• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Word families and word classes; Literal or figurative? Phrases that don't mean what they say). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Choose the form of the word that fits the sentence. They worked ___ to finish on time. (care) (carefully / care / careful / careless) → carefullyPrompt: What job does the gap do: a thing (noun), describing (adjective), action (verb) or how (adverb)?
2. Is this sentence literal or figurative? The bird flew over the fence. (literal: it means exactly what it says / figurative: it means something different) → literal: it means exactly what it saysPrompt: Picture exactly what the words say. Could it really happen?
3. Read the sentence. My little sister is a chatterbox. What does that mean? (She is very quiet. / She owns a box. / She likes boxes. / She talks a lot.) → She talks a lot.Prompt: The words do not mean exactly what they say.

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: Same word, different job: noun, verb, adjective or adverb?. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Work hard and you will improve. What word class is "hard" in this sentence?
• Step 1: A word's class depends on how it is used in the sentence.
• Step 2: So the answer is: adverb
• Answer: adverb
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. The dog will guard the house. What word class is "guard" in this sentence? (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → verbPrompt: Look at the job the word does in THIS sentence.
2. Read the question. In which sentence is "light" a verb? (Please light the fire. / This box is light. / We saw a light in the window. / The light is too bright.) → Please light the fire.Prompt: Find the word in each sentence and ask what job it does.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Turn on the light, please. What word class is "light" in this sentence? (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → nounPrompt: Look at the job the word does in THIS sentence.
2. Read the question. In which sentence is "plant" a noun? (We plant seeds in spring. / Let's plant some beans. / They will plant a tree. / The plant needs water.) → The plant needs water.Prompt: Find the word in each sentence and ask what job it does.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-5.