?
- AThe geologist used a microscope to study the rock.
- BThe geologist used a mycroscope to study the rock.
- CThe jeologist used a microscope to study the rock.
- DThe geologist used a microscope to studdy the rock.
- 10
Using the roots, what would an “aquascope” most likely be?
- Aa book about the Earth
- Ba tool for measuring heat
- Ca tool for looking under water
Answers: Greek and Latin roots: worksheet 1
- B: water Aqua means water, as in aquarium and aquatic.
- A: earth Geo means earth, as in geography and geology.
- B: aquarium Aquarium keeps the root aqua, a, q, u, a, meaning water.
- A: see Vis means see. Something visible can be seen.
- B: geography Geography keeps the root geo, g, e, o, even though it sounds like it starts with j.
- C: photograph Photograph is photo plus graph, and both roots spell the f sound p, h.
- A: break into someone else's talking Inter (between) plus rupt (break): you break in between what someone is saying.
- C: microscope Microscope starts with the root micro, m, i, c, r, o, meaning small.
- A: The geologist used a microscope to study the rock. Geologist keeps geo, microscope keeps micro, and study is spelt correctly.
- C: a tool for looking under water Aqua means water and scope means look, so an aquascope is for looking under water.
Reading web pages
Reading web pages: worksheet 1
Name Date Score / 10
The questions get harder as you go. Circle the letter of your answer, or write it on the line.
- 1
What does a calendar icon on a website most likely show?
- Aphone numbers
- Bdates
- Cphotos
- 2
What do you usually do with a button that says "Send"?
- Aclick it to send your message
- Bread it like a heading
- Ccolour it in
- 3
On a shop website, a shopping trolley icon most likely shows...
- Athe shop's address
- Bthe things you have chosen to buy
- Chow to make trolleys
- 4
What is a drop-down menu?
- Aa list of choices that appears when you point at or tap a menu item
- Ba menu that falls off the page
- Ca list of foods at a café
- 5
Look at the table. Which activity costs $8?
- ACooking class
- BSoccer clinic
- CArt club
- 6
Look at the table. On which day is the free activity?
- AFriday
- BMonday
- CWednesday
- 7
A park web page has a link that says "Download the bushwalk map". What will the link most likely give you?
- Athe home page
- Ba list of menu items
- Ca video of the park
- Da map you can save or print
- 8
Look at the table. Jai is 9. Which events are for his age?
- ALego club only
- BLego club and Comic drawing
- Call three events
- DStory time only
- 9
A web page for a fun run has: a headline, a "Register now" button, a table of start times, a map icon and a link called "What to bring". Ava wants to know where the race starts. What should she click?
- Athe map icon
- Bthe What to bring link
- Cthe Register now button
- Dthe headline
- 10
A web page about a school fair is one long block of writing. It has no headings or pictures, and the date is in the very last sentence. How could it be made easier to read?
- AAdd more sentences.
- BTake the date out.
- CMake all the writing the same size.
- DPut the date near the top and break the writing into parts with headings.
Answers: Reading web pages: worksheet 1
- B: dates Dates. A calendar shows days and dates.
- A: click it to send your message Click it to send your message. Buttons do jobs.
- B: the things you have chosen to buy The things you have chosen to buy, like putting them in a trolley at the supermarket.
- A: a list of choices that appears when you point at or tap a menu item A list of choices that appears when you point at or tap a menu item.
- C: Art club Art club. Go down the Cost column to $8, then read across to the Activity.
- A: Friday Friday. The Soccer clinic is free, and it is on Friday.
- D: a map you can save or print A map you can save or print. Download means to save a copy onto your device.
- B: Lego club and Comic drawing Lego club and Comic drawing. Lego club is for ages 6 to 10, and Comic drawing is for 8 to 12. Nine fits both.
- A: the map icon The map icon. A map shows places, like where the race starts.
- D: Put the date near the top and break the writing into parts with headings. Put the date near the top and break the writing into parts with headings. Readers can then find the key facts fast.
Stories that borrow and adapt
Stories that borrow and adapt: worksheet 1
Name Date Score / 10
The questions get harder as you go. Circle the letter of your answer, or write it on the line.
- 1
Which kind of story is often borrowed and adapted by writers?
- Ascience reports
- Bold fairy tales, fables and myths
- Cbus timetables
- 2
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is retold by Baby Bear. Who is the narrator?
- AGoldilocks
- BMother Bear
- CBaby Bear
- 3
In The Tortoise and the Hare, which is part of the bones of the story?
- Athe hare has long ears
- Bthe slow, steady one beats the fast show-off
- Cthe race is in a forest
- 4
Which opening shows that the wolf is telling The Three Little Pigs?
- ANobody ever asks for my side of the story, so here it is.
- BThere were once three little pigs.
- CThe third pig built his house of bricks.
- 5
“Everyone says I was cruel to my stepsister. Let me tell you what really happened.” Who is most likely telling this version of Cinderella?
- ACinderella
- Bthe prince
- Cthe fairy godmother
- Done of the stepsisters
- 6
Ana moves The Ant and the Grasshopper to a school. The ant becomes a student who studies all term. Who should the grasshopper become?
- Athe school principal
- Ba student who plays all term and isn't ready for the test
- Ca teacher who marks the tests
- 7
Which adaptation keeps the bones of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
- AA wolf learns to play the violin.
- BA boy looks after sheep and has a nice day.
- CA girl keeps sending fake “emergency” messages to her team as a joke. When she really needs help, nobody answers.
