1,250 prompts matching "Reading Check — Using context to work out word meaning and find..."
Reporting Questions and Commands
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Show me how to report questions and commands, not just state
Punctuating Direct Speech Correctly
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the punctuation rules for direct speech, including
Subject-Verb Agreement Basics
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain the basic rule of subject-verb agreement (concord) a
Building Adjectival Phrases
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain how an adjectival phrase can describe a noun more pr
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain the difference between a transitive verb, which take
Irregular Verbs With Unusual Past Forms
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me irregular verbs like cost, cut and burn where the p
Punctuating a List With Commas
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to use commas to separate three or more items i
The Apostrophe for Possession
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Explain how to use the apostrophe to show singular and plura
The Apostrophe for Contraction: Its vs It's
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between its and it's, and how apostr
Their, There and They're: Avoiding the Mix-Up
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between their, there and they're wit
Homophone Pairs: Principal, Principle and More
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between homophone pairs like princip
Concord With Titles and Singular-Looking Plural Nouns
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to make the verb agree when the subject is a ti
Scanning a Text for Specific Information
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a passage with names, dates and places in it, and ti
Facts and Opinions in a Passage
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a short passage with a mix of facts and opinions, an
Comparing Texts of Different Genres
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a poem and a short non-fiction passage on a related
Gist and Inference Under Timed Conditions
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a new passage and time me for ninety seconds while I
Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a paragraph and ask me to identify the one main idea
Narrative Writing: Creating a Believable Character
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to introduce a character by showing what they d
Writing a Formal Letter of Request or Complaint
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to state my purpose clearly in the opening sent
Writing a Formal Application for Employment
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the features of a formal letter of application, the