- 8
“Mum's note on the fridge said: Back at six. Don't touch the cake. By four, the cake was gone.” What is used here, along with ordinary storytelling?
- Aa rhyming poem
- Ba flashback
- Ca note inside the story
- 9
Lucas adapts The Tortoise and the Hare. Years after the race, Hare tells the story while coaching a slow but determined young runner. Which two things has Lucas changed?
- Athe teller and the time
- Bonly the title
- Cnothing at all
- Dthe lesson and the animals
- 10
A Goldilocks adaptation opens with “Mother Bear always left the door unlocked on Saturdays.” It ends when Goldilocks turns out to be the new babysitter. Why does the first line help?
- AIt tells the reader the ending straight away.
- BIt describes the porridge.
- CIt plants a clue early, so the twist feels fair.
Answers: Stories that borrow and adapt: worksheet 1
- B: old fairy tales, fables and myths Old fairy tales, fables and myths have been retold many times, in new places and by new voices.
- C: Baby Bear The narrator is whoever tells the story. In this version, that's Baby Bear.
- B: the slow, steady one beats the fast show-off The surprise win of the steady one is the main pattern, so it is a bone. The forest and the hare's ears are skin.
- A: Nobody ever asks for my side of the story, so here it is. My side and here it is show the wolf is speaking for himself, in the first person.
- D: one of the stepsisters The narrator calls Cinderella her stepsister and defends herself, so she is one of the stepsisters.
- B: a student who plays all term and isn't ready for the test In the fable, the grasshopper plays while the ant works, then isn't ready for winter. A student who plays all term fits that bone.
- C: A girl keeps sending fake “emergency” messages to her team as a joke. When she really needs help, nobody answers. The bones are false alarms, then a real one that nobody believes. This version keeps them with new skin.
- C: a note inside the story The story includes a written note from a character. Notes and letters inside a story let the reader read them too.
- A: the teller and the time Hare is now the narrator, and the story happens years later. Those are a new teller and a new time.
- C: It plants a clue early, so the twist feels fair. The unlocked door hints that someone was expected, so when the twist comes, the reader can look back and see it was set up.
Pronouns that point back
Pronouns that point back: worksheet 1
Name Date Score / 10
The questions get harder as you go. Circle the letter of your answer, or write it on the line.
- 1
What does "he" point back to? "Ravi was hungry, so he made a sandwich."
- Ahungry
- Bsandwich
- CRavi
- 2
Choose the word: "The girl ___ won the race is my cousin."
- Awhat
- Bwho
- Cwhich
- 3
What does "they" point back to? "The ducks waddled to the pond, where they swam in circles."
- Acircles
- Bpond
- Cducks
- 4
Choose the relative pronoun: "This is the book ___ I told you about."
- Awhose
- Bthat
- Cwho
- 5
Which sentence uses "which" correctly?
- AMy uncle, which is a pilot, flies big planes.
- BThe car, which was old, broke down.
- CThe teacher which helped us was kind.
- 6
Join the sentences: "We visited a museum. It had dinosaur bones."
- AWe visited a museum that had dinosaur bones.
- BWe visited a museum who had dinosaur bones.
- CWe visited a museum that it had dinosaur bones.
- 7
Which sentence is clearest about what ran up a tree?
- AWhen the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
- BWhen the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree.
- CWhen it chased the cat, it ran up a tree.
- 8
Choose the word: "The author ___ wrote this book lives in Hobart."
- Awhose
- Bwho
- Cwhich
- 9
Which sentence is NOT clear about who went home?
- AAfter Mia met Chloe, she went home.
- BMia went home after she met Chloe.
- CAfter Mia met Chloe, Mia went home.
- 10
Which sentence uses relative pronouns correctly?
- AThe singer who won the prize, who was a trophy, thanked her fans.
- BThe singer who won the prize, which was a trophy, thanked her fans.
- CThe singer which won the prize, who was a trophy, thanked her fans.
Answers: Pronouns that point back: worksheet 1
- C: Ravi Ravi was hungry and made a sandwich, so he points back to Ravi.
- B: who The girl is a person, so we use who.
- C: ducks The ducks swam in circles, so they points back to the ducks.
- B: that A book is a thing, so we use that (which would also work).
- B: The car, which was old, broke down. A car is a thing, so which is right.
- A: We visited a museum that had dinosaur bones. That takes the place of it and joins the sentences. A museum is a thing, so that fits.
- A: When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree. Naming the cat makes it clear. In the others, it could mean the dog or the cat.
- B: who An author is a person, and the author did the writing, so we use who.
- A: After Mia met Chloe, she went home. She could point back to Mia or Chloe, so we don't know who went home.
- B: The singer who won the prize, which was a trophy, thanked her fans. The singer is a person, so who. The prize is a thing, so which.
The full set for Year 6
With a subscription you can print up to three worksheets for each of the 26 Year 6 English topics from Grown-ups > Worksheets. Every sheet has its own answer page. These are the topics:
Grammar and punctuation
- Noun groups
- Pronouns that point back
- Adverbs and adverbials
- Embedded clauses
- Sharper verbs
- Using commas
- Formal or informal?
- Fact, opinion and bias
- Holding a text together
- Figurative language
Spelling
- Greek and Latin roots
- Tricky sounds
- Suffix rules
Reading
- Reading web pages
- Films and picture books
- How texts are organised
- How persuasion works
- Comparing sources
- Navigating long texts
- Characters in other times
- Comparing stories
- An author's style
- Sound and imagery
Writing
- Stories that borrow and adapt
- Persuasive writing with fair evidence
- Editing choices